Morning journal and courier., 1894-02-28
News By TELEGRAPH.
From All Quarters.
SHNATORSCANNOTA AGREE
Lively Times in the Caucus
on the Tariff Bill.
he DOES NOT INTEND TO RESIGN.
Gladstone Will Remain in
the Premiership.
DICK MoOHE WAS BADLY PUNISHED.
Fought a Lively Battle
With:Creeden.
DICK MooHE WAS BADLY PUNISHED.
THEY DO NOT AGREE.

Democratic Senators Hold q Caucus
and Consider the Tariff Bill-Per-
sOnalities Are INDUCED in-SenatOf
Hill Denounced the Income Tax-On
Whom the Fate OF the Bill Keats.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-The democratic
caucus reconvened at 1890 O'Clock this
morning and adjourned at noon without,
as leading senator says, coming to any
conclusion upon any matter laid before
them. Another meeting was held at 1:30
o'clock.
The members of the caucus were very
secretive. The chairman laid special stress
upon the necessity of secrecy as to all that
takes place until the tariff bill ia finally
agreed upon. Sugar was leading topic
this morning. and while the sugar men ex-
press themselves as satisfied with the re-
suit, they refuse to give any figures.
Chairman voorhees, and Mr.. Vest, one
of the committee, epoke at some length on
general lines In favor of the results reached
by the sub committee, and defending it
from the attacks made by the conserva-
tives. Mr.. Brice. continuing on the line
inaugurated by him In his speech yester-
day, denied that the committee had gone
to work in the right way, and de-
clsred that it was not bsss for the
democrats of the senate to be kept
in ignorance of the terms of the bill
in which they as much as any member
of the committee were intereeted. It was
necessary, be said, In order to produces q
bill that yielding sufficient revenue, to tax q
number of articles that had either been re-
duced or made Free and in order to frame
bill that would draw to 1t a united party
concessions had to be made. Without 60
ing into detail at this time Mr.. Brice said
there were certain items affecting his Sec
ton of the country that should be
changed.
The sugar senators had hard time of II
this morning and when the caucus ad-
journed they vsre said to be very indig-
naut. The proposition of the finance
committee, which was laid before the eau
Gus, was to place duty of 3 10 of cent
q pound on sugar testing thirty degrees or
less, and increase 1-100th of q cent on.
each degree. This schedule was given out
Q week ago, but was subseq uently changed,
according to the tactics OF the free sugar
men on the committee, who took the stand
that If there Is to be fight it might as
well be upon the smallest possible con-
cession.
The caucus adjourned shortly before
Cookbook until 10 O'Clock tomorrow morn
ing without acting on any item Ia the BILL
After the adjournment member of the
finance committee thought the conference
would send the bill back to the committee
with instructions to amend in certain par.
ticulsrs. 1t Ia doubtful, however, If the
caucus can reach any conclusion. Up to
within the last half hour there seemed to
be q spirit of concession abroad in the eau
Gus, but after that the COMMITTEES and it's
followers stood out more firmly for the
bill.
Yesterday Senator White of Louisiana
made q spe sch on the subject of sugar in
which he denounced the attitude of some
senator's. This morning, 1t is said, two or
three senators replied in language that
was decidedly personal. 1t is also said
that Mr.. White has declared that he will
not send his resignation as senator to the
governor of Louisiana until he knows what
is to be done with sugar.
Senator Hill made q speech in the caucus
to-day. He denounced the income tax az
inquisitoriai and Ubiquitous, and objected
to placing 30 many articles on the free
list. Senators Smith and Mcpherson
spoke in behalf of the industries of New
Jersey, and insisted that the duties which
had been cut should be partly, at least, re-
stored.
Mr.. Villas favored reporting the bill with
the disputed schedules such as WOOL coal,
iron. cotton and silk fabrics, leather and
lumber on the free list, but he was willing
that q small duty should be placed on
sugar. Mr.. Palmer favored putting them
ali on the free list. Senators from the ore
producing states advocated duty on iron
and lead ore.
A few senators met at Senator Brice's
residence this evening to discuss the situs-
with Senators Brice, Hill. Smith, Murphy,
White of Louisiana and Csfery.