The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-08-01
UPHELD THE TRUST.
German, Brice and Smith True to
Their Compact.
BUREAU OF THE SENTINEL.
WASHINGTON. D. G, July 26.

WASHINGTON, D. c., July 26.
Senators German, Brice and Smith are
now open advocates Of the sugar trust.
Senator .Caffrey having given them away
in his speech yesterday as the senator's
who forced the finance committee to give
the rehners Is cent differential duty,
nothing was to be gained by remaining
in the background so German, Brice
and Smith authorized Villas to state in
open senate today that they would vote
against any conference report that took
the protection away from the sugar trust.
The trust must be protected or these three
votes will be thrown on the republican
side to prevent any legislation. In the
caucus when they were reminded that If,
by their action, they defeated tariff leg
islation the democratic party would lose
control of the government, one of them
replied that they didn't care as they
could make more money under the Nc
Kinley bill anyway.
Position of the KicISers.
Senator Smith is the largest manufac-
turer in this country of patent leather,
and Of course the Mckinley tariff is a
bonanza to him.
Senator Brice is interested in coal, iron
and other industries affected by the tariff.
and Senator German is also largely in
terested in coal lands and other protected
Industries. They are not worrying over
the defeat of the tariff bill.
The democrats now find themselves
completely at the mercy Of these tariff
barons and have practically agreed TO
yield, in order to get the bill through.
They VIII yield with the intention Of fol-
lowing up this bill with pop-gun bills,
placing one at time, coal, iron and
sugar on the free list. No combination
will be possible on any one OF these bills.
Hill win then not be able 10 fan behind
the income tax as an excuse to vote
against free coal, free iron, free sugar
Many republicans would vote TO put
sugar on the free LIST Such a bill may
be rushed through the house before the
signature OF the president to the tariff
bill now pending is cold
VIII Become "a Law.
That the present tariff bill will become
a law there can be no doubt. An agree
ment will be reached not later than
next week. The sugar schedule may be
rearranged, but not to lower the duty.
1t will be the senate bill when It be-
comes a law. with some notifications.
German, Brice and Smith will have no
other. and without their votes the bill
cannot become a law.
Speaker Crisp Calls.
Speaker Crisp was at the white house
today and his visit with the president
caused a renewal of the comment as to
the interest of the administration in sup
porting the tariff position of the house.
Mr.. Crisp declined to say anything con-
corning the conference, or TO even init
mate whether the tariff deadlock be-
tween the houses was a subject for dis
cusSion.
Representatives Kilgore of Texas and
Bynum of Indiana, the latter member
Of the ways and means committee also
saw the president today. Mr.. Kilgore
is endeavoring 70 stem the tide in the
house. which has set I'm for the last two
days toward concession TO most, IL not
all. that the senate asked. He thinks
that THE house will yet win the struggle,
and so told the president
TO his callers the president expressed
the same determination shown IN the
letter to Chairman Wilson. 1T was evil
dent TO them that he was very fixed IN
his view of the justice Of the contention
he had presented, and that there was
no disposition 70 waver from il EXCEPT
through such mutual compromises as
would give the house at least a good
share of the concessions.