The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-09
1t 1t Is Not Imposed the Revised
Schedule May Not Be
Reported.
MIR. TELLER THROWS A BOMB.
Declares in the Republican Caucus
for Free. Coinage Amendment
to the Bill.

w WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. S.--If the
Republican mem bers of the Senate Com
mittee on Finance act in accordance with
the vote of the Republican caucus this
afternoon, and ii Jones persists in his
intention to demand that raw sugar shall
be given the Is per cent of an increase pro-
vlded by the House in every other sched-
ule, there will probably be deadlock in
the committee and the bill cannot be re-
ported. There is a general belief. however,
that Jones will relent and act with the
Republicans
The resolution introduced yesterday by
Y uay. declaring it to be the sense Of the
caucus that the Republicans should report
the tariff bill from the committee as it
came from the House, passed the caucus
this afternoon at ter an hour and half of
debate, without division and by practi-
cally unanimous vote. The chief point in
the discussion was the probable attitude
of the silver Republica ms.
Many OF these were outspoken in their
desire to have the tariff bill pass and de-
clared that it would be unwise to place a
1ree-colnage rider thereon, especially in
view OF the fact that such bill was now
before the Senate and would be passed be-
fore action was had on the tariff bill.
Teller of Colorado threw a bomb among
his associates when he made vigorous
speech and said that for one he proposed
to assist in placing free-coinage amend
ment on every tariff bill until such a
measure became law. He would not
only vote TO put one in this bill, but he
declared it to be his intention to en-
deavor to assist in having such an amend
ment placed On a tariff bill in the next
Congress if the Republicans controlled
both branches of the Legislature and the
executive.
The statement embarrassed the Repub-
licans greatly. Teller did not only say
that he would offer such an amend
ment, but stated positively if offered he
would vote for it. Other silver men ex-
pressed the intention of being satisfied
with the free-coinage substitute to the
bond bill.
Conservative men viii not join him in
this vote, and the votes of the sound
money men on the other side of the cham
Der are counted upon to defeat such q
proposition.
Just as the caucus was about to adjourn
Pettigrew asked when the Republicans pro.
posed to consider the question of the
reorganization of the elective offices OF
the Senate, and suggested this would be
as good time as any. Nevertheless,
Mitchell made a motion to adjourn and it
was carried. This left the silver and the
new Senators in the lurch. They are the
ones who have been urging reorganization,
and they were somewhat angered to think
that the adjournment had been carried on
the motion of their own men.
Immediately request was circulated
for Sherm an, chairman of the caucus, to
issue call for another caucus, and it was
generally signed. the names attached to
it including Eastern men as well as West
ern and silver men. This caucus will be
called probably tomorrow and will deal
with the subject of the further reorganiza-
ton of the Senate