The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1893-12-08
NEW TARIFF BILL.
Gathering of Members Afford an
Opportunity to Get at the Real
Sentiment,
OF the Congressman on the Measure
Prepared by the Ways and Means
Committee.
Said That 1t Will Pass the House
Without any Very Material
Changes.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.=The gathering
Of the members of congress offered an
opportunity to arrive at the real senti-
ment of the Democratic members on the
new tariff bill which has been presented
by the majority of tie committee on
ways and means. There are, of course,
members of the house who are not salts
fed with the bill, and who will no doubt
vote for some changes, yet from the way
they talk there is no doubt if tho bill
would come to a vote in its present form
it would pass with few dissenting votes
among the Democratic members. If
the Republican members have any
hope that there is sufficient dis
satisfaction in the house to defeat the
bill, they have made mistake, for tho
Democratic members seem to be only
anxious to have the bill through as soon
as it can be passed. 1t seems to be not
so much the question of.rates as tho
settlement of the whole question that
the majority Of the Democratic members
are most interested in. A member of
the Democratic majority of the commit
tee voiced the sentiment of a number of
Democrats when he said the bill would
not need much discussion in the house,
but what was wanted was to get the
bill over to the senate at an early a day
as possible.
He indicated that even if it should DO
necessary to apply the cloture rule, that
it was very likely that the Democrats
would put the bill through
Without Very Much Debate.
1t would, of course, be necessary for
the Democrats to have behind them a
good working majority, or at least a.
quorum of the house in favor of the bill.
1t now looks as if there would not be
much difficulty in securing such q
quorum if the talk INDUCED in by the
Democrats is any indication of the SEN
timent of those who have said nothing.
In all the number who may be heard
talking on the subject none go 80 far,
even i'll private conversation, as to say
that unless some notifications
are made that they will oppose
the bill. OF course, all is not
sentiment among the Democrats.
There are plenty of them who say they
will make an effort to get something for
their own particular district. but failing
in that they will support the bill as a
party measure. The president in his
message points out method which they
may adopt when he says that it is not to
be expected that all can be satisfied, bnt
that in the great issue, and upon great
question
Some Sacrifice Must Be Made
for the benefit Of the great principle in
volved. The presidents approval
of the Wilson tariff bill will
go long way towards uniting
the party. if there have been
any differences OF opinion of any re-
markable degree What is most often
heard in connection with the tariff bill
is the statement that the members Of
the ways and means committee were
charged with the work Of preparing a
bill, and that they made study of it,
ought to know what was best for the
party. Those who did not pretend to
know so much about it, must be content
with what the party has done through
its committee, for it is probable that
the committee has made a most thor.
ough and careful investigation, and that
it is able to better Judge what is wanted
than hose who have not given the mat.
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