New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-19
TARIFF CAMPAIGN ENDED.
THE SENATE PUTS AN END TO THE pop
GUN" FARCE.
Mr.. MURPHY's RESOLUTION PASSED BY DE-
CIsIvE MAJoRrTY-MR. GoRMAN's CLEVER
sTRoKE-BITTER FEELING AMONG
THE DEMOCRATS or THE HOUSE.
tBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRrpryH.,

pretences by the Democratic Leaders in the House,
and carried on In blundering insincerity by the
''rreconcila bes in the Senate. ended appropri-
ately to-day in total failure. The Murphy reso-
luton declaring it inexpedent to undertake any
further legislation at this session and favorng
an adjournment Of Congress at the earliest possi-
BILE moment was passed by the Senate by the
decisive majority Of II In total vote OF 49, and,
by the rapid dissolution Of the voting quorum.
the Senate left thereafter in a hopelessly
moribund condition.
BY the terms Of the Junior NewYork Senator's
resolution further business about which there
is any dispute Is to be transacted. and this will
reduce the senate's activity to the mere passage
Of bills unobJected to. and the approval of reso-
luton fixing the date of final adjournment The
Democratic 'rrreconcllabes' fought hard to pre-
vent this summary population by the Senate Of
the fatuous and impractcable "popgun' policy.
and even after the death blow struck by Mr..
Murphy at their programme OF humbug sought to
themselves from the humiliation OF seeing
their buncombe bills shelved beyond the posi-
bility even OF record" vote But on no other
motion than that OF dropping all further tariff
legislation for this session could a quorum be
obtained while on the single significant skirmish
on the sugar question the Democratic managers
Finance Committee 10 restore the Mckinley
bounties on sugars was carried. though with less
than a quorum voting. by 81 to 90. BY Monday
there will be less than forty Senator's all told. in
Washington. and no more business Of any
quence can possibly be transacted before ad-
journmcnt in the deberltive branch
PUT THROUGH WITHOUT A HITCH.
The programme Of the Republican and conser-
vptive managers as announced In these dis
patches last evening was carried through with
out a hitch. except that Mr. German was en-
couraged 10 Introduce with great effect one OF
his clever dramatic strokes for the delecation of
the public and the confusion of his partisan OPP
ponents. It had been decided yesterday to offer
no opposition to Mr.. Whites appointment to fiji
the vacancy on the Committee Finance. but
to stop the "popgun'' farce more effectually and
directly by passing Mr.. Murphy's knockout"
resolution Mr.. German. however. when the
Murphy resolution was laid before the Senate
by the Vice President. asked that 1t might go
over for a few minutes while he conferred with
rs author about some changes in It's terms Mr..
Cray's resolution ordering the Finance Com
mlticc e. report a bill striking out the one
eighth dinercntia on refined sugar carried in
the German schedule was meanwhile taken up.
10 the intense satisfaction OF the "Cuckooa."
They did not see the trap into which they were
walking and their chagrin and astonishment
were intense when they found themselves beaten
outright on Mr.. Manderson's proposition To sub
stItute an instruction TO the committee to re-
port a restoration OF the Mckinley bouniies TO
domestic producers Of raw sugar. The two
Louisiana Senator's. reinforced by three Popu-
lists Messrs. Kyle. PETER and Stewart. Joined
the Republicans on this issue. leaving the Demo
cratic eide In minority 81 one. Had there
been a large attendance OF Senators the Mander-
son substitute would undoubtedly have been
carried but as the total vote. p to %.
two short Of n quorum and pairs were al
lowed 10 be broken. the struggle could not be
fought out TO "A binding conclusion.
without trying a second rollca the Murphy
resolution was then taken up. Mr. German had
II course accomplished his purpose which was
10 show the impossibility OF getting any sugar
bill through the Senate that did not carry
bounty to the domestic producers Of raw sugar.
An Abandonment Of the "popgun" campaign was
the only logical result OF such a demonstration.
The Murphy resolution was modified. however,
with Mir Germans well-known caution. as
to omit all reference Mr. Carlsles letter
which did not please the Republicans. and also
to substitute the general phrase all disputed
business" for further tariff legislation" The
vote in favor Of Mr.. Murphys Knockout prop
osition thus amended painfully one-sided.
The 'irreconcilablcs" could muster only sixteen
all told. while the opposition counted twenty
scven without availing itself Of at least six
or seven unused pairs Eight Democrats de-
clared openly against the continuation of the
foolish "popgun" They We're blanchard
and Caffory. of Louisiana; German and Gibson.
Inv ofN Nov-- V, Smith
New-Jersey; Pugh OF Alabama. and Roach. of
North Dakota Mr. Morgan. OF Alabama and
Mr. Butler, OF South Carolina would also have
voted for the Murphy resolution had they been
present. Mr. Hill was paired with Mr. Allen
Of Nebras ska, and did not vote.
40 COMFORT FOR MR.. HARRIS.
Mr.. Harris. angry and dlsgusted at this crush |
ing reverse. gave up at once all hope of action |
on the 'popgun' bills at this session. He tried,
as a last resort. to get the House Alcohol bill
before the Senate for consideration hoping 70 |
save at least this one corrective measure from
the general ruin. Mr. Chandler blocked this |
move by demanding the reference of the House |
hills To the Finance Committee. and on a vote no |
quorum was recorded and the Senate was |
obliged to take refuge In an executive session. |
Mr.. Sherman mad brief ana tellihg sptecn sp
in criticism of the nexcusablc bunders when !
were allowed TO creep into The TariT DILL De- |
cause OF the failure OF the Democratic managers
to allow its careful consideration. either by the |
full membership OF the Finance committee OF % the
cnnfercncc Committee He closed with the |
poln. ed advice to the Democratic side To give
the country rest aid go home
There Is an intensely bitter feeling among the
House Democrats over the emphatic reputation |
by the Senate OF the ill-starred ''popgun policy
foolishly devised to obscure the wretched faliure
Of the popular branch to fulfil Its promises To .he
people. When the bills were passed through the
House IL was with the expectation that 'here
would be action on them by the senate or that
the Free Sugar bill at least would pass. before
the House caucus decided TO accept the senate
I'M and 10 pass the 'popgun" bills 1t Is supposed
II had the promise Of the Senate Democratic
steering committee that the Senate wouid act
upon them. 1t was repeatedly said oS & .ne Ceio C,a
,-, rio senators in conference that a Free sugar
bin could be speedily passed through the senate,
Il submitted as an independent propositioh at'er
the Wilson bill was out OF the way lhele -
some reason to think that the more sahEuihc
,,n,oor.,s IN the senate believed. when the pop