Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-08
MASTER 0Fs THE SITUATION Senator Jones of Nevada Will
 Dictate Terms TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE A Republican Caucus Failed to Get Them Out
 of Trouble.
 - RENEWED AT TACK ON THE GOLD RESERVE Nearly $3,ooo. .ooo Withdrawn Yesterday for Fxport-The Aldrich- Robbins Contested Election Case Will
 Come Up on Friday.
NEyEO ATTACK ON THE GOLD RESERVE

Washington, Jan. flowing to the late session of the senate the republican eau GUS that took recess until this after noon was postponed until tomorrow after the adjournment of the senate. It is confidently believed at that conference the republicans will by a very comfort able majority direct it's members on the finance committee to report the tariff bill to the senate as it came from the house, and without amendment of any kind. Shortly after the caucus com vened this morning MT. Quay moved that the committee be so instructed, and this motion led to the debate that followed. But one senator indicated any desire to construct a tariff bill along republican lines. That senator was MT. Baker of Kansas, a new man, and his associates in the senate looked upon his zeal as the result of his unfamiliarity with the con ditions that surrounded the senate at this time. There were other speakers who desired amendments to be made, and said they would insist upon them If the door was opened at all, but if the consensus of opinion was that this should not be done they would be SatiSned ana support the majority
 There is a division in the finance com mittee itself as to the wisdom of amend- ing the house bill and 1t was because or such division that this caucus was held. Mir Sherman favored an additional rate on crockery if changes were to be made. MT. Platt's state was largely interested in the raising of tobacco, and 1T amendments were In order he was con- strained to look after that schedule. MT. Allisons constituents were largely in terested in agricultural products and he, too. would be compelled to insist on an increase there On the other hand, MT. Jones, the populist member, urged that raw sugar had been discriminated against when the house refused to increase II py 15 per cent, as it had every other sched- ule in the bill MT. Jones insisted with vigorous protestations that raw sugar should be given this additional l5 per cent in the senate, He was re-enforced in his contention by MT. Perkins Of call fornia and by MT. Thurston of Nebraska, both of whom represent states that are engaged in the growing of beets for sugar and the manufacture of sugar from that farm product MT. Thurston was not here in person to urge the committee, but has done so effectually by the aid of the telegraph
 to see that the republicans of the com mittee were very much at sea as to what should be the policy they ought to pur- sue. Hence they appeal to the full mem bership of their own party. Should the caucus tomorrow, as now seems likely, instruct the committee to report the bill without amendments, and should it agree to support the bill thus reported and vote down any and all amendments a deadlock between MT. Jones and the republican members of the committee appears to be imminent. MT. Jones holds the balance of power in the committee. His vote is nec- essary to report the bill and without him the republicans cannot report the meas ure in any shape. MT. Jones said tonight that he would insist upon the addition of the 15 per cent to the sugar schedule. MT. Jones, it seems, must then either change his mind or the bill will remain on the files of the committee on finance. Republicans profess to believe that MT. Jones will not thus put himself on record, but that after urging his proposition he will yield to the will of his former repub- iican associates and permit the bill to be reported. It looks tonight as if MT. Jones was master of the situation.
 Gold Withdrawals. <
 Treasury officials are watching with keen interest the renewed attack on the gold reserve and do not hesitate to ex- press the opinion that most of tEe gold now being withdrawn is taken out by in- tender purchasers of the new bonds. They condemn such proceedings in strong terms. but with the present laws on the statute books see no way to legally stop such withdrawals. With today's with drawals out the treasury gold reserve at the close of business stood at $58, ,685, ,710. The amount of gold reported withdrawn at New York today by Assistant Treas urer Jordan was $2,900000. and there was deposited $500,000, making the net loss for the day $2,400,000.
 Election Contests.
 Elections committee No. 1, MT. Daniels of New York, chairman, today decided to hear arguments in the case of Aldrich agaist Robbins, from the Fourth Ala bama district, on Friday next. and to hear motions in the case of Robinson against Harrison, from the Third Ala bama district, tomorrow.
 Committee on elections No. 2, MT. John son of Indiana chairman, today heard a preliminary motion to exclude the print ing of certain testimony taken out of time allowed by law in the case of Beat tie against Price, from the Third Louis iana district.
 Awaiting Recognition.
 The delegation of the Cuban republic, Gen. Thomas Estrada Palma, Secretary Gonzalo Quesada and Treasurer Horatio Rubens, reached Washington this morn- ing, after an absence of ten days, to re- sume their efforts to secure recognition of their government and accordance of belligerents rights to their government. They expect to present conclusive evil dence to the house committee on foreign affairs within few days, which will re- suit in a favorab ble report of the Sulzer resolution. ga e '
 Postmasters Confirmed.
 The senate today in executive session confirmed the following nominations of postmasters: Texas-J. M. Portwood, Amarillo; Sa1lie Spivey, Henderson.
 The secretary of the treasury today sent to the house list of officers of the government coming under his depart ment who are now delinquent in render ing their accounts or in the payment of balances due from them for the last fiscal year. The list includes A R. Spofford, librarian of congress-; F. .. Kickhoefer, Frank Leverett. United States marshal
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