The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-10
THATDRUG CONTRACT
Gentleman George Keeping
His End of the Bargain
in Washington.
REFRAINED FROM VOTING.
Senator MCPHERSON, on the Other
Hand, Anxious to Forward
the Tariff Measure.
Special to the Jersey cttg Meas.


WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, 1894.-Two Of he
New Jersey delegation made themselves con-
spicuol,s in the House Monday by their actions
in the effort to bring the Tariff bill beforeths
House for consideration. They were Cad
mus and Fielder, who manifested their an
tagonism by refraining from voting.
Senator Mcpherson left Monday for
Florida, where he will remain for ten days
at least He has been unable to throw on
the bronchitis which has been troubling him.
and takes the trip on the advice of his physi-
cian He hopes that by breathing the warm
ocean air of Florida for some time his
trouble will disappear. Senator Mcpherson
was accompanied by his SON.
SENATOR M'PHERsoN's STAND.
Just before his departure Senator McPher-
son addressed letter to Senator Voorhees,
Chairman of the Senate Fin ance Committee,
stating that he was about to leave the city
and would be gone ten days, but that if dur
ing that time his presence could be of any
service to the Finance Committee be
should certainly return to Washington at
once He also took occasion to express un-
equivocally his position on the tariff question:
He will stand by the majority of the commit
tee and of the party He will not be an OBJ
| is his own language in his letter to Senator
| VOORHEES,
| 'In order that you and my ether Demo-
| cratic colleagues ON the committee may know
what to expect from me, here state that the
! Democratic side of the Committee of Finance
must make the tariff bill, and then every
member of the committee must stand by the
| work done. To do otherwise is to confess
that we are not fit to govern. write thus
| plainly as see the newspapers have placed
/ me in the list of those called obStructlonlsts.
/ have not denied the report, as never deny
| ANYTHING the newspapers say of me, but / will
| always try to speak for myself when the time
| comes"
| ''It is but natural" said the Senator,
| speaking to your correspondent as he was
was about to board the train, that should
| receive a large number of letters from per-
sonal friends and from others who look to
carefully guard their interests in New Jer-
sew | have replied to all of these, however,
that shall endeavor to secure IN the bill
symmetrical arrangement of the duties, but
| whenever am outvoted Ia the committee,
as it is very possible / shall frequently be,
shall not be an obstructionist, but shall go
into the Senate Chamber ready to stand by
the rest of my colleagues on the committee
| do not see how anyone could expect me to
act otherwise. The Democratic party has
been entrusted with the enactment of tariff
reform legislation, and if we cannot act IN
concert, we might-as well go out of the busi-
1 ness. In the Finance Committee, if should
| not act with the Democrats, it would mean
that there would be five republicans against
five democrats, and If should vote against
my party, il would place the Republicans in
the majority. Such a thing Is Rot to be
thought of for moment"
i CHANGES IN THE WILSON BILL.
s'Is the Wilson bill likely to be much
changed in the Finance Cemmitteep
There are many inequalities in the Wilson
bill which will have to be corrected. For
| instance in woolen goods, where seventy per
cent of the cost is in the raw material, the
latter is put upon the free list, while the
tariff on the manufactured goods IS kept up
to forty per cent. Ia earthenware and pot
terry, on the other hand, where the ninety
five per cent. of the cost is labor, the tariff
has been cut to thirty-ffve per cent. Even
with the tariff under the Mckinley bill two
thirds of the earthenware and pottery used
in this country is imported, which shows that
the labor cost must be very light in Europe.
Still, while point out these instances, do
not believe that the bill will have to be en-
tirely overhauled. A little tinkerlng with it
in some places will make it Symmetrical. and,
I think. will remove great deal OF the cr1tl-
cism which is made against it.
my own idea," continued the Senator,
''is that the bill ought not to stay in the FL
nance Committee moment longer than Is
absolutely necessary. Indeed, will say to
you what l have never said to any one else,
that have been for two years preparing q
tariff bill that was based on a comprehensive
knowledge of labor cost here and abroad,
as well as of the amount of manufactured
goods, both made in this country and im-
ported l have decided, however, not to Of
fer this bill, for fear that that it would de
Law final action on the measure which has
come from the House As for the sugar tax,
I do not believe it will pass the Senate. The
Republicans, who put sugar on the free list,
viii not vote to renew the duty. l think
| there will be an income tax.