The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-12-06
TARIFF BILL.
Gathering of Members Afford an
Opportunity to Get ut the Real
Sentiment
Df the Congressmcn on the Measure
Prepared by the Ways and Means
Committee.
Said That 1t VIII Pass the House
= without Any Very Material
Changes.

WASHINGTON, Dec. b.-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 win no doubt
vote for some changes, yet from the way
they talk there is no doubt IL the bill
would come to vote in its present form
it weuld pass with few dissenting votes
among the Democratic members. Ii
the Republican members have any
hope that there In sufficient dis
satisfaction in the house to defeat the
bill, they have made mistake, for the
Democratic members seem to be only
anxious to have the bill through rs soon
rs it can be passed. 1t seems to be not
60 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 number OF
Democrats when he said the bill would
not need much discussion In the house,
hut what was wanted was to get the
bill over to the senate at an early day
as possible.
!, He indicated that even If it should be
1 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
quorum of the house i'm favor OF the bill
| 1t now looks as If there would not be
much difficulty i'm securing such .
quorum if the talk indulged in by the
Democrats is any indication of the SEN
. timent of those who have said Eothing
I'm all the number who may be heard
talking ON the subject none go 80 far
even in private conversation, as to say
that unless some modification
are made that they will opposs
the bill. OF course, all is no
sentiment among the Democrats
There are plenty of them who say the.
will make an effort to get something TO
their own particular district, but failin,
In that they will support the bill as
party measure. The president in hi
message points ont method which the
may adopt when he says that it is not t
be expected that all can be satisfied, bn
that in the great issue, and upon grea
Restion
Some Sacrifice Must he Made
for the benefit of the great principle in
volved. The presidents approvs
of the Wilson tariff bill Wi
go long way towards unitin
the party. If thera have bee
any differences Of opinion of any n
markable degsee. What Is most ofte
heard i'm competition with the tariff bi
is the statement that the members |
the ways and means committee wei
charged with the work of preparing
bill, and that they made study of
ought to know what was best for {.
party. Those who did not pretend
know SO much about it, must be contel
with what the party has done throue
Its committee, for it Is probable tn
the committee has made most tho
ough and careful investigation, and tn
/ it is able to better Judge what is want'
/ than hose who have not given the ma
| ter any consideration.