New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-06
4 TRip md UUO HERE CAUGHT

The latest sugar conirivancc seems TO have
been a rat trap. 1t was positively stated that
the President approved IT, and Sundry papers,
which always sncczc when he takes Snllii. gave
elaborate calculations intended 10 excuse it; the
conservative" Senators were said To have ac-
ccptcd it as substantially equivalent TO the Bill
of Sale and there was joy In the hearts OF
Cuckoo Representatives who could not hope To
Get home until they had finished the chores of
the Administration But then, Mr.. IIavrmcycr
tclcgraphcd. according 10 THE llcralds dls-
patch. regulating the proposed schedule, and
declaring it had been submitted by Secretary
Scarlcs without Mr. lIavcmcycrs knowledge,
AMI would not do at all. Trouble broke out at
the other end when the Louisiana Senators and
two Popullsts declared that the schedule might
suit refincrs but would not suit sugar producers.
As these four votes would beat The schedule. II
IS not astonishing TO hear NJ late hour that
the President never really asScntcd 10 II at all.
Possibly there may De evidence on that point.
rs there was regarding his assent 10 the Senate
bill
The story that all other matters have been ar
ranged. If only the sugar schedule can be- fixed.
Is repeated rs il has been every day for weeks.
but there does not appear any evidence what
Smith will assent to bill which admits Nova
Scotia coal free Of duty, or that the President
has ceased to insist upon that favor for the
Nova Scotia syndicate No on" is b"ioolcd by
the proposed reciprocity rs Canada would get
a royalty Oh thc output Of the syndicate ana
would undoubtedly consent to make coal free
In order 10 make The royalty large" If coal
from Nova Scotia IS admitted free. under any
tt.ff Lac
Senator, from coal producing States. II 1t :
not. the Presidents great Democratic principle
viii b.. surrendered As for the iron. woollcn
and cotton schedules. ihn Senators who have de-
clarcl that n these should De- changed in th"
least they would not vote for III" hIl have
shown mo- sign II yielding.
Except 20 'h" eye II most s'IlWari Demo
cratic faith. the h.ll does not seem more likely
f. pas, thn :, seemed when 'hr Presidents
letter acalus, r. was made public Tim" has
ELAPSED AID Senators are Gr'tuS Y"Nrd AMI
tired Some have declared thIi they would
move To- postpone The whole business II agree
mont WAS uo' ~p'ri.ly reached Probably
Their. has h,rl sNmr anxiety q" delay un
iii The vote ha, been cl~t Zoo Alabama. hn' ihr
SURPRISINGLY large lo~, of ihe Democrats in Ten
ncs~.c Indicate. that they may got little ~
c.UirggcilsNf from Alabama ou lN'~'iIl Toy my
bin T., smash cal and from indu~irle, II is
quite conceivable that there may br NOR" votes
for p,~tponcncut ~ 'hc whol" subject after
that election Than before j. Nothing but stub
born and stupid par'l>1n,hip 10" holds together
The Democrats who urged ihe passing 90 any
bll. and il mcu rul That c''n BOO Southern
State, The measure is cudauscr.nr th" success
Of he party. hopeless disagreement about il
may bc regarded with increased though I'm
spoken satisfaction.
Mir Hllnds proposition - impose lars" In
come taN anl remove an du'ic, on sugar 10y
scparatc bill j. not likely 10 reach final
vote II docs not take a~ many mon to pre-
vent the passing 81 bin after August rs It
do, earlier IN the year. and th" Trust. which
has been able 10 du what b. ploi~r> with forty
three. Democratic votes in the Senate. Is apt 10
find enough added 30 Republicans who Will
vote against the income tax. 10 hIll any bill III"
Mr Rland'S ON the face Of things ih" motion
WAS intended 10 Brighten somebody. hut Chinese
modes ~ warfare are ~ much ont of plac" IN
this country as the chinese system ~ currency.
The root Of difficulty about the tnriT has been
the unwillingncs> u Senators from manufacture
ing and mining States 10 destroy important in
dustrlcS Of their constituents, and III" votes 81
last November and last April weigh more III
the senate than Mr. Bland imaglncs.