The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-04
NOT ENOUGH YET.
Democratic Senators in
Caucus.
X SHY ON A MAJORITY.
Most of Those Present Agree to
Support the Bill.
AMENDMENTS TO BE OFFERED.
David Bennett Hill Serves Notice
That He Has Not Yet Been
Placated.

WASHINGTON. May 3.-By vote OF 81
to 1. six of the forty-four Democrats being
absent, the Democratic Senators in eau
Gus to-day adopted a resolution to support
the tariff bill of the Finance Committee,
including the compromise amendments
that have been agreed upon by the many
conferences of Democratic Senators DUR
ing the past two weeks. The resolution
was presented by Senator German of
Maryland, the chairman of the caucus,
and discussed at some length, as the ses-
sion lasted from a few minutes after
o'clock until nearly 8. The aDsentees
we're Mills, Murphy. Irby. Butler, Gibson
and Lindsay. It was claimed they were
all accounted for and assurances were
given that they would support the tariff
bill. The only persons iD whose ab-
sence there might be any significance are
Senators Murphy and Mills, the under
standing being all others were in accord
with any bill supported by the majority of
the Democratic Senator'S.
Mills was not at the Senate during the
day, and the call for the caucus was sent
to his house. 1t is believed ne has some
objections to the concessions that have
been made, but he had previously an
nounced he would support any bill that
provided for reductions in the present law.
Murphy's caucus notice was also sent to
his residence, as he was absent from the
Capitol. His position has all along been
one of doubt, but several Democratic Sena-
tors assert that he will support the bill,
and he is counted in the forty-three which
are claimed as certain to vote 10 favor of
the bill The other absentees are either
out of the city or failed to secure notices in
time. None of them have been counted as
against the bill, and it was said they would
indorse the action of the caucus. In pre-
senting the resolution and stating the OF
ject Of the caucus, German made cOncili-
atory speech. He said it was necessary to
make concessions in order to secure the
| united support OF the party, and he further
asserted that it would need Democratic
majority to pass the bill. He stated that
| propositions had been made on all sides,
| and Ii was believed the measure with the
proposed amendments would meet the sup
port which was absolutely necessary to
pass Democratic tariff bill.
Jones OF Arkansas, the member of the
Finance Committee who has taken the
most active part in the preparation of the
amendments known as the compromise
bill, made speech in which he explained
at length the proposed amendments and
told why they were necessary. He did not
discuss or read all of them, but selected
the most important and those affecting the
greatest interests.
Mcpherson spoke in support Of the reso-
luton and dwelt at some length on the con-
cessions which Northern and Eastern
Democrats had been obliged to make and
what they had to give up in order to meet
the demands of the South and West. He
claimed that the concessions that were
talked of by the other enators were not
wholly on one side.
Palmer and Villas made long and vigor-
Gus speeches, urging party harmony and
the necessity OF early action.
Great interest conferred in the speech of