The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-12-15
NEW TARIFF BILL.
Gathering Of Members Afford an
Opportunity to Get at the Real
Sentiment
Ut the congressman on the Measure
Prepared by the Ways and Means
Committee.
Said That 1t Will Pass the Hous,
Without Any Very Material
Changes.

WASHINGTON, Dec, 1.-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 the 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 il the bill
would come to q 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 y defeat the
bill, they have made u mistake, for the
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 the
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 10 get the
bill over to t.. senate at an early a day
as possible.
He indicated, that even Il it should be
necessary to apply the cloturn rule, that
it was very likely that IL" Democrats
would put the bill through
without Very Much Debate.
1t would, Of course, be Necessary for
the Democrats to have behind them u
good working majority. ~ at least IA
quorum Of me house in favor Of the bill.
Il now locks as if there woull aa1 be
much difficulty i'll securing s,ich a
quorum if the talk INDUCED il iy the
Democrats is any indication oE the sen.
tilnent of those who have said nothing.
In all the number who may be heard
talking Gu the subject none 60 50 FAR,
even in 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.
iii'iC oiO iiCltN VI tlltlt WIN St' tLty
will make an effort to get something for
their own particular district. but failing
in that they will support the bin as u
party measure. The president il his
message points out a 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 a great
question
some Sacrifice Must he Made
for the benefit of the great principle in
volved. The presidents approval
Of the Wilson tariff bill will
go Il lon% WY toward, unitirg
tine party, il Their have been
any differences of opinion oi any re-
markablc degree. What j.. mos. often
heard in connection with the tariff bill
is the statement that tho meuiers ot
the ways and means committee were
charged with the work ot preparing Il
bill, and that they made 1t study Of it,
ought to know what wa best Tor 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
ter any consideration.