The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-02-05
No Measure Proposing Changes viii Be Con-
sidered BY Republican Senators. Who Are
Opposed to Disturbing Business Interests.
Peoples Party Representatives Decide to
Hold Al0of from the Old Parties.
Judge Beatty's Nomination Confirmed After
Long Fight in Which the Idaho Senators
We're Besten-The Silver Brick Case.
No Tariff Legislation Will BE Permitted by
the Upper Branch of Congress.

No Tariff Legislation VIII BE Permitted by
the Upper Branch of Congress.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Feb 4.-The various poll
cies which now agitate the Democratic
party in Congress on the tariff question
are meeting in q whirlpool of sentiment in
the ways and means committee. That CON-
mittee is still in o deadlock, as il was
stated in these dispatches yesterday. The
friends of Mr.. Springer. the cha irman Of
that committee, have been ENCOURAGED.
however. to believe chat. through n COM
promise with Bourke Cochran. represent
ing the Hill-Gorman policy of doing
nothing. and through another compromise
with the Mills faction on the committee.
they will be able to report to the III ouse at
least one of the bills designed TO attack the
Mckinley tariff IN detail. But the quarrel
between the Democrats does not stop with
that. They are determined to carry it to
further lengths. AS soon as Mr.. Springer's
bill for free wool IS reported to the House.
the factions of the Democracy Will make
themselves openly manifest on the floor.
Although it is impossible to predict &C
this time how the divided and discorded
elements which make MP the overw helmine
and unwieldy Democratic majority of the
House will finally act upon any tariff bill.
1t fs quite possible to announce In q most
positive way what will occur at the Senate
end of the Capitol should any bill att ack-
ing the existing tariff be sent there from
the House. Such bill would. of course,
be Immediately referred 10 the Senate
finance committee. The Republican men,
bers of the committee have already arrived
at an understanding, which amounts to
definite line of policy. 1t is to immediately
take up the House bill and report it back
to the Senate. and recommending that ac-
tion upon 1t be indefinitely postponed. In
public interests TO discuss q revision OF the
present tariff law 10 any extent; that the
present law has not yet been upon the
statute books sufficiently long to give 10
fair test, and that any agitation upon the
subject of q change would disturb COM
mercial conditions and materially injure
our business interests. This action Will
have the effect of preventing any discuss
ion whatever of the tariff in the Senate
and will amount TO q pledge that there
shall be no moro reports upon the tariff
from the finance committeo. The meaning
of this prediction. W hich 10 made upon the
authority of some of the best-informed
mem bers OF the Senate. and also upon the
information of some Democratic members
Of the ways aud means committee. is of
great Importance to all the manufacturing
interests of New England. New York.
Pennsy,vanis, and the States of the
Southern Atlantic coast 1t is of equal inn
portance to the West wherever manu-
featuring interests have rsined any Dosi-
tion in the community equal 30 those OF
agriculture. This announcement nt means. In
other words. that this bugaboo Congress is
robbed of It's most terrific threat. that of q
possible attack upon the principle of pro-
lection to American industries