The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-10
AND The TARIFF.
Senator Harris Confident He Has II
Votes for the Measure.

Some Remarks About HilI-He Was
for Closure but Is Now Against It
Irby's Position-He is Only an I'm
itator of HiIl-The Time the Bill Is
Likely to Pass.
Washington. May q-The Senate tariff
bill is riding safely TO anchor in spite of
the fright given 70 the Senate by the re-
port that the Louisiana senators would
join Hill in fighting the bill There seems
to be little danger that the bin will be de-
tested There are a~Cood many ground
hogs IN the Senate. who watch for their
DAYS II come out and attract the atten-
tion Of The country by looking wise and
saving nothing ani crawling back into
their holes Senator Blanchard, of
Louisisus. belongs to this species. He
refuses 10 talk for publication, and
shakes his head ominously when
questioned how he intends to vote.
But those who watched him
in the House know his game and are
afraid of it. Those who are engineering
the bill are not disturbing themselves
about how the vote will stand, but are ex-
ceedingly annoyed over the prospect of
when the vote will be taken. Mr.. Harris is
at the helm. The Tennesseean is an ex-
perienced parliamentarian and has in
domitabie courage to back every plan he
makes. He is not a buffer, but sits be-
hind his stack as cool and calculating as
the most experienced gamester. He has
piled up in front of him not less than A
votes for the bill, and is ready
at any moment to call the hands
of the enemy. He has taken
the leadership and it is well that he has
for he possesses certain qualities which
Voorhees, lacks. He has wheeled Smith
into line, Mcpherson of New Jersey, is also
in his wake, and Senator Murphy is also
one of those won over by the Tennesseean.
His daily conferences with Brice portend
that there is little friction III sentiment
vet between the two, but as Brice has de-
clared himself there is little fear of him
The present programme will admit of
plenty legitimate discussion, but when
ever the disposition is shown to unduly
delay the bill or the action of the Senate
Mr.. Harris is ready tot bring the whole
democratic senatorial machinery to work
for speedy action.
HILLS PLAN TO DEFEAT THE BILL.
As soon as the debate on the amend
ments begin, Mr.. Harris will move to
lengthen the daily sessions. There was
a strong probability that should the fight
become very partisan in its nature that
closure will be adopted. Senator Hill
now stands in rather a peculiar attitude.
During the extra session he made grand
stand play for closure. At the beginning
of this session he said that he would
further demand the closure rule
Yet now when closure is needed
and seems almost necessary, Hill
refuses to push the matter, and has even
gone so far as to enter into secret consul
tation with the republicans as to the best
methods of bringing about delay. I'm
doubtedly the republicans will attempt
to provoke the democrats to wrath, and
force them to talk away the time. To do
this, vicious personalities will be used so
as to incite response This is also Hills
programme and for this reason he is now
doing all he can to avoid the adop
tion of closure The situation has consid-
cradle changed, and instead of Hill being
for closure he is against it, and those who
were opposed TO it on the steering COM
mittee are now said to be in favor of it.
Senators Blackburn, Harris and German,
all of whom are on that committee, favor
early action on the bill, and when closure
comes up, as many undoubtedly believe
it will, these will be the men who will
father it,
The Senate is no longer the staid old
body it once was. There has been new
blood infused into it; new men have been
appointed and elected, and these men be-
lieve in a change Of business methods in
that body Senators Gallery, Blanchard,
Lindsay, Martin, Walsh, McLaurin and
Jarvis are not freighted with the
old traditions, as they come into the SEN
ate imbued with new ideas and with
motive power that their elderly compeers
do not possess. These men cannot be
safely relied upon to further any rule
which will facilitate senatorial business.
Both Harris and Voorhees, count Hill as
against the bill, land their plans are laid
regardless of his advice.
IRBY POSING.
Senator Irby, of South Carolina, is pos
ing behind the sphinx of New York. He
has gained some notoriety by his recent
actions, but no fame, as he is looked upon
only as an imitator of Hill The political
situation in South Carolina will demand
his vote for the bill. Governor Tillman.
his staunch friend and chief, wants to
come TO the Senate. Should
Irby vote against the bill
1t would seriously affect Till
mans chances to succeed Butler. So
while those further away from South
Carolina have some doubts as to how Irby
will ultimately vote, those intimately ac-
quainted with South Carolina politics
realize that il is purely a bluff that he is
putting up, and that he really intends to
stand by his party.
DATE ON WHICH THE BILL is LIKELY TO
PASS.
The conservatives and Wilson bill dem
ocrats in the Senate are wide apart in
their estimates of the time when the
vote will be taken. Senator Black burn
has so much shifted his position that he
is not so sure that the bill,will pass by the
fourth week of May, but he believes now
that the first week of June will cover
all discussion. This is the estimate also
of German, Brice, Harris and Voorhees,.
Senator Jones, of Arkansas, says that
without closure the bill cannot get into
conference before the last of July. The
republicans, of course, are counting upon
q big political dividend by the delay
which they think is probable. They will
gladly prevent the bill from becoming a
law until after the first of September, SO
as to injure the chances of every demo,
Gratis reelection.