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
Tavney Glad to Second the Wiscon-
sin Mans Efforts Toward
Tariff Reduction.

From, Tho Journal Bureau, Room IS. Post
building, Washington. 70
Washington, Feb. 6.-Representatives
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 a rider on the revenue repeal
bill. The house leaders will not let him.
The rule which will be reported to the
| house will contain provision forbidding
| amendments. The majority leaders will
| not let this rule be brought in until they
are sure of a majority vote for it's adop-
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. or
thrown up my hands on my tariff-reduction
! fight is all rot. I 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.
|
Babcock bill in committee on Monday,
and I am glad to say that I was one of
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 said
that the bill on final showing, will be
| defeated in committee by vote of nine
| +o o;oIot
to vote with Babcock every time the bill
comes up. -s
:! To Bring the House to Time.
1t is being said that the senate, in an
effort to bring the house to time, will
refuse to pass the house bill reducing
the war revenue tax until such time as
I the: house will agree to do something in
the way OF sugar concessions for Cuba.
. or the senate may pass the war revenue
reduction bill with "rider" calling for
the Is per cent sugar reduction. The two
houses are pretty we'll at loggerheads,
and there IS NO way as yet of determining
Eow far their differences will be carried
The senate does not like the house reso-
luton providing for an investigation Of
the rights of the senate to annul the con-
stitution by ratifying reciprocity treaties.
The house does not like the program of
; steady but sure aggression which the SEN
ate has been following for the past years.
1t thinks that the senate is becoming
entirely too powerful
Babcock Almost Won.
It can be stated on the highest author
| ity that Babcock at one time had enough
republican votes pledged to defeat the
! rule which will be brought in, but SO
a much PRESSURE was brought to bear upon
! his supporters that they deserted him
r one by one. This pressure was the same
that was exterted on republican members
, when the Porto Rican bill was under dis
J cusssion. 1t comes from the administra-
:, ton, house leaders and business mem out
side of Washington. Every wire was
+ pulled and the members could not resist
= The consequence was that republicans
. from three states-Kansas. Indiana an6
Michigan-Withdrew from the agreement
and will vote for the rule. ILLS
They could make no excuse to Babcocl
other than that they had to give way tx
4 | pressure. They were told that the bust
ness Of the country would be unsettled b!
any attempt at a revision of the tariff
that it would keep congress here all sum
mer and that the state Of the government
finances after the war revenue taxes ar
repealed would not permit rduction in an!
tariff schedules. The rule for the con
sideration Of the revenue repeal bill viii
not be brought in until all but thu
:, staunchest Of Babcock's supporters ar
= taken from him.
A suggestion has been made that a re-
publican caucus be held to consider tariff
: reduction. Babcock does not want this
because, he says, If that caucus should in
! struct the ways and means committee tt
bring in bill for a limited reduction O.
the tariff it would not be his bill. The
steel schedule in the Dingley bill wa:
: drawn by steel manufacturers Of Penn
: sylvania and Representative Dalzel
e would see that the trust was not tnjuri
: ously affected in any bill that might bt
: reported. In order that this iniquitou:
: schedule can be changed to remove feat
: ures which allowed the creation of mo-
: nopoly, Babcock wants his bill put OF
s some measure in the house SO as to re
n move the danger of emasculation.
II Tayvney Tells All About 1t.
il Regarding the story in to-day's New
s York Herald Representative Tawney sait
d to The Journal man:
The dispatch you refer to is wholly with
IS out foundation. Neither Mr.. Babcock no
e myself is in the habit of ''laying down" with
d out an effort Since our vote in conmitte
on the Babcock bill nothing has been done
nor has there been opportunity to do any
thing.
o....... .............
: I have, together with Mr.. Babcock,
h canvassed the situation carefully with
members of the house who favor
limited revision of certain schedules.
: The feeling among them is as strongly
} in favor of such revision it
l. was, but with few exceptions they do
N not favor the idea of having ill
20 considered revision of the tariff on
Il the floor of the house under the leader
lr ship of the democratic party. That is
: what it would mean if the republicans
)t e:edid not first agree upon the extent
/ of revision and then stand solidly to- :,