The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-04
STUCK ON SUGAR
Members Still Fighting to
Delay the Vote.

Hill and Several of the Populist Sena-
tors Stand With Them in Their
claim That the Schedule Should
Not Be Disposed of Before the In
vestigating Committee Reports-A
Plot to Put the Louisiana Senators
in Hole on the Vote on the Bounty
Amendment.
Washington, June 3.-Two months of
tariff debate have passed in the Senate
and the end is not yet within telescope
vision. Republican senators stated ten
days ago that the close of this present
week would find the sugar schedule still
undisposed of. The course of events in
connection with the facts elected by the
sugar trust investigation of the special
committee as far as that investigation has
proceeded, and the facts which it is ex-
pected win be developed in the further
sessions of that committee. seem to make
1T possible that this threat may be veri-
fed. Some of the leaders on the repub-
Hcan side insist that the vote cannot
with decency be taken on the sugar
schedule until the investigation into the
allegations of improper influence to secure
the adoption of that schedule have been
disposed Of
THE BALANCE OF POWER.
Several of the populist senator's, and
also Mr.. Hill are on record as favoring
this view. Their forces, added to the
united republican strength, will form a
phalanx dangerously near a majority,
provided there should be one or two
democratic absentees at the critical roll
call, as it is limited there may be. These
same forces the solid republican vote and
the pOpulists, or most of them it is
expected, will rally to the support of
Mr.. Manderson's s proposed amendment to
retain the bounty on domestic sugar in
stead of paying an increased tax on the
imported product The suggestion is
made that the vote on this amendment
may be so close that the onus of defeating
IL will be thrown on the two Louisiana
senators, whose state is the chief benef-
ciary Of the bounty
THE THREAT OF NIGHT SESSIONS.
Mr. Harris, the chosen captain of the
democratic cohorts on the tariff question,
has given fair notice of an intention to
force the fighting. He declares that so
long as his side of the chamber will up
hold him, night sessions shall be held
regularly from tomorrow until the
final vote is taken. 1T is the begin
ming of the end, +" said Mr.. Harris yester-
day, when asked what his announcement
meant. eff reasonable progress is made
we can adjourn about or o'clock, and if
that will not do we will extend the sit
ting until 10 or IL O'Clock, and if reason
able progress is not made under that
plan we will sit there until midnight.
From that it is but a step to an all
night session. Progress must be made
and progress in this debate shall be made
if the majority on the democratic side
stand behind me-"
ATTITUDE OF THE REPUBLICANS.
1t is understood that the republicans
will not oppose an extension of the ses-
sion to something like O'clock but vari-
GUS threats are made as to what course
may be pursued if Mr.. Harris attempts to
urge what the republicans call extra
ordinary measures The tactics pursued
by the republicans last week were sue
cessful in drawing out a number of demo-
cratic senator's, and it is understood the
same policy Will be continued this week
with the hope that the democrats
will be compelled to participate
in the debate. II Mr.. Man
derson's amendment for bounty
should be voted down in committee of the
whole it is quite likely that the sugar
schedule of the committee will be adopted
pro forma in committee, the republicans,
of course, reserving their right for yea
the open Senate. Even should the vote
be taken on a motion to put sugar on the
free list, tits understood that the repub-
licans, at present, would not permit the
proposition to get the full strength of the
vote that could be given it if need be.
DATE OF THE VOTE
June Is, at which time the democrats
have said the bill would pass, is not very
distant, but there seems little chance of
a final vote by that time. 1t can be
said with absolute certainty that the
sugar schedule will not be dropped until
the republicans have had an opportunity
to discuss the testimony taken by the in
vestigating committee. The wool sched-
ule will afford opportunity for a number
of speeches, and the republicans say the
income tax has much in it ot politics that
needs TO be ventilated.
There is another matter that will tend
to prOlong this debate, about which moth
ing has hitherto been said, but which
will probably come to the front very soon.
An amendment.to the bill will be intro
duced, probably this week which pro-
vides for the repeal of the 10 per cent.
state bank tax. This may prove an en-
barrassing Trojan horse" in the camp.
1t is argued that such an amendment
would be quite as pertinent to tariff bill
as the income tax section, especially as
tlC ICpEdl VI bulS LAX was one OF Iu6
democratic platform pledges,
MORE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS.
The subcommittee Of the finance COM
mittee has been looking over the situa-
tion lately and will shortly bring in a
number of additional amendments.
Among these is one putting a specific
duty on imported lithogra phtc work sat
isfactory to both the American lithog-
rapher and the importer as agreed upon
by delegation that appeared before the
committee Another important matter
is the proposed change which the COM
mittee has in view of going back to the
House provision fixing the duty on i'm
ported tobacco and cigars.
FIGHTING IN SALVADOR.