The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-18
TARIFF BILL IS NOT DEAD
Inc Silver Substitute Not Acce pied
by the Senate.
IT'S STATUS ON THE CALENDAR.
could he Called Tn nj Auy TINA
VIZ" the Consent of the senate.
May Attempt Rcsuscitation.
Washington Post

| A'Housh senator Frye declared in soI :
eihh tones in the senate last February tina,
'he 'arin bill was dead, and Senator Nor
TIL delivered a touching obituary the meas
ure is still in position to he easilv res,,s
'''a''u' since II has been stated in other
papers that the pingley bill was smothered
Ill the finance committee and that the SON
ate now has nothing before it hut FREQ
'o'""ee substitute to the original tariif
measure, containing no word about tarirf
UT revenues, review of the facts is I'm
order
inc senate finance committee, as then
ana still composed. is in favor of free sill
yer by clear majority silver republicans
anu democrats acting together. This n,,.
uhVc committee reported the bond till with
Tree silver substitute which the senate
passed and sent to the house. Then the
Ihtity Dill was referred to the finance
committee. Similar action was taken m re-
gard to it. The bill was returned TO The
sohate win report from ~ finance com
mlttoe recommending that all after the en-
acting clause be stricken out and that there
be substituted therefor a free silver meas
ufe Identical with the ona which re sc,
ate had already passed. In the regular
course OF business this bill aud the acro'i.
panying report Went to the calendar Sen
ator Morrill, made two earnest hut unsuc-
'rssiul attempts to get II i.p for con sid. IA
tlon. The first attempt was made Frbru-
airy II, and was defeated by vote or % to
II. second attempt was made when a
largef number of senators was present. and
Tho vote was SO against consideration 10 -
In fevor Of it.
STILL THE TARIFF BILL
The bill, therefore. still remains on the
calendar, and can be taken ur at any time
If the majority Of the senators present
should so desire. 1t is still propern called
the tariff bill for no action whatever las
been taken upon the report OF the finance
committee TO substitute the fee silver bill
for it. Until the senate sanctions the sub
stitution OF the silver bill for the tariff
bill the former uas no status other than as
report from the committees. Someone,
perhaps senator Morrill,, will very likely
call up the bill again at the coming ses
sion, and ii remains 10 he seen how many
of the silver republicans who voted against
its consideration before will vote for it this
time. and how many oil the democrats Will
remain silent and let the republicans lave
their way vita tarln bill. as has been
suggested by Senator Morgan.
should the senate consent TO consider the |
measure the fist vote to be taken after
that would he upon the report of the com
mittoe to substitute the sections Of the free |
silver bill for those of the tariff bill. The |
defeat OF this, either by the change of
sufficient votes or by the sileuce Of former |
opponents would leate the original Ding |
icy bill as passed by the house. UP for con- |
sideration
Senator Morrill, yesterday recalled the
of the last session In regard
to the bill. substantially as above, and told
a reporter OF the Post that the parliament
any status of the measure as Just givou
was correct.
These facts are considered to be impor
tant to those who would like TO see the
temporary measure become a law. II Is
understood that 10 similar meas
uro could pass the house at this session.
ard that the sole hope for such legislation
rests upon having the bill now before the
senate acted upon.
HAWLEY THINKS IT BETTER TO
WAIT.
Senator Hawloy thinks 1t would he I'M
" Use and impolitic to attempt to pass any |
such temporary measure as the Duylcy |
Jill at the coming session of congress. That |
bill. he says. was unsatisfactory to all par |
les at the tim" it was considered in the |
house, and while it passed that body by a |
;ood majority, many who t!.en voted for
1 would not do so now. after the yictory |
;ained by the republican party in the re-
'ent election
+, ,hs 9j,' ,nr r',a,a, 49, ,',, aas zen
/ severe cold which came upon him before
lection he has been out little, and stated
" fo2t reporter Yesterday thar he had
,,, nm W lie oV''o@e"'s WIZ nave re-
III ia of no use TO try to PASS tho Ding.
ey bill at the coming session." said the
cnalor thlnN 1t would be far better
90 . n,, nc'na,'Is ~ 49,, a. an. eh.ri srSlioh
nd p,ocoed -, oncc IN the nren,r,.i|, -
ucb , tariff measure ,s Tho c,n.,,.,. ,n
irss am varv sorry o,,r victor. nc f.,
ad ma, haan a li,tis NO.. s,,,.'' t"'9 '",s
90 bad sa,.,roI ,uo nv tbrao ,,,,..a ,,,
,oo, ' saa,ars 90 40 49, A'ar 'ernp-
,i,,. y, ,t,', ,o5,' n"J o'''- III"
~ ~ ,hn' DoS rou W., "%te pahsei
,iy IN IT may ne
oss'o'e 10 w 10 wy WIN we a'u ~ some