The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1894-08-02
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Goes the Tariff BiIi-RepubIicans Defeated
,a Their Efforts TO Amend the susa,
Schedule.
WASHINGTON, July 2s.-The tariff bill
was sent back from the senate to con
ference Friday after three exciting roll
calls, which resulted in q tie vote each
time. Popular interest will now cen.
ter upon the question of what is to DO
come of the bill.
The republicans were defeated Fri
day in their effort to amend the sugar
schedule by the desertioQ of Senator
Stewart; who, although present, with
held his vote. Senator'S Allen. Kyle
and PETER voted with the republicans,
and Senator .Irby was paired on the
same side with Senator Smith. of New
Jersey. Senator Villas, who withdrew
has original motion to strike out the
,lifferential at the command of Presi-
dent Cleveland, voted with the demo-
Gratis
With the bill In conference Mr.. AL
tlrich was certain that it was nearer
defeat than it ever had been. He rea-
soned that the disagreement between
the two houses was almost certain.
Whatever the president directed Speak
er Crisp and Chairman Wilson would
carry out to the best Of their ability.
The will of the president, according to
Mr.. Aldrich, would be expressed
through the house conferees. and no
action. could be taken on the bill in the
house that Speaker Crisp opposed.
The republican leader was not in any
better frame of mind than Senator
Jones, of Arkansas. who led the demo-
Gratis. Mr.. Jones, when asked what
he thought Of the days work, answered
that he felt like the colored preacher
who had passed his hat twice through
the congregation without getting a
cent, and who remarked, when the hat
was returned to him, that he was
mighty glad to get it back.
Senator Jones said there was no
doubt in his mind that an agreement
would soon BIO reached in conference,
and that the tariff bill would be passed.
The conferees, be stated, would rot
meet until Monday. The intervening
time would be consumed in informal
meetings of the democratic members to
try to reach some conclusion before the
regular meeting.
Whether the senate or house would
yield, Senator Jones, with great frank
ness, confessed he did not know, but
he seemed to be certain that the report
from the conference might be expect
ed the day after it met. In fact, SEN
ator Jones said he would not be SUR
prised at an immediate report of an
agreement between the conferees, ow-
ing to the progress which he expected
would be made in the informal discus
sions Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. Warner, the democratic member
from New York, was the most enthus-
iastic man at the capitol, He declared
that the house ccnferces would never
yield in their demand for free sugar.
Even should the senate surrender the
ul1rercntlll duLy on renncd sugar, that
would not be satisfactory to the house,
because, Us Senator Caffery had let the
country know, the trust would get
more protection under the ad valorem
rate.
'lf the conferecs hold on to the house
position on sugar theYe would not be a
dozen votes in the house against their
Judgment" said Mr.. Warner. land with
this clearly understood by such men as
Messrs. Wilson and Turner, they will
never think of surrendering."
From these Interviews it will be seen
what wide difference of opinion there
is In Washington among public men.
The democrats are SO much at sea that
a caucus OF the house majority is to be
called as early as possible for the con-
sideration of the tariff problem.