The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-08-03

Washington, July 25.,1 hs y llssaSsS
IT III. s..nnte today dee t1stotvsilseb -.
and c:rsed doors fpr IT, blas - 81.
sling their diftcrnpcps nn ,tatl3 an&s
trying to rcuch All n,nis1 n = Eskans. y
ing. Senators Hill, a1nd IT.
we're the oiily IhEt tra4 pfei II
..nitul who dbl mt r,.slsil rs easess
ALT. Senator Hill was - a6ti1a - ~
'i:t.:,.tion TO hnl,t a ccucls Hhtils ~ hss
r,inute and then declined SntsF Y -
cause Of bis attitude onw tbos, MI 4 8ea-
ator trhy left the capital sWistlh5u ssiviag
any explanation Of his absE NeaatGr
Murphy went away, pleadJagsan eAga0e.
ncnt. The caucus continued 'fer thssoS
hours, and. without rcachJa4 ny c.
clnsion or taking vote On ialI; Iespoag.a
tion, adjourned until tO-rISdufeV1sEat ii
o'clock, when nLother meetf6e VIM ~
held. The discussion Of SONS po1ntG WasS
very warm, and especially jast Sbefesu
adjournment, when Senator VIA wass
speaking. Several senators integ1uel0o3
him with questions aud criticised ~
course he was pursuing In tho ssnate.
This called forth equally /, tart xso1io1
from the Wisconsin senator, and thaao
was q prospect thnt the debate wuuld -
come geneial, when, upon the suggestieas
Of Mr.. German, the adjopFnmsAt toek
place. q
The caucus merely served to empha.
size the two facts that the Democratic
senators urc NIL anxious to pass q tariff
t.ll, and That there Nre still wide dif.
fer"n'es as to thu Kind Of bill they can
pfs So. 1t was rCee egnized frC!. tie b.
gianii.g that S..nstr Vilas' motion 10
strike on, the dift.rcntias duty on sussr
occupied {. most important position q
the present controy ersy, AID several een-
atcrs intinlnted that Until there could bs
ass'iral..es OF Its withdrawal, no CON-
clusiOn could be reached in caucus.
Scnators Blanc hnri and Ca0ery az
Louisiana were both conspicuous n IT,
caucus proceedings. Inste al Of eho Winr
any disposition to yield the suxlr drf.
ferential they asked that tho corfecenca
committee be asked to retain that feature
and the ~ Fer cent nd valorem and to
add tue i Of q cent additional on SUGAR
imported from countries paying o. bounty
on s.lgar and also to continue f0r thie
year enough Of tue bounty piid under t.
Mckinley law on sugar grown lin this
country to make the duty equal q =
cents rer pound. Senator Blanchar6
taid that If the sugar q lledule was uade
less protective than at present he wUull
Mtc' to postpone the bill indeAniteiy.
Senptor Villas aud these y ho stood with
him. includi,,g Scnrttrs Mills and Paln.3
or. EXPRESSED great concern over the
passage Of bill Of some chIrsctsf. susl
United in saying that while they copetd.
cred the senate bill as preferable to H.
Mckinley law. they thought the chances
f'r tho passage af bin 4wcull BE- ereat-
~ In proved l,y the elimination, Of tho
dlliercnti;i on account of the teniper OF
'Ae House. They il 'licntcd a, willingness
t. witi"lraw the ilns motion In. cuse ~,
ssrteMent could he reached ,on . propo-
sition for n straiglt nd valorem luty.
and some Of those present formed fi,e
impression TINT they would lc willinr n
II ise the rate from ~ to IS per ce,,t.
Senator Palmer adv: ncesl this uron,si,
tion. - -
The only motion made wns .sue hr
ssaassE jarvis &a send utAe lA3l} haek
sxl.iis ,,atAiaE like vote was taken. ~
lnaica ions arc now that this motion win.
prevail in the end. =. =.
Senator Smiths speech caused some
thing of sensation. He said he knew
of four Democratic senator's who ,ronlS
vote against the bill If the prouosition Cf
Mr.. Villas should prevail. \
During the course of the debate ,se..
ator Jones. replyin ing to an assertion nm
aad been made that the senate was trv.i
ing to cram tta bill down the throats IL
Tue house, s;,il that without saying what
nad takeh place in conference upoa III,
ah.endments agreed upon the senate con-
!sreea had made more concessions than
the house conferees. The house had
agreed to some amendments, hut the sen.
ate had agreed to recele from mor.
than these. .s
senator Jones also made a statemene
about the sugar schedule. The L0nisisnn
senators had said that the chanke In ~
.ate when the sugar schedule woull ~
INTO erect fiom the original Jones amend-
eht to tho date when the hill would N
mo erect was q great Injustice to them
aulle ths refining Interests were NIT n.
J! te'' 6enat0r Jones said hc thousi,s
.nis was true. The lefinefs lal alrealr
l''.rs nased q sufficient! quantity Of fayp
s!'s'r .: 10 oper'lte the n 6nerics ft,r Ioue
t'h'e 70 tclle, and II w.ynll raks, NO an.
terence ference 10 them now whether the susar
Jan 1. Having pnrchase,l such snn. m MI. -.
tias of raw sugar abr.,.l. they wo,,id -
Independent of the 1loui.is M nl.r,.-"
ana could purchase from them their prnd.
Gct OF this yenr at any price tie trnsti
misnt name, and mt the Asme time ~
pl'nt"rs wtul.l Ike denied the bounty p.
the crcp Of this year and wc:M praeff.
9, liy have no benefit Of the duty levieis
In the bill He'sss -
Congressman Harter Of OdS i.tro.
ducel a compromise tariff hin In ~
nolse today, but there il NO pros,ee4
that it will ever be considered.