The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-12-04
NO MORE TARIFF.
Very Slim Chances of Pass
ing the Pop Gun Bills
This Session.
REPUBLICANS BLOCK THE WAY
The Finance Committee Debated
TGeilss Today - Democratic
Gaucus Called.


of all tariff legislation and especially
that contemplated in the four socalled
''pop-gunv tariff bills, and the measures
intended to remedy the error in the al
cohol clause of the Tari4 bill, was prac-
tically sealed by the discussion had by
the Senate Finance Committee this morn
ing. The discussion was confined al
most exclusively to tariff, the currency
scheme of the President receiving only
casual reference Mr.. Harris said he
would like to see the sugar schedule
modified, but in view of the statements
made to Congress by Secretary Carlisle
he could not advocate any step that
would reduce the revenue of the Cow
ernment. Mr. Jones was desirous of hav-
ing the differential sugar duty expung-
ed, but admitted the inability to carry
out the desire.
Mr.. Voorhees,, chairman of the commit
tee, is understood to have taken strong
ground against any more tariff legsla-
ton this session. He declared himself
opposed to any tampering with the pres
ent tariff law as it passed the Senate.
He wanted it to stand, and let the peo-
pie have the chance of testing it.
The Republicans were of the same
opinion, and said as the Democrats had
passed the bill against their protests
the party must stand or fall by the
legislation, however pernicious it proved
to be. 1t was apparent that any effort
to take up the supplemental bills would
be the signal for the opening of the
whole tariff question, and the Democratic
members of the committee admitted, it
is said, that they were powerless to do
anything. The attitude of the Republi-
cans is indicated by the amendments
that were offered at the close of the
last session to the remedial meas
ures, one of which re-enacts the Me-
Kinley sugar bounty as an amendment
to the bill which proposes to correct the
error found in the alcohol clause of the
present act. AS the Republicans in the
Senate have a majority in favor of the
sugar bounty there could be but one re-
suit in calling up this bill for action.
CAUCUS CALLED.
Senator German, Chairman of the Dem
ccratic caucus, has issued a call for
caucus of Democratic Senators to be
held this afternoon Immediately after
the adjournment of the Senate. This
meeting is to be held for the purpose of
considering the order of business that
shall be followed, and, after an inter-
change of views, it is probable that the
matter will be referred to a committee
with instructions to report at a future
caucus.
There are a number of important meas
ures pending on the Senate calendar each
of which have their champions on the
floor and the work of calling up these
bills will be pushed as speedily as pos
sible. The first bill to be given the right
of way will be either the voluntary bank
ruptcy bill or that relating to the con-
struction of the Nicaragua Canal. Mr..
George is making every effort to give
the bankruptcy bill precedence. while Mr..
Morgan is urging the Importance of the
canal bill. 1t is lXsely that Mr. Nor
gan's measure will gain the day. Ins
best opinion on the Democratic side of
the Chamber is that nothing VIII be
done with the anti-optiop bill d this ses-
sion of Congress. Mr. Faulkner is So
lcitous about the measure to admit the
territories of Arizona and New Mexico,
and expects the caucus to fix the time
for theirco nsideration at a Very early
day, probably before the holidays
The pop-gun bills will be the cause
for their consideration at very early
there will probably be division of senti-
ment as to the possibility of doing any
thing with them.
CLOSURE IN THE SENATE.
In the Senate today several bills were
introduced by Mr.. Peffer Pop, Kan.),
and referred. Among them was one ITO
provide a greater disposition of the re-
mains of deceased members of the SEN
ate and House of Representatives who
die at the Capital during the sessions of
Congress- Another was to repeal that
part of the resumption act which pro-
vides for the sale of bonds; and a third
was to provide for the Government con
troll of freight railroads.
Mr.. Blanchard (Dem., La), offered
resolution instruoting the Committee on
Appropriations to report an amen6ment
to the urgency deficiency bill appropri-
ating sufficient amount to pay the
sugar bounty on the sugar crop Of 1891
under the terms of the act of 1890. Laid
over for the present.
Mr.. Lodge (Rep., Mass). offered reso-
lutions, which were agreed to, calling on
the President for the correspondence re-
lating to affairs at Bluefields and call
ing on the Secretary of the Navy for the
reports or letters of Rear Admiral
Walker in relation to the Sandwich
Islands.
Mr.. Vest Dem.. MOI. offered a reso-
luton for an amencment to the rules so
as to allow dch1tc ta he closed ana the
time nxed for taking vote on any bill.
resolution or motion that shall have been
debated on divers days amounting in all
to thirty.
1t went over till tomorrow. with a
notice from Mr. Vest that he would then
submit remarks in support of it ana
would ask action upon it.
NUTS FOE USE AND FOR SHOW.
Muffs, that is, muffs for use are the
same stiff, .medum-sized rolls we have
known for some time, but dainty trifles
in silk and velvet. and hung with RIB
bons beads and even flowers, are also
NOV nr,1x