Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-23
TARIFF BILL IN THE HOUSE.
Party Lines Sharply Drawn - Doubt
About the Senate Bill.

The general idea at the capitolis that the vote
on the tariff bill in the Senate being on strictly
party lines has solidifed the democratic party
in the House. The ways and means committee
appears to have control again, and no one for
moment expects that the bill may be re-
ferred to some other committee. The men
who are 80 anxious for relief from
the tobacco tax that they have been talk
ing little of voting for the Senate bill
in order to get it have practically decided that
they cannot follow such q course without in
jury to themselves and their party. They hold
that if Senator Brown, of Georgia, who is, by
all odds, the most advanced protectionist in the
party, could not vote for the Senate bill, then
no democrat can. 1t is very boldly asserted
that should a vote be reached on the bill in the
House the party line would not be broken. 1t
is expected that the bill will come over from
the Senate this afternoon or tomorrow, and
that it will be
without opposition on the democratic side. A
number of those who voted to send the tobacco
bill to Mr.. Randalls committee have been
questioned and have declared that they would
| not sanction any such action in this case.
Whether, when the bill is in their hands, the ways
| and means committee will report it back again,
| is still matter Of doubt, even to the commit
| of the House do not expect to ever hear of the
| bill again after it goes to the committee. The
committee might be led to report the bill back,
| by the belief that this would embarrass their
| colleagues on the other side Of the House, but
| this might prove dangerous venture. The
prevailing belief this morning is that the bill
will never get into conference.
A DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS.
Tonight or tomorrow morning, according to
present understanding, the democrats will hold
caucus and settle upon plan for dealing
with the bill. Three are proposed: 1. To let
| the bill die in committee. q To report it ad-
versely and then let it die under discussion. 8.
| To 60 into conference over it.
ENGRossINa THE BILL.
Those persons who tried to enter the Office
Of the secretary Of the Senate to-day, through
| the doorway nearest the northern end. did not
succeed. The reasons why the doors were
closed was not apparent until an, inspection OF
l the interior Of the office showed that Messrs
Platt and Newell, the engrossing clerks, were
hard at work on the tariff bill, and the doors
| which are near their desks had been locked to
shut of the stream of noisy traffic which
usually flows in that neighborhood. The en-.
The Death Record.
During the twenty -four hours ending at moon
to-day deaths were reported to the health Office
as follows: Robt. L. Burlin, white, 80 years
May Shea, white, 81 years; Jno. Koutz, 81
years; Geo. W. johnson, white, So years; F. H
R. Colbert. colored, years; Maria Banks, col
ored, 40 years; Josephine Allen, colored,
months; Peter johnson, colored. 36 years; vir
ginia jackson, colored, month; Lassie Dud
ley, colored, years; Albert Williams, colored
year; Eva Davis. colored, Is years; Lizs
Matthews, colored, 23 years.
Rev. Lewis Lockwood, rector Of the Re
formed church at Fairfield, N. J., has beer
confined in the county asylum, suffering will