The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-05-04

WASHINGTON, May By q vote of
81 to 1, six OF the forty-four Democrats
being absent. the Democratic Senators
In caucus to day adopted resolution
agreeing to support the tariff bill of the
finance committee, including the COM
promise amendments that have been
agreed upon by tho many conferences
Of Democratic Senators during the past
two weeks. The resolution was pre-.
seated by German for the caucus and
discussed at some length, as the session
lasted from few moments after 4
o'clock until nearly z p m.
The six absent Senators were Mills,
Murphy, Lindsay, Irby, Butler and
Gibson. II was claimed that they were
all accounted for and assurances were
given that they would support the tariff
bill. The only persons in whose absence
there might be any significance are
Senators Murphy and Mills, the under
standing being that ali others were In
accord with any bill supper ted by the
majority OF the Democratic Senators.
Senator Mills was not at the Senate
during the day and the call for the
caucus was sent to his house. It Is be-
lieved that he has some objections to
the concessions that have been made,
but he has previously announced that
he would support any bill that provided
for reduction in the present law.
In presenting the resolu ton and stat
ing the object Of the caucus, Senator
German made q conciliatory speech. He
said 1T WAS necessary to make con-.
cesslons In oder to secure tho united
support of the party, and he further
asserted that IL would need Demo
cratic majority to pass the bill. He
stated that concessions had been made
on all sides, and it was believed that
tho measure with the proposed amend
ments would now meet with the sup
port which was absolutely necessary to
pass Democratic tariff bill
Senator Jones, of Arkansas, the mem
Der OF the finance committee who has
taken the most active part in the pre-
paratlon OF tho amendments known as
| the compromise bill, made speech In
which he explained at length the pro-
| posed amendments and told WHY thew
were necessary.
Senator Mcpherson, of New JERSEY,
spoke In support Of the resolution and
dwelt at some length upon the conces-
sions which Northern and Eastern Dem
ocrats had been obliged to make and
meet the demands OF tho South and
West.
Great interest centered in the speech
OF Senator Smith of New Jersey, and
his remarks were received with q great
deal of satisfaction, for while he said
he was not half satisfied with the bill
and was unalterably opposed to the
income tax, he was ready to support
the measure with tho amendments
which had been argued upon, although
he Gained that what wore called con-
cessions by the Southern and Western
men were but small compared with the
concessions which Eastern Senators
made in supporting the bill with the
income tax provision.
Senator Hill, of New York, was not
piacated. lie spoke only short time,
but 1t was long enough for him to con-
vince tho caucus that his vote would
not be for the bill il the income tax re-
NAMED in it. He said his position was
we'll known; he had made his statement
before the country, and there was moth.
ing to add to what he had said.
Whatever the so.called concessions
might be they could not com pensate for
rider in tho bill which neither the
needs OF the country or the party de-
manded Without saying so in direct
terms, there were none who listened to
him who believed that he would sun
port the bill
The roll was called in order to pla ca
all on record, and thirty seven Senators
voted in favor OF the resolution and one
Senator (HilD against It The vote was
received with genuine qualification, as
many OF the Senators believed it signih.
cant that the tariff bill would pass.