The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-09

OUR ooNGREssMEN ON THE TARIFF
Manly stand Taken BY Representa-
tive Dunu.

a
Manly stand Taken BY Representa-
tive Dunn.
WASHINGTON, ID c.. Aug. 8. 1894 4The
tariff situation continues unsettled. The
pension, however, is too tight to last a great
while longer. Something must give way
soon and there are many who predict that
the problem will be solved by indefinite
postponement of the measure.
THE NEW JERSEY CONGRESSMAN
The correspondent has taken the pains to-
day to interview the members of the New
Jersey delegation as to their attitude on the
bill. Messrs. Gardner and Loudenslager,
the two Republican members, are not in the
city, but they are, of course, hostile to any
bill and would do all in their power to de-
feat any tariff legislation. Mr.. Cornish is
not here and Mr.. English could not be
found.
WHERE CADMus STANDS.
Il am perfectly willing to make my posi-
ton plain" said Representative Cadmus.
Il am unaltefably opposed to the Wilson
Dill. L voted against it in the House and
stand ready to vote against it again. | think
that the long discussion i'll the Senate has
simply emphasized its crudities ant defects,
which would have been exposed in the
House if sufficient time had been allowed for
debate.n
What is your opinion of the outcome!'
Il believe that IL any bill is passed at all,
it will be the Senate bill. 1t looks, however.
as if there would be no bill at all When |
was nome last Sunday | told my friends
that l was hopeful of an agreement, but
circumstances have changed since then.
MR.. LOOKS o A BILL.
On the contrary. Representative Fielder
of Jersey City has a strong belief III the ulti-
mate passage of some bill.
Il look for All agreement next week, said
he, but the bill that will come to us will
be practically the Senate measure. The talk
today, as YOU know. looks to a new sugar
clause. This would suit me exactly, for l
think that a duty IN sugaris a mistake"
"Will you take what Is reported by the
conferees!'
Most assuredly. l will vote to sustain
any report made by the conferees, no mat
ter what it is. This uncertainty ought to be
settled as soon as possible"
MR.. GEISSENHAINER'S POSITION.
''If the Senate bill is brought to the House
by the conferrees | will vote forit, but under
no other circumstances will it get my sup
port"
This is the position of Representative Gels
senhainer. who, like Mr.. Fielder, believes
that a measure will in time be evolved and
that it will become a law. I'm a situation
like this" continued the Congressman. ''the
only thing we can do is to rely upon our CON
ferrees. They know better than we can pos
sibly know just what is best. Personally [
believe that the people want the Wilson bill
as being nearer to a redemption Of party
pledges than the bill which the Senate has
framed. shall not, however, continue any
fight after the conferrees have agreed. |
shall support any action they may take"
MIR. DUNN WANTS THE HOUSE BILL.
Mr.. Dunn of Elizabeth acknowledges
that he is all at sea as to the possible out
come. For my own part, . said he, 81 gave
the democrats to understand IN caucus yes
terday that l came here as a democrat to
fight against the principle of high protec-
ton and keep the pledges of my party, |
propose to stay here until the crack OF doom
before l will work for any bill that does not
meet the views enunciated in the democratic
platform. 1t is a violation of the extents
and purposes of the Constitution for the SEN
ate to force upon the House a revenue bill
when it is the duty of the House to make
such a measure. [ shall support the action
of the conferrees, if they bring in the Senate
bill, only when | am convinced that they
cannot get anything better"