The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-28
REPUDIATE THE MAKESHlFr.
DsuocRATIc sBSAroRs DENoUNcE n
nv CAUCUS.

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WASHINGTON. Feb 27.-The Wilson Tariff bill
has been repudisted by the caucus OF Demo-
.r,tie Senator'S They condemn 1t a. being
.oad.script measure that does not carry out
.sa CHICAGO platform. that fails TO provide
,.v.nue for the expenses OF the Government.
,h.t does not treat all sections Of the country
Tin. and that IL impossible Of execution By
the oflciais Of the Government
Having come 10 this conclusion. the caucus
,.nov deVotinr itself to thetask OF completely
r.uodellinR the bill. When this work 10 COM
niet.d the new measure will be submitted to
the Secretary Of the Treasury Tor bis opinion
AZ TO the praoticabllty Of its details. having In
view the desire OF the Democratic Senate to
enact law that will provide much-needed
revenue equitably assessed.
Tho caucus was In session until o'clock to-
day. and speeches we're made By Senators from
nearly every State. all directed 10 the general
ousstion OF the policy that should be pursued
In revising the measure that has been In the
hands Of the Finance Committe for several
weeks without definite result
II IN hoped that tomorrow q vote can be
taken that will decide in a general way what
sort OF . bill shall be constructed on the frame
work Of the unsatisfactory Wilson bill. Then
the caucus will devote itself to working out
the details Of the new scheme.
The features ofto-day's. deliberations were
The speech OF Senator Hill denouncing the In
come tax and his appeal for revenue-pro-
dueing bill that will treat all sections and all
Industries alike; the development OF the fact
which caused much surprise-that President
Cleveland and SECRETARY Carlisle were not con-
suited during the last stages OF the work
Informing the Wilson bill In the House: and
khe announcement By senator White that the
President had promised both before and since
The fourth OF March. 1893. that there should
BE- duty on both raw and refined sugars.
Mr. Whites caucus speech describing the
Presidents attitude wss vigorous one and In
Anything but concifistory tone. It greatly
angersd some OF his colleagues. particularly
the three Southern free traders known A.
the Finance subcommittee. In the course
Of his remarks Mr.. White said that he
had continued to act a. senator after
having been conhrmsdA a. Associate
Justice Of the Supreme Court for the purpose
Of explaining 10 the caucus the pledges Of tho
President with regard to sugar. and to demand
the protection asked for By the Louisiana
planters
Tonight the Senators who want properly
constructed conservative tariff bill. and who
are called -kickers" By tho free traders, are
holding conference at tho residence OF Soma
tor Brics. and will DO able to tell the caucus
tomorrow more Of their ideas as to what q
Democratic. revenus-raising tariff reform, bill
should DO like.
Senator Voorhees, Chairman OF the Finance
Committee. has lost control Of the bill entire
". and now expresses satisfaction that the
whole Democratic side OF the chamber shares
tho responsibility Of arranging the taritf
schedules.
He explains his failure to keep tho bill in the
Finance Committee as he SO repeatedly an
nounced he would do. by saying that circum-
stances mako It advisable to withhold action
By the committee . little longer.
The dissatisfaction with the Wilson bill has
gone beyond the point where its features are
opposed merely by those who are from prin-
eiple or location protectio nists. There Is q
general dislike OF it's provisions. and as q
reyenus-raising measure It Is repudiated By
the non partisan experts OF tho Treasury De-
partment who say that II would be Intellectual
for the purposes for which II was framed.
Even some Of the free traders In the Senate
are cooperating with the protectionist DEM
ocrats to make It impossible for tho free trade
triumvirate Of the Finance Committee to die
tate the form In which tho Tariff bill shall be
passed. Senator Call OF Florida Is one of them.
Senator Palmer Is another. Mr.. Call said to-
day:
There never has been any purpose on the
part Of the majority of the Democrats in the
Senate to permit three men. without eonsulta-
uon with their party associates in the
bsnAte. to dictate . Tariff bill. /. for
one. have taken the position ever since
i entered the Senate that the system
OF legislation By committee 10 contrary to
the spirit OF our institutions and works an
Injustice to the Senators who do not happen to
Be members Of the committee and to the state
which they represent. insist that one Senator
equal to any other In the Senate. and that 1t
his right and his duty to know everything
mat be possibly can about every subject as to
which he 10 called upon to cast vote.
He cannot delegate his responsibility to any
committee. do not believe In the policy OF
hEislating By little ORGANIZATIONS or syndi-
Gates within the Senate which are called COM
the open.
/ favor free trade as near as II IL pr.ctIea-
Die to arrive at that result. with due regard to
me necessities OF the Government for revenue.
Out the tarif is a complicated subject There |
should be no radical or sudden changes to dis
taro business. Everything should be carefully
considered
FOR that reason 1t is wise thar the subject |
should be brought before the Democratic eau |
sus' ana tits lust proper ami necessary also |
uat when the majority shall have agreed upon |
measure that Fan be passed that the Repub- |
mans shall have proper opportunity to discuss |
'he great questions involved
m nuete never has bean any purpose say
~ me arr Of a majority ~ lem ocTHts 10 sur
s, lheir right OF Individual Judgment TO |
- ihlhlleats committee or organ cation
S me Senate. The IarilI bill that will be |
hh .pssdH VII be the proGuct Of the Democratic
kss,B IN ihe Senate, and not OF few men who |
mlttse." ~ SS''iSN'@i GUM
IN nhen the caucus reasssmhled this morning
in s'e was disposition OF all sides to proceed |
10 tltAIleal way TO consider the line OF policy /
49, ~ tnlowsd Ia framing the hill 1t was de-
go 20 call the roll Of the States and allow
~, senator 10 present his views on the SUD
ior. ne greater part Of The day was, there
Wy spent In sIeechmakng
..auert was wide division of opinion and
10 rs Sohllet 81 sentiment as 10 the policy