The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-23
AT SEA ON THE TARIFF BILL.
CIRCULATING a CALI ron a oAU-
Gus OF DEMOCRATIC sENAT TORS.

oppo-itien 20 ths MN orowinG Every Day
TIE Fius.e. Co--ittee sticks 60 Its POT
| iey 81 Grsnting No Hssrirgs-Evsn SEM
ster- Ars Not Allowed In the Cou-ittse
Roou-Growi.e bitterness Between the
Ds-osrstis Fsetio.s-UrEsut Protest or
wage workers Aeaisst the Wilson BIN.
WASHINGTON, Feb. ga caucus OF the Dem
| ocratic Senators seems 60 be absolutely neces-
ssry in order TO bring the opposing factions to-
eether in support Of tariff bill. and It IL prob
| able that the caucus will be held next Monday.
A call was being signed to- day. and Il is thought
that enough signatures will be obtained By
that time. The situation with regard to the
bill. remains as II has been for some time
The subcommittee. which Senator Vest says
does not exist but OF which Senator Mills says
he lie still member has the bill
ready to report but Senator German and
other leaders plainly SAY that they cannot
vote for It unless IL is amended so as to afford
protection for the coal. sugar, and other indus
| tries In which their constituents are interest
| ed. At present the bill lie more than ever an
| Administration measure. and the opposition
| to It is growing every day.
The corridors OF the Capitol are full OF rep
| resentatiyes Of the various industries. Hent
here to plead with the committee to afford
thom protection. but they are treated with
| contempt Chairman Voorhees, and his coll
| leagues stick to their policy Of granting no
| hearings, and It 10 fact that an opportunity
| to talk to the committee Is denied to Senators
| them selves, and in fact few OF them know
whore the committee holds its sessions.
| The Republican Senators especially are In
| dlgnant at the treatment they have received
| but they are holding their tongues with tho
| intention OF taking advantage later Of the I'M
happy situation Of their Dem ocratic colleagues
| Tho debate that took place in the Senate cham
So ,.sto,dav has served 10 intensify the bitter.
W. Ss..-ss AZ. 90. ,rada oioront nd thar
nnoonen,. ON the Domoorstio side Of the cham.
Der. and some ugly talk is being INDUCED ~, In
The charge brought against MIR. Vest by Mr..
Chandler that ne Is acting 'ne ,n yer .h .,
tnose VINO speou.a'e IN saka az. ou rs,,.e y o.mo
.D Saa tSs tariff debate began and not alone on
| a.. p..,hi,o.n sido ~ the cbamber Mr.
vests statement. moreover. that there was no
such thing as a subcommittee engaged in the
work of preparing the Tariff bill was remark.
able one. and struck every one who
heard it with SURPRISE Senator Mills.
the . sSpDouo m,,teo did no. hear Mr.
ss sstamans su. mad. public Sis deter
min,t,on not to serve Ion ger on the com mittee
which Mr.. Vest says Is q myth. Later In the
| dav Mr. Mills got angry again and withdrew
| his hrst an nouncem emit and made another say
inc ,bst he would remain on the committee
Mr. Jones Of Arkansas. the third member of the
subcommittee. is very indignant at the mess
that has been made of the whole matter.
and is advocating the policy ., reporting the
bill to the Senate at once ana iet .he warning
n.n who "a aluay. for washing their family
linen in private. will probably be able to re-
skirmish. II not the real battle. will therefore
Of the he esu ,S room g.'' o Wv ~.''
Representative blanchard OF Louisiapaai VINO
appointed Senator to succeed Mr.. White. who
has been confirmed Associate Justice Of the
the ae ssrif 9SSstlen. has been said that the
friends OF the wilson PHI would gam "a V9te IN
senate a a sh1S oE be
measure IN the House while senator Witt III,
ea ehs nroxde
Ss.n.t e To TIE Sun soE e. pom ss
trict which he represents in the House are
tariff reiormers. and that Therefore h he y9ts ed
be elected TO the senate. howe.er ne would
eonSiae y, mn who,a stats Of Ioaisiene and
would feel IL then his duty to vote az st any
tariff bill in which the sugar producers Of the
e'A's arc n0' pfJ ~ "a. T"is.t Prem.
o.,, >, a.. non,.n,Ion hstws.r ssrator.
dsagrss With the poiGg Of th ,s fi1sGfs
III a tha damanSs made Inv those ursine high
~ - -. "A III a trs psfar ~ isa aim ar
or ,htes VI IVY anu tno - y ", = IT, - ~
ticles from tns Tree 20 the uutiap ~ s.: ~ uas
| Senators on Monday morning
| Senator Butler of South Carolina began to
oircuiate the cali for the caucus after the
senate Zen ths Anu aasa oepostion to iba
| Wilson bill, gathered in the senator's COM
| mittee room 10 discuss the situation. Those
| ranorfad N hava haen preaant ara San atorA
| tggRSSi ~ ~ -. Gn.cn prJoa Sn,Ith
NH SauerJ' upIman' oiDson, ptiSo. =. - .s''
| and Butler: Although no speclal ooJect Is as
| signed in the call, the tariH 10 known 10 be the
| matter upon which the caucus will be called:
| From rem arkg dropped by Senators after the
| .orToranoa $500 n h snnsrent that a dnty on
coal and sugar will be insisted on. and that
| iron is not TO be omitted in the pressure to be
brought to bear upon the Finance Committee.
| While Ii does not seem possible that the COM
| mittee would consider Tor moment any at:
| tempt to take wool OF the free list. IL 10 said
that this is discussed as a probability.
The wool men have been making deter
| mined fight and have made some converts on
| tha nau aida the chambAF Mr.