The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-05-12
.THE BILL AGREED UPON.
The Democratic Senatorial eau
Gus Brings Harmony.
ONLY ONE DISSENTING MEMBER

I mn VI NtH VI sum hUluc Vut
Against the Income Tax-He Does
Not Say So Unequivocally, but he is
Not Expected to support the Bill
The Measure Agreed Upon Carries
Out the General Plan Of the Wilson
Bill.
WASHINGTON May 3.-The infor-
NAL agreement among the Democrat
ic senators on the amendments to the
tariff bill was formally ratified and
sealed at causus held this evening
by 81 votes for and | against To
night the feeling is general that the
fight is practically over. and that
from this on all obstacles will be
vigorously kicked out of the way
and the bill passed with energy and
dispatch. There is elation and en-.
thusiasm at the furn things have
taken, and the utmost confidence is
| proclaimed that from this on, de
spite the most desperate struggles
Republicans can make tn hold the
country in the slough of dependency
in which their legislation placed it,
confidence will rapidly return. bust
ness revive and prosperity again re
sumo Us sway on the safer and more
natural basis of lower tariff and a
more equable distribution of the
burdens of taxation
As already stated in these dis.
patches, the informal agreement
which has been reached included all
the Democratic senators except Hill
and all these formally pledged them
selves at this evenings caucus to
stand squarely aud firmly by the
finance committee, voting for each
amendment 1T might offer and voting
down the amendments offered by the
Republicans.
HILL STILL IMPLACABLE.
Hill was at the caucus, despite re-
ports and perhaps hopes that he
| would stay away, but he retained
his attitude Of nonacquiescence in
the decision of his colleagues and
declined to enter into any agree
ment to uphold the policy of his
party or aid in carrying out its
pledges Even his other self, Muir
ply, has refused to remain with him.
and had previously entered into the
general agreement by which the tar
if bill is to be amended and put
through. Only 6 of the A Demo
cratic senators were absent from the
caucus, Mill, Murphy, Lindsay, Irby,
Butler aud Gibson. All the discon-
tented were present, and all pledged
themselves to fight with the commit
tee and against those who seek to
delay or amend the bill otherwise
than as the committee may approve
The numerous amendments to be
offered by the finance committee will
be in the main, as already stated in
The Post dispatches, of slight i'm
portance. The income tax and SUI
gar schedule changes will be about
as heretofore announced, with the ex-
ception that the income tax will be
limited in its operations to a fixed
term of years.
The only persons in whose absence
there might be any significance are
Senators Murphy and Mills, the IN
Outstanding being that ali others
were in accord with any bill support
ed by the majority of the Democratic
senators. Senator Mills was not at
the senate during the day, and the
call for the caucus was sent to his
house 1t is believed that he has
some objections to the concessions
that have been made, but he has pre-
viously announced that he would
support any bill that provided for
reductions in the present law.
Senator Murphy's caucus notice
was also sent to his residence, as he
was absent from the capitol. Sever
al Democratic senators assert that
he will support The bill, and he is
counted in the 43 who are claimed
as certain to vote in favor of the bill.
The other absentees are either out of
the city or failed to secure notice in
time. None of them have been
counted as against the bill, and it
was said that they would indorse
the action of the caucus.
GREAT INTEREST IN SMITH.
Great interest conferred in the
speech of Smith, of New Jersey, and
his remarks were received with
great deal of satisfaction. for, while
he said he was not satisfied with the
bill and was unalterably opposed to
the income tax, he was ready to sup
port the measure with the amend
ments which have been agreed upon,
although he claimed that what were
called concessions by the southern
and western men were but small
compared with the concessions
which eastern senators made in sup
porting the bill with the income tax
provisions.
The feeling tonight of the sena-
tors who have been classed among
the kickers may be judged by the
manner in whichSenator Brice talked
after the caucus. Brice declared
that while he had opposed the in
come tax and did not want to see it
made part of the tariff bill, there
was never time when he had not
stood ready to vote for any bill
which the finance committee would
report that was an improvement on
the Mckinley bill.
Rather than see the latter remain
on the statute books he would have
accepted the income tax without
modification as it came from the
house.
Senator Brice also said that he
had been working assiduously for
days, side by side with Senators
Jones, Harris, Cockrell and German,
to promote complete understand
ing among all the Democrats and
get the bill into such a shape that
it could be forced through the SEN
ate, despite the utmost opposition
the Republicans could offer.
An effort will he made TO secure
an agreement with the Republican
senators upon time for taking a
vote. One of the Republican lead
ers was informed to-day that it
would be best to try to secure an
agreement. as resistance after the
compromise had been agreed upon
would mean that AZ Democrats would
sit early and late and insist on such
a frightening of hours as would mean
deal of discomfort to all senator's.
He answered: "Of course, if you
have the matter arranged so there is