The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-18
TINKER NO more.
Republicans Refuse to Aid
Democratic MeddIing
On Bills That Might Simply Postpone
Action and Retard Progress.

Bu Inc AHoCtuttu iTe&A
wAsHNGroS. Aug 1s.--Rcpublican sen-
stors held caucus after the adjournment
OF the senate yesterday to consider the
question Of party action, with reference to
the appointments Of q member of the
finance committee, and Of the policy TO be
pursued generally with reference to ths
free sugar bill and other supplemental
bills.
The caucus adjourned without having
accomplished great deal. Senator Aid
rich brought up the question OF Republi-
can interference with the selection of q
Democrat ON the finance committee, when
Senator Pettigrew stated that there was
TO need 6 discussing the question, ~
there were eight White Republicans who
would not agree to 1t, as 10 would result In
breaking up all party discipline In the
senate. The matter was then dropped.
AS 30 taking action on the filling of tho
vacancy the general feeling was that no
party action was necessary.
The resolution of Senator Murphy was
discussed, and IL was decided that the Re-
publicans would support, in modiSsd
form, which would not specify tariff legis-
lation, but would state. in view of the fact
that the session was SO near the end, that
legislation during the remainder OF the
session, and that IL is the duty OF oongress
70 adjourn as soon an possible.
The Republicans claim that any separ-
ate tariff bill to which there is an objec-
ton will be debated until IL is defeated by
lack of quorum, and that ID Is useless to
make any attempt to secure the passage of
any OF those now before the senate.
White thu Cboice.
The Democratic steering committee. at
the suggestion Of the Democratic members
of the finance committee, decided yesterday
20 fll the vacancy on that committee.
This was found necessary, II any report Is
20 be made on the -FOUR tentative bills. 1t
also decided 10 recommend that White Of
California should be selected. He IL In
favor Of reporting Immediately al of the
bills back 10 the senate, and so announced
20 his friends.
Mr.. White was named by the silver men
on the committee, who said they would
not agree TO let any man go there who had
voted against silver I'm the recent fight on
the repeal bill; the man for that place
must be, they said, well-known silver
man, and not gold bug" There is
likely to be much contention over this
question before it il ended.
FREQ Sugar Again.
Senator Harris, acting chairman of the
senate finance committee, has informed
his Democratic associates who favor free
sugar that IL Is useless to attempt to pass
that measure or any other proposition in
terfering with the sugar schedule I'm the
tariff bill just passed. He further in
formed them that even should the existing
vacancy be filled, giving the Democrats a
majority, the Republicans, with the as
eistance of the Democrats and the Louis
lana senators who are opposed to
free sugar would make It impossible to
secure action on any measure relating to
sugar that they might report. The Repub-
licans could, he said, IL they were so dis
posed, prevent the filing - the vacancy
on the finance committee for several days
by antagonizing the selection which the
democrats might make.
Republicans Won't Yield.
Senator Harris is right In his assertion
a. to the attitude Of the Republicans I'm
Me pending sugar question, They are de-
termined not to allow any action 10 be
taken that is not I'm conformity with their
views and ideas on this question. Several
amendments have been proposed resttsing
the bounty, repeating the differential duty |
In the sugar schedule of the tariff bill, and |
also the repeal Of the entire tariff bill
There are several others which will be |
dropped If the measure comes before the sem |
ate, all of which will lead TO an extended |
discussion. The Democratic members of |
the committee and their associates I'm the |
senate now fully understand this, and are |
satisfied that IL would be impossible to &C
complish anything in the direction pro-
hv that. a
two months.
In the Senate.
The senate held brief but interesting
session, which was largely devoted TO dis.
cussing the proposed appointment of Mr..
White Of California to the vacancy on the
finance committee.
During the course Of the debate Mr..
Hill delivered a little tariff speech, and in
cidentally entered plea for the calling of
caucus to consider the appointments, SO
that the state Of New York might have
some voice in a selection in which il was
so vitality interested. The resolution.
however, went over without action until
today.
The conference report on the last Of the
bills--the general deficiency
adopted.
Resolutions were offered and ordered To
lie on the table as follows: BY Mr..
Murphy, declaring II to be the sense of the
senate that no further legislation should
be attempted st this session, and by Mr..
Gray. directing the finance committee to
make prompt report on the house free
sugar bill, but Offering no amendment for
a revenue duty and no differential duty to
refners. The house bill to repeal so much
Of the recently enacted tariff bill, as
exempt from taxation, alcohol used in the
arts and manufactures, was received and