The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-08-16
THE SPECIAL
TARIFF BILLS.
Speculation as to the Senate's Action
Regarding Them.
LETTER FROM CARLISLE.
He Declares That the Passage of the Free
Sugar Bill VIII Cause a Treasury
Deficiency Next Year.

WASHINGTON, Aug. lG-For five hours
yesterday afternoon the senate debated
the question of proceeding Immediately
to the consideration of the house bill
placing sugar raw aud refined on the
free list. Secretary Carlisle's letter stat
ing that the free entry of sugar would de
prive the treasury during the next fiscal
year of S43, 200 COO revenue and cause a de
ticit of $50, 0,00O,0 600, which was read in the
senate, was made the justification of Mr.
Harris motion to refer the bill to the
committee ON finance, but Mr. Berry,
Democratic senator from Arkansas,
wanted the bill considered at once on the
ground that the question was thoroughly
and that its reference to the
committee would mean its death.
The letter of Secretary Carlisle to Sena-
tor Harris reviewed the condition of the
treasury and the estimated revenues OF
the government for the next fiscal year.
The figures showed that under the tariff
bill just sent to the president the revenues
would exceed the expenditures for the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1895, S15, 600 600.
The revenues from the sugar duty Mr..
Carlisle placed at S43OO0,OOO and from
coal, iron ore and barbed wire at 81 100000.
If the house bills were passed there would,
Mr.. Carlisle said, be a deficiency next
year of 500 ,000, 600.
The debate was marked by one of the
most sensational speeches of the session.
Senator Vest, of Missouri, turned on the
calcium light in a speech of two hours
and a half. Always eloquent, the Mis-
souri, senator, smarting under what he
believed to be unjust criticisms and SLAM
ders heaped upon himself, rallied with fine
frenzy against the president and all those
who had assailed him (Vest) his asso-
ciates on the committee on finance or
their motives He gave complete his
tory of the struggles in conference and
justified the action of the senate confer
rees throughout. Upon the question of
referring the sugar bill Mr.. Vest unequivo
cally maintained that its reference to the
finance committee meant its death. He
was in favor of considering it immedi-
ately, and of either placing sugar on the
free list or at least striking out the differ
ential in favor of the trust
Mr. Villas defended the administration
against the aspersions put upon it by the
senator, and also favored immediate ac-
tion, as did Mr., Mills, who challenged
Mr., Carlisle's statement that the tariff
bill would not yield sufficient revenue if
sugar went on the free list. Mr.. Jones, OF
the finance committee, offered an amend
ment to place a duty of 30 per cent. fiat
on raw ana refined sugar, with no differ
entail The pending motion to refer had
not been acted upon when the senate ad-
journed,
The conference report on the sundry
civil bill was agreed to.
Tho pf tho ,,t L.
clearer the probable result of the effort
on the part of the senate to follow the
lead of the house in trying to secure the
passage or the supplemental tariff bills
The first supposition after Senator Harris
offered his motion to refer the bills to the
finance committee was that he was acting
for united party, but it was proven that
the Democratic senators were very much
divided upon this question. 1t appears
that the Republicans will also divide
upon the motion, but majority of them
will oppose it.
The situation may be still further com
picated by the Withdrawal of the Harris
motion. Whether the bills go to the com
mittee or are considered on their merits
without reference they will be bitterly
fought There is no purpose on the part
of the senators who are opposing them tC
allow vote to be taken. When the fight
begins in earnest the bills will be resisted
by every means known to parliamentary
tactics-by long speeches, amendments
and dilatOry motions of all kinds. Sena
tor Hills example to amend by repeating
the income tax was followed yesterday by
Senator Quay with amendments which
included the entire Mckinley law. Other,
of q like nature will follow. The conserv
atives Will move indefinite postponement
They will try to prevent the senator,
from the western mining states from vot
ing for free sugar by amending the bill SC
as to provide for free lead ore.
1t is thought that the resort TO thes,
tactics for few days will convince al
of the inuhhty at this late day of the eff
fort to pass the bills, and that IL may b,
abandoned. They also count upon tn,
speedy disappearance of the quorum. A
number of Republican senators have lef
the city and others will follow tonight
Some of the Democratic senators are alsC
preparing to go. Consequently it is pre-
dicted that after tomorrow there will mo-
be sufficient number of senators in th,
city to transact business. In that even
it is not believed that any effort would b,
made to compel attendance, but all busi
ness except that done by general consent
would cease
The tariff bill was delivered TO Privat,
Secretary Thurber at the executive man
sion at 1;l0 p. m, yesterday by Represen
tative Pearson, chairman of the housl
committee on enrolled bills.
In the house yesterday one more of tn,
appropriation bills was finally disposed o
by the adoption of the report of the con
ferrees on the sundry civil bill. The re
port on the general deficiency bill wa
also made. All Of the report was agreed
10 but the Southern Pacific railroad item
which gave rise TO a prolonged debate
The discussion was not finished This 4
now the only appropriation bill whicl
awaits final action by congress. The onl.
bill Of any Importance passed by the hous
was to provide penalty for infraction o
h.. s..aw.aefnv,