New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-12
1T WILL PROBABLY SETTLE THE TARIFF
CONTROVERSY.
THE HOUSE WILL EITHER YIELD ABSOLUTELY
OR KILL THE BILI-NARRow ESCAPE OF THE
MEASURE IN THE sENATE-oNLY THE
vICE-PREsIDENT's VOTE SAVES THE
DAY FOR IT-SPEAKER CRISP
TAKES CHARGE OF THE
FIGHT FOR TIE
HOUSE.
fey TELEGRAPH TO TIE TEIBrSr)

controversy
cratic leaders in tho Senate reluctantly consented
this afternoon to stave off any action looking to
the dissolution Of the already morlbund confer
ence between the two branches until next Mon
day. The Speaker Of the House frankly informed
the Senate managers that caucus Of Represent
atives had been called to meet Monday morn
ing. at which the tortuous and indecisive policy /
OF Mr. Wilson would be repudiated and the House |
would either Yield absolutely It's contentious or /
vote openly to accept disagreement and Kill the |
bill
Mr. German and his associates were not IN n /
mood 10 delay the decisive stroke which was to
end the futile AMI exasperatng negotiations OF
the last four weeks. but they were. by good
deal Of urgency the part OF Mr.. crisp ana |
other Administration leaders in the House. |
induced to promise the popular branch one more |
chance 70 accept the Scnate's terms outright or
settle the useless controversy by rejecting them
To carry this small concession OF forty-eight- |
hour respite taxed the strength Of the majority |
however more severely than any one had antici- !
pated But for the unexpected and rather sus-
picious dcsertion of Senator Irhy and the timely
aid of the Vice Presidents casting vote. Mr. Hill
vould have beaten today the test motion to
shcve his hostile resolution until Monday. Ihe
New-York Senator exhibited great surprise. not
were produced by Senator Jones' Of Arkansas. APP
narentlv authorizing the arrangement Of n pair
for Mr. Irby in favor OF an agreeing report on the
Tariff bill Mr. Irby has been away from Wash
ington tor over two weeks. but before starting
home he was understood TO leave a pair In SEN
ator Hlrs charge to be used for any purpose nos
tile t. the success Of the pending measure
THE CASTING VOTE NEEDED.
q, ,no ,,e vot. n the Senate on July 27 when
Mr.. washburn'. instructions 10 tho Senate con
,crrces ~ rcccde from the one-eighth Of a cent
dlNereotl,l duty on refined sugar was defeated
hv parliamentary indircction. Mr lrby was
,,ircI in favor Il the motion with Mr.. smith. oi
Nov,-Jersey. who opposed H. Since then NJ vote
- any great importance has been taken ana ME
lrby's change " attitude c1nhdcd To Mr.. Jones'
was consequently not disclosed. To-day. by Mt
Joncs's authority. the South Carolina senator
WAS paired with Mr. Wilson. ot Iowa MI
uurphy vote-i with Mr.. H against sidetracklhS
the resolution recalling the bin from conference
an, ,bcsc two Democratic votes. reinforced by
those o., Mcssrs Allen. Kyle. Pener ana thc soilu
strength o. the Republican minority. dI'iied the
senate equally on Mr.. CockreHs motion ior Il"
.o-,, .xecu,iv, session. The Vice-Prcsdcnt was
luckily n hand To- help out the Democratic man
ayers and his casting vote assured the success
n
truce on the subjects IN controversy until Mon
day afternoon.
nv the terms of this truce. apparently no
further ncg,tiatiors are to bc had between the
senate conferrees and Mr.. Wilson and his as
s,.ia,.s The Senate managers natly refused
this morning 10 meet the ncgot!atOrs on the part
= the House and the Presidents cuckoo
agents waited in vain in the conference room Tor
any one - the senate conferrees to appear Mr.
Jones. who mas borne the brunt of the neso''A-
| lions with the Representatives. ot the o'her
| branch, is so lncensel at what he conSlderS 'le
tric.<iness and STIFFNESS displayed by the House
managers that hc is disposed To have no iur'her
| dealings with them and his Indignation Is iuIy
| shared by Mr.. Vest and Mr. Harris. Inc at
| tempt Of Mr. Wilson 10 hold covert consultations
and make secret agreements with !hd.''u""'
| Democratic Senators. while pretending - treat
| dlrecflv with the Senate corferrees themselves
| is properly denounced by Mr.. Jones as an un-
warranted impertincnce and hAsraht p'e"o"
| Of legislative etiquette.
Mr. Wilson seems. indeed. to have lost All use
| fitness "a an agent for conducting the Houses
| negotiations with the Senate. BY the Senate ne
Is already frankly despscd IA the plant and un-
resisting tool Of the President IN his personal
| warfare against the German bill and MI German
az n Democratic leader while I'm the House there
| is n growing impa;ience AZ his entire Indifference
| IA the wishes and upil!1rH of the BODY "hlch
he +, presumed to represent and his abJect SUD
seryiency to Executive dictauon. even when tha'
| ictatlon overrides absolutely the dellbcra'Ne
and overwhelming judgment II the House Inc
appeal Of Speaker Crisp to the senate ior
| forty-elgnt hour truce on the pending biil ana
hi1 immediate issuance Of call for caucus. are
taken by the Senate leaders as an indication that
! the Speaker has nj last awakened 10 the ruih'us
and suicidal character OF Mr. Wilson'S leadership
| and intends from to-day on 10 assume hlniseN
the management Of the Houses now desperate
and discredited tide OF the tariff controversy
Tho sole hone Of the House rescuing anything
from the wreck which Mr.. Wilson and the fresi-
dent have rashly made of pending tariff legisla-
tion seems to be in the direction or prompt
recession from the Houses disagreement to the
Senate amendments and acceptance Of the
German bill exactly as 1t stands
MAY GULF IT DOWN WHOLE
That this policy will be vigorously urged In the
Democratic caucus Of Monday seems unlues-
toned and there are many who believe that IN
snite ~ the patent humiliation and profound en-
! barrassments OF such a course II VIII De Rree""'
| snapped at by the wearied House as the only
| nractical means OF ending n hopeless deadlock
| An unconditional acceptance Of the Senate Dill
| would OF course leave the President In the pain
| ful dilemma Of either vetoing 1t or swalIo"lhs d"
| his boasted professions Of Democratic P'i"oip''
and condoning the party perhdy ana p"'N us
honor with which he taunted the ""'o'''! !"
! Congress That Mr.. Hill and other ou'-ahu-ou'
enemies OF the bill In the Senate iear N'"' -
| some jugglery or other the House H''s io''"'
outrieht from its disagreement to the senate
o,rendmen,s was pointedly shown to-day by the
-. vorL Senator's effort to force the conferrees
70 return the disputed bill to the custody OF the
ocr.,,rv Of the upper tranch. from when IL
c,uld be released thereafter only by direct ora
from the Senate Mr. Hill prudently anehueu
this resolution Of yesterday so as to instruct 'ne
conferrees to restore the manuscript ot 'he o'''