The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-04
THE HOUSE WILL FIGHT
TIE Tariff Bill as 1t Comes From
The Senate.

Representatives Growing Stronger in
That Determination-They Have
Heard From the People Senators
Willing to Compromise-Presi
Cleveland Will Sustain the House.
Washington July The opinion was
expressed in these dispatches two DAYS
ago, in connection with an interview with
Judge Montgomery, that the Senate tariff
bill will meet with determined opposition
in the House. That opinion is confirmed
by further conversation with mem bers OF
the House
HEARD PROM TIE PEOPLE.
The conventions that have been held
by democrats throughout the country
have, almost or quite without exception,
condemned the Senate for the way in
which that body has dealt with the tariff
The members of the House are in a good
frame of mind now to listen 10 the voice
of the people. II ever there was time
when to them vox populi' was "voX del.
that time is now. Most Of these mem bers
want to succeed themselves and those
who do not want TO be succeeded by some
other democrat Therefore the utter
ances of the conventions at home are hav-
ing unusual weight Just now with the
statesmen at the capital
CHAIRMAN WILSON.
The return Of Chairman Wilson with
his expressed determination TO make as
strong a fight as possible has greatly en-
couraged the House. He IS the rightful
leader in the battle that is to come as he
was in the one in which his tariff bill
passed the House. He is d genuine tarif
reformer, true as steel and sound to the
core. Honest and brave he is going TO
carry the fight into the last ditch. In so far
as his political standing in his own state
is concerned, he has already cut the
bridges behind him. He is one Of the eX
tremely small number Of men who have
advocated tariff reduction even when it
was supposed to affect their own home in
terests. His return to his place at this
time is opportdne and is encouraging 10
his colleagues
STRONGER THAN BEFORE.
Evidences now are stronger than ever
that the House will do all that pa
tient endurance and vigorous fight
ing can do to restore the tariff
bill to what it was when it left
the House The members have been talk
ing together and have strengthened
one another. They are also encour-
aged by the talk of certain Of
the senators. One whose name l
Am not at liberty to give says that the
Senate will accept whatever bill is sent
back TO them by the conference, even if it
is but very little different from the origi-
nal Wilson bill. He says the Senate will
accept such bill rather than make pro-
tracted fight for the increases which they
have put in.
As TO SUGAR.
Another senator says he is satisfied that
II the sugar schedule goes back to them
with the One-eighth and one-tenth
knocked of, they with accept 1t, with
only the ~ per cent. dd valorem on it. IL
Is very evident-thouCh, Of course, this
gentleman did not say so-that all the
talk in the papers and by the people
about the sugar trust has had It's effect.
IRON AND STEEL.
There is a very strong belief among the
mem bers Of the House that iron and
steel are old enough TO stand alone. Said
a member to-day: IF anything has
ceased TO be an infant industry, they are
iron and steel"
CLEVELAND WITH THE HOUSE.
Another thing which strengthens the
House is the knowledge that President
Cleveland is with il. He has said very
little, il is not proper that he should say
much, but those TO whom he talks freely
know very well that ne has been much
dissatisfied with the course which the
tariff bill has taken in the Senate. He
much prefers the Wilson bill, as IL was
passed by the House and it is safe TO say
that he is going 10 lend his influence to
reducing the Senate bill down to the
Wilson bill if possible