The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-06
THE REVISED TARIFF BILL.
-,,v REPUBLICAN SENATOR'S WILL
lLA' roILOW IN PASSING II.

,. 10 tie Held Until the Hill IL Dts
bbpD.A oc-The House to ne Forced to the Me-
.-,,, or Accepting 1t, as II Was In the
-. Of the wiison.Gorinan Bill In 1904.
-.urxeroy, May 5.-Some Republican mom-
W., ,he House OF Representatives arc very
p""i. In their references to the revised
49, Tariff bill. reported to the Senate yes
M ,,om tho Committee on Finance. They
plS.Iy.r The measure in severe language when
WN~n.ot Of II at all, although very few arc
|" n.dv 10 publicly discuss its provisions.
a.n,n pinsley Of the Ways and Means Com
80 saws he will make no statement about IL
IN IA has carefully scrutinized the bill. Gen.
.n..,ror Of Ohio, however. q member Of tho
o~-i,,ee on Ways and Means and generally
N.sdsd as in a measure the spokesman of tho
m.T,ri.r Administration, says that the bill as
....,,nt framed can never pass tho House.
~, n n possible that Gen. Grosvenor and those
,,dorse his opinion may be mistaken.
MT learned to-day that tho Republican sena-
.h,voa already outlined in a general way tho
-, vhIch they will follow in passing the bill.
"a hat plan c~ontemplates its adoption by the
u,r,, without reference to q conference oom-
nu..e. In 1894, when tho Wilson Tariff bill
-,,m,sculated in the Senate by what Presi-
A LAT CleVelhnu Cu2lcu thO RoiSJ Va PoAhtJ ouu
s.Aonor" and went to o conference committed,
Attn was deadlocksd for o long time, tho
Fans. was dnally compelled to aooept the bill
:. n pss,ed the Senate literally, without
~, sottins OF an 1 or tho crossing OF o t."
M, n did on motion Of Representative VIII
a, the nominal author of the bill, and after
evan important Democrat in Congress. In addi-
Am to a large majority Of the important Repub-
- .L.k IL ru.. h,,,, - .,-
M. that the bill could ever be passed in that
Nv. The House was powerless to defeat tho
y N Of the Senate. however, n 1t was adopted
AZ tho House and sent to tho President just as
ii 4 vent TO the conference committee from tho
bo,te, typographical errors and all. 1t Is moro
han likely that the Dingley bill will DO passed
m tho same way.
ne plan OF the Republican Senators In TO keep
u. bill before the Senate constantly after 1t
hall have been called up for consideration on
d, 18th inst, and by beginning the daily ses-
ruus at an early hour and continuing them at
pkht to complete the consideration of the bill,
Hpossible, before the end Of the fiscal year. It
VII then be sent to the House. and IL a commit
ts Of conference Is asked, the Senate will do
4 cline to appoint one and the House will thus DO
breed to the necessity of accepting the Senate
Mi or prolonging the contest indefinitely, with
he prospect of having no bill at all.
his plan of tho Republican Senators 10
10. conceived In a spirit Of hostility to tho
Dngiey bill as passed by the House. or to tho
slnions OF the House itself, but because other
wise the discussion Of the bill will be prolonged
tuterminably. the difference between tho two
houses with regard to the various provisions Of
tho bill being 90 radical. It IL not intended to
u~tasonize the House in any way. but simply to
ADOPT tho plan Of passing the bill without refer
practical method Of diSposing of it.
The outspoken and evidently M-considered
ginion Of Gen. Grosvenor, in his charge that the
sugar schedule 10 drawn In the interest of the
slrar Trust, and that theG New England manu-
~teturers were taken care Of at the expense of
tho wool growers, his denunciation Of the pro
psed tax on tea, and his statement that the
House will undo the work Of the Senate, has
ppcpitated the discussion Of the proposed SEN
&c plan for bringing the BIZ to 2 vote. and pos.
On seaatOrs indiostea tia. ths House Would b
ss s,Esaas tho to d sSssDs q The an W or sh ,G eposslps on 81 !
k"thoy were laughed at, but In the end their
ellg prevailed. This story may be repeated in
~ihsIplanation Of their action in striking out
dthe Dingley bill the entire CLAUSE with regard
70 reciprocity, the, Republican Senator'S claim
hthe shape OF a general amendment covering
Do general question OF reciprocity. and that un-
eaabtedly some provision will be adopted.
asnator Aldrich Of Rhode Island, who will have
barge of the bill in the Senate. 10 the author Of
ths reciprocity clause In the Mckinley tariff, of
1890, and he will undoubtedly bring forward .
~proyision based on the lines Of that law, but
probably moro general in their application.
It p apparently the opinion OF q majority OF
the Republican Senators that an amendment
viii Be adopted continuing the Hawaiian treaty.
and 1t is explained further that In striking out
d the Dingley bill the claus declaring that the
treaty shall not be ~abroRated. tho Republican
Senator's were actuated only by q desire TO- let
The question como up on its merits. instead OF
VA somewhat inappropriate amendment to the
sugar schedule.
The Democrats are still sweeping In their dc.
nundations Of the now bill, but have not yet
prepared q bill of particulars. They appear TO
b atiSded with tho statement Of Senator Jones.
The Chairman Of the National Democratic Com
mlittee, that tho passage Of the bill means the
~diF1ption OF the Republican party, as Now
England ID sure to DO captured by the Demo
efail because Of the placing of Q duty on hides.