The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-12-27
THE sENATEs ACTION.
what the Upper House VIII DO Becom-
ing u Question OF Moment.

what the Upper House VIII DO Becom-
ing Question OF Moment.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-What the
senate will do with the tariff is coming
to be question of some moment now
that it is realized that probably only
little more than month will elapse be-
fore the bill providing for its 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 looking forward TO the time
whcr the senate will have to take it up
and go to work upon it as a 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 far enough to know
that it is going to be very difficult for
them to harmonic views which are in
some respects widely conflicting. The
meetings which they held few weeks
ago are believed to have developed more
in this respect than was given to the
country.
Question Of a Substitute.
There will necessarily be vast differ
ences as to the details, and it seems prob
able now that each member of the COM
mittee will have many changes to srg-
gest If the bill il allowed to stand as a
whole, but the principal contest will be
over proposition to report complete
substitute for the Wilson bill in the SEN
ate. The only thing which win prob
ably prevent this radical treatment will
be the impossibility of agreement among
the Democratic members who do not ac-
cept with favor the present bill. The
Democratic membership of the senate
committee ON finance, composed az 1t is
OF senators from all sections OF the coun-
try, as far east as New Jersey and as far
west as Missouri, and includ-
ing Representatives from Indi-
ana, Tennessee, North Carolina
and Arkansas, naturally presents all the
varying shades Of sentiment ON the sub
ject held in the party, from belief in
protection to American labor and Ameri-
can industries, to an advocacy of as near
an approach to free trade as the collec-
tion OF revenue to pay the expenses Of
the government will permit.
Probably Report the Wilson RilL
With the administration holding the
same views as the chairman OF the com
mittee, it would seem probable that at
this time the Wilson bill will hold its
place as such when reported to the SEN
rte from the finance committee. I'm
Occasionally there will be many changes,
butif the internal revenue bill should
provide fairly satisfactory means ol
providing for the treasury deficit the
Wifson bill after being tossed about
criticized and altered to q greater or less
degree, will be reported to the senate BY
its committee early in the spring
months.
Might Join the Republicans.
Such q thing might happen as Senator
Mcpherson joining with the Republican,
and thus taking the question ont of ths
hands Of the Democratic majority of th,
committee, but that is not probable nm
der all the circumstances. Strong pres
sure may be brought upon him from hi
own state to pursue this course, but til,
wishes of the president will be strons
factsr with the New Jersey senator
Furthermore, he in man who Away
prefers 10 make his fight within the line
D Of his own party.
Dying of Starvation and Abuse.
PITTsBURG, Dec. a7.-A woman name.
Burke was found in q hovel on Es.s
street, Allegheny, dying from sta,y..
tion, abuse and neglect, She has be-.
unconscious for two days and tho Dhs.
sicians say will die before morning. H
husband was lying beside her in tiieN
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