The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-05-15
Republicans Unable to Agree
on ! Tariff Policy.
SOME SENATORS OPPOSE DELAY.
A Coed Many Think r1ibusterinS
Would Be in Vain.
ssiii. Wsii-lsssrnsA LssAers Say che
Bni Can Ne Deetsa-The Senate
Gees Ersn Alsn - Chalk-An Ials
Nay n sAo House.

WAsHIS0fos CrTy, May M-Tho Repub-
iican members Of the senate Were in caucus
at Mr.. Shefman's house until ten minutes
Of o'clock. The caucus partook more Of
the nature Of m informal conference than
business meeting. and while IL was
called for the purpose Of arriving ak con-
ciusion - to the mestkods to b pursued
BY the Republican party in the senate. il
closed without elicifing anything In the
way Of party declaration. There was
NO vote on any proposition whatever, and
the proceedings consisted of large num-
Der Of spsechss.
There wers shout twenty-five Of the
Republican ssnatoss present. and every
one had something to say In the course Of
tha evening. There Was great divergence
in views in the course of the meeting.
Accounts agree that while there were
probably twenty speeches, most Of them
Of course brief. no two of them were on the
same linss, or advised the same manner
of proceeding. Thsrs was no agreement
except upon the one point that the
bill should be beaten il possible. On
general lines the greatest divergence of
opinion was on the abiiitv Of the Repub-
licans to beat the bill at all, and while
permit Of action, the caucus appeared to
b about evenly divided in sentiment on
the question.
A statement thst the Eastern senators
were favorable TO continuance Of the op-
position on the lines which are now being
observed, and that the Western senators
were opposed to any effort to secure delay.
would b In general way correct,
but there were exceptions on both
sides. Senators Aidrich, Chandler, Frye
and others contendsd that the bill
could b defeated, and said al that
was necessary to demonstrate the correct
ness Of this assertion was to give the DEM
ocrats time to widen the breach which
they asssrtad now exists. Some Of them
declared four or i've Democratic votes
could be counted ~ opposed TO the bill,
while one Of those present went % far a
to say he was assured Of the opposition Of
at least seven Democrats. No names Of
Democratic senators we're given, hoWevsr.
The opposition element contendod that
there vas no positivs assurance Of any
Democratic support in epposition 70 the
hill. and thAt the only means or testing
the truth Of rumors Of Democratic dissatis-
faction was to let the voting 60 on. There
was much talk - 20 the general dement's
and Inconsistencies Of the bill, and some
Of the silver senators do not fail 70 call
attention to the lack Of sympathy
which had been displayed by the
Republican senators when the oliver
repeal bill was before the senate
last fall, and to intimate that they
had no desire at this time 20 heap Goals OF
fire on the heads Of that element by doing
kindness in return for what they
term reconsideration. There WAS also an
exchange Of views in the policy of the
Republicans voting for the Democratic
amendments TO the bin, but the only
agreement reached on this point was to
allow the present individual RApub-
licsn senators to oct II sccorancs with
their own Indications.