The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1893-10-19
FROM THE CAPITAL |
Everything 1t Seems Is Mixed Up
Terribly.
We May Have a Revision Of the Tariff
and We May Not.
BAD BLOOD is BEING ENeENOeRED
The Minority Very Stubborn and May
Block All Legislation-It Cannot
Be Run Over.

The Minority Very Stubborn and Ma.
Block All LegisIation-It Cannot
BE Run Over.
WAsH1NGTON, Oct. 1~9.-[Special. l-Ir
reply to many inquiries which THE
GLOBE correspondent has received dur.
ing the past week relative to the truthful.
ness of the reports that the wrangle over
the silver repeal bill, the proposition to
issue bonds and abolish the tax upon
state bank circulation, WAuld defeat the
final adoption of any tariff bill, it can be
stated that all is yet in doubt. 1t is true
that the manner in which the majority in
ments over the silver repeal bill will de-
termine the fate of tariff "reyision."
There is an element among the northern
democrats in the senate which is demand
Ing with Otfensiveness the repeal Of the
state bank tax, while it declares it will
never submit to a bond issue Another
element Of democratic senators, those
who stand for the unconditional repeal
OF the silver law, are just now showing a
disposition to rob the republican repeal
lists Of any credit whatever for the battle
which has been for nearly three months
waging against the silver purchasing law,
and they say, as it now appears, arrange
a compromise which will transfer to the
column Of the democratic administration
every atom Of credit for the compromise.
If this should be done; if the large body |
Of republicans in both the house and sem
ate, who have stood by a democratic
president for unconditional repeal, are
robbed Of all credit for patriotism and
work and an effort is made to g%lOrify Mr..
Cleveland in the wind up of this silver
battle, there Ia be no tariff bill passed
by the senate during the next two years.
II there is a fair aud kindly disposition
shown in the settlement of this contest
over silver, and full credit is accorded
the republicans who have shown that the
interest of the country rise above parti-
san considerations, there will be a tariff
bill go through the senate at the regular
session, which begins in December. 1t
will be a tariff bill, however, which will
not materially damage the interests of
American industries.
Ii will be comparatively easy, however, .
to so ruflle the spirits Of the minority in q
the senate as to warrant it in refusing to
allow any tariff bill to be passed. Twice G
during the last decade has the house |
passed democratic tariff measures which t
met The approval Of the majority in the
senate although the latter body was con I
trolled by the republicans, but each time :
it was decreed that the bill should not be
passed, and although it received consider.
alton in the senate, it did not reach final
vote. l
1t will be some days before the fate of =
the new tariff bill is known. If all a
matters relating to the silver repeal bill
pass smoothly by there will be a chance
for a tariff measure to go through the
senate. But any Indecent treatment of -
the republicans by the majority, when it
comes to state bank tax and the bill repeal
Ing the federal elections law, may even,
though there's fairness in determining the
silver question, put the tariff bill 10 rest.
minority in the senate is tentative,
1t is powerful, and it cannot be run over,
as we have seen. Just now the demo-
Gratis in the senate are not referring in
kindly terms 10 the republicans, and bad
j. being engondercd.