The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-04-13
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Cleveland Wants Tariff Bill
Sent Conference Committee.
Specidl 10 heNeus.


NEW YORK, April 13.-The Press Wash
ington Special this morning says: The
Executive has invaded the Senate on the
tariff question. President Cleveland has
become so angered at the slow pro-
gress of the debate and at the evil
dent inability OF Senator Harris TO
advance successfully any play for
bringing an end TO the discussion within
the range Of telescope vision that he has
determined, once more, TO adopt course
of executive interference with the legisla-
tive branch OF the government.
The gauntlet thrown down by Senator
Hill has contributed to Mr.. Cleveland's
annoyance, and SO aggravated his
impatience that today he sum
inoned to the White House
two Democratic Senators, one OF
whom is not regarded as especially devoted
TO the administration, and held a long con-
versation with them in his private office.
What he said TO them can easily be in
ferred from the fact that during the after
noon the injunction was busily circulated
upon the Democratic side of the Senate
that, while the tariff debate continues,
every effort must be made TO agree upon
such amendments TO the bill rs will con-
ciliate enough votes To make its passage
through that body certainty.
Just what these concessions will be has
not yet been even limited. IL is only known
that the general plan is TO hold frequent
Senators in the next few weeks, and TO
discuss privately every conceivable plan by
which a majority fthe Senate can be Sc
cured to vote for the bill. Every offer of
compromise that may be made in these
private conferences will be accompanied
by the statement that the object is only to
get the bill into the conference committee,
Rs the House will, of course, refuse to ac-
cede TO many OF the Senate amendments.
Senators, whose votes the Administra-
tion desires TO capture for the bill,will be
told that, once in conference committee,
they. will be given full oppor;,
tunity TO have the bill
further changed so as to remove their
most serious objections. Then, IL will be
represented to them, the report Of the
conference committee will be presented to
the Senate and House, and VIII be adopted
by both branches.
To Evade Personal Responsibility.
According TO the statement current on
the Democratic side OF the Senate today,
Mr.. Cleveland himself instructed his en-
voys this morning 10 mind their follow
ers that il is far easic JVcte for a confer
ence report, without being obliged To make
awkward explanations, tnan for any con-
ceivable bill, because, after bill has gone
TO conference committee. individual re-
sponsibility is ended, and the conference
report can be adopted on the plea that il
is the decision OF delegated representa-
tivcs OF both houses,
This entire scheme, which will be
pushed forward by every influence at
the command of the Administration, is
repetition OF the trick by which
Democratic Representatives were in
duced to vote 20 kill home industries
when the Wilson Dill was pending
in the House. AT every stage of progress,
both in the Ways and Means Committee
and before the House, discontented Demo-
Gratis who protested against the injury
which the measure would work to their
own constituencies were assured that
they could safely vote for the bill, because,
after it reached the Senate, full hearings
would be given by the tranoe committee,
and its most serious defects would be
cured by that conservative body.
Many Democrats were caioled by these
promises into voting for the bill in the
House, only to discover, after the bill
reached the Senate and Mr.. VOORHEES, had
refused all hearings, that they had been
duped into committing political hari-kari.
Tie Administration leaders viii noN try
the same methods i'm the Senate. OF course,
when the bill hes reached the conference
committee, il it ever should, that select
body OF three Representatives and three
Senators will be, at least q majority of
them, under the direct and absolute
control of the Administration. They
will frame bill exactlY salts
factory to President Cleveland to
of every "t." and when the result of
their work is returned TO Congress the
influence of the Administration and the
traditionally sacred character OF a confer
ence report will be jointly relied upon TO
carry the measure through TO the White
House. 1t will be beyond amendment
then.