Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1893-12-30
TIE sen ATE'S ACTION.
What the Upper House win DO EecoEn
ing a Question of Moment.

What the Upper House WIN DO Eecozn-
ing a Question of Moment.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-What the
senate will 90 with the tariff is coming
to be question Of some moment now
that it is realized that probably only a
little moro than a month will elapse be-
fore the ill providing for it's change
shall reach that body. The Democratic
members OF the finance committee ap-
preciate that they will not be relieved Of
responsibility by the action Of the house
and are locking forward to the time
when the senate VIII have to take it up
and so to work upon it as live issue
and with complete sense Of their duty
to their country and their party, regard
less of the action of the house. They
have already gone f. 7 enough to know
that it is going to he very difficult for
them to harmonize views which are in
seme respects widely conflicting. Tho
meetings which they held lew weeks
ago are believed to have developed more
in this respect than Was given to the
country.
Question Of IL Substitute.
There will necessarily be vast differ
ences as 20 the details, and it seems prob
able now that each member of the COM
NIT VII have IN :ny changes to suy-
gest if the bill is allowed to stand as
v hole, Lut the principal contest will be
over proposition to report complete
substitute for the Wilson Lii in the SEN
ate. The only thing which will prob
ably prevent this radical treatment will
be the i1npossibility Of agreement among
the Democratic members VINO do not &C
cept with favor the present bill. The
Democratic membership IF the senate
committee On finance, composed as it is
OF senators from all sections OF the coun-
try, as far east as New Jcrsey and as far
west as Missouri, aad includ-
ing representatives from Indi-
ana, Tennessee, North Carolina
and Arkansas, Il ntuEally presents I'll the
varying shades Of sentiment on the sub
jet held in the party, from a belief in
protection to American labor and Alneri-
can industries, to an advocacy of as near
an approach to free trade as the collec-
ton Of revenue to pay the expenses OF
the government will permit.
Probably Report the VIII on Bill.
With the administration holding the
same views rs the Hartman of the COM
mittee, it would seem probable that at
this time the Wilson bill Will hold its
place us such when reported TO the SEN
ate from the finance committee. I'm
questionally there will be many changes,
but ii the internal revenue bill should
provide fairly satisfactory means Of
providing for the treasury deficit the
Wilson bill alter being tossed about,
criticized and altered to a greater or less
degree. will be reported TO the senate by
its committee early in the spring
months.
Might Join the Republicans.
Such a thing might happen as Senator
Mcpherson joining with the Republicans
and thus taking the question out Of the
.lands OF the Democratic majority Of the
committee, but that is not probable un-
der all the circumstances. Strong pres
sure may be brought upon him from his
own state to pursue this course, but the
wishes OF the president will be a strong
factor with the New Jersey senator.
Furthermore, he is a man who always
prefers to make his fight within the lines
of his own Darty