The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-07-25
BEHIND CLOSED DOORS.
Democrats EndeavOring to SettI
Their Turiff Differences.

Democrats EndenvOring to Settle
Their TuriR Differences.
Washington, July 24-The Democrats
OF the Senate today met behind closed
doors for the purpose of settling their
differences on the tariff, and trying to
reach an amicable understanding.
A programme was arranged for eau
Gus and accordingly at O'Clock the
Senate adjourned and the Democratic
members walked into the marble room
and closed the doors
Senators Hill, Murphy and Irby were
the only Democrats present at the Capt.
toi, who did not respond to the caucus
call.
Senator Hill was not notified of the in
tention to hold caucus until the last
minute, and then declined to enter it,
because of his attitude on the bill. Sen
ator lrby left the Capitol without giving
any explanation of his absence. Senator
Murphy went away, pleading an engage
ment.
The caucus continued for three hours
and without reaching any conclusion or
taxing a vote on any proposition, adj
journed until tomorrow at 8 O'Clock, when
another meeting will be held.
The discussion on some points was very
warm and especially just before adjourn
ment, when Senator Villas was speaking.
Several senators interrupted him with
was pursuing in the Senate. This called
forth equally tart replies from the Wis
consin senator, and there was prospect
of the debate becoming more personal
when, upon the suggestion of Senator
German, the adjournment took place.
The caucus merely served to empha-
size the two facts--Democratic senators
are all anxious to pass a tariff BILL and
that there are still wide differences as to
the kind of bill they can pass.
1t was recognized, from the beginning,
that Senator Villas motion to strike out
the different1al duty on sugar occupied
most important position in the present
controversy, and several senators irti-
mated that until there could be assur-
ances of its withdrawal no conclusion
could be reached in caucus.
Senators Blanchard and Caffery, OF
Louisiana, were both conspicuous in the
caucus proceedings. Instead of showing
any disposition to yield the sugar differ
entail, they asked that the conference
committee be asked to retain that feature
and 10 per cent ad valorem. and to add
the one-tenth of a cent additional on
bounty on sugar, and also to continue
for this year enough of the bounty paid
under the Mckinley law on sugar grown
in this country to make the duty equal
to cents per pound.
The Louisiana men reminded the cau-
Gus of the result of the last conference,
and demanded that the agreement then
made be lived up to.
During the caucus Senator Harris, IN
reply to questions, explained his views
upon the parliamentary status of the
Bill. He stated he considered Mr.. Villas
motion out of order, but indicated the
motion might be changed so as to render
it in order. He also stated that he die
not believe that motion to postpone
would be in order, because the bill was
now in the possession of the two Houses
and not out of the Senate alone.
The only motion made during the after
noon was one by Senator Jarvis, to senc
the bill back to conference without in
structions and while nothing like vote
was taken, the indications now are tha'
this motion will prevail in the end.
Almost every senator present made
brief addresses during the continuance Of
the conference.
Senator Smiths speech caused some
thing of sensation. He said he knew
four Democratic senators who would vote
against the bill if the proposition OF Mr.
Villas should prevail.