Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-01-24
FEELING OF RELIEF
OVER GETTING THE SENATE TARIFF
BILL OUT or THE WAY.
No Chance OF Passing the Houss-The
Cewles Tobacco Tax eiil-Rivsrs and
Harbors
Non or Reeul.r corresponaen.l

From Our Regular CcrreSpcncentl
W.suIN0roN, January 23.-rbefe Is
general feeling Of relief that the Senss tsrifT
Kim u out Of the way. The enrolling clerks
nre busy to-day comparing the measure. and
Ny to morrow the House will have been no.
used that the upper branch hos passed bill
that hiss been pending so many months.
There is much satisfaction among Democrats
20 know that not single Democratic senator
voted for the ou,raEeous bill that was
framed by nt least two exceedingly
nsrrOw. minded men-Aldrich and His
SSsA Throughout tho entire discussion
SATson ot Iowa seemed ashamed TO
dciend some u 40, more than ball 81 The
leading provisions. Evidently he felt that
che bargain entered into had TO be carried
OFT Tor toe sske 81 the Republican party,
inasm1ch as Boss Quay had been furnished
the sinews OF war by Wsnsmaker and his
crowd. Allison made no set speech during the
long discussion. he put IN here snd there and
asked questions, hut the hoi-shots poured on
him by Vest and Vance frequently made him
leave toe chamber and find solace In 4 cigar
in The cloak.roOm. II was thought 81 one
time that Messrs. Payne and Brown would
vote iOr the hill; but when the test cane
they put themselves fully In line with their
party. They could not vote for a measure
thst 30 Outraeeously dlserimlnales against
the West aud South in favor Of Pennsyl-
vsnia and New England. Messrs. Vest
and Vance carried on The hOnOrs on the
Democratic side 81 The chamber. They
were on band constantly and kept the do
bate red-hOi. Beck Of Kentucky was missed,
bat the Democratic doctrine wac thoroughly
cXpounded by the Mssouran and the North
CaTolinian.
NO CHANCE.
The Republican senators know that the
bill they have just passed has no earthly
chance Of ever becoming a law They never
intended thst a. should reach the House IN
time to be acted upon and fet confident
from The start that the Ways and Means
Committee would accept none II The sub
stauta provisions ot Toe same. Such a mca-
sure could never get ihe support Of the III.
Teen or twenty Republican members Of
the House from The prairie States
II will 90 OVER 10 the House and die there,
and the Republican senators, as we'll rs the
leading politicians Of hat party, can say to
the men who pat up the campaign slush
fund: There's our bill. Look into H.
You will ind that we have kept faith with
you. We have looked ont for your interests,
and yours only. and we don't care for any
section or class 50 long as We please Won and
get money enough TO keep the Republican
party IN power"
THE Cow1Es Bill.
Inquiry among the members OF the House
shows that probably nothing VIII be done
with the Cowles tobacco bin by the Appro-
priations Committee until It is known what
course the Ways and Means Committee viii
take. II Mr.. Mills and his associates send
in 10 the House any measure looking % the
repeal 81 the tax ~ proposed In the bill be
fore the Appropriations Committee the
latter will not deem It necessary to
90 anything. II IL understood that
Gay. Foran, and Burnes, 81 the Appro
preparations Committee, are opposed 10 the
reporting Of the Cowles bin on the ground
that II would be %nub 10 the WAYS aud
Means Committee, but all OF the Republi-
can members OF The Appropriations Commit
toe and MessTs. Randall and FOrney are Of
She opinion that il the Ways snd Means Com
miitee do not move in the matter vt an early
date 10 Will become their duty 10 report the
bill. Twsnty.thrce Drmocrais-tweRty-on
81 whom voted for the Mills bll-put them
selves on record as wanting the tobacco taxes
repealed this session, and In a separate
bill. There is good deal OF tax here
about going against the party policy aud
hbOui dspcasiug Cleveland, but on the other
hand the question is asked, "NhO VIII weep
for Cleveland nowy" lie wasn't very pop
uiar with congressman when he was famous
President. Cleveland has had rs much II
not more 10 do with pulling the Democratic
party "in the soup" than any man m this
country. and candOr cOmpels the statement
q be made that nobody ~ worrying about
the feelings Of man who IS so soon to drop
out Of public view.
DETERMINED.
The Virginia, North Carolina and some
other members express the determination 10
do everything in their power TO have this
bill put through, whether It hurts the feel
ings Of some people or not, who have their
own way Of getting ~ relief for the people.
The Nircinans and North Cdrolinlnns say
they want this tobaccoIaX wiped ont, and
they don't care bow IL II done and Wilh
whom they vote, Just 50 Il is done
The Dispatch CORES poDdent bad n talk to-
day with Mr. Blanchard with regard 10 the
prospects OF the river and harn0r bill. lie
said that The friends Of the measure were
having 4 hard time. owing 10 the fact
that four Obstructionists IN the House
were doing everything In their power
10 beat the bill. Al every short ses-
sion the bill has 10 run the gauntlet.
Mr.. blanchard Is now taking around
pspcr which is being signed bY the friends
81 the measure asking the Speaker 10 re-
c0gnilc him 80 that he can move 10 pass It
under d suspension OF the rules. SAID Mr..
blanchard "Fully i've siNths OF the mem
hers Of the House are IN favor Of the bill,
but It IL so hard 10 keep them in the hail we
can't make progress. | hope 10 be able tn
got the measure up and pass It under sus-
pension Of the rules
J. = Battle. OF North Carolina; G. II.
Jones, II. T.. Henry. aud John W. Henry, OF
Virginia: L. ". Mcclure and A. NJ. Henley