The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-05
aUAY's TARIFF FIGHT.
Defeat of the Wilson Bill the Object
of His Amendments.

OF hlb amendments.
Pittsburg, Pa, Feb. 4.-Senator Quay
arrived at his home in Beaver last night
His health is again precarious, He will,
however, return to Washington to-
morrow.
Senator Quay's proposed amendments
TO the tariff measure have caused con-
siderable talk throughout the country
The local populistS in particular are
pleased. The senator hopes by
tacking on the free coinage Of
silver, the repeal of the state
bank tax and providing for the purachse
OF l45, l25 ounces of gold per month, and
the issue of notes therefor to cause such
dissensions in the Democratic party that
the Wilson bill will be defeated When
seen at his home in Beaver the senator
had not much TO say in explanation Of
his course. He could give no assur-
ance that his tactics would kill the new
tariff measure. He said he knew the
Democratic party of old. While the dem
ocratic senators would undoubtedly make
fight for specific protection, for their
own sections they would likely line up
for the bin on the final vote.
THE DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY.
Senator Quay continued: 1.-THE demo-
Gratis have majority of tn rec, / think.
over the republicans and populists In the
Senate. Whether this majority can be
overcome or not Is question.
introduced the amendments with
out consultation with other republi-
can senators. do not know what they
think, and cannot say whether they will
vote for the amendments or not. NV OBJ
tect, of course, is to defeat the Wilson bill
This is the only way the silver
question can be revived again this session
and 1t ought TO please the silver men AS
for the repeal of the state bank tax. that
is democratic policy, and, as the party
seemed to be lodging the issue, thought
| would give 1t an opportunity to put itself
on record.
TIE BUYING OF GOLD.
81 believe In my gold proposition, and
have advocated it for some time, but
would not press this amendment now
IL is part of the plan to defeat the Will
son bill also. 1t is virtually the Sherman
bill over again, except that gold is to be-
purchased instead OF silver. believe II
the Sherman law had provided for the
purchase of gold, we would not have had
the money panic last fall, "
Senator Quay says II certain amount
of gold was purchased each month, that
in ten years the government would have
great reserve while 1t would be add ing
NO PLAN OF ACTION DEoIpED ON.
Returning to the Wilson bill, he said /:
"The republicans in the Senate have not
decided on any plan Of action, They have
nothing to go on now. Until the bill is
presented by the finance committee, we do
not know what II win be. But my amend
ments must go before the Senate to be
voted on / was assured by leading
democrat on the committee some time ago
that they would give full hearings to the
manufacturers. / have not heard that
this plan has been changed.
"My opinion is that it will be some
time before the Wilson bill will be dis
posed of In the Senate. see where Sena-
tor Voorhees, was quoted as saying that
they would vote on the bill inside Of a
month. think the senator wasmisquoted,
for he knows it will take longer than that.
II is question whether the Wilson bill
can be defeated or not. We have no as
surance of it,"
Is 1T BAIT FOR THE PoPULIsTs.
sis it true that your silver amendment
is intended to placate the popuiists and
lure them back into The republican
party2" was asked.
well that is funny question TO ask
me. II | had any such intention, GER
tainly would not discuss 1t in the news
papers" The senator chuckled to him
self as he made the reply.
Senator Quay will probably go to Florida
tho latter part of the week. When asked
how his absence in Florida would affect the
amendments of which he has given notice,
he said: "If get back from Florida In
two or three months, ] will be in ample
time for the earliest consideration of these
amendments. The finance committee
has cut out plenty of work for itselfv