The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-10
THAT DRUG 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 Jerscy ctr Meas.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, 1S94.-Two OF the
New Jersey delegation made themselves CON-
spicuous 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 OF
the bronchitis which has been troubling him,
and takes the trip on the advice of his physi-
clan 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-
so n addressed a letter to Senator VooIheeS,
Ch airrnan of the Senate Fin ance Committee,
sta ting that he was about to leave the city
and would be gone ten days, but that II dur
ing that time his presence could be OF any
service to the Finance Committee he
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
| struetionst in any sense of the word. Here
| is his own language in his letter to Senator
Voorhees,
'sIn order that you and my other Demo-
cratic colleagues ON the committee may know
what to expect from me, 1 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 obstructionists.
| ] have not denied the report, as never deny
anything the newspapers say OF me, but viii
always try to speak for myself when the time
| comes"
| sIIt 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-
sey l have replied to all of these, however,
| that shall endeavor to secure IN the bill a
| symmetrical arrangement of the duties, but
| whenever am outvoted In the committee,
| as it is very possible l 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-
mess. In the Finance COMMITTEES, if should
not act with the Democrats it would mean
that there would be five republicans against
five democrats, and if l should vote against
my party, il would place the Republicans in
the majority. Such a thing Is not TO be
thought of for moment"
l. CHANGES IN THE WILSON BILL.
'Is the Wilson bill likely to be much
changed in the Finance CommitteeW
There are many inequalities in the Wilson
bill which will have to be corrected. For
instance in wooden 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. In earthenware and pot
terry, On the other hand, where the ninety
five per cent of the cost is labor, the tar1if
has been cut to thirty-five per cent. Even
with the tariff under the Mckinley bill two
thirds of the earthenware and pottery cd
in this country is imported, which shows IT,
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 tinkering with it
in some places will make it symmetrical, and,
l think, will remove great deal OF the cr1tl-
| cism which is made against it.
my own idea" continued the Senator,
tsis that the bill ought not to stay in the FL
nance Committee moment longer than Is
| absolutely necessary. Indeed, VIII say TO
YOU what | 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 I'M
ported l have decided, however, not to Of
fer this bill, for fear that that it would de-
lay final action on the measure which has
come from the House. As for the sugar tax,
| do not believe it will pass the Senate The
Republicans, who put sugar on the free list,
will not vote to renew the duty. L thlnk
there will be an income tax.