The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-05-04
ALL SOLID At LAST!
Democrats Are United Oh the
Tariff Bill.
ACTION OF THE CAUCUS
Speeches Made to C0ncHiate the
Extremists.

Several Senators Were Absent, But 1t Is
Understood That They Will Support the
Bill-The Passage of the Measure Is
Practically Assured-Senator Hill VIII
Oppose It.
WASHINGTON, May By vote of 81
to l, six Of the A democrats being alb.
sent, the democratic senators in caucus
! today adopted a resolution agreeing to
support the tariff bill Of the finance COM
mittee, including the compromise amend
ments that have been agreed upon by
the many conferences of democratic
senators during the past two weeks. The
resolution was presented by Senator
German TO the caucus and discussed at
some length, as the session lasted from
from few minutes after o'clock until
nearly 7 p m.
The six absent senators were Mills,
Murphy, Lindsay, Irby, Butler and Glib
son.
Senator Mills was not in the Senate
during the day and the call for the eau
Gus was sent to his House
The ether absentees are either out of
the city or failed to secure notice in time
Some Of them haye been counted as
against the bill and it was said that they
would endorse the action of the caucus.
| In presenting the resolution and stat
ing the objection of the caucus, Senator
German made conciliatory speech. He
said it was necessary to make concessions
in order to secure the united support Of
the party and he further asserted that it
would need a democratic majority to
! pass the bill. He stafed that concessions
had been made on all sides and it was
believed that the measure with the pro-
| posed amendments would now meet with
the support which was absolutely neces-
sary 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 prepa-
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compromise bill, made speech in which
he explained at length the proposed
amendments and told why they were
necessary. He did not discuss nor read
all Of them, but selected the most inpor
tant and those affecting the greatest
! Interests.
Senator Mcpherson, of New Jersey,
| spoke in support Of the resolution and
dwelt a! some length upon concessions
which northern and eastern democrats
ha4 been obliged to make and what they
! had 10 give up in order to meet the de
| mands of the south and west. He
claimed the concessions that were taken
off by the other senators were not wholly
on one side.
Senators Palmer and Villas made long
and vigorous speeches urging party har
mony and the necessity of early action
Great interest centered in the speech
of Senator Smith, of New Jersey, and
his remarks were received with great
deal of satisfaction, for while he said he
was not satisfied with the bill, and was
unalterably opposed to the income tax
he was ready to support the measure with
the amendments which had been agreed
upon, although he claimed that which
were called concessions by the southern
and western men were but small COM
pared with the concessions which eastern
senators made in supporting the bill with
the income tax provision.
| Senator Hill, of New York, was not
placattd He spoke only a short time,
but it was long enough for him to con.
! vince the caucus that his vote would not
/ be for the bill if the income tax remained
in it.