Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1894-08-18
HARD FOR SENATORS
Disposition Of Supplemental Tariff
Bills Very Worrying.
FORCED TO FACE THE MUSIC.
The Senate Tariff Bill Requires Num-
Der of Sigma lures Resides That
OF President Cleveland

WAsNlNGTON, Aug. 1.-The demo
cratic leaders Of the senate have occu
pied u considerable portion of the day
in trying to determine what course te
pursue with reference to the supple
mental tariff bills. The democratic
steering committee was in session two
hours after the senate adjourned, trying
to determi, upon the most advisable
policy under the circumstances, and
previous totle meeting the conservative
senators had conference on The same
subject. 1t is understood that the con-
servatives advocate reference Of the bills
to the finance committee, while the
steering committee IS apparently some
what divided tn the question. APP
pearunce+ all'inI.cate, h,wever, tn at u
large majority 4 the democralIc sena-
tors would like to have the bills passed
if they could feel assured that their
passage would not reduce the govern
nent ;tvrEurs to ioo great AN extent.
Sugar tho Main Issue.
The int. rest in these bills, US in the
main tariff bill, is III The sugar Gues,
,ion, and il is TO the free sugar Till they
are giving their personal attention.
There Is ;,n evident tendency on the
part of a moi 'rity Of the democratic
senators toward amending .he sugar
Liil so rs tn make il u reveaue bill
pure and simple, and it is now the
program Of the democratic leaders to
amend the bill, if there should prove
to be prospects OF its becoming a law.
reducing The duty. maxim. it uniform
and striking ct1 the ditIerential OF re-
fined sugar. The reduction would de
pend upon the ii .ules which the treas
ury deDar:ilenl will furnish as to the
amount Of ,revenue it will be necessary
to secure from sugar under the
new tariff. 1t would appear that
30 far the only definite arrangement
Is for discussion of the bills at tomor-
rows session as would be impossible
in tie face. of a single objection to force
the ills to ii thlru reading tomorrow,
and it is probable that large part OF
the day will be given W to debate on
the motion, to refer to The committee.
This will serve 10 develop the real in
teEtions cf the republicans toward the
bills and will also possibly develop
what differences there may be in the
democratic party.
To BE Hnlet with Amendments.
1t is understood that if the supple
mental tariff bills should be reported
from the finance committee, they will
be de bated aud an effort will be made
to load them down with amendments.
Senator Hill has given NOTICE
already Of an amendment for the
repeal Of the income tax, and others
are understood To be in the course Of pre-
paration, one of which will provide for
free silver coinage ana another for free
lead ore. In the meantime the repub
lican senators are doing all
they can to promote an early
adjournment, and some of them freely
confess that this is the principal rea-
son for opposing the further extension
CT last years appropriations in cases
wncre appropriations Of the present
session have not taken eifect, which
was voiced by Senator Aldrich. in his
objection to consideration today of an
extension resolution. They also. in
addition, desire to secure at rs early a
date as possible an agreement on the
remaining appropriation bills, in which
many of them are interested.