Evening journal., 1894-05-04
WILL SUPPORT THE BILL
Thirty-six Democrats to Stand
by the Tariff Measure.
SIX NOT RECORDED, ONE AGAINST.

senator Atlii the NAAl bAit nA ~ AhftN " Atu
Flatly Refused TO Indorse the Amended
Wilson Bui-Murphy and Mills Not at
the Caucus-The Debate Drags ON.
WASHINGTON, May by a vote Of 81 TO
/, six of the "A Democrats being absent,
the Democratic senators in caucus adopted
n resolution agreeing 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 during the past
two weeks.
The resolution was presented 10y Senator
| German of Maryland, the chairman Of the
caucus, and discussed at some length.
The six absent senator's were Mills, Muir
ply, Lindsay, Irby, Butler and Gibson. IL
was claimed that they were all accounted
for, and assurances were given that they
would support the tariff bill
The only persons in whose absence there
might be any significance are Senators
| Murphy and Mills, the understanding be-
/ ing that all others were I'm accord with any
bill supported by the majority of the Dem
ocratic senators. Senator Mills was not in
the senate during the day, and the call for
the caucus was sent to his house. IL is be-
lieved that he has some objections TO the
concessions that have been made, but he
has previously announced that he would
support any bill that provided for reduc-
tions in the present law.
Senator 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 Dem
ocratic senators assert that he will support
the bill.
The others are either out Of the city or
failed to secure notice In time. None Of
them has been counted as against the bill,
and it was said that they would indorse
the action Of the caucus.
Hm stu Implicated.
In presenting the resolution and stating
the object of the caucus Senator German
made "a conciliatory speech lie said il was
necessary to make concessions In order to
secure the united support of the party, and
he further asserted that il would need a
Democratic majority to pass the bill. He
stated that concessions had been made on
all sides, and it was believed that the meas
ure, with the proposed amendments, would
now meet with the support which was abb
solutely necessary to pass Democratic
tariff bill.
Senator 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 compro-
mise bill, made a speech IN which he eX-
planned at length the proposed amend
ments 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.
Senator Mcpherson of New Jersey spoke
| in support of the resolution and dwelt az
some length upon the concessions which
northern and eastern Democrats had been
] obliged to make and what they had tC
give up in order to meet the demands OF
the south and west. lie claimed that tn,
7 concessions that were talked of by the othel
senators were not wholly on one side Sen
ators Palmer and Villas made long anC
vigorous speeches urging party harmony
and the necessity Of early action.
Great interest centered in the speech o
Senator Smith Of New Jersey, and his re
marks were received with a great deal o
satisfaction, for while he said he was not
. satisfied with the bill and was unalterably
opposed TO the income tax he was ready t'
support the measure with the amendment.
which had been agreed upon, although h'
3 claimed that what were called concession
by the southern and western men were bu
small compared with the concession which
eastern senators made in supporting TN
: bill with the income tax provisions.
I Senator Hill of New York was not pla
. | Gated. He spoke only short time, but
4 was long enough for him to convince tn
, caucus that his vote would not be for tn
1 | bill III the income tax remained in it. III
J said his position was well known. He ha'
d made his statement before the country
and there was nothing to add to what IA
9 had said
Whatever the so called concessions Nigh
= be, they could not compensate for "a ride
u in the bill which peither the needs of tn
country or the party demanded Withou
Q saying so I'm direct terms, there was nom
i who listened to him who believed that h
would support the bill.
The vote showed what those who ha
. called the caucus expected. The confer
+ ences that have been going on among th
a Democratic senators for two weeks ha
r. given the leaders the information as {
u how the different senators stood, but the
II wanted official caucus action upon wins
had been agreed to in the conference room
: The roll was called in order to place all O
record and 81 senators voted in favor {
the resolution and one senator (Hil
against IL. Inc vote was leceAfeu VIII
genuine qualification, as many Of the sent
tors believed It signihed that the tari
bill would pass.
In the Senate.
Senators Chandler and Quay occupie
the time of the senate the former with a
impromptu speech of an hour and the la
ter with a continuation Of his prepare
speech. There were no features worthy
special mention. The Democrats asset
that Mr.. Quay's speech, with the frequeI
reliefs resorted to 70 afford him breathin
spells, furnishes conclusive evidence tht
the Republicans have begun filibust
such as marked the progress Of the Ion
struggle over the repeal of the Sherma
law last summer and the protracted figl
on the part of the Democrats against u
federal elections bill in the ilty-lirst co
gress
Several times Senator Quay sent to Il
clerks desk long newspaper extracts to
read, and at other times Mr.. Gallinger
New Hampshire read whole chapters fro
the multitude of volumes which lay up'
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