Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-08-17
REFERRED THE BILLS.|
Supplementary Tariff Measures Sent to Finance Committee.
THE UNEXPECTED HAPPENED.
The Vacancy In the Finance Committee Furnishes Some Further Complications. The House Loses Its ouorum-Fate of the River and Harbor Bill Unknown.

WAsHINGToN, Aug. 17.-The unexpect- ed generally occurs in the senate. A re- sumption of the sensational scenes of "Wednesday over the disposition of the four house free list bills placing sugar, coal iron ore and barbed wire on tho free list was anticipated, but not u word was spoken on the subject Everything was 1 as calm as May morning.
 After two hours spent in n rather in teresting debate on restitution of Mir Kyle, the South Dakota Populist, to pro hibit the sale of intoxicating liquors in the senate wing of the capitol during the recess and a resolution of Mir. Call of Florida for n senatorial trip by the com mittee on patents, n vote was taken with out debate on Mir Harris motion to refer the sugar bill to the finance committee, and 1t was so referred by n vote of B to r..
 An analysi5 of the vote shows that 16 Republicans, l3 Democrats and Iopu- lists voted for tho motion, and r. Demo- crats against it. Eight Republicans. one Populist and one Democrat were paired in favor of the motion and three Republic ans and seven Democrats against. The majorities in favor of referring free coal iron ore and barbed wire were even larger than on free sugar.
 The members of the house had been
 
 no time was there a quorum present, and requests for leave of absence on account of sickness and sickness in family" were received with dcrisive laughter. The senate bill repeating the clause in the new tariff act placing alcohol used in the arts on the free list was passed after debate. The house adjourned until Mon day.
 Finishing Touches to the Tarin BnI.
 
 consider several amendments to the tariff bill One of these, to restore alcohol used in the arts to the dutiablc list, was adopt ed and subsequently, passed by the house. Another was proposed by Representative Tarsney making lead ore containinga II pre- ponderance of silver frce of duty. This was voted down by q party vote, the six Republicans present overcoming the five Dcmocarts. Mir. Tarsney will try again today. when another meeting will be held. Chairman Wilson will also propose an amendment to correct an obscurity of the general tariff bill on diamonds on tho frec list.
 It was intended to make glaziCr and certain other trade diamonds free, but the punctuation of tho item Is so defective that the treasury officials think 1t may admit all diamonds free, and fear if the duty were assessed importers would promptly appeal To the courts. MT. Will son is confident that the senate and house will make the correction.
 There k n prospect that if the Republic | an members of the senate finance commit tee insist that the Democrats shall fill the vacancy on the committee before action Is | taken upon the supplemental tariT bills the Democratic senators will have trouble in reaching decision upon that point. While the question has not been taken up formally by the Democratic steering com mittee, there Is n general understanding that n majority of the Democratic sena- tors have united upon SCnatur White for the place. Mir. White is an advocate of the free coinage of silver and probably | will be opposed by senators who do not | agree with him on the subject. There are also indications that the Dom ocratic senators who arc opposed to the supplemental bills will oppose any action at this time on the ground that tho place is too important to he filled in an emerg- cncy like the present.
 They ask that a DemocratiS caucus be | held to pass upon the selection The Dcm- l ocratic members of the finance commit tee who voted for rcfercnce of the bills | find themselves in somewhat awkward position. They say they would not have voted that way if they had thought this question would be raised as bar to the | prompt reporting of the bills.