The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-05-04
The TARIFF BILL WILL PASS.
All Of the Democratic Senator's but Hill
Will Support the Compromise"
PLEDGES OF COOPERATION In CAUCUS
or the Forty-Four Democrats Forty-Three
VIII support the Amended Bill
Conciliatory Speeches.

caucus to-day adopted a resolution agree |
ing to support the tariff bill Of the FL
nance Committee, including the compro- !
mise amendments that have been agreed !
upon by the many conferences Of Demo- |
Gratis. The six absent senator's were |
Mills, Murphy, Lindsay. Irby, Butler and |
Gibson. 1t was claimed that they were |
all accounted for, and assurances were |
given that they would support the tar1 |
bill. The only persons in whose absence /
there might be any significance are SEN |
ators Murphy and Mills, the understand |
ing being that all the others were I'm ac- !
cord with any bill supported by the ma |
iority OF the Democratic senators. Sena- |
tor Mills was not at the Senate during |
the day, and the call for the caucus was
sent to his house.
II is believed that he has some obiec-
tions to the concessions that have been
made. bit he has previously announced
that he would support any bill that pro-
vided for reduction In the present law.
SenatoN Murphys 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 seVeih
| Democratic senators assert that he VIII
| support the bill and he Is counted III
| the forty-three which are claimed as
certain 10 vote for the bill. The other ab-
| seutees are either out OF the city or failed
10 secure notice in time. Some OF them
| have been counted as against the bill.
and 1t was said that they would endorse
| the action of the caucus.
GoRMAN's coNcILIATORY SPEECH.
In presenting the resolutions and stat
/ .f bo Senator
| German made a conciliatory speech. He
said Il was necessary to make conces-
sion I'm order TO secure the united SUD-
port Of the party, and he further assert
| ed that Il would need a Democratic ma
| iority TO pass the bill. He stated that
| concession had been made on all sides
| and Il was believed the measure. with
the proposed amendments, would meet
| with the support which was absolutely
necessary to pass the 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 COM
promise bill. made a speech. in which
he explained at length the proposed
amendments and told why they were
necessary. He did not discuss nor read
all Of them and selected the most ina
portant and those affecting the greatest
! interest
Senator Mcpherson, Of New Jersey,
spoke I'm support Of the resolution, and
dwelt at some length upon the concession
| which northern and eastern Democrats
| had been obliged 10 make. and what they
had 10 give up In order to meet the
demands OF the South and West lie
! claimed that the concessions that were
talked Of by the other senators were not
81 TnsNv. a
Villas made long and vigorous speeches
urging party harmony and the necessity
OF early action
| Great interest centered I'm the speech OF
Senator Smith, OF New Jersey and his
remarks were received with a great deal
of satisfaction, for while he said he
was not satisfied with the bill and was
unalterably opposed to the income tax.
he was ready 10 support the measure
with the amendments which had been
agreed upon, although he claimed that
what were called concessions by the
southern and western men were but
small compared with the concessions
| which eastern senator's made I'm support
ing the bill with the income tax proN-
| siOns.
SENATOR HILL not PLACATEp.
Senator Hill, OF New York. was not
pIacated. He spoke only a short time,
but II was long enough for him to con-
vince the caucus that his vote would not
be for the bill II the income tax re-
mained in It. He said his position was
well known: he had made his statement
before the country. and there was noth-
ing to add to what he had said. what
ever the so-called concessions might be
they could not compensate for rider IN
the bill which neither the needs OF the
country or the party demanded. without
saving so in direct terms there were none
Who listened TO him who believed that
he would support the bill.
The vote showed what those who he'd
called the caucus expected. The con-
ferences that have been going on among
the Democratic senators for two weeks
had given the leaders the Information as
10 how the different senator's stood out
they wanted official caucus action upon
what had been agreed I'm the conference
room The roll Was called to place all
on record, and thirty-seyen senators voted
ave for the resolution. and one Senator
GIuD against il. The vote was received
with genuine qualification, as many OF
the senators believed II signihed that the
tariff bill would pass
The senators present were: Bate, Berry
blackburn. Blanchard. Brice. Canery
call. Camden, Cockrell,( Coke, Daniel,
Faulkner. George Gordon. German, Gray
Harris. I'm. Hunton. Jarvis, Jones Ark)
NfcLaurin. Mcpherson, Martin, Mitchell
NVisD Morgan, Palmer, Pasco, Pugh
Ransom. Roach On. D.. Smith IN Jo'
, Turple Vest, Villas, Voorhees,, Walsh,
White (Col.).
SENATOR HILI's srFic O..
The two principal speeches made dur'
INC the caucus were those OF senator
Tonee. explaining the reason Tor the com
nromise and giving some OF the details
= ~ ,ho amendments, and by Senator Hi
t g. onnosition to the bill as IL is proposed
n senator H.ll in his speech took occasion
o 80 commitment Senator Jones FOR the
natriotic and Intelligent interest ne mad
dlsnlaved in adjusting all differences pu'
declared 80 irreconcilable was his oppo-
teton tn the income-tax, he should ieei
n Jihortv 10 offer any amendment he
saw nroper TO any paragraph In the Dill;
81 long as the income-taX was part VI
:. notwithstanding the resolution. he ue-
~, - himself largely TO the income-t taN'
"a said that while he was pleased 10
Snar az some changes that had peeh ,i,aus, .l'
: ~, reoretted that the income-tas htu 49,
!, stained He denounced the coihPi0 i0N''9'
l' on this account. ~ said in his
re repeated what he haa saiu ~ r'aI
III ~ snaecb. that no Democratic hatioha'
pobA'N 1aola red for an lltpnhr