The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-07
WHEN THE BILL WILL PASS.
Predicted That There Will Be a Vote
in Fifteen Days.

Aue EIObpdcI Is 4nab II Will 0C TO q
Conference COMMITTEES, Which viii
Accept the Bill as It Comes From the
Senate-opposition Would Mean De-
lay, and the Congressmen Want to
Get Home to Look After Their
Fences.
Washington, June 6.--The biggest por-
tion Of the tariff bill has been passed upon
and IL is believed that fifteen days will
see final vote The republicans made
their strongest play during the discussion
OF the sugar schedule. They stuck to the
bounty outrage, and tried to taunt the
democrats from their determination TO
vote for the Jones amendments. They
We're unable to do this, and the sugar
schedule remains fixed if the conference
does not decide to free list it again.
Members of the House are In anything
but a good humor over the present bill.
But this is due largely to pride of opin-
ion. There has always been jealousy ex-
isting between the two branches OF cons
gress, and the lower branch especially re-
sents very bitterly any decided change Of
bill which originated in its midst. 1t
has been pretty clearly demonstrated
that the present bill will meet all def
ciencies in the government expenses
which would have existed had the Will
son bill been adopted. There is a decided
sentiment in favor Of bill
which will meet the revenues
Of the government even though at
first glance IL seems 10 smack of protec-
tion rather than bill which would fall
short Of running the wheels Of govern
ment. The members Of the House will
continue 10 upbraid the Senate for what
Is looked upon as n surrender, but the
House has done this before, especially in
the case of appropriation bills. IL is q part
Of the history Of the House to send bills
to the Senate which are inadequate TO
meet proposed expenditures and when
appropriations are increased by the
Senate TO uniustly accuse the Senate of
extravaganza.
WHAT THE SENATE HAS TO BEAR.
The House has always made the Senate
bear any odium which might come from
eXtravagant legislation. The Senate,
which is safe for six years, always 10
patient under this criticism, realizing
that the members of the lower branch
have got to account to their constituents
every two years, and so need every lever.
age that is possible. This is largely the
spirit which is dominating the House at
present, and while some of the points ID
is scoring are just and equitable, YET
IL is safe TO predict that
there will be no great fight in the confer
ence when the bill finally reaches there.
The fact that the administration has not
openly opposed the pending measure is q
Sufficient guarantee that there will not be
any determined fight made upon IL by the
members Of the conference who are ape
pointed by the speaker Undoubtedly
the attempt will be made TO put coal and
sugar on the free list, but IL will not be
successful. Since Mr.. Wilson had an in
terview with the President he is not so
clamorous against the bill.
WHY THE CONFERENCE WILL ACCEPT THE
BILL.
Another incentive 10 accept the bill la
conference, Is the delay which viii be in
volYed IL the conference does not accept
it. The House realizes that it is now be-
coming necessity for its members to get
before the people prior to the fall elec.
tions. Even should the bill pass the con-
ference rapidly, other pending measures
can hardly be disposed Of before tho firsr
of August, which will give very limited
time for members TO make their canvass.
Should the conference attempt 70
rehash the bill all along the
limo II would take two or three weeks at
least and then the amendments would
have TO be discussed oyer again in both
branches 1t must be remembered that
only those portions OF the bill which have
been amended by the Senate. since the
bill came from the House, are debatable
in conference. So, practically, the cons
ference has about 100 amendments to dis
cuss. If the attempt is not made to re-
vert back to the original bill the confer
ence should dispose of the measure in
two weeks Then the final vote is taken.
THE SUGAR SCANDAL.
The investigation committee is doing
all IL can to find ont the truth, if any ex-
lists, in the charges Of bribery and corrup-
tion. IL has probed all hearsay evidence,
and is now going through the SenaJeitself
1t has proven the fact that certain sena-
tors have speculated ia sugar, but it has
been totally unable TO sustain any of the
charges that briOerJ or corruption in
any way influenced the sugar sched-
ule. Senator Mcpherson acknowledged
that he bought sugar stock, or rather
that his son and valet bought 1t, but then
Senator Mcpherson was not on the SUBJ
committee which framed the schedule,
and it is not shown that he knew what
that schedule would be. No one can at
tempt 10 defend the congressman, whether
in the House or in the Senate, for specu-
lating in any stock which might be af-
fected by legislation. Yet this has been
done for years, and while it has
not been condoned, it certainly has
not been officially condemned The
present investigation committee will
undoubtedly put its stamp of disapproyaI
upon any such manipulations in the
future, but it cannot make any specific
report on this line IL is unfortunate that
Senator Mcpherson bought sugar or solo
sugar when he did, but there was nothing
criminal in his transactions. Every
specific charge has so far been refuted by
witnesses, and ii is hardly probable that
any other viii be substantiated before
the close Of the investigation.