New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-09
HOUSE SURE To SURRENDER.
NO CHANCE FOR ANY BACKDOWN ON
THE PART OF THE SENATE.
MAHoMET WILL HAVE TO GO TO THE MOUNTAIN
OR THERE WILL BE NO TARIFF BILL
THE MEN WHO WILL CONDUCT
THE NEGOTIATIONS
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THE MEN WHO WILL CONDUCT
THE NEGOTIATIONS
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Washington, July ST It were possible to put
anything like their face value on the remarks OF
Chairman Wilson. made In the House on Satur-
day. when the Tariff bill was sent to conference.
Congress would now be not TO the end OF
the great tariff struggle. but just at the begin
ming OF IT, Mr. Wilson announced plainly that
fight was on between the Democrats OF the
House and those of the Senate He declared that
the bill as Il left the House had been thoroughly
considered: that whatever right OF amendment
the Senate might be thought to possess with re-
gard TO a bill raising revenue. its policy and
method were by the Constitution left solely to
the discretion OF the House; that the bill which
had come back from the Senate had utterly lost
the character imposed on It by the House. and
that he and his colleagues intended to insist upon
a restoration to the dill Of the principles accord
ing to which It had been originally framed
This. Of course. fight. or 1t means
nothing at all. I venture the prediction that 1t
means nothing at all. Undoubtedly there will be
a. show Of fight, but there is not well-informed
man IN this capital who does not know that
sincere effort on Mr. Wilson's part to Justify the
language he used In the House Saturday
would put an end to the possibility Of passing any
bill whatever at this session OF Congress. The
Senators who have written upon the bill their
634 amendments accompanied their work with a
constant reitera.ion Of the fact that the Wilson
bill could not possibly pass the Senate. 1t Is not
a question OF principle. but the lack or It, The
Conference Committee will not be body or free
minded free-handed. disnterested and intelligent
gentlemen talking among themselves about dill
ference OF methods. The question they will con-
slider will be this: Which is easier, to get the
Senate to abandon It's position in favor Of pro-
tecting the trusts to get the House to tolerate
that position?
There is only one answer to that question
The House can be brought to an acceptance or
the Serate's amendments. The Senate cannot
be brought 70 abandon them. This Is perfectly
clear when consideration is had OF the motives
that have controlled the Senate's conduct. There
has been no concealment Of those motives. AS
many as n score Of Democratic Senators are
protectonists at heart, not indeed according to
the broadly National plan OF the Republican
party, but in a vague and sectional way. Their
denunciations Of the Mckinley bill have never
been entirely sincere. Many Of them have OBJ
tanned their political power and place with the
aid OF great combinations OF capital which sup
ported them rather than some other Democrat
n Democrat Of some sort being necessary. In an
t!cipation Of the precise conditions that have
arisen In this Congress. They are here, II not
as the servants OF those great influences. then
as their indugent friends. Maybe they think.
and maybe they don't. that In serving the
trusts they al also serving the best interests
OF the people In any event they know their
power. and the tie that holds them to the trusts
IS not one that Mr.. Wilson is competent TO
loosen. II will not respond 10 mellow phrases
about considerations OF party loyalty and public
duty" II will not be affected by talk about the
pledges that made to the people In 1892
The Senators who have been fighting for the
great interests with which they have relations
have got far beyond the reach OF such sugges-
lions as these. Nor they TO be frightened by
the frown OF tho Administration. nor softened
by its toothsome brbes They understand. too
that their strength Is in union: that they can be
defeated II they allow themselves TO be dealt
with Individually. but that they invincible
so long as they hang together and make COM
mon cause with one another. The Senate con-
ferrces are quite In harmony with Mr.. Wilson.
They all come from States where there are no
Industries 10 speak OF. whether combined In
trusts or otherwise. But they have had a six
months experience with the temper OF their
colleagues. and they understand that It won't
bear taxing.
The Senate Democratic corferrees are Mr.. Voor-
hees. OF Indiana: Mr. Harris. OF Tennessee: Mr..
Vest, OF Missouri. and Mr. Jones OF Arkansas;
and their Democratic associates from the House
are Mr.. Wilson. OF West Virginia; Mr.. McMlllin,
OF Tennessee; Mr.. Turner. OF Georgia, and Mr.
Montgomery. Ot Kentucky. According 10 the CEN
sus OF 1890. Indiana contains 1854 manufacturing
establishments. with aggregate capital or
sl32 i0j 800; annual output amounting In value
To s226 s25 Os2 employing l24.349 persons and pay
ing them annually In WAGES s9l749g7G; Tennes,
Mr. McMillin, ntains 1859 manufacturing esab- |
lishments with an aggregate capital OF s5l,tI5- |
O92. employing AZ 759 persons paying them $i6.- |
S99.35l annually In wages and producing goods |
to the value OF $72. $50 Missouri the State |
represented BY Senator Vest. contains 1905 |
manufacturing establishments. with a combined |
capital of SlS9236 A. employing l42s24 persons. |
paying them IN wages annually S6327907. and |
creating an annual output amounting In value 10 |
2S.9s76Ss Arkansas. the State represented by |
Senator Jones, who. by the way. is much the |
most liberal and fair minded of the entire South
contingent contains 207S manufacturing es-
adjustments. whose combined capital amounts 10
S4.9Il.6lt; employing l5.S,2 persons, whose an
nua wages amount 70 s. 7i9 $685. and the annual !
product OF whose labor is s22,659.l79. West Vir
gna. the State represented by Mr.. Wilson. con-
tains 1876 manufacturing establishments, with
Il combined capital OF s2S ilS,03O; employees
berng q. 900 VINO receive wages 10 the annual
amount Of sS33O997. and who produce goods TO
the annual value of SIS, 702lo5. Georgia, the
State represented by Mr.. Turner. contains 42S5
establishments. in which s569215SO is invested.
where 563SS people are employed at sl7,3l.l96 an
Eudl wages, anu creating an annual pTOuuct %.
s6S9l7O20. Kentucky. the State represented by
Mr.. Montgomery, contains manufacturing estab-
lshments 10 the number OF 1.745; their capital
amounts To $40 81 $50; they employ 65579 people
who receive S27.76l.746 annually in wages. and
who turn out goods to the value OF $l26.19.S57.
Taking all these seven States together that
are represented In the Conference Committee. |
which is constituted 10 be the final arbier to
determine for the entire United states their
industrial policy. a committee which one OF Its
Mr. Turner. denounced four years ago
as this annex to Congress'-taking them to-
gether and far they have a direct interest in
pursuits II is represented by 47437
with 1852 $40 084 OF capital, with