Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-07-24
The Tariff Bill.


the purpose.
The Tariff Bill.
In the Senate Yesterday evening SEN
ator White followed Mr.. German,
whose speech on the tariff bill was pub
lished in the GAZETTE Of that day. He
said that the question of merits on the
tariff was infinitely superior to the
question OF taste as to the Presidents
letter read in the House. He reviewed
the difficulties and delays in framing
the tariff bill. Free coal and free iron
would be great boon to California.
The State pays almost the entire coal
tax. And Yet this bill was cheerfully
accepted, because it was the best that
could be had. There was nothing for
the Senate to do but to vote for the
resolution of the Senator from Della
ware OR. Cray, to insist upon the
Senate bill.
Between the Mckinley bill and the
Senate bill, the latter was preferable,
as it relieved the people OF seven hun
dred and fifty million dollars of taxa
ton.
Mr.. White deprecated personal at
tacks at the present crisis Of public al
fairs. The supreme question was to
reduce taxation of the Mckinley bill.
If the Villas resolution was adopted it
would open the door TO food OF
amendments, and would precipitate
another long and acrimonious contest
over the tariff. II the bill was amend
ed to include free iron and Tree coal,
the Senator from New York { 1r. Hill
knew that the bill would be imperilled,
and he would, probably. shed no tears
at its peril.
How will it be imperilled?" asked
Mr. Hill. What single Senator's vote
will be lost by an amendment for free
coal and free iron -
Mr.. White said that Mr.. Hill himself
would vote against the bill as long as
the income tax was in it.
Mr.. White paid q glowing tribute to
Senators Hill and German, and said
their party labors should protect them
against the criticisms and attacks OF the
present heated ST. ygle.
As Mr.. White closed. the presiding
officer announced that the next order
OF business was the consideration OF
the resolution OF the Senator from New
| York (A1r. HID, TO recede from the
Senate's position Oh coal and iron.
Senator Cockrell, Of Missouri, inter
posed with a motion that the Senate
proceed to the consideration OF execu,
tive business. To the surprise Of the
crowds in the galleries. a. we'll as O.
some of the Senators, the motion pre-
vailed, the galleries were cleared, and
the stirring proceedings Of the day sum
narily brought to close.
At 3:3S the Senate adjourned
After the adjournment of the Senate
Senator German called conference OF
democratic Senators. consisting OF
Messrs. Faulkner Black burn, Cockerill
Brice, and Ransom. After some inter
change OF views, it was decided that
there was no present necessity for g
caucus, but that for the present mat
tiers could be permitted to drift in order
to give other Senators opportunities to
make statements.
a strong delegation waited upon Sen
ator Villas yesterday afternoon to per-
suade him to withdraw his proposition
regarding the sugar schedule. As far
as can be ascertained the Senator en-
tered into no agreement. 1t is said
Senator Villas will insist upon his mo-
ton striking out the one-eighth of a
cent ditferential on sugar, and several
Senator's will hold that it is competent
TO instruct the conferrees to recede from
any portion of an amendment as though
it were an entire amendment. The
point will be made that the conferrees
can be Instructed on any item by the
Senate.
Secretaries Gresham, Lamont and
Smith and Postmaster General Bissell
were in conference with the President
at the White House yesterday evening.
The tariff situation was reviewed. but
so far as can be learned no conclusion
was reached. Secretary Carlisle was
at the White House late in the after
noon.
The New York Herald says Mr..
Cleveland yesterday sent for Senator
German and requested him not to make
his promised speech. They had an
angry interview and the Senator refus-
ed to keep silent and fastened back to
the Senate to attack the President.