New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-06
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,,oshington. May 5-The little knot of tariff
..,srs In the Senate. led by Senators German
"a Brice. did not put the members Of the FL
MOO Committee to the modification to-day Of
.ort,ne any more Of the 900 odd amend
mig, constituting the Substitute" or pro
...,,on" bill. whose existence was only a few
49,. ago absolutely denied by Senators Voor-
.nss Vest and Turpie That most of the
1.or0es dictated by the conservative" cabal
sro now definitely grated on the bill seems be-
- question; but in a few instances there Is
IN on active movement foot to force the
-x,once Committee to even greater concessions
49,, we're tactly assented to at Thursdays
caucus.
The efforts Of Walter Stanton, Of New-York,
.,.s,deut of the Dry Goods District Campaign
rrrh NJ 1892 and a personal as we'll as political
--sna Of President Cleveland. to persuade the
ramocrauc managers in the Senate to increase
Materially the duties on woollen goods. have
,ssn as persistent during the last few days as
.,sv have been mysterious. Mr. Stanton be-
Raves he has reason to expect some "ecogni-
tom for woolens in the general divide" which
has been made necessary by the doggedness OF
the conservative" faction. and he has been i'm
,.,rt,,ning Mr. Jones to allow some liberal in
craases of rates in the wOollen schedule. SEN
otors Hill Murphy and Brice are backing Mr..
c,onton In his demands. and in Administration
o,rcles his success would perhaps be received
,,a-r gratefully. on account of his activity and
pberality in the campaign of 1892.
That the tariff makers now in control in the
Senate should cast logic and consistency to the
minds once more and allow this newest claim
.r Recognition" would surprise nobody. But
anv material alteration in the woollen schedule
seems now rather improbable
II goes without saying that there Is some bitter
grumbng among the Free Traders ON the Demo
cratic side at the unqualified authority conceded
to the conservative" minority TO revise the bill
at its own discretion. Senators Mills and Coke,
Of Texas seem 10 be uttering the loudest COM
nlaints AT the cowardly surrender of the Finance
Committee TO Messrs. German, Smith and
Rrice Senator Coke has made no secret OF his
onposition to the new amendments and has not
failed to acquaint the compromise engineers
with his feeling on the subject. He protested
IN the most vigorous terms in the caucus last |
Thursday and has coupled his protest with the |
assertion that there We're half dozen Protec- |
tion Senators on the Democratic side who were |
shaping the bill and who have made 1t neces- |
sary TO make an undemOcratic and protective |
bill in order TO pass any bill at all. He says that
he will vote for the bill II shall be reported |
but that 1t is not the bill he wants or the bill |
which tariff refOrmers had a right 10 expect |
from the pledges made by the Democratic |
party.
"any bill" The fact Is that there are no Demo-
Gratis in the Senate OF the free trade faction who
have the courage or capacity to make an out
and out fight against the overpowering influence
of the Conservative" leader, Mr.. German. Mr.
German holds the Democratic majority under
his thumb now as he did in the fight over the
repeal of the Sherman act last summer. and no
Tariff bill has had any chance Of passing the
Senate this year which did not reflect his per-
sonal opinions and owe its success TO his political
manipulation.
Mr.. Harris is quoted saying that as soon as
the amendments have been made public he Will
ask for longer hours. and that after the debate
has thus proceeded for a week he will urge night
sessions. hoping thereby TO pass the bill by the
first Of June
. The Democrats talk Of passing this bill In
three weeks" said Mr. Lodge. That kind Of talk
IS sheer nonsense. 1t is all very well for them to
agree IN caucus that this man shall have what
ne wants and that man shall be taken care of, |
oyt When they come to consider the absolute |
7 as 10 whether an article shall have an in
ease OF or OF 10 per cent, they come across a
peclnc question and not general statement. |
DISCUSSION and differences are bound to follow
even II the Republicans were TO retire from the
hamber and permit the Democrats to have their
wn way, | believe they could not pass the bill In
he