New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-20
BILLS STOPPED.


Tariff legislation has been stopped by two
votes in the Senate. The first proved tha'
majority IN that body stood ready To add 10 Tree
sugar a bounty for domestic producers. Demo
Gratis were not willing to rc-cnact the Mckinley
tariff 10 that extent. and eight OF them 'heh
vole 10 stop all disputed legislation Tor Inc
session II was cminenly proper. with ircS-
dent Cleveland delaying his signature OF the
Tariff bill, that he should be informed he
must either take the measure his party has
framed. With all its shame, It's plumbers ana us
pcril. or else send IL back 10 Congress Tor re-
pairs He cannot get the aid OF Republlcahs III
any attcmpt 10 make the industry smashing Dill
less offensive. 1t was nothing but green
goods" game which his Cuckoo friends III inc
Senate were trying TO play. Having dishonesty
bargalncd to give special favorS for votes 10
break down protective duties. they then wanted
10 swindle the seller out Of the promised con-
sdcration. Having first made sugar duty
necessary for revenue by cutting of duties on
manufactured products. they next proposed 10
cut off the duty which reminds every consumer
of that shameless bargain. Having made their
bed. they have 10 lie in il.
If the Senate should set ont TO correct the
NOR, bluud,rs in the Bill Of Sale. as some pro
stunjd mistake Of the Democrats regarding
alcohol used in manufacture would certainly
bove bccn avoided if they had behaved honor
ahly or dccently in consulting Ecpubllcah mem
hc,s Of the committee about the details 81 the
bill So the other hlundcr through which goods
that are in warehouse have 20 pay the present
duty, though such goods imported are made free
by thp now bill might be corrected II II We're
not the RICH. Of every member OF The SENATE 10
add amendments correcting other provisions Of
the bin which would work far greater injustice"
The few importers of wool. who had in bond
July |. GO.0W,oro pounds worth Si2"W". are
not So sacred that they ought 10 be considered
rather than millions of American wool growers
whose interest the measure utterly dlsregards
If the President likes the bill just rs II cam"
from the two caucuscs of his party. he can make
h.psc.f also responsible for Il. II not he can
send ii back Ia Congress for correction.
Even in the act Of begging Republicans to
helm them purge the bill of It's shame and It's
blunders some Democrats are vocifcraiing that
II is the best tariff ever framed. BY all means
then. let il he tested. Every fair man Is Will
ing 10 be- shown exactly how much Of capacity
and wisdom the Democratic party has mani
tested. and the country will surely give fhat
party full credit II IT'S bll WORKS wei. me hl">'
silly suggestion yet. even in This season Of SILL
ness Is that the Republicans themselves VIII
fall in love with the bill So completely that here
after they will not try 10 repeal or change H.
One thing Is certain: II the Democratic majority
I'm the House We're as small aS II i III the
Senate the bill would be repealed. leaving the
Mckinley act in force as quickly rs vote could
BE- reached for every Republican and some of
the Democrats would vote to-day against n
measure SO full Of disgrace and Of plumbers. In
all huuan probability the first thing Rcpub
cans VIII do when they have majority In Con
gress Is 10 send such an act Of repeal 10 the
President If the Bill Of Sale does not work on
trial much better than anybody now expects
within six months Mr.. Cleveland himself may
long for an opportunity TO bury the disgraccfu
thing by signing lis repeal.
The great disadvantage IS that no one expects
the bill 10 last. Nobody Is satisfied With II. and
II has none Of the merits Of a genuine conpro-
mise. Some interests IT favors beyond reason,
but only in order TO strike down others more
important A few manufacturers of special
forms Of steel and cotton. for Instance. get
higher duties than those Of the present tariff, but
all Of them together employ not fraction or
the hands employed in the multitude Of small
woollcn mills which the bill viii probably ruin.
Before the next session has lasted Il week the
free traders will be trying To amend this bill
An amendment to repeal the whole act may have
its friends by It's practical working But a
change which has no element or prospect or
pernanence is simply curse TO the country.