New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-28

TIE VOTE AFTER Mr. HARRIS S RULINGS
GET OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES STEW
ART COULD HAVE CHANGED THE
RECORD BY VOTING.
rBY TELEGRAPH TBIBrSs.I
WASHINGTON July 27-The Democratic mana
gers in the Senate succeeded to-day. by lucky
fluke I'm carrying out the decision Of the recent
Democratic caucus 10 send the Tariff bill back
to Conference Committee unhampered by any.
emba rrassng instructions 10 the Senate con-,
ferrees. Mr. Washburns amendment to Mr..
Gray's resolution for second conference. direct
ing the abandonment of the Senates differential
duty Of one-eghth Of a cent pound on refined
sugar was rejected tie vote, 30 to 30, Mr.,
stewart Of Nevada the free-silyer Populist,
saving the Democratic leaders from probably
ia tal reverse by opportune!y Withholding his vote
and thus assisting passivey. at least. to main
tain intact the terms Of the Carlisle-Gorman
surrender to the Sugar Trust.
The managers Of the German bill have seen
defeat staring them in the face at many differ
ent stages Of the painful and difficult progress
of their "free-lunch" compromise through the
Senate. but at no other crisis had their 'nine-
lived" patchwork Of concessions and bargains
seemed to stand in graver peril Of failure than 1t
did before the votes taken to-day. The adoption
by the Senate Of an instruction to It's conferrees
to recede from the one-elghth Of cent diHer-
entail on refined sugar was admitted by the
friends OF the bill to mean the immediate as
ruption of party harmony on the Democratic
side and the prompt submission or mouon
postponing Indefinitely the Houses request for
further tariff negotiations. To avert this WELL
understood danger Mr.. Villas had been laoored
with until he had consented to withdraw the
obnoxious instruction originally proposed oy
himself with the sanction Of the Administration
and now put forward AZ an openly hostile parlia-
mentary rider by Mr.. Washburn. The Wisconsin
Senator's rueful and unwilling submission 10 the
decision Of the caucus voiced In his hating apo-
ogy Yesterday for Withdrawing his cuckoo motion
OF concession 10 the House may be taken to re-
fleet the extraordinary pressure within party
lines for harmony by means Of which the
| .Iones-Gorman surrender might be returned in
tact 10 conference.
HOW Villas CLIMBED DOWN.
Mr.. Villas. with the apparent sanction and az
the possible suggestion of the Administration,
had on Friday last denounced the differential
dutv on sugar as obnoxious to the principles OF
Democracy abhorrent to every principle OF JUS
tee. oppressive TO all the people Of the United
! States unfair. wicked and unnecessary" Mr.
| Palmer had indorsed Mr.. Vnass sentiments in
| less violent language but with equal emphasis
Yet such has been the compelling force behind
! Mr. Germans determination 10 have the senate
bill indorsed and returned unaltered to the con-
ference. in defiance Of the Presidents charges OK
marty perndy that within week these Two
! cuckoo Senators have publicly eaten their woros
! and voted once more to retain and force upon
tho House a duty on refined sugars which they
hclieye 10 b.. unfair and wicked" and. to quote
from Mr. Vias's speech once more. an "oppres-
sive and hateful burden"
Rut even with the utmost eXertion ot parry
r,se,ra ~ force and drive reluctant Senators "a
rea,Hrm the odous bargain OF the Defnocrauo
,o,,nro,nisers with the Sugar Trust. the man.
ayers Of the bill looked forward TO vote on the
original Villas motion Of instructions. renewed by
/ Nr Washburn az tho one on which. OF all others
! tha fortunes Of the Senate surrender We're llkey
- no wrecked In their anxiety 70 avoid vote
~, ,bis vulnerable issue they cast consistency 10
~, winds and began yesterday a parlia mentary
/ contest for the express purpose OF shelving the
vasbburn amendment. and thus sparing the
| marty A new record Of subserviency 10 the lhS
ierests Of the Sugar Trust Though Mr. Harris
had allowed votes on TWO motions OF Instructions
- recede offered By Mr.. Hill the Democratic
,,,orocors set ND the plea that proposals OF In
,,,,,,rs of any sort were out Of order. and
co,,d NOT properly be voted on by the Senate
~, ,,round ~ the struggle shifted later and
hinged in the opinion Of the chair, wnen hhany
delivered upon quite another point iFoih 'ha'
raised by Mr.. Gray. But the result sho"eu '"a'
~, onrrehensiors Of the Democratic leaders az
Ia the outcome OF a direct vote were more Una"
t,s,itad for after gathering strength enough 10
overturn the partisan decision of the char d"u
cor,rel q direct vote on the question Of instruc'
pOllcd
ac,lv equal with that cast for the trust ana
,o,ed % win a signal victory only because oy the
.h,rca ~ parliamentary welfare 1t had the
efr,,ative instead OF the negative SIDE on the
decisive roll call 81, 81, o,, n The Re-
publican column along with those % AiI .Msn and
P,pulists Messrs. PETER. kyle ana A'luu; tIi;, az
~ fhs tw,o seeding Democrats Messrs. mn ata n
Irhv might nave turned the scale IN iaNo. "a , tr
! Washburn instructions and thrown lhe InaJv,y
,ntn state of decentralization ana uncer,ane..
which would have meant inevndbx 'ng ~. NJ
or postponement OF the pending pm ,ie~oor,
,.ad, senator sat Indifferent In the cloaNrooilI
,rbiio tho deadlock in the chamber was Wolh'tIs
itself out 10 is legitimate concluSIoh, o,,.s 20
could not be induced by his - .rer
ioin the attempt deprive the greates' Vi s,n,,.
ccon ronopoies Of the undue ana sSanuslos
favors which 1t had obtained at the hsnuS .ont ~
,ba trainers Of the sugar surrender. Mr. o'ewa.'
@ uie onnsistant however in his action to-day.
tIa bad steadily refused 10 take part IN the CON
tost over the sugar rates, either III ~. 80
NJ The Whole or in the Senate allnoush t ,.is oie
would on several occasions nave turned ,li. 'o dI
against the promoters OF the sugar Ss olener' ~
"nnnses the bending bill for the sole reason tnas M
:, ln,accs wool upon the free list. and mas said
hotb nublcly and privately that ne VIII voie @
against the conference report hnaiy on '"''
single ground.
cORMAN THE ABSOLUTE MASTER.
The effect Of to-days vote in the Senate Is 70
leave Mr.. German the absolute master OF tns
situation. His policy has been unconditionaiy
,rdorsed hv the Senate and the Presidents con-
tar.,ons in his letter to Mr.. Wilson have been as
uncoutvocally condemned. In spite OF the fresi-
dents emphatic condemnation Of the senateS
,mposition Of duties on coal and iron ore as