The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-06-16
DECISIVE Day.



co SodrsSe nsS ths ems manSfscture Of shoddy.
Under the Mckinley act, the manufac-
ture of shoddy, Senator Vest said, had
doubled. Last year IL had reached $780,
100000.
when It Reaches the House.
There Is much discussion among the
prominent democrats In the house con-
cerning the fate of the tariff bill when IL
reaches that body. Ordinarily the fate OF
important legislation to n large extent,
where there are serious differences, is in
the hands Of the conferees. to whom the
settlement OF the disagreement between
the two houses 10 referred
But in the case Of the pending tariff
bill II is very evident. judging from the
talk indulged in ON the Democratic side,
that 1t will be very difficult to persuade
the house to accept the numerous i'm
portant amendments which have been
incorporated Ia the pending bill.
That there II q bitter fight ahead is
universally conceded. Members Of the
ways and means committees and other
leading Democrats In the house have re-
Trained, up TO the present time. from Civ
ing utterance to the sentiment which is
cropping out In that body.
The point has been reached. however,
where these feelings can no longer be
kept secret, and it can also be truthfully
said that the testimony of Havemeyer
and other members of the Sugar trust has
been potent fac.or in bringing the gen
sral discomfort to the surface.
Tainted by the Sugar Trust.
There appears to be determination to
fight the sugar schedule to the last ditch.
The enormous profits which the Sugar
trust has made, and the admission that
the proposed tariff added largely to the
revenue of this gigantic monopoly. is
being used with much force by the
opponents OF the sugar schedule in the
pending bill.
There is prevailing sentiment among
a large number of the mem bers of the
house that an enormous amount Of
money has been made by the Sugar trust
in manipulating the stock on informa-
ton obtained from senators, aud that the
tariff bill is tainted, and accordingly
more or less corrupted. Whatever the
investigation may show, this belief Will
influence many votes in the house
partial canvas of the house shows
that there are between ~ and ~ Demo-
Gratis who will vote against the sugar
schedule when It comes before them.
Many of them 40 so far as TO assert that
they will vote against the proposed duty
on sugar, even though such action would
defeat the bill The men who talk in
this strain are radical tariff reformers
Many of them are from the west, and
they claim they will be sustained at home
in such action.
There are many southern representa-
tives who talk in the same strain. They
point to the fact that they have been de-
feated on two vitality important questions
free silver and the repeal OF the state
bank tax--by the northern representa-
tives. and they are not In a frame OF mind
to aid their northern allies to pass any
measure that will make the rich richer
and the poor poorer.
Richardson Denies Charges.
The dullness of yesterdays proceedings
In the house was in marked contrast to
the excitement of Thursdays session. An
event somewhat out Of the ordinary was
. personal explanation by Mr.. Richardson.
In reply to allegations made in Wash
ington newspaper that he had been using
his position as a member of the commit
tee on the District of Colum bia to further
the interest OF an overhead trolley syndi-
cate, to whom he (Richardson) had sold
real estate indirectly. He denied the
charge In toto.
The Indian appropriation bill was again
considered The section of the bill pro-
viding for the sale of certain state bonds,
credited to the Indian trust funds, was
struck out on a point of order after a
sharp debate.
The greater part of the night session
was devoted to discussion OF the obstruc'
tion which pension bills were met with az
sessions Of the house especially held To
dispose of them.