Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-06-17
That Nov the Date Of Senate Passage
Of the Tariff Bill.
DEMOCRATIC PARTY KICKERS.
xssas. Vest, Mills, and Others Fail to
Promote Harmony.
RANSOM SUGAR SPECULATION.
Not the Senator But His Son George who
Has Been Indu,ging Ia
"F1yen."

prevailing impression at this writing Ii
that the tariff bill will not be disposed
OF in the Senate before the LIST of July.
II is Just barely possible the Repubii-
cans may suddenly abandon their fight
and permit a vote to be had sooner. and
It Is also possible they may, under one
pretext or another continue the debate
for many weeks yet. II the Republicans
were entirely united they would never
let the bill go back to the House as long
as the present lax rules are In opera
ton. Some Of their men. however, are
so well satisfied with the conservatism
OF the measure, as 1t was remodelled
at the suggestion Of the business friends
of President Cleveland in the manu-
featuring States Of New York. New Jer-
sey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut. Massa'
chusetts, and Ohio. that they are per-
fectly willing to let It pass, after they
have squared themselves through speeches
In advocating just a little higher pro-
lection.
II IL were not for such hot-headed and
erratic senators as Messrs. Vest and
Mills, everything would be beautifully
harmonious among the Democrats or the
Senate. who believe in doing nothing
which smacks Of disloyalty to the admin
istration. But those theoretical gentle
men kick over the traces periodically,
and talk as II they were as mad as
March hares because very little IN the
pending measure suits them. 1t strikes
the careful observer Of events here that
if the bill has been made such an out
rageous one and II Messrs. German.
Smith, Mcpherson. Brice, and the Louis
lana pair have almost reached the Nc
Kinlcy notch in giving protection to GER
tain Industries, the aforesaid Messrs.
Mills and Vest might get together Enough
nerve between TENN to vote against
some Of the outrages they have several
times limited at, but which they have
not specifically named.
No other Democratic senator's have In
dulged In walls, unless the remarks OF
Messrs. Hill and Smith against the In
come-tax may be so considered. They an
nounced early in the discussion of the
subject they could not vote for the bill
IL tho income-tax feature was not elimi-
mated from the measure. That portion Of
the bill has not yet been reached. 1t
remains to be seen what they will do.
Some people assert that Mr.. Smith Will
swallow the income-tax on the final test,
but they are uncertain as TO what Sena-
tor Hill will DO.
SUITS THE PRESIDENT.
The tariff bill, as II now stands. must
suit the President. II 1t did not, some
thing would be heard from the White
House. 1t Is a very easy matter for the
President TO send his agents and workers
to the Capitol. During his present term
men have been there by the dozen work.
ing like beavers for the success or GER
tain things in which the President was
deeply interested. For instance, when
last year Congress was so slow In re-
uealing the purchasing clause OF the
Sherman law, Mr.. Don VI. Dickinson was
around. and so were several members OF
the Cabinet New York and Boston
friends of the President literally infested
the Capitol, and II was no secret that
Mr.. Cleveland wanted that legislation
hurried up. Pretty much the same thing
was noticeable when the President sent
the nominations of Hornblower and Peck
ham TO the Senate. The senators nearly
had the lives pestered out of them by
people claiming to speak for the admins
tration, and who were generally known
to be close to the Chief Magistrate OF the
nation.
Senators Daniel, Hunton, Ransom, and
Jarvis have not raised their voices In
the Senate or through the papers against
the tariff bill that many OF the news
papers in the South have denounced as
SO repulsive. and which they charge Is
n complete surrender to trusts and mo-
nopolies. Never word have any Of the
four gentlemen uttered to show that they
have been advised from the White House
that the bill is as Objectionable as several
of the newspapers that Systematically
abuse Senator German, assert II Is, De-
cause they imagine he Is able 10 dictate
absolutely TO the whole Democratic side
of the Senate chamber. 1t does not stand
to reason that Senator German ana TWO
or three others could put yokes around
the necks of such gentlemen as Messrs.
Daniel. Hunton. Ransom. and JARVIS. ana
make them vote for a bill, comprising
thousands Of items. unless the generai
make-up of the measure suited them. Not
nm amendment has yet been offered by
n senator from either Virginia or North
Carolina, and they must be tolerably well
satisfied with q measure that seems 10
he and for all they know. Is entirely
satisfactory to Mr.. Cleveland. The four
senator's may have individual Views. and
a few little things in the bill may not
exactly suit them, but they are not throw
ing fire-brands into the camp ike MesSrs'
Vest and Mills, nor are they Trying 10 90
ANYTHING to indicate that all is not lovely
in the party. Indeed. when the ma,ter
Co thoroughly investigated, II is found U AT
all the Democratic senator's WIN me
,nsstbla exception of Messrs. Mlif |cs,.
ond nm. are pulling together, sinking an
dirserences. and striving to pass at an
rIv day the bill framed BY the ma
ior,ty of the Finance Conimittee. ino'uo'ns
- n
such Democrats as voorhees,, Jones Vi
Arkansas. Harris. Mcpherson. ana vest
the last-named being the only K'ckrr III
the lot. .,.s 40 had as
~,assrs Mills and Vest and the Louisville
c.omr,er- Journal and op or two papers
In Virginia claim 1t Is. Senators Daniel,
IIunton. Ransom, and Jarvis would not
rast untrl they had riddled It, But they
have not said O. word against ths measure
IN the Senate and as Senator RANSOM
goes to the White House quite frequently
and "a believed TO be on mighty good
terms with the President, 1t Is the opin-
ION OF those who know General Ransom
hest that he would be heard from IL the
Hill was so awful. II the President did
not like the way things were going ne
would be very apt to gay WORD or TWO
IN Senator Ransom and TO many Other
senators' and there surely would be a
rafting Of dry bones In the august pooy
Of which they are members.
THE HOUSE.
So far as can be learned the talk about
n majority OF the House Democrats being
ready TO tear-the bill to pieces wher II
gets into conference appears to be AL
stuff" as Senator Ransom remarked con-
cerning a talk he is reported TO have had
the other day with a representative OF
one OF the local papers. Here and there
NAV be found House Democrat who Will
cayort at first, but he Will como Into the
fold finally. and the bill will have to go
through practically in the same shape as
passed by the Senate. At present none
OF the Virginia members Of the House can
be induced to declare they Will enter into
any ARRANGEMENT looking to a reopening
of the question. Like most other delega-
tons, they want some sort OF bill pass
ed as soon as possible. so that Congress
can adjourn and give them a chance 10
get away from Washington. They have
a pretty clear understanding Of the situa-
ton. and it Is as plain to them as a
goats whiskers that II they follow the
lead OF the Radical element In the House
nothing will be done; 80 they will most
likely accept whatever Is agreed on In
conference. II the conferrees say that
sugar must have duty on II. and that
the protection demanded by the refners
must also remain. they will doubtless
vote TO adopt the report, and get the
whole question out Of the way. and then
let the President wrestle with the bill.
Every now and then man can be found