The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-08-15
REFORM IN SPOTS.
Senators Consider the
House Bills.
LEADERS IN A QUANDARY.
They Really Do Not Know What
to Do Now. i.
doRMAN's MEN. STAND *ALooF.
If: There Is a Fight at All IL Will :
Re Hmm the Ones eefinu 'Of :; -.
LEADERS IN A OUANDARY.
1oRMAN's MEN STAND =.ALooF.
If: There Is Fight at All Ii. Will !.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.-The Democratic
leaders of the Senate have occupied a con-
siderable portion of the day in trying to
determine what course to pursue with ref
erence TO the supplemental tariff bills. +
The Democratic steering committee was
in session two hours after the Senate ad-
journed trying to determine upon the most
advisable policy under the circumstances,
and previous to the meeting the conSeTya-
tive Senators had conference on the same
subject ~.
1t is understood the conservatives advo-
cate the reference of the bills to the
Finance Committee, while the steering
committee is apparently somewhat divided
on the question. Appearances all indicate,
however. that large majority of the DEM
ocratic Senators would like to have the bills
passed if they could feel assured their
passage would not reduce the Government
revenues 10 too great an extent.
The interest in these bills, as in the
main tariff bill, is in the sugar
question, and it is to the free
sugar bill that they are giving
their personal attention. There is an evil
dent tendency on the part Of majority Of
the Democratic Senators toward amending
the sugar bill so as 10 make it a revenue.
bill, pure and simple, and it is now the
programme of the Democratic leaders to
amend the. bill If there should prove to be
prospect of its becoming a law, reducing
the duty, making it uniform and striking
off tie differenial on refined sugar The
reduction would depend upon the figures
which the Treasury Department will fur
nish as to the amount of revenue it will
be necessary to secure from sugar under
The new tariff.
" Secretary Carlisle was at the Capitol
while the conference was in progress and
was asked to supply his estimate, which
he promised to do. A leading member of
the steering committee expressed the
opinion that duty of % or 80 per cent on
sugar would afford all the revenue from
that source that would be needed.
It would appear that so far the only
definite arrangement is for the discussion
| of the bills at to-morroW's session II il be
! impossible in the face of a single objsc-
tion to force the bills to a third reading
tomorrow, and tits probable that large
part of the day will be given to debate on
a motion to refer TO a committee. This
will serve to develop the real inten tions of
the Republicans toward the bills, and also
to possibly develop what differences there
may be in the Democratic party.
The steering committee has not yet
formally taken up the question of select
ing successor to Senator Vance on the
Finance Committee, but the matter has
been informally discussed by the members
OF the committee. and it is believed that
the selection will be made this week. The
names OF several Senators are mentioned
in this connection, the names frequently
heard being those of Blackburn and White.
Agreat deal:of pressure will be brought
to bear on the President to induce him to
sign the bill. but the statement made by
the Associated Press yesterday that it is
bis intention to fet the bill become law
without his signature can be reiterated
to-day. A member of the Cabinet said to-
day that if the President should conclude
to afix his signature to the bill it would
:be accompanied by a statement OF his
reasons.
1t is understood that if the supplemental
tariff bills should be reported from the
Finance Committee they will be debated
and an effort will be made to load them
down with amendments. Hill has given
notice already of an amendment for the
repeal of the income tax and others are