The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-08
TICKLISH TILT ON THE TARIFF.
JONES' SUGAR SCHEDULE MAY
CAUSE a DEADLOCK.

in Any shape Unless They Can Sc
cure His VOte-The Republican
Senatorial Caucus in Favor of Pass
ing the Bill without Amendment
as IL Came From the House and
Forcing the President TO sign or
Veto IL.
Washington, Jan. T-Representative
Turner of Georgia is now the recognized
leader of the administration democrats in
the House, and as such he is always a
welcome visitor at the white house and at
the various executive departments.
To-day he had an interview with the
President prior to the meeting of the cabi-
net and II is understood that the subject
Of the bond and tariff bills now pending
in the Senate were the subjects discuss
ed.
1t is the intention of the republicans in
the Senate TO try and pass the tariff Dill
through that body just as il came from
the House, so that il will not have to be
returned to the place of its origin, but be
sent at once to the President. 1t is the
plan of the republicans to try and force
the President TO sign a tariff bill notWith-
standing the fact that he has repeatedly
stated that the treasury is not in need OF
additional revenue.
If the bill is amended in the Senate by
increasing the duty on raw sugar and ag-
rlcultural products, as proposed, that VIII
necessitate the bill being returned to the
House 1t is the belief of Judge Turner
that the House will not accept the propOs-
ed Senate amendments, nor does he be
lieve that the House will accept the Tree
silver amendments to the bond bill report
ed to the Senate to-day from the finance
committee. The administration does not
approve of either of the bills referred 70,
and Judge Turner and the trienos OF the
administration, in the House, will use all
parliamentary methods to expose the po-
litical animus of the republican measures.
1t does not seem possible that either OIL
them can be enacted into law.
Owing TO the late session of the Senate
to-day, the republican caucus that took
| a recess until this afternoon was post
poned until tomorrow after the adjourn
ment of the Senate. 1t is confidently be-
| lieved that at that conference the repub-
licans will, by very comfortable ma
jority, direct its members on the finance
committee to report the tarlI blll 70 tnS
| Senate as it came from the House, and
without amendments of any kind.
Shortly after the caucus convened this
morning, Mr. Quay moved that the com
/ mittee be so instructed, and TINS motion
| led to the debate that followed. But one
| senator indicated any desire to recon-
struct a tariff bill along republican lines.
| That senator was Mr.. Baker of kansas,
a new man, and his associates IN the
| Senate looked upon his seat as the result
| of his unfamiliarity with the conditions
| that surround the Senate at this time.
| There were other speakers who desired
/ amendments to be made, and they Sald
/ they would insist upon them IL the uoor
| was opened at all, but If the consensus
| of opinion was that this should not be
| done, they would be satisfied and support
There is a division in the finance com
mittee itself as TO the wisdom or amend
| ing the House bill, and it was because OF
such a division that this caucus was helu.
| Mr. Sherman favored an additional rate
i on crockery, if changes We're TO be maze
| Mr.. Platts state was largely interested
/ in the raising of tobacco and II amend
/ ments were in order he was constrained
to look after that schedule; Mr.. Allison
| constituents were largely interested IL
manufacturing products, ana ne, 100
would be compelled to insist on an IN
| crease there. On the other hand, MIR.
] Jones' the pOpulist member, argued that
/ raw sugar had been Disseminated against
/ when the House refused to increase u by
! Is per cent, as ii had every other sche-
| dule in the bill. Mr.. Jones insisted with
vigorous protestations that raw sugar
| should be given this additional 10 per cent
! in the Senate. He was reinforced IN TINS
| contention by Mr.. Perkins of California
/ and by Mr.. Thurston of Nebraska, both
of whom represent states that are en-
gagged in the growing of beets for sugar ana
| the manufacture of sugar from that farm
product. Mr.. Thurston was not here in
| person to urge the committee, but he has
done so very effectually by the aid of the
! In view of these contentious it is easy to
see that the republicans of the commit
/ tee were very much at sea as to what
should be the policy they ought to pursue.
1 Hence their appeal to the full membership
! of their own party. Should the caucus to-
morrow, as now seems likely, instruct the
! committee to report the bills without
| amendments and should it agree to sup
! port the bin thus reported, and vote down
any and all amendments, deadlock be-
| tween Mr.. Jones and the republican men,
| bers of the committee appears to be imni-
| nent. Mr.. Jones holds the balance of pow
/ er in the committee. His vote is necessary
| to report the bill and without him the re-
publicans cannot report the measure in
any shape Mr.. Jones said that he would
| insist upon the addition of the fifteen per
| cent to the schedule. If the caucus SO de-
| cides the republican members will not
grant it. Mr.. Jones, it seems, must then
| either change his mind or the bill will re-
/ main in the files of the committee on fin
| ance. Republicans profess to believe that
! cord, but that after urging his PROPOSE
! ton he will yield to the will of his former
republican associates, and permit the bill
! Jones was master of the situation.