New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-17
DARK-LANTERN TACTICS.
SPRINGER'S INsoLENT DISREGARD OF THE
PEOPLES RIGHTS
TRYING TO PUT TARIFF BILLS on THE HOUSE
CALENDAR THAT THE MINORITY HAD
NOT EXAMINED.
tsY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE. !

FEY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE!
Washington, Feb. 16-The darklahteIn conspiiatorS
AZ Springer's committee were In high feather to daS.
In Imagination they had punched three holes in the
tariff, one OF them the Wool bll-late Sprngers-
the provisions of which have already been >et forth in
tba.s anatches The second bill is one which appears
~ have been offered longer than yesterday by
Mr. Turner OF Georgia, one Of the members OF the
Dark-Iantern Junta and which provides for the ad-
mission free OF duty of baSging for cotton machinery
for manufacturing baggng cotton ties and cotton gins
The third BILL which also appears to have been offered
late as yesterday by Mr.. Bryan, OF Nebraska, places
binding tw1ne on the free list.
None OF these bills had been laid before the
subcommittee Tariff Legislation OF which Mr.
Burrows. OF Michigan, is member; Republican
member OF the committee advised until this fore
noon OF the provisions of either OF the bills the rep
resentatives OF the industries affected had been
asked or permitted to express their Views. In the
entire history OF Congress from the foundation OF the
Government there never has been so lnsoent disc-
card Of the rights OF tie people. The Sangamon states
man and his dark.lantern cOadiutorS seem 70 have
taken 1t for granted that they know everything; that
hc Republican members Of the Ways and Means Com
mittee-Messrs Reed, Burrows. Payne. McKenna and
Dalzell-know nothing, and that the interests which are
placed peril by the proposed legislation have no right
to be heard.
In his contempt Of fairness and decency the chair
man went so far as to propose that members OF the
minority should consent to have reported and placed
on the calendar of the House bills which they had
lad 10 opportunity to examine or discuSs-bllls
containing provisions which Democratic mem
Der Of the committee understands. Actually, MT
Springer and his companions seem disposed TO play
with the Industries OF the country very much as the!
would play game of marbles; they have the most
supreme contempt, apparently for the man WHO
makes things which other men want TO use Proo-
ably nobody ought TO be disappointed by inns a'"o
CHI hQ
sidered that while there always has been ways al"
Means Committee since there was Congress. there
never before was such a Ways and Means committee
as this one. nor was there ever such Il cndIini""'
In conversation with him to-day about 'he pin i"'
free binding Irvine, Tribune correspondent re'd'h"
"Some Of the reformers have expressed 'he opi'io!
that The present law meets all the requirements Oh
ZIG roform os in binding twine even The New
Work. Times, did 80 in an editorial few week ago"
"Wel y r.pled the SangamOn statesman, the pres
emf law may meet the requirements OF taiih rloi"'
but IL does not by any means meet All 'hc lcqu''o
ments of the Democratic party
How could confession be more frank or sincere
Chairman Springer had the assurance To-Day "
.ro7se that the three bills should be brought lh'o
me House and placed the calendar, with the uhue'
standing that written reports should DC Suo"ii''o'
hereafter. Mr. Burrows and other members Oh "e
minority properly resented this Pipp'Nl''on' anu
sprnrer was compelled to withdraw, despite the per
tua,ive eloqucnce Of BOurke Cochran, who seemed e.
pecallv anxious to bring the bills 10 public ATTENTION
before the beginning of the New-Iork Dsmoc"u'
convention. After the committee adjourned chairman
Springer said that all the reports wQnid DC i L%pS
reasonable time" in which 10 submit ltS WINS y,
nnuosition 10 them 1t is entirely probable !hat ID
The meeting of the committee tomorrow re>oiuuon
will be offered by Republican member, pIoVW--S
that the opponents as we'll as the friends # the se'oal
biS shall have an opportunity 10 be heard. " :,
OF course. this proposition VIII he w!"c'cu pl
srn ,er and his dark lantern colleagues. VINO act as
though they have received orders from lamnahy ana
its real :" Boss" 10 make show Of doing something
Tor tbe relef Of suffering Millions, and 10 do all theN
can 10 keep the silver question in the background