The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-16
SPECIAL TARIFF BILLS.
Speculation as to the Senate's Ao-
tion Regarding Them.
LETTER OF SECRETARY CARLISLE.
The Secretary Declares That the Passage
Of the Froe Sugar Bill Would Cause n
Treasury Deficiency Next Year-senators
Leaving the Capital.


of tho Free Sugar Bill Would Cause n
Treasury Deficiency Next Year-senators
Leaving tho Capital.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18.-For five hours
yesterday afternoon the senate debated
the question Of proceeding Immediately
to the consideration of the house bill
placing sugar, raw and refined, on the
Tree list. Secretary Carlisle's letter stat
ing that the free entry of sugar would de-
prive the treasury during the next fiscal
year of $+3, 900, 900 revenue and cause a de-
fcit OF $50, 100000, which was read in the
senate, was made the justification of Mr..
Harris motion to refer the bill to the
committee on finance, but Mr.. Berry, q
Democratic senator from Arkansas,
wanted the bill considered at once on the
ground that the question was thoroughly
understood and that its reference to the
committee would mean its death.
The letter OF Secretary Carlisle to Sena-
tor Harris reviewed the condition of the
treasury and the estimated revenues of
the government for the next fiscal year,
The figures showed that under the tariff
bill just sent to the president the revenues
would exceed the expenditures for the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1895, Sl5, ,OOO, 900.
The revenues from the sugar duty Mr..
Carlisle placed ut s43,O00, 600, and from
coal, iron ore and barbed wire at Il .OOO. 900.
lfthe house bills We're passed there would,
MIR. Carlisle said, be u deficiency next
year of $50, 100000.
The debate was marked by one of the
most sensational speeches of the session.
Senator Vest, of Missouri, turned on the
calcium light In a speech of two hours
nd hal
souri, senator, smartn9 under what he
believed to be unjust criticisms and SLAM
ders heaped upon himself, rallied with fine
frenzy against the president and all those
who had assaiied him (VesD, his asso-
ciates on the committee on finance or
their motives. He gave complete his
tory OF the struggles in conference and
justified the action of the senate confer
rees throughout. Upon the question of
referring the sugar bill Mr.. Vest uneuuiyo-
cally maintained that it's reference to the
finance committee meant its death. lie
was in favor of considering 1t iinmedi-
ateiy, and of either placing sugar on the
free list or at least striking out the differ
ential in favor of the trust.
Mr.. Wins defended the administration
against the aspersions put upon il by the
senator, and also favored immediate ac-
tinn, as did Mr.. Mills, who challenged
Mr. Carlisle's statement that the tariff
bill would not yield sufficient revenue if
sugar went on he free list. Mr.. Jones, of
the finance committee, offered an amend
ment to place duty of 80 per cent flat"
on raw and refined sugar, with no differ
ential. The pending motion to refer had
not been acted upon when the senate ad-
journed.
The conference report on the sundry
civil bill was agreed to.
The events of the day did not make
clearer the probable result of the effort
on the part Of the senate to follow the
lead of the house in trying to secure the
passage or the supplemental tariff bills.
The first suppositiCn after Senator Harris
offered his motion to refer the bills to the
finance committee was that he was acting
for a united party, but 1t was proven that
the Democratic senators were very much
divided upon this question. 1t appears
that the Republicans will also divide
upon the motion, but majority of them
will oppose it.
The situation may be still further COM
plicatcd by the withdrawal of the Harris
motion. Whether The bills 90 to the com
mittee or are considered on their merits
without reference they will be bitterly
fought. There is no purpose on the part
of the senators who are opposing them to
allow "A vote to be taken. When the fight
begins in earnest the bills will be resisted
by every means known to parliamentary
tactics-by long speeches, amendments
and dilatury motions of all kinds Semi
toi Hills example to amend by repeating
the income tax was followed yesterday by
Senator Quay with amendments which
inrinIal thn tire Mpl<ip1ny 1,,, n.l,....
of like nature will follow. The consery-
atives will move indefinite postponement.
They will try to prevent the senators
from the western mining states from vot-
ing for free sugar by amending the bill so
rs to provide for free lead ore.
1t is thought that the resort to these
tactics for II few days will convince all
of he inutility at this late day of the eff
fort to pass the bills, and that it may be
abandoned. They also count upon the
speedy disappearance of the quorum. A
number Of Republican senators have left
the city, and others will follow tonight,
Some of the Democratic senators are also
preparing to go. Consequently it il pre-
dicted that after tomorrow there will not
be a sufficient number of senators in the
city to transact business. In that event
it is not believed that any effort would be
maze 10 compel attendance, but all buSi-
ness except that done by general consent
would cease.
The tariff bill was delivered to Private
Secretary Thurber at the executive man
sion at l:l0 p m yesterday by Represent
tative Pearson, chairman Of the house
committee on enrolled bills.
In the house yesterday one more of the
appropriation bills was finally disposed of
by the adoption of the report of the con-
ferrees on the sundry civil bill. The re-
port on the general deficiency bill was
also made All of the report was agreed
to but the Southern Pacific railroad item,
which gave rise to prolonged debate.
The discussion was not finished This is
now the only appropriation bill which
awaits final action by congress. The only
bill of any importance passed by the house
was to provide penalty for infractiou of
the meat inspection act.