Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-25
DESPERATE DEMOCRA rs
Resolved to Pass q Tariff Bill ut ANY
Cost
Democratic Votes Secured ut All
Changed II Necessary.

4hoSS WIN hoPS " Qclcat ic8lSlat1Oh
By this Congress through the medium Of
public sentiment or anything else over
look the almost reckless desperation to
which the democrats are reduced by the
difficulties which they are encountering.
They have reached point where they have
decided that at whatever cost 1t may be
they will pass tariff bill speedily. II to
do SO they have to sacrifice item after
item of the measure to placate dissatisfied
democrats. they will make the sacrifice.
They propose to secure the support Of all
the democratic Senator'S, either by CO.
ercion or concession. and then. having a
majority Of the Senate ready to vote for
the BILL to force a vote by whatever means
are necessary for the accomplishment Of
this object.
VIII Change the Rules IL Necessary.
The speech of Mr.. Mills in the Senate
yesterday materialized the spirit Of his
party. II 1t Is necessary to change the
rules Of the Senate to pass the bill they
will turn in for that. regardless of the
previous attitude of the party on that
question. If. in order to accomplish a
change in the rule. 1t is necessary for the
Vice President to take an arbitrary posi-
ton and override traditions, as Mr.. Reed
did in the House, 1t Is said that the Vice
President will do this. The one PROPOSE
ton is to pass the DILL and to pass 1t
delicacy Of feeling or regard for consist
ency and tradition to interfere.
Any Means to Secure Votes.
Any means necessary to secure the sup
port Of majority for the bill will be re-
sorted to, and after that whatever meth
DDS are required to force a vote viii be
adOntlS Thav II
hog case" and are determined to pass a
bill. even II they have to smash -hings In
doing II, and II the bill after passage
amounts to no more than one of the single
pop-gun bills put through the House by
Mr.. Springer during the last Congress
This is the upshot of their conferences on
the matter.
A Compromise Tariff Bill.
I'VE have got a tariff bill which will
pass" said Senator Brice of Ohio today. 'It
will go through early in June or perhaps be-
fore that; at least soon as the repub-
licans get through talking. The bill which
has been agreed upon is one which will re-
ceive the support of the entire democratic
party in the Senate. 1t has been made up by
Secretary Carlisle. representing the admins
tration. and who has had frequent consul
tations with the President and Senator
Jones. representing the finance committee
Senators Cockrell, German, myself and
others, who have interested themselves and
the result has been bill which will meet
the approval of the democratic Senate"
Senator Brice was asked as to specific
items, In which Ii Is supposed changes have
been made, and said that he could give no
specific changes. II those having actual
charge Of the matter cared to make known
the changes they might but he did not care
to say anything about them 49,
How II Has Been Brought About.
I'VE have taken the Senate BILL the Nc
kinley bill, the Mills bill and such informa-
ton as has been furnished. and made a
tariff bill that will pass
How will 1t be brought into the Senator"
The changes will be in the form of
amendments offered as finance committee
amendments to the pending bill. and will
be supported by the democrats Of the
Senate"
Asked further as to details, Senator Brice
said that he could not give them. AS for
himself he had not asked a thing or under
taken to dictate single schedule.
81 have aimed" said he ito secure a re-
duction Of about 80 per cent from the Nc
Kinley law. and that is about what the
reductions will average"
A Nodded Income Tax.
1.-THE income tax will stayr he was
asked.
Yes. with some changes and limita-
tons"
Continuing, Senator Brice said: when
the bill passes 1t will go to conference. A
strong conference committee will be named
and there will no doubt be some changes
made, but in the end bill will pass. Then
the democratic party will have redeemed
the three principal promises 1t made, the
repeal of the silver purchase act, the re-
peal of the election laws and the enactment
Of a reform tariff measure"
What Senator Jones Says.
Senator Jones of the finance committee.
when asked about the current report that
a compromise had been reached on the
tariff bill. said that no agreement had been
made. He admitted that there had been
numerous conferences among democratic
Senators with a view of adjusting the diff
ference supposed to exist, but said that
there could be no agreement until all the
pers ons interested in the changes on both
sides of the question had given their as
sent, and also that If he felt disposed TO go
into details 1t would be impossible to do so
at this time, and they had not been agreed
to even by those who had the matter in
hand. Tie Senator expressed himself as
very hopeful that the party would soon be
united on the bill, but farther than this he
would not go.