The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-06
.BABC0CK IS
IN TO STAY
Same May Be Said OF Repre-
sentative Tawney.
"RoT," SAYS FORMER
Characterization of Report That he
Had Yielded.
WILL KEEP UP FIGHT TO THE END
Tawney Glad to Second the WiscOn-
sin Mans Efforts Toward
Tariff Reduction.

6rst0anVs nushan0toaa.
Washington, Feb. Representative
Babcock and Tawney both deny that they
have thrown up their hands" on the
tariff fight, as the New York He1Nld re-
ports. Both are emphatic in this, al
though they have different means Of at
tanning their end Babcock wants to put
his bill as rider on the revenue repeal
bill. The house leaders will not let him.
The rule which will be reported to the
house will contain a provision forbidding
amendments. The majority leaders will
not let this rule be brought in until they
ton. That is why they allow SO much
time for the consideration of the oleo-
margarin bill. Babcock defined his posi-
ton to-day in unmistakeable language.
He said:
Any statement that have ''laid down. OF
thrown up my hands on my taritf-reduction
! fight is all rot. l am going to use every
means in my power to bring it before the
house and will not give up the fight as long
as am in congress.
sThe vote was seven to six against the
Babcock bill in committee on Monday,
and I am glad to say that I was one OF
I the six,'' is the way Representative Taw-
! ney speaks of his action in trying to help
! Babcock get his bill up for considera-
ton. Counting the absentees, it Is sale
that the bill, on a final showing, will be
| defeated in committee by vote of nine
to eight. Mr.. Tawney will be counted or
to vote with Babcock every time the bill
comes up.
To Bring the House to Time.
/ 1t is being said that the senate, in al
effort to bring the house to time, viii
refuse to pass the house bill reducing
the war revenue tax until such time a,
the house will agree to do something ii
the way of sugar concessions for Cuba
Or the senate may pass the war revenue
reduction bill with rider" calling TO-
the Is per cent sugar reduction. The tW'
houses are pretty we'll at loggerheads
q and there IS NO way as yet of determinlni
4 EoW far their differences will be carried
The senate does not like the house reso
luton providing for an investigation o
: the rights of the senate to annul the con
stitution by ratifying reciprocity treaties
) The house does not like the program o
steady but sure aggression which the sen
ate has been following for the past years
It thinks that the senate is becomin
entirely too powerful,
Babcoclx Almost Won.
It can be stated on the highest author
ity that Babcock at one time had enoug
republican votes pledged to defeat tn
rule which will be brought in, but s
much pressure was brought to bear upo
! his supporters that they deserted hir
> one by one. This pressure was the sam
that was exterted on republican member
, when the Porto Rican bill was under dis
cusssion. It comes from the administra
, | tion house leaders and business mem out
, side of Washington. Every wire wa
+ pulled and the members could not resis
. The consequence was that republican
, from three states-Kansas. Indiana an
y NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. from the agreemer
and will vote for the rule.
They could make no excuse to Babcoc
\ other than that they had to give way
\ pressure. They were told that the bus
J ness of the country would be unsettled
any attempt at revision OF the ~tari1
that it would keep congress here all sun
mer and that the state of the governme1
q finances after the war revenue taxes al
repealed would not permit rduction in ar
tariff schedules. The rule for the Col
sideration Of the revenue repeal bill wi
not be brought in until all but tt
j, staunchest of Babcock's supporters a.
taken from him.
A suggestion has been made that a r
publican caucus be held to consider tar
= reduction. Babcock does not want thi
because, he says, If that caucus should il
struct the ways and means committee
bring in a bill FOR limited reduction
the tariff it would not be his bill T!
steel schedule in the Dingley bill W
l. drawn by steel manufacturers of Pen
l. sylvania and Representative Dale
e would see that the trust was not injul
f. ously affected in any bill that might
l. reported In order that this iniquito
l. schedule can be changed to remove fea
l. ures which allowed the creation of N
q nopoly, Babcock wants his bill put
is some measure in the house so as to +
In move the danger of emasculation.
ol Tawney Tells All About 1t.
ul Regarding the story in to-day's NJ
rs York Herald Representative Tawney So
ed to The Journal man:
The dispatch you refer to is wholly wi
is out foundation. Neither Mr.. Babcock I
he myself is in the habit of Laying down" Wi
ID out an effort Since our vote in commit
on the Babcock bill nothing has been do
nor has there been opportunity to do al
thing
O......... &C
1 have, together with Mr.. Babcock,
til canvassed the situation carefully with
!: members Of the house who favor a
!: limited revision of certain schedules.
e. !: The feeling among them is strongly
p /: in favor of such revision as it ever
n : was, but with few exceptions they do
IN !: not favor the idea of having an ILL
100 : considered revision Of the tariff on
lal : the floor of the house under the leader