The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1893-12-08
UNpERhAND WORK.
How the Ways and Mea"s COMMITTEES
Worked on tho Tariff Bill.

How the Ways and Mea"s Committee
Worked on tho Tariff Bill
1t Is stated that certain chiefs OF the
democratic party organization. not
chosen by the people to make laws this
year. have been at Washington in con-
ference with the president about the
tariff: Chairman Harrity. Of Pennsyl-
vania; Mr.. Quincy. of Massachusetts;
Mr.. Dickinson. of Michigan, and Mr..
Cable, Of Illinois This unofficial cab
met outside the regular cabinet ad-
visers, according to reports, quickly dis
covered serious faults in the bill SUBJ
miuted for consideration. and pro-
ceeded to suggest changes which the
president is said to have sent down to
the committee with his approval I'm
der the circumstances the report that
the committee got FESTIVE about SO
much dictation from SO many official
and unofficial sources does not appear
unreasonable. One or two meLlbers
are quoted as expressing great irrita-
ton, and a determination 20 20 against
the wishes of the administration just
because it did not allow the duly
elected representatives of the people
W q Jill W tilciT own
Judgment But democratic irritation
sometimes amounts to very little
when confronted with orders from tho
man who distributes the offices
The reports which appea r entitled TO
some confidence are that the commit
tee was disposed to stick to the in
come tax. though the exact rate and
limit of exemption could not be de-
termined. in spite of strong and sensi-
BILE opposition by Representative Cock
ran and others wlo knew something
of the business world. Also that free
wool and ore and coal would 60 into
the bill, in spite of intense opposition
from democrats of ircn and coal and
wool.prOducing states. Also. that the
reduction of duties On manufactured
products at present desired by the ma
jority is substantially that proposed
in the Springer BILL" which was in
fact only a series of fragments touch
ing certain points in the tariff, but
nevertheless went far enough to insure
democratic deieat, even in q time of
great prosperity. How the working
people will regard a more sweeping APP
plication of the same odiOus features
the democrats in congress might infer
from recent elections, if they had
faculties for inference in good working
order.
The republican members of the COM
mittec We're kindly relieved from any
of the labors and responsibilities of
preparation, and did not expect to
know what the bill was to be until the
whole country was informed This pro.
ceture only emphasizes the fact that
democratic members do not wish to be
informed or To reason about the matter
but only TO agree among themselves
what their party interests demand. 1t
is well to have the purpose and char
acter Of the forthcoming measure thus
plainly disclosed in advance. But this
method involves the Inconvenience
that. when the bill gets into the house
and each of it's items comes up for dis
cussion, its advocates will have to meet
for the first time grave objections
which the republicans of the commit
tee would have felt it their duty to
state in committee meetings if they
had a cliance.-N. y. Tribune