The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-07-22
STUBBORN AS EVER.
Sugar Trust Senator'S Have
Their Minds Made Up.
a CAUCUS WOULD BE FUTILE.
WAS Tryfnx 20 Enees . Compromise
The Hense Votes for Reform
of the Senate.

WssETzeTor CITY. July 2L-Thsre has
been a persistent rumor about the capitol
ali day that the conservative Democratic
senators mad been ia conference. and that
they had adopted q plan under which
steps we're 70 be taken 20 defeAS the tariff
bill If on Mondayoths senate did not
definitely instructive tart q conference 70
stand By the senate bill. Senator B1ee.
who is regarded as the leader Of this ele-
rrent, pronounced the story without
foundation. He said il was true. hoS-
ever, that the conservatives had been
great deal together and that they under
stood one another perfectly. He said,
furthermore, that 50 far as be was con-
cerned he had decided 70 support Dir.
Villas in hIs effort 70 have the sugar differ
entail stricken out OF the bill, and added
that. the sugar schedule being an admins
tration measure. hs saw no reason why
the administration should not have It's
own way about IL now. He added that If
insIstenes upon hi. course should result
IN defeat OF the bill, as he thought it
might, the conservative Democrats would
not be responsible for that result.
1t does not nov appear that there IS any
prospect Of an early Democratic caucus in
Abe senate. Senator German says there
will DO no Democratic caucus between this
time and the calling of the senate on Mon
day. 9eso3
There Is plan for repeal OF the sugar
bounty by an independent bill If the diff
ferential duty on refined sugar is stricken
out OF the tariff blu and the bill is defeated
fn consequence. Jo
The Republican advisory committee
says today that IL has decided to recon-
mend that the Republican senator's allow
the Democrats to do the greater part Of
the talking on the tariff and vote soiidiy TO
strike out the difIerential sugar duiy<
When, on Friday. the senate adjourned
over until Monday. IL was understood that
this was done with the hope of making
peace In the Democratic party by patching
up the differences on the tariff bill.
Among other plans, which some Of the
Democratic senator's had in view then,
was ons Of Senator Villas 10 withdraw his
motion 10 have the senate recede fsom so
much OF its sugar amendment as pro-
vides a duty OF Is cent "a pound
on refined sugar. Accordingly Mr.5Vilas
was appealed TO by q large number of
Democratic senators to relieve the
senate OF the embarrassment which the
offering Of the motion had caused by not
insisting upon the amendments This he
had declined 10 DO. lie said late today
shat he had no intention Of Withdrawing
II. 81 shall let the motion be decided upon
its merits" ne said, cor call the chair TO
rule upon IL, but shall not withdraw II.
did not offer the motionowith a view of
throwing bomb, and IL IL had that effect
II was not the result of my purpose.
thought I saw an opportunity to compro-
mise the differences existing"
at has seemed To me that this ditferen-
tiai duty is the vital cause of the differ
ence between the two houses Of congress,
and believe that If II could be gotten rid
OF the two bodies could easily compromise
their differences and an agreement be
reached upon the bill"
The senator spent the entire afternoon
in the Office OF the secretary Of the senate
looking mp the parliamentary Law bearing
upon the question OF the admissi-
bility of an amendment OF the
character Of his, and terrifying
himself TO resist the point of order which
would be made against his motion, that a
senate amendment 20 the biz cannot be
entertained under the rules when bill is
in conference. There 10 very little doubt
that this point when made will be sus-
tanned by the chair.
As 20 the general situation in the SEN
ate with reference 10 the tariff bill and the
feeling caused By the presidents letter, il
does not appear 20 have materially
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