The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-04
Several Democratic Senators Who See
the Necessity of More Revenue, 1t
Ii said. VIII Vote for IL.
BOND MEASURE IN DANGER
sILvERITEs WILL COMBAT 1T WITH
BILL OF THEIR OWN.
They Are Not Harmonious, However,
Utah to Become n State To-Day.
,eciaI - Tho Ind;ananol,s journal.

| Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.-There is now lit
| tie doubt that the House tariff bill will pass
| the Senate. 1t may be amended, but its
essential features will be retained One OF
the leaders on the Democratic side Of the
Senate, we'll known as a conservative"
when the Wilson bill was under discussion
last session, said to your correspondent to-
night, after listening to the speech of John
Sherman this afternoon, that some or the
Democratic Senator'S had become convinced
that more revenue Is needed, and that they
would vote for any reasonable tarfh meas
ure. Some of these members represent
manufacturing States. and while they are
on record as opposing the great Republican
principle, they are not averse to giving
little protection under the guise OF a reve-
nue. bill. Some of the conservatives" who
worked so successfully against the Wilson
bill take little stock In Carlisle's rosy es-
innate Of a surplus next fiscal year. They
contended at the time the Wilson bill came
from the House that it would not produce
enough revenue to meet the needs OF the
government, and, therefore, they had the
duties on many articles increased They
now realize that even with the increase
afforded by the compromise measure the
revenue is insufficient to meet the demands
on the treasury. Hence they are willing to
sacrifice little of their no-protection prin-
ciple to stem the growing deficit. The tariff
bill will probably pull through. but the bond
bill is In peril. The silverites are in the
saddle, and II does not now look as IL they
could be overthrown.
The Senate finance committee did not con-
clude its consideration Of the House bond
bill to-day. The failure was due to the fact
that the silver majority OF the committee
was unable to agree on the terms OF the
substitute, which they propose to report for
the House bill. The members favorable to
silver, including Senators Voorhees,, Harris.
Vest, Jones Of Arkansas, and Walthall.
Democrats, and Jones Of Nevada, Populist,
were in conference for an hour before the
full committee met. but they found the task
of preparing bill to which all could agree
somewhat more complicated than they an
ticipated, and were compelled to ask for
more time. Senator Jones presented the
draft Of a bill on the lines suggested in
these dispatches last night, but some of the
members desired further time for consid-
Grafton. 1t was made apparent, however,
that the differences were not radical, as il
is still believed by the majority that there
is no insurmountable difficulty dn the way of
reaching an agreement on the section Of the
bill providing for free coinage Another
reason for delay on the part OF the silver
element was found in the absence of Sena-
tor Wolcott. the only Republican silver ad-
vocate on the committee, and the desire ex-
pressed by some of the members to have
this element represented in the preparation
Of the substitute. He is expected to be here
by Monday. to which time the committee
adjourned. The Republican members of the
committee were in conference for several
hours, devoting the greater part of the
time to the tariff bill on the line of the work
on that bill which was done yesterday The
Republicans are disposed 10 give more at
tention to this measure than to the bond
bill. They consider that the latter measure
has been virtually taken out OF their hands,
as the majority is against them, but con-
slider it possible that the tariff bill may be
so modified to get it through Conse-
quently they are directing their energies to
this end.