The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-13
HONESTY AT A DISCOUNT.
Intrigue and Chicanery Triumphant
in the Senate-The New Tariff Bill q
Delusion.

Intrigue and Chicanery Triumphant
in the Senate-The New Tariff Bill a
Delusion.
Washington, May 12.-No honesty is
wanted by the few who control in the
Senate. A man who dares to express con-
victions is tabooed. Opinions are solely
the order of the day. Mills told the
truth and has been chastised for it. The
finance committee intend to discipline
This uuruly member and place a discount
on anything like truth-telling in the Sen
ate
Since his onslaught on the treachery
and incompetency of the Senate, there
has been a GOODNESS manifested toward
him by his confreres. They cannot curb
his tongue, but they can weaken his in
tuence. He has been spoken of for the
finance committee to succeed Senator
Vance. He would be val
liable member Of this committee.
His experience in the House
would pierce the dismal swamp of that
committee room like a sky-rocket at
night. He would help to dispel some of
the miasma and malaria which permeate
that Jungle But he has hurt the feelings
of German, Vest, Brice and Smith He
has also laid bare the skin on Senator
Hills temple. For doing this
the vacancy on the committee may
be denied him. If he fathoms
the duplicity of these committeeman
when kept on the outside of the door, his
power for harm would be infinite if al
lowed to enter its portals. Therefore, he
is to be frozen from the finance commit
tee, and White, of California, is likely
candidate
ALDRICH HELPED TO MAKE THE BILL.
This is the plot which German, Brice g.
Co. have planned and are now conniving
to execute. the finance committee de-
ceived the Senate caucus, and nearly
every member on that committee is
equally criminal with Brice, Hill and
German in betraying the party to the
republicans 1t is pretty well estab-
lished to-day that Aldrich, the
head and front of the republicans
in this fight, actually prepared the
wooden and cotton schedules that
are contained in the compromise
bill What conca tenation of circum-
stances ever led the finance committee to
seek assistance from projections own
favorite son, is hard to realize The
knowledge Of this fact has given the
House the ague, and has even made some
of the old dry bones in the Senate rattle
The democrats who were led into
the caucus by false pretenses, are
dazed at the result. They voted to
sustain the amendments which might be
submitted by the finance committee, never
dreaming of what those amendments
might be. Voorhees, excused their con-
duct on the ground that these concessions
were made in order 10 get the bill in CON
ference, where they had reason to believe
the schedules would be adjusted ac-
cording 10 the democratic ideas
Senator Jones, of Arkansas, is get
ting more than his share of the
blame. The republicans term the com
promise bill as the German Brice-Jones
bill The first two names are sufficient
to damn it from a democratic standpoint
The fact of the matter is, Jones is no
more culpable than any other member of
the finance committee. The democrats
in the Senate who are not on that com
mittee, are completely paralyzed by the
result The only feeling among them is
that of resentment. Mills has flown the
coop and others will soon follow him.
Should White be put on the finance com
mittee, the bitterness which already
exists will be intensified, and the bill fur
ther endangered.
THE DANGER TO THE BILL.
The honest element in the Senate has
been slaughtered by the dishonest ele-
ment, and the bill is in greater jeopardy
from democratic discussions that form
republican opposition. Luckily, the dem