The evening world., 1894-08-23
He WILL NOT SIGN IT.
Cleveland To Let the Tariff Bill
Become Law by Limitation.
Congressman vainIy Urge Him to
Change His Mind.
They Say His signature Will Aid
Them in the Campaign.


WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.-The Presi-
dent remains firm In LIS purpose to let
the Tariff bill become a law without his
signature. This, as was stated by the
Associated Press at the time, was his
intention when he left Washington for
Gray Gables, and there is excellent
authority tor the statement that Mr..
Cleveland. since his return, has indi-
Gated that he is of the same opinion as
before he left here.
great deal of pressure has been and
is still being exerted to induce him to
foreSo his present purpose and to sign
the bill. either with or without some
message expressing his views, but the
President gave no encouragement to
those who have pressed views of this
nature upon his attention. and has indi-
Gated that he will allow the bill to be-
come law by expiration of the ten
days clause of the Constitution.
The persons most urgent in suggesting
to the President that he sign the bill
are members of Congress who have
represented very strongly that a sigma
ture of the bill will help them consid-
I erably In their defense of 1t in the
coming campaign, and that should 1t not
have the measure of Presidential APP
prevail indicated by Mr.. Cleveland's sig
nature their position on the stump will
/ be embarrassed to some extent at least.
Speaker Crisp and a number of other
Congressman have presented this view
OF the matter, and the Speaker saw
Mr.. Cleveland to-day on the subject.
So far as can be learned the Presi-
RI OF I'D
listening TO and cons. Iteration of the ar
guments presented, but he has refrained
carefully from making any promises OF
giving encouragement to Congressman
who wish the bill signed. A veto OF
the bill, however, is not even suggested
| 1t cannot become law without the
| Presidential autograph until next Mon
| day. and, this being the case, the ad-
| 1ournment OF Congress will hardly take
| place before next Tuesday.
| The fact that II is Mr.. Cleveland's pur-
pose to permit the bill to become a la W
without his signature Is also a strong
indication of the improbabilty of any
Another blunder has been discovered
| in the bill. In the free list OF the Nc.
klnley act appear these two para
''536-Coal anthracite"
"SI-Coal stores OF American vessels
but none shall be unloaded."
The new bill, however unites these
paragraphs In section AL Of the free list
which now reads: Coal, anthracite, and
| coal stores of American vessels, but
| none shall be unloaded."
According to the punctuation the pro-
hibition contained in the last clause ap-
plies to all that precedes II in the par.
agraph, including anthracite coal, which
was intended TO be made free. As the
paragraph now stands anthracite coal
| cannot be unloaded.
Even before the reading OF yesterday
journal in the Senate to-day the absence
OF quorum was pointed out by Mr.
HENDERSON, and the roll being called
| thirtythree Senators. ten less than a
quorum, responded.
While the Senate was waiting for q
quordm to appear Mr. Pruden. the Elk
ecutlve Clerk of the White House an.
peared with messages from the Presi-
dent, supposed to be nominations, hui
could not present them. The Republicans
were ready to furnish four votes to make
a quorum to go into executive session
tional to complete the number
At l.2o Il. NJ, finding II impossible 10
get "A quorum, the Senate, on motion OF
Mr.. Harris, adjourned until tomorrow
at u o'clock
Mr.. Harris moved that the Sergeant.
alarms be directed to request the pres.
ence of absent Senators, but Mr.. Pasco
and MIR. Cockrell pointed out that the
same order made yesterday was still In
force, and the latter asked that the re.
port OF the Sergeant-at- Arms be read.
This was dated Aug. %, and reported
that, of the forty-two Senat tors who
failed to answer to their names yester,
day, only two were in the city and one
OF these (Mr. Voorhees, was too Ill to
attend.
The others were teleg aphed to attend
Immediately. Up to 1910 clock thirty,
hve Senators had responded.