Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-03-10
TO sIDETRAcK THE TARIFF.
Republicans VIII Aid in Pressing siI.
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to'efSt ~ " ffatftNttStitdiN NdSttOo N<tS
played yesterday upon the anti-silter
men and the latter are in a labyrinth
out Of which they can only extricate
themselves by having majority Of
the Senate on their side.
The Bland seignioragc bill was laid
before the Senate Yesterday BY the
Vice President, shortly after its re-
eeipt from the House, and was about
to be referred by him in the usual
formal manner to the Committee or
Finance. Senator Stewart, always
alert to the interests Of silver, imme-
diately objected to this reference and
it was significant that he was sup
ported in his action by Senator Hale,
who has no concern for silver, and by
Senator Allison, leading Republican
member of the Finance Committee.
Mr.. Stewart said that it would be
profitable to discuss the measure be.
cause until people had money with
which TO pay. the tariff was unimpor-
taut. Later in the day he gave notice
OF free coinage amendment that he
will propose to the bill AZ the proper
time. This, he expects, will make il
more attractive TO the free coinage
Democrats. aud he is anxious to place
them on record once again. He knows,
of course, that If the bill is sent to the
Finance Committee it will there sleep
as Senator Voorhees,. the chairman Of
that committee, has already publicly
stated that he did not propose 10 allow
the seigniorage bill to be considered
until after the tariff question had been
disposed Of
onsrRUcrINc TARIFF LEGISLATION.
In the position which he has taken
Mr.. Stewart is supported by the en-
tire Republican side. The silver Re
publicans, including Messrs. Teller.
Wolcott, Dubois, and others, contend
that the silver bill is more important
than the tariff bill and should be acted
upon at once. Other Republicans. like
Mr., Lodge, of Massachusetts,, say that
it is very important that the country
should know whether SIS, 900, 600 is
to be added to the currency in the
Treasury Department, as provided for
in the Bland bill, before any revision
of the tariff takes place With an adj
dition of SIS, 900, 900 in Uncle Sans
purse, certain notifications in the pro-
posed tariff bill may be necessary
Under the circumstances il is ques.
toned whether the Senate should go
ahead with the tariff question until it
is asccrtained what disposition is to be
made of the Bland bill.
Senator Henderson, Of Nebraska,
who is iriendlyto silver, and unfriend-
ly to the proposed tariff bill, said yes
terday that he was in favor Of taking
up the silver question aud disposing
Of it before proceeding with the con-
sideration OF the tariff question II the
silver bill becomes law, Senator
Henderson contends, as did Senator
10 lge, many changes in the tariff bill
aot now contemplated would be in or
Ter. Senator Henderson. who is an
ex-President pro tempore Of the Senate
and one Of the best parliamentariaus
on the Republican side Of the chamber
is disposed to assist the free silver Sen
ators in forcing the consideration Of
yhe Bland bill Tfthe discussion once
commences, lac says il may be kept
up for several weeks or months.
MUST CHOOSE BETWEEN TWO PATHS.
The Democratic Senators, who arc
favorable to the free coinage Of silver
are somewhat embarrassed by the con
lition in which they find themselves
low. They cannot well agree to vote
lgainst free silver, and many Of them
DO not care to have any obstacles
thrown in the way Of the considcra-
ton Of the tariff question Senator
Voorhees,. for instance. has promised
to vote for silver whenever it comes up
after the passage Of the bill repeating
the purchasing clause Of the Sherman
act There are several other Demo
cratic Senators in the same boat with
the Indiana Senator
The free silver men were industri-
ously at worl; last night getting their
forcesinline for the struggle ofto-day.
Senator Stewart will endeavor to force
the consideration Of the bin without
referring it to the committee. The op-
position viii endenvor TO have il sent
to the committee, with the hope that
il will never be heard Of again during
the present session Some Of the
( Democratic and Republican Senators
who are not regarded as out-and-out
free silver men, may vote for the pres
ent consideration Of the bill, some for
the purpose Of postponiug the tariff
bill, and others with desire 70 give
the President an opportunity 70 veto
= free silver bill. There Is more than
one Democratic Senator who wcnld
like to place the President in that at
titude.
It may be that the Democrats will
find way out Of their difficulty by
voting for the present consideration Of
the seigniofage bill, with the reserva-
ton that when thedcbate on the tariff
bill is ready to begin. which viii not
be for ten days yet, they viii vote to
LAY aside silver and take up the tariff.
It is possible that they could then get
a majority Of the Senate on their side,
even if that majority is not with them
to-day.
Anew way TO Deal With the Liquor
Traffic.
The Scandinavian system Of rcgu-