The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-07
RESOLUTE IN WRONG
Senate Finance Committee
Reports Its Silver Sub
stitute for the Bond
Bill.
TARIFF UNDER CAUCUS WHIP
Urging the Passage of the Hcuse
Bill Without Amendments
in the Senate.
TARIFF UNDER CAUCUS WHIP

what course SnouId be pursued III re-
gard to the House Tariff bill met at $50
this morning. in the marble room of the
Senate. with full attendance.
Speeches We're made by Senators Al
drieh, Allison Hawley, Baker, Quay,
Burrows. Perkins and others While
Messrs. Aldrich and Allison were quite
diplomatic in their utterances, it was
easily noted that they. speaking for the
committee, favored the House bill with
out amendment. Mr.. Baker made
strong speech for a bill protective in its
character and along Republican lines, in
place of the present measure, which he
characterized as Democratic throughout
There was nothing done this morning to
indicate coming together of minds
but all Senators believe that this after
moons conference will result in the out
lining of a definite policy.
The caucus adjourned at 12 o'clock
without coming to any definite conclu-
sion. Another caucus will be held after
the Senate adjourns. The discussion
showed that the majority of the Sena-
tors favored passing the bill as it came
from the House. but there was some
opposition to this from such Senators
as represent States having large agri-
cultural constituencies and the fruit re-
It is believed by many that the sense of
the party win find expression this after
noon in determination not to amend
the bill.
The House Ways and Means Commit
tee decided at todays meeting to call
two members of the Board of General
Appraisers before them tomorrow to
furnish evidence with respect to under
valuations of imports. Chairman Ding
ley has received numerous letters from
importers in the large Eastern cities
complaining that these undervaluat:ons
are 50 numerous as to work a great in
jury to the. honest merchant. The pur-
pose of the committee is to make such
changes in the administrative law as
will effectually prevent such practices
in future. The bill introduced some time
ago by Mr.. Draper, of Massachusetts,.
having this object in view, will be used
as the bass of the committees work
On Thursday Assistant Secretary Ham
1ia Of the Treasury Department will al
Sc he heard on the same subject
Chairman Dingley arranged his sub
committees today. These committees and
chairmen are as follows:-Customs. Mr.
Dingley of Maine; Administration of Gus
toms Laws. Mr.. Peyne of New York; In
ternal Revenue, Mr. Evans of Kentucky:
Public Debt. Mr. Dalzell of Pennsylvania;
Commercial Treaties, Mr.. Hopkins of H.
linois; Miscellaneous Subjects, Mr.. Gros-
TeGor of Ohio.
There was fair attendance of Sena-
tors when the body met at noon TODAY
and the galleries were well filed Mr.
Lindsay (Dem., KX) appeared and took
the oath of office for his new term
In presnting a petition from the Com
favor of the Armenians Mr. Hoar (Rep.
Mass.) inquired whether the Committee
on Foreign Relations had taken any ac-
tion on the numerous petitions referred
TO it of the same character He was
informed by Mr. Sherman (Rep., Ohio)
its chairman, that the Committee on
Foreign Relations was animated by
most earnest desire to relieve the Ar
menians, if possible; but had not yet
taken the subject into consideration. The
committee had only recently been ap-
pointed, and the matter had not yet been
reached.
Mr.. Voorhees, (Dem.. Ind.) presented
memorial of the year,y meeting of friends
in Indiana, deprecating war between the
United States and Great Britain as an
t'unparalled calamity and urging the
International agreement to refer con-
troversies between these two nations to
a court of arbitration Referred to the
Committee on Foreign Relations.
Mr.. Jones Dem Ark) reported from
the Committee on Finance the House bono
bill with substitute. and gave notice
that tomorrow. Immediately after the
morning business he would ask the
Senate to take it up for consideration.
He hoped that it would be disposed of at
the@earliest possible day.
Mr.. Morrill, (Rep., Vt), Chairman of the
Committee on Finance, stated that the
substitute was approved by a majority
of the committee. but not by the Re-
publican members of it.
The bill was read in full and was placed
on the calendar.
Mr. Chandler Rep., N. HI, introduced
popular loan bill and proceeded to ex-
plain it. He referred to a paragraph in
a despatch from Mr.. Rothschild stat
ing that, until the boundary question was
settled, the European public or capital
lists would not take American bonds for
Investment
In the House of Representatives, on
motion Of Mr.. Grow (Rep.. Pa9 joint
resolution WIS agreed to authorizing
Lieutenant Sydney S. Jordan. Fifth Ar
tillery and Captain Edward c. Carter.
medals from the British Government for
gallantry at the time of the shipwreck
of the steamer Rathplane.
unanimous report from the Com
mittee on Judiciary was made by Mr.
Broderick Rep, Kan) that no doubt
existed of the election of Mr.. Allen as
Representative from Utah. and in ac-
cordance Herewith Mr. Allen was sworn
IN as member of the House.
A resolution of inquiry, referred TO the
Committee on Postof1ices and Post Roads,
was favorably reported. with amend
ments, and agreed to. 1t asks the Post
master General to report the number of
clerks who have been employed in Post
Offices since June 80 1895, to do the work
previously done by stamp canceiling ma
chimes, and the amount of salaries paie
to them; also the changes in clerks sal
aries in the first twenty five ofIices in
the country made at and since the 3Oth
of June, 1895
Mr.. Henderson Rep., Iowa. reported
from the Committee on the Judiciary, its
unanimous substitute for resolution in
troduced by Representative Hubbard, re-
gardlng the enforcement Of the anti
Trust law, The original resolution as-