The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-02
TARIFF COMMITTEE.
One of the Probable Changes to be
Made in the Senate.
sILvERITES TO BE KEPT OFF.
Segregation of the Two Questions, which.
Il, Believed, viii DO OF Hrnent to tho
party, and Proven, Embarrassment OF
Tariff Republican. who arc In Favor OF
Free Silver.

Free Silver.
The Washington Post has the follow
Ing interesting gossip:
A Republican United States senator,
who has been In the city Tor The past
{. two weeks, and who has made 1t point
10 call upon and talk witt every senator
OF his party. who was either here be-
fore him or has come since, states that
he is positive there viii lie no tariff leg
islntion at this coming session. and that
an extra session will be called by the
18th OF March. This, he feels well salts
fed, will be the line OF action. or rath-
er inaction, decided upon by the party
caucus. He is also confident that. at
the extra session. the tariff bill which
will be framed will be put through, pro-
yIded there Is no Democratic fil'buster.
in three months time. and that the extra
session will bn adjourned certainly be-
fore the first OF July.
Since this Is not his individual opinion,
hut Is borne out by all that has been
told him by the most prominent leaders
OF the party In the senate, he does not
desire to be quoted as having made this
statement.
Regarding the kind OF tariff measure
which a majority OF the Republicans VIII
favor at the extra session, it Is stated II
will be modification OF the Mckinley
bill IN many ways. An extremely high
protective tariff. IL IL said, will not meet
with favor in the senate. and only so
much protection will be afforded to
American manufacturers as will render
II easy for them 10 compete with foreign
products. without placing too high n
burden upon the consumers. There VIII
be q restoration OF protection 10 the
farmer, the wool grower. the lumber
man, and the miner. but II Will not be
such extreme protection as will be pro-
hibltive to all foreign raw materials, or
impose too severe burden upon the de-
pendent manufacturer.
Experience with the workings Of the
Mckinley and Wilson tariff laws has
taught many things to partisans on both
sides OF the chamber. and 1t is believed
that there will be less factlous opposi-
ton developed when the revision of the
tariff comes UP for discussion than there
has ever been In the past. Should the
Democrats, however, be inclined 10 make
trouble or insist upon lengthy debates.
the Republican plan viii be to sit back
in their seats and let the Democrats
talk themselves tired. Republicans are
generally agreed that very little is to be
said upon the subject beyond what the
country is already thoroughly familiar
with, and that talking can serve no
good purpose, being calculated only to
postpone the result which all Republic
cans are anviously awaiting. Besides.
: the congressional elections will be too
far away for any one to desire TO make
tariff speeches for subsequent use as
campaign material.
FilibusterinS Not Expected.
Filibustering from the Democrats Is
not expected, for some Of the most prom
inent leaders OF the party, both in the
house and in the senate, have expressed
themselves as being in favor of giving
the Republicans every opportunity to
pass such tariff measure as they
should deem best. One Of the most i'm
porlant statements OF this character Is
made by Representative Sayres, of Tex
as, the Democratic leader on the appro-
priation committee.
NO factious opposition" says Rep
resentative Sayers. should be thrown
in the way OF legislation. Our opposition
should not reach the point of obstruc-
ton. There are two good reasons for
this. In the first place. the way TO prove
or disprove thing is by practice II
the Republican party will bring pros
perity to the country, the sooner it
comes tho better. There should be no
possibility OF an excuse on the part Of
the Republicans that they We're not
given fair chance to pass such q meas
ure as they wanted. A bad state of af-
fairs surrounds the producers OF the
country, and something must be done
: for their relief. My idea is 10 give. the
Republicans every chance to pass 4
tariff bill. and when they have done so.
IL the people are not satisfied they will
again promptly turn 10 the Democratic
+ party for relief. I am quite we'll salts
fed that tho Republicans will not at
tempt to carry out their policy at the
short session, but will wait until their
President has been inaugurated."
To Create n Tariff Committee.
A plan has been evolved by certain
Republican senators, which has been
pretty thoroughly discussed. by those
now In the city, looking to the reorgani-
zatIon of the senate finance committee,
as well as the segregation of It's present
duties. 1t is the present purpose OF the
Republicans, who already control the
committees, TO prevent any recurrence
In the future of such contingency as
y arose at the last session, where Republic
can senator's with strong free silver
ideas were compelled in voting for q tar
III measure to vote against silver, and
vice versa.
One or two Republican senators al
ready here hnve received assurances
from several OF their colleagues from
the free silver satcs that they will I'M
hesitatlnGly work for and support n tar
III bill. provided 1t will not necessltate
at the same time their going upon record
MS voting against the cause OF free sill
yer. To avoid this Is the purpose OF the
present movement for the division OF the
duties Of the senate finance committee
and the creation OF q new committee,
which shall have no other subject to
deal with than that of the tariff. In this
way, 1t Is sa!d. there will be no neecd or
desire to make any changes in the per-
& sonnet OF the committee on finance other
than that which may be made by the
retirement of senators prior TO the 18th
of next March.
The committee az at present constl-
tuted consists OF Senator's Morrill,, Sher-
man. Allison, Aldrich and Plat, OF. Com
necticut, all uncompromislngly for gold
and Republican tariff; Senators VOL
colt, OF Colorado. and Jones. of Nevada,
who are tariff Republicans, but are In
favor OF free silver, and, finally. the six
r Democrats. Voorhees,. Harris, Vest,
Jones. Of Arkansas; White. OF Caliior-
MIA. and Walthall. of Mississippi, who
will vote for free silver first, last. and all
the time. The retirement OF Voorhees,
will enable the Republicans to I'll the
minority position by the appointment
OF gold Democrat; but Jones. OF Nc
vada. would feel compelled 10 align him
4 self With the Democrats upon test vote