The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-06-27

Democrat Leaders Striving to
Unity Their Members.
The Fateful Sugar Schedule Causing
Much Nervousness Among Them.

WARRINGTON. June "a. - The senat
opsnt another day debating the incom
tax provisions Of the tariff bill, withou
making any perceptible progress.
Over i've hours were devoted TO the dis
n 0ussion OF two amendments offered b,
Senator Hill. the first to exempt the in
N terest on state. county and municipal
bonds, and the second to exempt the in.
terest on state bonds from the operation
4 Of the tax, The debate drifted into an
4 exhaustive examination of the power oi
4 congress and states rights. Three Demo
crats, Messrs. Gray, Pugh and Caffery.
4 sided with the New Yolk. senator. Both
amendments were defeated.
The Democratic managers, having
learned that Senator Hill intended to
turn bis batteries on the sugar schedule
when it was reached. set TO work to ascer-
tain IL there was any break In their lines
They were in conference for several
hours Monday and yesterday, talking
over the situation. There has been con-
siderable alarm felt and they appear to
De rather nervous as the time approaches
when vote is to be taken.
They appear to be fully aware of the
fact that there are a great many points in
the bill that are not altogether satisfac-
eory TO the compromisers- German, Brice,
Camden and Murphy.
Coal and Sugar.
The conferences are understood to he
Tor the purpoae OF perfecting the measure
20 that these senators aud one or two
others who are looked upon as doubtful
would be sure 70 vote for it.
Ihe greatest alarm is felt for coal and
sugar. The indications are that there
Will be some change made in the sugar
schedule. Although the compromisers,
Gorman. Brice and others, have steadily
insisted that the schedule should not take
eHect until next January, they have, it is
consented to yield this point
The amendment suggested by Secretary
carlisle, relieving sugar importers from
foreign countries from the payment of
She discriminating lcent duty, will also
oe adopted. This concession is regarded
~ necessary in view Of the attitude Ger
many has taken with regard to her pro-
uucts. No other changes or notifications
Dn sugar will be made.
Ihe Democratic managers made stren-
nous efforts yesterday to ascertain how
Ebc Populists intend to vote on the
opposition to strike out the sugar sched-
PIE when il is made, but they decline to
tate what their attitude will be on that
notion. Irby of South Carolina, how
|ver, informed them he would vote for
he proposition.
II the three other Populists vote to
trlke out the sugar schedule -the-p -peme--
ratio magin will be very small, aud it
nay take the vote of the vice president to
ave II. IL Is no wonder, therefore. that
he Democratic managers are alarmed.
New National Holiday.
The warm weather and the uninterest-
re nature, of the proceedings in the
ouse kept both mem bers and sightseers
way. and the chamber wore a somewhat
o1erted appearance The deficiency bill
pcupied the greater part of the day, the
|ain fight being on the paragraph rela-
We TO Indian depreciation claims. This.
nnsily agreed TO, carries an appropria.
On OF 100000 A number OF bills and
solutions were passed, the most i'm
Etant being senate bill to make Labor
~ . national holiday. The bill re-
lires but the signature of the president
become law. The day set is the first
onday In September.