The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-03-03
Mr.. GORMAN HEARD FROM.
He Advocates Protection for Coal and Iron
Ore-He Makes n Short but Telling Speech
in the Caucus-BeIieves the Wilson
Bill Discriminates against the
MARYLAND Industries

Ore-He Makes a Short but Telling Speech
in the Caucus-Beiieves the Wilson
Bill Discriminates against the
Maryland Industries
WASHINGTON, Feb. %, 1892.
The Tariff bill will not be reported to
the Senate this week Its friends among
the Democratic senators are giving our
the statement that the Finance Commit
tee will be ready to report it to the SEN
ate by next Tuesday. This, however,
is the most sanguine limit to the hopes
of Chairman Voorhees, and bis associates.
The Republican leaders in the Senate
do not believe that the bill will be
reported to that body even next week.
The caucus of Democratic senators con
tinued its wrangling today in secret.
BRICE sTIRs THEM UP.
Senator Brice, of Ohio, the leader of
the opposition to the bill in the caucus,
said to Republican senator today: l
think that the tariff bill is in greater
danger to day of defeat than at any pre-
vious time in it's history. Unless con-
cessons are made the bill will encounter
serious opposition.
This NAV be taken to mean that he is
continuing his fight for the protection,
not of Ohio's great staple, wool, except
incidentally, but chiefly for the protect
ion of coal and iron ores. from the car
riage of which the railroad corporations
in which Mr.. Brice is personally inter
ested derive a large part of their carr
ings. Mr.. Brice is also Indirectly inter
ested not only in creating a duty on raw
sugar, but III seeing that the refining
interest is given the advantage of a
duty in It's favor additional to whatever
is granted to raw sugar.
Mr.. Brica again today attacked the
bill in caucus, repeating his criticism
that it had been framed by the ex-Con-
federate sub. committee of three in the
interest of the South, SO as to place the
burden of reducing the revenue chiefly
upon the North and West The sectional
SaiSiSioLi hooi IL 10 ealN tuc
contest which Mr.. Brice is making, by
driving together Bourbon Democrats
from the South in opposition to the
changes demanded by Mr.. Brice and by
Senators Hill and Murphy, of New York
and Smith, Of New Jersey. The crit
cisms Of Mr. Brics have excited a great
deal of feeling.
Mr.. Brice spoke. in the morning espec-
tally of Ghe apparent desire for haste in
getting through with the work of the
caucus.
ADVISERS CALLED IN.
The caucus did not even stop its work
while Senator Frye was speaking on the
Hawaiian matter in the Senate. Sen.
ator Voorhees, invited Democratic seua
tors to his room and the discussion went
on. During this time Senators Hill,
Brice, White, Caffrey and German were
among those. present, and it is under
stood that they expressed themselves
quite fully as to the changes they desire.
These changes appeared to be many and
varied.
All the Democratic members of the
Finance Committee who are in the city
were also present, but they acted rather
as judges than as active participants Ill
the proceedings, listening to the requests
made, and occasionally vouchsafeing an
explanation. 1t has now come to be
understood shat senator Martins resolut
ion is long document, specifically
instructing the committee what shall be
done in the way of granting protection
to numerous articles mentioned. 1t has
been greatly modified aud very much
enlarged in scope since it was introduced.
SENATOR GoRMAN's SPEECH.
The afternoon session of the caucus
presented some interesting features, and
although it was expected that there
would be more voting and not very much
talk. it turned out that it was devoted
almost exclusively to talk.
Senator German, of Maryland, made
"ho oiPai spoccu VI tho aieolhoou' ~
was moderate and conciliatory in tone.
He said great deal about the necessity
of party harmony and of getting a bill
that would command the solid support
of toe Democratic party. He did not
want the Democrats to go before the
divided on this issue, which bad
been one of the great campaign issues of
The partg. He wanted the industries of |
he cour, ~ protected 80 as not to put
A mericsh rabor on par with that of !