The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-03-01

WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 9S.-The
Democratic senatorial caucus on the
tariff bill is over, and both sides arc
claiming to havo madc progress for the
interests they represent. The outcome
is in the nature OF victory for the
Democratic members of tho finance
committee, who prepared the bill, as i.
was returned to them without any in
ssructions to make changes.
Immediately after tho adjournment
OF the caucus, Senators German, Brice
Hill, Smith, Murphy, Camden and one
or two others who have been known tc
be very much opposed to the bill OF the
finance committee as it was prepared
by tho committee. held q consultation
and their attitude was in direct contrast
with the members OF the finance com
mittee.
During the three days which ended
last night, while the tariff bill was being
considered, but one vote was taken and
that but 4 few minutes before adjourn.
ment. This was on proposition 10 in.
struct the finance committee to put iron
ore on the dutiable list without fixing
any rate whatever. and this was
lost by vote OF 10 10 II. Senator
Pugh, OF Alabama, stated he would
not be bound by the action OF the eau.
Gus and reserved the right to support
his motion in the senate. Several sena.
tors declared that it would be useless to
take any moro votes because il senators
did not intend to abide BY the action OF
the caucus, it put au end to the power OF
caucus. Soon after this Senator Voorhees,,
chairman OF the finance committee,
moved that the caucus adjourn to mec.
at the call OF the chairman with the
understanding that the finance commit.
tee should continue its work on the bill
and report it as soon as possible. 1t is
said that Senator Brice passed the nd.
journment resolution to Senator Voor.
hees with request that he would pre-.
sent il.
Senator Brice, who was one OF the
prime movers in the caucus, and who,
during it. sessions, has had as much TO
say in criticism OF the bill as any other
senator, said tonight that the res uli
could not be considered in the light Of
defeat ior those who wcrc instru.
mental in bringing about tho caucus.
He believed that il had been demon.
strated to them that certain schedules
in the bill did not meet the approval oi
large number OF senators, and in a
more impressive manner than could
have been done without the caucus.
While members OF the finance com.
mittec are generally rc,icent, what they
10 say and what their friends say indi
cate that they felt that the caucus has
resulted in vindication OF the bill.
It Is claimed that those who brought
about the caucus expected to secure
votes instructinG the committee to place
duty on wool, iron ore, sugar, lum mber,
salt and number OF other articles, and
increase the duty on coal and sugar,
and yet upon the strongest proposition
they fell short Two votes.
The Republicans look upon the result
OF the caucus as one OF distinct advan.
tage to them and possible disaster to
tho bill.
It is thought that the strength which
the opponents OF the measure hRyo
shown indicates that the bill will
either be radically amended in the cen.
ate or that it may be postponed to the
frat Monday in December. The proba.
bilities arc the Democratic opposition
may bevery much like that in tho house,
making 4 great show now in order
TO secure concessions, but in the end
yv;I1 rDaI, ,voy avid ,hn Lii ill -.