The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-26
LIVE WASHINGTON TOPICS.
zHE SENATE TsRIFP BTLL MAY BIZ
MADE PUBLIU 1o-DIE

Rtu Strsirhtened Ouf-Ths Presidesrs
Atutpse 90 the silver seiEniorsxs BIiI-
ssss Deust that n VIII Pass the HOuss
Evss " = ouoru- i- seeurss-Ton R.sss
MEDAL for Eati-x the srsst--ss Na-bsr or
Resf-tssEs n, the Gridiro. ta-bs Di.ser.
WARRINGTON Feb 25-It is possible that the
Tariff bill may be made public tomorrow.
The sub com mittee OF the Senate Committee
on Finance will meet at q o'clock to- morrow
morning and give the bill the finishiL q touches.
and at 10 will lay It before the full corn mittee
The bill is full OF concessions. and the sub
committee believes IL has net the objections
more than hall way The bill as framed will.
the committee hopes. receive the united sup
port Of the Democratic party In the
Senate. There IL no reason to change
the statement that sugar has been
taken care Of By putting II on the
dutiabls list at about n cent . pound. but
It IL not certain that this will prove satisfactory
TO the Senators from Louisiana Sugar aud
coal have caused the most contention, but tho
committee believes II has solved tho question
Justly. A week ago Il was definitely decided
that the tax on whisHey was to be increased.
certainly noA less than 20 cents n gallon. over
the House bill. but now there is doubt about
the terms OF the Senate bill. The committee
found many evidences OF inequality In the
House measure. oil Of which they have en-
deavorsd to straiRhtsn out. This has resulted
a. ono mem Der said to- night. in some changes
that will come in the nature Of surprises.
Just why the Dem ocratio caucus has been
hour as the committee meeting the .memDors
OF the Finance Committee are unable To say
or II they have reason dsei,IIe TO- give ave y;
was the Intention to have held one last Non
dsy but the propagation was S1Sndopgd ia The
10 report. and requested Mr.. voorhees, to call n
meeting OF the full committee for last Tues
held having gone out. it was thought best to
ocoupy another week In the work OF preparing
tho Uill. During that time. however. lew
changes have been made. aud the bill to be
laid before the committee tomorrow Is practi-
ely ,ng e s,esa S Sp the eo%me. beevs
Il will bs practically Impossible to Keep the
items 10 the III secret alter 1t is laid before
will BIO madeto give the bill TO the public. One
member 0ftho committee said this evening that
order TO secure the full Democratic vote
should there De any Indication n the Senate
to amend tho bill. this senator said he be-
lleved the committed would then oner its own
was intended It should he before concessions
were made. H.. said this senator we arc
to qSm
what we believe We should have. and ignore
those who have special interests for which they
are contending.
II any doubts have heretofore been enter
tanned as to the Presidents attitude on the
silver seigniorage question. those doubts
seem to be entirely removed by conversa-
tons had with the President just before
his departure for North Carolina. When
the bond issue was determined upon. for tho
embarrassment. Il was for tho very purpose Of
avoiding the necessity for the coinage OF the
seen its way clear to the coinage OF tho seign-
forage, 1t could have raised almost as much
ing The public debt or tho annual Interest
thereon; But the money the President wanted
stood sG that Carlisle os Ss Tiss
New YORK to encourage the subscriptions to
the bonds. gave assurances either In his official
was and would be opposed TO the coinage OF
the silver seigniorage W TO that point the
all tho bonds wero subscribed for. but before
tiIs money Was paid In. intimations were re-
any prospect That the Silver Seicniorsae bill.
then coming from the House Com mittee.
scribers TO tho bonds would refuse to take |
them. 1t was then that Secretary Carlisle. 1t |
seiSnicrsee iii 5oth IN the ne%spopers and to-
the Committee on the judiciary OF the House.
The present week in the Senate promises to |
be barren In legislation. but fertile in action. |
looking to the shaping Of the policy OF the
party In power on the tariff question. Three |
very important events are expected to occur |
70 fhs Republican, o. the rnah o
Com Iittee; the Democratic caucus. with that |
ssms o, Ha 6ssls Ter - h ~ which
active. and tho report OF the Committee on !
Foreign Affairs on the Hawaiian investigation. |
IL not unlikely that Ia presenting this report
Mr. Morgan may make II orief speech.
For two weeks Mr.. Bland he's unavailingly |
strisen TO bring n majority OF the House TO the |
support OF his bill 10 coin tho seigniorAge OF |
ha all huIlfaN In ha la
10 induce majority to vote upon the question
Of closing dsbate on the measure, and thus
Bland says that the struggle VIII DO kept up |
untii tho bill shall have peen voted upon. If 1t |
that the necessary and long desired quorum
will manifest itself to-tnorTow Tuesday.
Bill will stil be Undecided. prominent mem
her; who has nor taken an active part In the
eyer , he Dill put who has voted to
II very much doubt that the bill will be
PASSED. even II quorum 10 secured to act
until ir IL radically changed. II the Eepub-
licAns will vote with tho Democrats who arc
shorn OF It's most Questionable features. The
bret section can DO changed 50 ms to permit tho
only 80 fast as It shall bS coined. With the
present mint facilities this would amount TO
about ,so millions os month iistrisn;inE The
years And tho second section can DO stricken
out altogether: The proposition 70 ins9rporste
adopted. With the changes suggested the bill
will probably be passed, but not otherwise"
The Republican programme seems to be to
nlibustsr against the m sure, even alter tho
presence Of q quorum shall have been secured, |
and the Committee on Rules expect 10 DO
called upon then for an order to limit debate
and take a vote But until tho quorum does
appear the members OF the com mlttee say that
the orders OF the caucus Of last Monday to
keep the Ssigniorags bill before the House. to
The exclusion OF other business. will DO carried
out
At the Gridiron dinner last night there was
present q delegation Of members OF the Turtle
Bay BssfsteAk Club OF New York as tho guests
1f the club. but. In accordance with the Gus
toms Of their Organization. the guests became
he cooks. stewards, and walters for the hosts
AZ one end OF the historic parlors of Worm
ey'S Hotel Was a real kitchen. M ade ali the
more pletUresqus by stage setting furnished
By the National Theatre. representing the in
Ierior OF g typical London tavern. with a
fireplace, al old spinning wheel
With ancient musksts and cutlasses Gu.
nous old clocks and other appTopriats
settings. When the doors were opened,
he members of the visiting club were
disclosed in their caps and aprons. The steaks
we're cook ed In the presence Of the guests and
'ers@d on bread. without the AeeOmpaniment
u kniis. fork, or plates. Cabinet officers. SEN
ltOra and other mem hers OF Congress- inelul- |