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The Daily Morning Journal And Courier
New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut
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Republicans in the U.S. Senate will caucus tomorrow to discuss the pending tariff bill after failing to agree in committee today. Democrats left after a vote on free coinage. Proposals include increasing duties on agricultural products, crockery, tobacco, liquors, and raw sugar. Mr. Jones of Nevada pushes for sugar duty hike, backed by Nebraska and California senators.
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No Headway Was Made in the Full Committee Yesterday-After the Vote Was Taken on the Free Coinage Bill Substitute the Democratic Members Left the Committee Room-Expect to Meet a Broadside.
Washington, Jan. 6.-The republicans of the senate will hold a caucus to-morrow to consider the tariff bill now pending before the senate committee. The republican members have been unable to agree and no headway was made to-day in the full committee. After the vote was taken on the free coinage substitute the democratic members left the committee room and the republicans remained in conference for upwards of two hours. Several tentative propositions were submitted looking to modifications of the house bill.
These consist of the house increase of 15 per cent. on all schedules of the Wilson act to 20 per cent. in the schedules covering agricultural products, crockery, tobacco and spirituous liquors. Mr. Jones of Nevada insists that the duty on raw sugar, which was not touched by the house, shall also be increased by 15 per cent. In this matter Mr. Jones is endorsed by the senators from Nebraska and California.
As the vote of Mr. Jones, who is now ranked as populist, is necessary to enable the republicans to report their bill from the committee it is thought that if he persists in his views with regard to this schedule he will compel the change to be made.
The republicans being unable to agree among themselves it was determined to temporarily lay the bill aside and call a caucus. At this meeting a full interchange of views will be had and an effort made to get the republicans to agree upon some policy that will find them standing together when the bill is reported and ready to vote down all amendments.
The republicans when the bill comes to the senate expect to meet a broadside of amendments intended to kill the measure, but if they can marshal their forces so as to maintain a solid front they expect to eventually carry the bill through the senate. The caucus to-morrow will indicate the success or failure of the tariff bill.
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Jan. 6
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republicans unable to agree in committee; caucus planned to unify on tariff bill modifications to counter expected amendments.
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Republicans in the Senate committee made no progress on the tariff bill today after Democrats left following a free coinage vote. Republicans conferred for over two hours on proposals to increase duties: from 15% to 20% on agricultural products, crockery, tobacco, and liquors per the Wilson act; plus 15% on raw sugar insisted by Mr. Jones, endorsed by Nebraska and California senators. His vote is key to reporting the bill. Caucus tomorrow to align and prepare to pass the bill.