Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-08-17
NOT BACKED down.
President Cleveland May
Sign Tariff Bill.
SUGAR STILL TALKED OF.
Senators Vote to Refer the Question
to Finance Committee.


caused much comment In both houses Of
congress Several Democratic senators
called at tho executive mansion. They
were informed that the president was out
of the city The impression generally pre-
walls that he had gone away to prepare
message OF some kind on the tariff bill.
There arc still some Of the presidents
friends who tink be will veto the bill,
and they poini % his litter written to
Chairman Wilson on Monday, as soon as
the result Of the Democratic caucus was
known TO him, as proof of the fact that
the president has not in any way backed
down.
In that letter he spoke very highly Of
Wilson, and approved of everything he
had done, and expressed great regret at
the unfortunate ending OF the whole mat
ter. This would seem TO indicate that he
has no sympathy with the action of the
house caucus. Notwithstanding all this,
those near the president believe that he
will sign the bill.
Peace Reigned.
All was calm In the senate yester-
day. After two hours spent In a rather in
teresting debate on a resolution OF Mr..
Kyle, the South Dakota Populist, to pro
hibit the sale of Intoxicating liquor In the
senate wing Of the Capitol during the re-
cess, and a resolution of Mr.. Call OF
Florida for a senatorial trip by tho COM
mon patents, a vote was taken without
debate on Mr.. Harris motion to refer the
sugar bill to the finance committed, and it
was so referred by vote of 82 to IL.
An analysis Of the vote shows that III
Republicans, l8 Democrats and 3
Populists voted for the motion, and IL
Democrats against It, Republicans,
Populist and Democrat were paired in
favor OF the motion, and Republicans
and Democrats against It. The majori-
ties In favor Of referring the free coal, iron
ore and barbed wire bills were even larger
than on free sugar.
IL IL now understood ON both sides of the
senate that the measure will not even be
considered by the finance committee at
this time. It is clearly evident that but
for the prompt action of Secretary Carlisle
In transmitting his letter showing the ex-
act condition of the treasury, present and
prospective, the free sugar bill would have
had Immediate consideration, and would
have been supported by nearly a solid
Democratic vote.
Some Arc Now Sorry.
Nothing but the urgent demand Of the
depleted condition of tho treasury could
induce the Democratic majority TO impose
a duty on sugar. The Democratic mem
bers Of the finance committee, and also
of the ways and means committee, are
now sorry that they did not make some
provision for raising the additional rev.
enue required by the government from
other sources than sugar
Several OF them remarked that an addi-
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have raised all the revenue required.
They were repeatedly urged TO adopt this
plan by some of the shrewdest men in
their party, but they were afraid of the
German vote. Now they are convinced of
the mistake they made, and IL is too late
to remedy IT,
1t is very apparent from the utterances
of many Of the leading Democratic sena-
tors that II there was time and they could
hold quorum here, they would amend the
free sugar bill by eliminating the deferen-
tial duty on refined sugar embodied in the
tariff bill; but as this or any other prop
osition cannot be passed at the present
time, the sugar BILL with the other tenta-
tive measures, will be allowed to go over
until next December.
The o. estiol Ha, II Q Ralsed
WncUneT III NOulh 40 llsst dDlt 10 put the
new tariff bill into immediate operation in
view of the fact that customs officers at a
distance from Washington could not
know the new rates established by it.
Hitherto, it Is learned, the treasury
department has suffered no great incon.
venience under similar circumstances
The Mckinley act was passed Oct. l, 1890,
was signed on Oct. 3, and by terms went
into operation on Oct. 8. At that time the
department sent copies of the bill TO all
near customs officers, but those at too
great a distance to be reached were no
titled by wire to assess new rates from the
best information they had. This was
done, and all the differences from the true
rates were adjusted and settled afterward
without difficulty,
NoQuorum.
The members of the house have been
dropping of SO quietly and surely that at
no time yesterday was there a quorum
present, and requests for leave of absence
on account OF sickness" and sickness in
family were received with derisive laugh.
ter. The senate bill repeating the clause
In the tariff act placing alcohol used in
the arts on the free list was passed after
debate.
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