New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-15
PRICE THREE CENTS. '
THOSEPUERILE HOUSE BILLS
THE "POPGUN" TARIFF ADDENDA WILL
MEET AN EARLY DEATH
THEY WILL PROBABLY BE REFERRED TO THn
SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND AL
LOWED To MoULDER-FEELING AGAINST
: THE LOUISIANA SENATORS.
by TELEGRAPH To THE rRIBUyE.l

Washington Aug. 1.-THE Houses puerile and
ridiculous ''popgun" tariff bills We're delivered 70
the Senate promptly this afternoon, and. after .
first reading. went over unacted upon In conse'
quence Of objector from Mr.. Manderson.
Their fate. in a parliamentary sense, Will be de-
termined tomorrow. when Mr. Vests proposed
motion for immediate consideration will be an.
tagonized by demand that all four bills be re-
ferred, In regular course, to the Committee on
Finance. Such reference. II ordered. will be
understood to mean the indefinite postponement
OF these melancholy afterbirths OF Democratic
tariff legislation. The Finance Committee Is now
a tie. politically owing to the failure Of the
Democratic caucus committee to fill the vacancy
on the majority side caused last winter by the
death Of Mr. Vance. Unless. therefore. the Re-
publican members assent to a report, or the pre-
dominance OF the Democratic side Is re-estab.
lished by fresh appointment. the popgun" bills
may be considered practically dead If they are
ever consigned to the files of this deadlocked
committee.
or the four House bills. the three putting
barbed wire. coal and iron ore on the free list
have absolutely no chance Of approval by the
Senate and they are already as dead as any
Of the financial vagares OF Mr. Stewart or MI.
PETER which now lumber the Finance Com
vote in the House was cast almost solidly last
night for the Free Sugar BILL led some OF the
Democratic leaders in the Senate to suppose at
first. that Republican aid could be had to pass
at least this one supposed palliative OF the wrongs
and perfdies of the German Tariff bill. With
4 clearer UNDERSTANDING reached this afternoon.
of the views and intentions OF the Republican
minority, the Democratic managers In the Sem
ate who favor the Free Sugar bill have now
abandoned all hope Of passing this measure ana
il Is conceded by both sides that nothing the
President or the House can do will In any way
alter the verdict of failure. cowardce and dis
honor which the country Is sure to pronounce on
the tariff legislation. finally enacted yesterday.
amid scenes of humiliation and panic, by Demo-
cratic Congress
AN INSINCERE POLICY.
There is It Is true an undoubted desire on both
sides OF the Senate to punish. II possible the Two
Senators from Louisiana for the insincere ana
tortuous policy which they have followed since
the Tariff bill made its appearance In the senate
by an utter withdrawal Of all protection from the
cane growing interest. The Louisiana senators
have wearied and dsgusted the managers OF ootn
political parties by their utter selhshness ana
faithlessness, and they nave. by their PERSISTENT
folly, alienated from the sugarcane interest the
support Of every natural friend OF the domesuc
| production of sugar. Though In position 70
| secure the retention. Of reasonable bounty on
| sugar BY the aid Of the three PopuAst Sose~
they refused utterly to lift hand IN defence or
| the beet sugar industry Of the Northwest, and by
their votes defeated ali schemes for continuing
diminishing bounty system for the next ten
| years Preferring to deal secretly win the
| Finance Committee in their own oehaiI, tney
| found themselves at the last moment tricked out
Of the bonus on this years crop wnlcn hao peeh
promised them Instead Of standing on tneI
rights and voting against the bill. they meekiy
wheeled into line and supported IT, ana since then
thev have made the Senate resound with their
complaints Of perfidy and false pretences on the
part Of the Democratic managers
Ry dicker.ng covertly with Mr.. wilson lot =
rensertion OF bounty clause In the Dill, througn
the agency Of the House conferrees they greatIy
increased the natural resentment let towa.u
theu by Mr. Jones and his colleagues OF the
Se,ato Committee and the Arkansas Senator ID
said to be willing now to go 10 almost any
lengths TO deprive the Iousianians OF any pehe
dts they NAV have obtained under the terms OF
tho German sugar schedule. The Repuoicahs
have no sympathy with Messrs Biancharu anu
Caffery and look upon them as lngrates wiz
have sought with clamor and importantly, 10 oo-
tain FOR themselves protection which they nave
halned 10 refuse to every other agricultural In
dustry. -
THE RIDER WILL BE FATAL.
Nevertheless. the Republican minority IN the
Senate cannot consistently support free sugar
| h,1 which does not allow a bounty to domestic
| nroducers II the Sugar bill should ever come
| bafore the Senate II would be subject TO an
amendment restoring the bounty system ana -
p,rhaps 49, votes could be obtained TO saddle TINS
necessarily fatal rider upon the House pop
gun" measure. But even apart from tnis threa.-
! ered obstacle to the passage or the free sugar
bill there are enough Senators VINO opJect 20 ,Iie
| removal OF the protection given 10 'ne reiiIllne
| monopoly by the German schedule 10 prevent
| ,he Eouse's scheme of universal free sugar from
ever getting a serious hearing. Mr.. German, Mr
smith Mr. Brice and the other conservatives
| would readily find means to Kill or the Dill "
| manoeuvres IN the Democratic caucus
| Mr. Hill has promised to reopen his ngnt
against the income tax II the sugar blll gets oe-
| fore the Senate, while Mr.. Quay would unooupt-
| adIv lend a hand on the floor to quiet the free
sugar agitation by delivering the new forty-day
| tariff speech which he has collated for just sucn
| an emergency. .. .
nut a ouietus within a day or two, to the idiotic
| :'popgun" campaign started by the House. Inc
present programme, as above referred 10, Is 10 h.
! The four bills wholesale by referring them 70
| the Finance Committee. This action taken' the
Senate will practically disband for the session.
There has been bare quorum mere To- 40. ,S,r,~
past and next Saturday will see less tnan thirsy @
! Senators hand for legislative business. ny
House Of course. must first pass the resoutioh
| fixing a date for adjournment. put tne oenavs
Will s,mply unger along. in moribund condi'
ton until the House again swallows its pride
| and surrenders at discretion. The Talk current
yesterday about the Presidenls noIunS @ Sos -
| here until the Senate redeems the Democratic
| PROMISES of free coal to the Nova Scotia SYM
| dcate ard OF free iron ore TO the Cuban monop.
oly means nothing. His recent painful repun
from the Senate will probably last Mr.. Cleveland
| for the rest OF this Congress. Another last
| ditch campaign will scarcely rally enough foi.
| lowers In Congress to make the cause OF 'tarln
reform" politicay respectable or to save its dis.
comfited leader from pubic ridcule
rur prrrs READ REFORE THE SENATE
MR. HILL ANNOUNCES A RENEWAL OF THE IN
COME TAX FIGHT.
| Washington Aug. H-The Senate had early
official notifica ton to-day Of the passage by the
House last evening OF four bills. placing on the
free list sugar btumnous coal. iron ore and barbed