The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-05
The Republicans Determined to Push the
Tariff Bill III the Senate to the Ex-
clusion of All Other Measures
Guiteau's Spiritual Adviser Suing the
Papers for Damages.
The House Coinage Committee Discussing
Mr. FoIger's Recommendations Con-
corning the Silver Dollar
THE REPUBLICAN PROGRAMME.

| The REPUBLICAN PROGRAMME.
The Majority Will Press the Tariff Bills to
the Exclusion of Other Measures.
1 Special to the Indianapolis Journal
! WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-The failure of the
Senate to make any material progress with
the tariff bill yesterday, if it is followed to-
morrow by failure to pass, under suspen-
sion of the rules, the legislative appropria-
| ton bill, may be taken as conclusive that no
tariff legislation will be enacted this session;
| and moreover it may be set down as equally
| conclusive that in contributing to the fail
ure, the Democrats have begun the series of
blunders with which they generally handicap
themselves in every great political contest
before the people. Democrats who follow
Mr. Randall, of Pennsylvania, and Mr.. Speer
of Georgia, realize this and are anxious to
have tariff bill passed while the Republi-
cans are in control of both houses, knowing
full well the dangers that will beset their
party next winter when they are compelled
to deal with this most complicated and vex-
ing question and to assume responsibility
for legislation upon it. But twenty-four leg
islative days remain of the present session.
The Republicans, however, are resolved to
crowd into them all that persistent effort can
accomplish, in the face of strong minority
bent upon obstruction.
The programme of business for the Senate
this week is extremely simple the intention
of the majority being to press consideration
of the finance committees tariff measure
/ each day, and generally until late hour in
the evening, to the exclusion OF all other
than merely formal legislative business.
Some brief executive sessions will be held.
and it is expected that adjournment will be
taken at comparatively early hour on Tues
day afternoon, as a mark of respect for the
memory of two deceased members of the
House; but aside from these interruptions,
the tn ..e entire TINS viii depbtless be devoted
OF the pending bill. 1t is very doubtful,
however whether the bill can be returned
to the House by the end of this week, for,
regardless of many disputed tariff questions
which remain unacted on, there may be
renewal of last sessions debate in regard to
the various features of the original frame
work of the bill, which, as it passed the
House, related solely to reduction of internal
taxation.
Tomorrow, in the House, after the usual
calls of States for introduction of bills, the
regular order will be recognition of in
divdual members for the purpose of offer
ing motions to pass measures by a twot thirds
majority under suspension of the rules. 1t
is understood the first member to be
recognized will be Mr.. Cannon, who has
given notice (under direction of majority
of the committee on appointments) that he
will then move the summary passage of the
legislative executive and judicial appropria-
ton bill. The general opinion tonight is
that the motion will fail, as it is known that
nearly all the leading Democrats will oppose
it. Failing to obtain its passage by this
means, the bill will not be called up again
this week, but will be left on the calendar,
while the House, during the remainder of
the week, with the exception of Tuesday
afternoon-wheu the eulogies are to be de-
livered on Messrs Updegraff and Hawk-de-
votes itself to the further consideration OF
| the ways and means committees tariff bill
The present condition OF the regular an
nual appropriation bills, briefly stated, is as
follows The agricultural bill has be-
come law; the consular and diplomatic,
| Military Academy, Indian and poStotfice
bills have ali passed both houses, and are in
| the hands of conference committees the
army appropriation bill and the pension bill
are on the calendar of the Senate ready for
action by that body; the District of Colum-
bia, the Notifications and the navy appro-
| priation bills are under preparation by sub
committees, and will probably be reported
to the Senate, from the full committee on
appropriations during the present week.
The legislative, executive and judicial appro-
pration bill is on the House calendar the
! river and harbor bill is in course of prepara-
| tion by the House committee on commerce.
and the work OF preparing the sundry civil
bill is we'll advanced by the House committee
on appropriations, who will probably in
clude in this measure las a matter of con-
venience this year, all items of appropriation
which are usually combined to form the
general deficiency bill.