The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-09

WASHINGTON. May 4.-NOtwith-
standing the truce agreed upon between
the democratic and republican senators
whereby it was ARA nged that hostilities
on ths tariff should cease until next
Tuesday, there has not been a day when
there has been bOlder talk and stronger
protest on respective sides of the cham
Der than today. While the republican
senators have allowed the democrats to
infer that when the amendments are
publicly announced and the assurance
OF vote sufficient to pass the bill is
given, they viii yield to the majority.
they assert privately that they know
that the necessary votes cannot be OBJ
tained and declare that the democrats in
the senate are gradually approaching
more serious trouble than they have yet
encountered; and. in making this state
ment, they assert that Senators Murphy
and Smith are as doubtful as is Sena-
tor Hill. in the support of the bill, as it
is to be amended. It is asserted that
Senator Smith only cast his vote for the
German resolution in the democratic
caucus yesterday upon the assurance
that the resolution was not binding.
Democrats Confident.
The democrats express the greatest
confidence in the success OF the bill.
Senator Faulkner said today that the bill
would become a law before the 18th of
June, and that congress would adjourn
by the 4th of July. The democratic SEN
atOrs declared the tariff bill would pass
the senate before the lst of June. More
than one asserted that both Senators
Murphy and Smith had given assurance
Of support.
1t is noticeable. however, that some
of the democratic senators are canvass
ing the probabilities of securing the pop
ulist vote in the senate and they say
that Senators Allen and Kyle will vote
for the bill. so that they can lose Hill.
Murphy and Smith if necessary and still
have the requisite forty-three votes.
The program of the democratic man
ayers is TO introduce the tariff amend
ments on Monday. have them taken up
in the full committee on finance on
Tuesday and reported to the senate so
as 10 continue the debate after that
date. In the meantime they will pro
ceed with their work Of clearing up the
executive calendar, while in the com
mittee rooms they will arrange for the
renewal Og the battle, which they will
try 70 carry by a cavalry charge If the
republicans do not make definite terms
with them.
Senator Mills Talks.
Senator Mills, who was not at the eau
Gus yesterday, was asked If his absence
had any sifinihcance and emphatically
said that it had none. II did not know
anything about it," he said, "and if had
been there would probably have talked
against concessions, and then taken my
medicine like the rest Of them and agreed
tc vote for the bill. realize that Ye are
in the hands Of a half dozen senators
who can defeat the bill If they do not
get what they want. Since the bill was
first made concessions have been going
on and instead of cutting down as / de-
sired should be done, they have been
going up, and we cannot tell where they
will end"
He was asked why they did not ar
range the differences in some way and
get down to work.
"That Is what they are trying to do.
They hope that this matter can be ar
ranged after while and the discussion
Of the bill proceed. The country is i'm
patient of delay 1t was when the silver
repeal bill was pending. A great many
did not believe the repeal would do any
good, but they wanted the matter settled
/ know something about public opinion,
and L know that the people regard this
delay as unnecessary, and are becoming
very much disgusted."
Fixing the Schedules.
Senator Jones has put in the entire
day in his committee room and has had
Senator Vest with him a part Of the
time. They have been engaged espe-
cially upon the wool and cotton
schedules, which it IS believed are to be
still further changed than they are un-
derstOOd 10 have been. Senator Murphy
has interested himself in these schedules
and there is little doubt that he will Sc
cure more liberal concession than have
been granted. delegation of gentle
men, consisting Of Walter Stanton and
George W. Bramhall of New York and
Charles A. Own, all of them influential
democrats, have been at the capital to-
day as representatives Of the woolen
manufacturing interest, and Mr.. STAN
ton said, after conferring with members
of the committee, that he was very hope
ful that the wooden schedule would be
materially changed. He said they had
asked for a compound duty and had
shown the committee how il was impos-
sible to make a strictly ad valorem duty
serve the purpose Of affording any pro-
lection to manufacturers. Mr. stanton
declared that the WOODEN manufacturers
were asking concessions as democrats,
and they had shown the committee that
the changes they seek are such as the
democratic party could afford to grant.
I'VE DON'T he said. "ask for duty
on wool, but we do ask for sufficient