The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-23
TARIFF BILL MAY FAIL.
1t Can't Pass If the Senate Popuiists
Vote Against 1t,


The Western Senators have practically
abandoned hope of getting anything salts
factory done for them in the wool schedule
of the Dingley bill They are not certain
but that there may be some duty obtained
on hides, but they care far less about this
than about tue wool schedule, which they
| say is OF vital interest in the mountain
states, There is no doubt whatever that
| The FINANCE Committee will report a re-
| duction OF the wool duties in the Dingley
DID, instead of an increase, as has been de-
sired by the group of Wester Senators.
Neither are they likely to secure the
amendments they desire in the aumnistTa-
tive features of the bill. Senator Warren,
of Wyoming; Senator Cannon, OF Utah, asd
Senators Garter and Mantle, on Montana,
have been most active and persistent In
the effort TO secure these amendments.
These gentlemen are now almost without
hope OF securing the desired alterations.
We cannot compete with The EasGeIn
manufacturers and importers" said one
of the Western. Senators to The Times.
They have been here n great numbers i'll
thelast few tlays aad literally overwhelmed
the Republican members of the Finance
Committee, ! am convinced that they
are going to yield and give a reduced wool
duty The Republican part y in the mountain
West is not very formidable, as was shown
in the last election. The vote for Nc
Kinley in these States was largely confined
tothe wool growers and the manufacturers
The Dingley bill was bad enough IL the
bill as 1t passes the Senate treats the
wool in ulIStrV worse IA hat flpa Sur,.
Republican party will be practically oblit
Grated in these STATES, and they will be rs
permanently Democratic as the South .
Another Senator said: j have no doubt
that the Republicans will be able to smell
mutton in the election returns from the
Middle Western states a year from next
fall"
The Republican members of the Senate
are becoming very much concerned about
the possibility that the whole tariff Iegis-
lation may fail. 1t really SCENT 10 depend
upon whether the PopulisUs OF the Senate
viii take the course Of their colleagues IN
the House Ifthe PopulisJs vote on the bill.
1t is more than probable that they viii all
vote against it, with the possible exception
OF Senator X yle Even with Kyles vote,
however, the Republicans have not a ma |
1ority for their bill. II has been assumed |
Tor many weeks that the bill would be in |
no real danger in the Senate, no matter |
what its provisions Were; built now appears |
quite possible that il may fail. 1t has been /
known for long time that it would re |
qulre some votes in addition TO the straight |
Republicans. Just where these votes are TO |
come from IL does not now appear.
Senator Hanna as the representative Of |
the President, has been very confident that |
the bill would beco ne a law AID heis much |
disturbed because OF the peril il now ap-
pears % bein. Many of the Republican man
ayers are very anxious to get the bill
voted on as early as possible, in order that
Il il passes ii may be accredited with all
the improvement in prices which is eX-
peCted to follow If the European war is
prolonged for any length Of time.