Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-18
1t is Believed to Be Ended for This
Session.
BITTER FEELING ON THE HOUSE SIDE
Members Think They Were Mis-
led by the Senate.
AGAINST CARLISLES LETTER

The session Of the Senate opened this
morning with the expectation that the close
CT the day would see the end of tariff agi-
tation for this session. So generally was
this anticipated after the action of the re-
publican senatorial caucus yesterday even
| irg deciding to support the Murphy resolu-
| tion declaring against further tariff legisla-
tion at this session that ali anxiety and in
terest in the matter had ceased. Speaker
| Crisp left last night for Fort Monroe TO
| sp-~d Sunday, and many members have
! gone home for good.
There is every reason to believe that the
democrats of the finance committee and
| other democrats who have shown a pur-
pose to pass the free sugar bill We're en-
tirely in earnest. The situation is such as
to make any further fight to that end mere
ly demonstration rs an evidence of good
faith. since it is in the power of a very few
nen to permit legislation. The opposition
among democrats and the fact that the
publicans would not agree that there should
| be further legislation, even against the su-
gar trust, which developed as soon as the
popgun bills came over from the House,
made 1t obvious at the start that all ef-
forts of Mr. Harris to pass the bills or any
one of them would be in vain.
| The House Expectation.
When the bills were passed through the
House it was with the expectation that
there would be action on them ~ the Sen
ate, or that, at least, the fire. -Igar bill
would pass. Before the House caucus de-
cded to accept the Senate bill, and TO pass
the popgun bills, they had the promises of
| the Senate democratic steering committee
that the Senate would act upon them. 1t
was repeatedly said by the democratic Sen
ators in conference that free sugar bill
| could be speedily passed through the Sen
ate If submitted an independent propo-
| sition after the Wilson bill was out of the
way. There is good reason to think that
the managers in the Senate believed when
| the popgun policy was adopted for the fin
ishing up of the tariff campaign that 1t
would be successful, in a measure, at least.
| They so assured the House. and they were
| apparently surprised at the character of
| the opposition they encountered. II is diff
| fcult to understand how they fguerd out
better prospect for success by this policy
| than they had met with in dealing with the
| general tariff question. But they somehow
thought that they would have the assist
| ance of most OF the republicans in the ef-
| fort to secure free sugar, and they did not
| think that any democratic Senator, aside
from the two L9 iisiana Senator'S. would
| dare place himself in position of openly
standing by the sugar trust.
A MfscalculatiOn.
| 1t is shown that this was an entire mis-
calculation. There is probably more feeling
between the two factions of democrats in
the Senate over this matter than there was
over the original tariff fight Some of those
| Senators who were particularly active In
| trying to convince the House managers
| that free sugar bill could be put through
the Senate feel that they have been put in
| a position where their sincerity may be
| questioned, and they are very resentful
against those of their colleagues who are
| standing in the way of the fultillment of
their promises.
At the close Of Hills little speech yester-
| day Mr.. Blackburn, who had been sitting
two or three desks away. glaring at the
New York Senator. in the intensity of his
| indignation stood up end, shaking his hand
| at Hill, characterized him and his conduct
| in terms distinctly unparliamentary. IIil
| replied with some cutting sarcasm. The
| dialogue could not be heard beyond the
| foor of the Senate, but, as repeated after
| ward, the language of Blackburn was pc
| culiarly personal and calculated to offend.
No Aid From Republicans.
1t is apparent now that the republicans
would not have allowed themselves to be
! used to aid In relieving the democrats from
the embarrassments of this tariff bill. but
there is still a great deal of complaint
| especially on the House side of the Capitol
| against Carlisle's letter.
Eject of the Murphy Resolution.
The impossibity of further tariff legisla-
ton at this session of Congress was effect
lively demonstrated this afternoon by the
|
submitted yesterday by Mr.. Murphy, de-
| claring that 1t is inexpedient to enact further
| laws concerning the tariff. This resolu-
ton was adopted by vote of % to 1G be-
| ing supported by all of the republicans and
| a number of democrats. Before it's adop-
| ton, however Mr.. Murphy modified 1t by
| eliminating the reference to the letter of
| the Secretary of .he Treasury, to which, 1t
is understood. the republicans objected.
This was more important than might have
| seemed at first, for 1t leaves the Senate fiat
iSoted a declaration against the legisla-
| ton wit.sout citing any reason. 1t is un-
derstood thar 1t was the desire of the con-
| servatiyes to hAyS this part of the resolu-
| ton referring to the sitter retained in the
| text. giving them, as it welc: an excuse for
presenting and voting for the irsolutlon
that this be eliminated was intended to eui-
| barrss SIS the conservatives by taking their
excuse from them is all a matter of sur
mise.
Mr.. GOrman's Flank Movement.
The program for the days events which
as agreed upon last evening. namely, the
selection of Mr.. White to be member of the
finance committee, and the passage of the
Murphy resolution would have been car
ried out strictly according to the original
understanding but for an ingenious flank
movement by Mr.. German, by which he
showed the extreme complication of the
situation. The White resolution was agreed
to without a division the republicans and
Mr.. Hill withdrawing their opposition. The
program then contemplated the adoption of
the Murphy resolution, but when this was
laid before the Senate Mr.. German asked
that it might be laid over temporarily in
order that he might consult with Mr. Muir
ply to make a suggestion He walked over
to Mr.. Murphy's seat and whispered for
about twenty seconds Then came the sur
prise of the day. The Murphy resolution
being withdrawn, the order of business fell
| upon the resolution introduced by Mr.. Gray
yesterday instructing the committee on
| finance to report back a sugar bill with a
| fiat revenue duty. Mr.. Manderson intro
duced amendment instructing the COM
mittee to report the free sugar bill with an
amendment re-enacting the bounty provis-
| ions of 1880. There was precipitated a long
discussion on the question of dividing this
| proposition. Mr.. Lindsay demanding the
division. Mr.. Mills warmed up the discus
sion by supporting the position of the re-
publicans. and after half an hour of talk
| the Vice President decided that the vote
should be taken directly on the amendment
Attempt To Break Pairs.
The bounty amendment was carrfed-2l to
20 This VOTE however, left the Senate with
out a quorum. and SO 1t was not final The