The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-23
he WILL NOT SIGN IT.
UI WILL VUI DUN u.
Cleveland To Let the Tariff Bill
Become Law by Limitation.
Congressman vainIy Urge Him to
Change His Mind.
They Say His Signature Will Aid
Them In the Campaign.
by Associated Press.)

dent remains firm in his purpose to let
the Tariff bill become a law without his
signature. This, as was stated by the
Associated Press at the time. was his
intention when he left Washington for
Gray Gables, and there is excellent
authority tor the statement that Mr..
Cleveland, since his return, has indi-
Gated that he is of the same opinion as
before he left here.
A great deal of pressure has been and
Is still being exerted to induce him to
forego his present purpose and to sign
the bill. either with or without some
message expressing his views, but the
President gave no encouragement to
those who have pressed views OF this
nature upon his attention, and has indl-
Gated that he will allow the bill to be-
come law by expiration Of the ten
days clause of the Constitution.
The persons most urgent In suggesting
to the President that he sign the bill
are members of Congress who have
represented very strongly that a sigma
ture of the bill will help them consid
erably in their defense of 1t in the
coming campaign. and that should it not
have the measure of Presidential APP
prevail indicated by Mr.. Clevelands sig
nature their position on the stump will
be embarrassed to some extent at least.
Speaker Crisp and a number of other
congressman have presented this view
Of the matter, and the Speaker saw
So far as can be learned the Presi-
dents attitude has been one OF patient
listening to and cons Iteration of the ar
guments presented, but he has refrained
n % r n
giving encouragement to Congressman
who wish the bill signed. veto Of
| the bill, however, Is not even suggested
1t cannot become a law without the
Presidential autograph until next Mon
| day. and, this being the case, the ad-
journment of Congress. will hardly take
The fact that II is Mr.. Cleveland's pur-
pose to permit the bill to become law
without his signature ts'also strong
on Of The 'a sr Prom he 81
Another blunder has been discovered
in the bill. In the free list of the Nc
Kinley act appear these two para
"536-Coal, anthracite
"537-Coal stores Of American vessels;
but none shall be unloaded."
paragraphs in section AL of the free list;
which now readst Goal, anthracite, and
coal stores of American vessels, but
| none shall be unloaded."
4
| hibtion contained In the last clause APP
plies to all that precedes 1t In the par
| agraph, including anthracite coal, which
| was intended to be made free. AS the
paragraph now stands anthracite coal
| cannot be unloaded.
Even before the reading OF yesterday &
| journal In the Senate to-day the absence
/ Of a quorum was pointed out by Mr..
| Henderson, and the roll being called,
thirty-thr Senators. ten less than a
quorum, responded.
/ fhn fa w a
quorum to appear Mr.. Pruden. the Ex-
| ecutive Clerk of the White House ap-
peared with messages from the Presi-
dent, supposed to be nominations. but
could not present them. The Republicans
| were ready to furnish four votes to make
| a quorum to go into executive session
but the Democrats needed three add.
tional to complete the number
| At 40 =. NJ, finding 1t Impossible to
| get a quorum, the Senate, on motion OF
l Mr.. Harris, adjourned until to"morro"
at II o'clock
ence Of absent Senators, but Mr.. Pascc
and Mr.. Cockrell pointed out that the
same order made yesterday was still In
force, and the latter asked that the re
port Of the Sergeant-at-Arms be read.
This was dated Aug. e, and reported
that, of the forty-two Senators who
failed to answer to their names yester
day, only two were in the city, and one
of these (Mr. Voorhees) was too Ill tc
attend.
Immediately. Up to 1910 o'clock thirty
five Senators had responded.