The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-26
They Want the Tariff Measure Changed
so that Their Home Industries
viii Not Be Affected.
EFFORTS AT CANCELLATION
VOORHEES, Anxious to Get the Bill
Before the Senate.
He Will Endeavor to Have 1t Reported
TO-Day-Caucus This Morning-Some
of the Changes Agreed To.
Special to the Indianapolis journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-Chairman Voor-
hees and his Democratic associates on the
finance committee have been active all
day. They are laboring TO make their
meeting tomorrow morning at the hour
the Democratic caucus converes for tariff
consideration fruitful Of results which will
preserve their committee influence. They
hope to change certain features OF the bill
to make caucus instruction to the
committee unnecessary; while trying TO
save the bill from ultimate defeat they
want to preserve the prestige of the finance
committee. There is sufficient Democratic
opposition TO the tariff bill to defeat IL in
its present form, and yet, knowing this.
it is said by Chairman Voorhees, that II
will not be materially modified.
The strength Of the directors to the free
list OF the Wilson bill is fixed at twelve
Democratic Senators. far more than sufi-
cient to obstruct indefinitely the passage
of the bill until their demands are granted.
These twelve Senators are German and
Gibson, OF Maryland; Faulkner and Cam
den of West Virginia; Hunton and Dam
lei, of Virginia: Pugh and Morgan. Of Ala
bama; Caffery, Of Louisiana; Hill and Muir
ply, Of New York. and Brice, of Ohio. The
latter denounces the entire bill as "a South
ern measure made by briGadiers." In ad.
dition to these twelve the protection DEM
ocrats count on the Senator whom GovernoE
Foster, of Louisiana, will appoint to suo-
ceed Justice White, on Smith, Of New Jer-
sey, and possibly Senators Ransom. OF
North Carolina and Butler. of South Car
olira- This combination, while considera-
bly, less than a majority OF the Democratic
+a<I
down in the caucus. was yet so strong as
to force the administration Senators to
make a counter demonstration. The neces-
sity for such a step was all the more ap-
parent when the protection Senators frank
ly avoWed that II outVoted in the caucus
they would still keep up their opposition .
until their demands met proper considera-
ton. even If they had TO vote against the
finding the minority SO stubborn that MOTH
ing could be gained by any attempt az
Cancellation, issued a call for a special
meeting of the finance committee on the
same day and at the same hour as the eau
Gus.
The administration and anti-administra-
ton Zines being thus sharply defined, the
Mills have held final meeting at which
they agreed upon report 10 the full COM
mittee which will embody the rates OF duty
on coal and sugar which they believe they
can afford to grant These rates are not
final, but suggestive. Sugar, as has been
of i cent a pound for raw a 4 and refined. and
whisky is taxed 81 per gallon, the same
as as in the House bill, with no extension Of
we're blow to VOORHEES,. On coal
they will express Sp % willingness
AZ cents per ton, but Mr.. German insists on
so cents. No duty whatever will be recon-
mended for iron ore.
THIRD DRAFT OF THE BILL.
While third draft of the bill was or
dered printed yesterday, it is not at all
obok thot abnn -.
made at the suggestion of Chairman Voor-
hees for the purpose Of securing united
Democratic vote in the committee. ThlA
it is believed by the administration man.
ayers will weaken the effect of whatevef
agreement may be reached in the caucus.
At any rate il will be an exhibition of an
agreement Of some sort on the advanced
ors to the Wilson bill as it passed the
House. Whatever delay the bill encounters
on its passage through the Senate Will then
he charged by Senator voorhees, and the
Democratic members of the finance commit
tee to Senator German and his dissatisfied
associates
The attitude of Senator Mcpherson on the
subject of coal is as inconsistent has
been his entire course in the Senate since
the tariff bill from the House. Nc
Pherson has been an ardent advocate for
increased protection for the pottery, silk
and glass industries OF his State But ia
the Treasury Hamlin Mcpherson expressed
himself as an ardent advocate, OF free coal.
The large pottery industries of Ohio and
Indiana. he says, have the benefit OF nat
ural gas, which is furnished them almost
free of cost The pottery industries OF New
terms without free COAL Therefore, while
Mcpherson is willing TO vote for turning
Virginia and Maryland 10 ex-senator Whit
ney's Nova Scotia syndicate. he Is earnest
In his demands for the protection Of all his
own local industries
All that Chairman voorhees, can accom-.
plish by his committee meeting tomorrow
Is the open demonstration against the cau-
programme and. already stated. the
placing of the responsibility for all future
changes after the meeting Of the COMMITTEES
Chairman Voorhees, is courageous i'm his
programme OF Independence, for the reason
that he does not believe that the recalci-
trant Democrats will dare TO vote against
the tariff bill when the time comes TO 20
upon record. 1t is because Mr.. Voorhees,
Democrats when appealed to on party
ground 10 stand by his committee that so
much consideration and fotbearance has
subcommittee in the frequent alteration Of
schedules and repeated postponement OF
final action on the bill by the subcommittee
Senator White, OF Louisiana, was the only
Democrat the administration feared would
keep his word, and for that reason Presi-
dent Cleveland took care 70 remove him
from the Senate and thereby prevent him
from voting against the bill. Had Senator
the senate he would have a following which
might prove very dangerous TO the tariff re-
formers. Other troublesome Democrats In
the Senate TO be fixed IL possible.
MR.. Voorhees, PROGRAMME.
The Associated Press says: II is the In
tention OF the Senate finance committee
to report the tariff bill 20 the Senate to-
morrow unless the Republicans oner siren.
objections. Following this, IL is ex
pected that Senator VOORHEES, viii give no
tice that he will call up the bill on the
following Monday and ask that IL be kept
before the Senate until disposed Of 1t Is a
part OF the programme that the bin shall
be taken up every morning Immediately
after the morning business and kept be-
fore the Senate To the exclusion OF every
thing else. IL is intmated that II there IL
any disposition TO prolong the debate then
move will be made for extra hours and
longer sessions.
The Democratic subcommittee will con-
slider the bin for a short time tomorrow
morning before the full committee meets.
The BILL which was sent TO the printer last
night. will be changed I'm some particulars
before IL is finally submitted. As IL stands
now there are three propositions which
have not been wholly agreed To. and what