Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-29

RESULT OF THE VOTE.
The denocrstic no,;cv With refsren.e n tbe
ss-;1 =, .h;, Co.sx - ". ,I:ns IT,
- sD.' ess n@s oeen oeeioeo' Ane
Mchiniey law VIII be attacked by separate
bills aimed at a few parts Of the measure and
not by a general tariff revision bill. This con-
clusion was reacbed this r,orn;,, hr .ho domo-
or,,;, ,,,.r,ho-0 80 w 80.
'ia.io inemoeis Vi Tue ways ana means CON-
mittee after conference lasting several hours.
When vote was taken it resulted in a vote OF
seven to three in favor of senarate bills. The
tbres aissent,no uorhors 90 ,ho oo,,r,;,,ao
81, o
s"'o 'nei uee-'ion W 'ne pohcy OF 'ne "aJor
ity OF their associates on the committee and
will act with them Tins making tho demo-
cratic part of the wavs and means committee n
unit on the policy which il was decided TO
adopt
Nothing was said about which particular fea-
ture of the present law should be first attacked,
and this will be left to future determination.
After there had been lengthy discussion. in
which the members of the committee In
former Congresses EXPRESSED their opinion in
favor of q general tariff rovi.ion bill and Mr..
Springer and his associates argUod tina,
By attacking the tariff law in detail,
MIR. Bryan of Nebraska offered q
resolution declaring it to be the sense
of the democratic members OF the CON-
mittee that its policy with regard
to tariff legislation in the Fifty-second
Congress should be one OF revision by separate
measures instead of a general revision of the
whole system This motion was carried by a
vote OF to g. Those voting in favor of it were
Messrs. Montgomery, Whiting, Shiyely, Cock
ran, Stevens. BRYAN and Springer. the new
members of the committee. The negative votes
were cast by Messrs McMillin, Turner and
Wilson. who were members of the committee in
previous Congresses. The general policy hay-
ing been determined upon all the members
present agreed to abida bv the conclusion
reached. Mr., Wilson of West Virginia when
seen said TINT the majority of the Committee
would act in harmony and Mr. McNillin and
Mr.. Turner of Georgia subsequently, concurred
in this statement
Chairman Sprincer WINS naturally son,ewhat
gratifod that his nolcy of renorting soparate
bills had met the approval Of the democratic
majority ..Ihere il no indication of any
trouble at all," said he when interropated "a 70
whether the democratic members would vote as
q unit in the committees, "Eyerythinp is ner.
fectly satisfactory now. 40 far az I know
We have carefully considered the situation and
have TODAY docided On mot,on of Az Rrvar
of Nebraska, that it is the sense of the demo
crnlic inempers OF the committee that we pro-
6mrt;on ~ Wv" an, VIC az" tH ~ we in'io,
attempting n peperoI revia;or Tbose rot.
ing for this motion were Messrs. Mont.
Somery, Whiting. shively, Cochran, Stevens,
nonsrai anu ro iiysen. nose IayorinS piii foi
and Wilson There hns heor grca ;n,a,ch y. me-.
of views By the democratic mem bers in our con.
ferences and the best of feeling has prevailed
aud not as 90 .. we're nose mercy oi RSncy
was Consensus nf o,'irion hat tbaro shnnE
be no step taken backward in our party oppo
sition on the outrageous features of the Nc
Min MILE. Jaw. we decided TO assam them In tht
niat.er 'nat would DC most enecuve and give the
sfo.tes' assurance OF success. ne oeiloeration'
81 lne uemocratlc members nave always beer
GM ;M', s pv rhe utmost Sooo humor ano
nanu,y t zen me statements IN some OF tns
papers mat there Is TO be democratic bolt II
ho' entertained by those best informed on tht