The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-03-24
MIR. SPEAKER CARLISLE
ON THE PARTY AND THE ADMIN.
ISTRATI0N.
No Prospect OF a Break With the
President-9he silver and the
Tariff Bill.

NRw YoRK, March 2l.-The 6aI
yesterday interviewed Mr.. Speaker
Carlisle, who id this was the first
time since the present re sion began
that he had seen an opportunity 10
get away.
"They are going on to private bills
to-day, and tomorrow was set apart
for the silver question:" said the
Speaker, $50 l thought l could slip
away and attend to my private affairs. "
"What is the condition of the pub
lie business, Mr.. Speaker"
"Matters are fairly well advanced,
much more so than would have been
possible under the oldrule. Thepen-
sion bill and the urgency appropria-
ton bills have been passed, and the
Indian appropriation bill has been
considered, and will probably be
passed Tuesday. On the calendar are
the postoffice, army, Military Acade-
my, District of Columbia, and consul
lar appropriation bills. All of these,
with the exception of the District of
Columbia bill, have been report
ed from committees to whom
the work was distributed under the
new rules. The naval appropriation
bill is not quite ready, but will be in a
few days. Meanwhile the Appropria-
tons Committee has advanced with
its work under subcommittee much
further than would have been posi-
BILE with the old rules. We have
passed more bills than would have
been possible under the old methods.
They are bills, too, about which there
has been no question of policy and
little difference of opinion. So, on
the whole, we are getting a'ong well.
Some of us hope to adjourn by the LIST
of June"
"What about the great public ques-
tions? What is to be done on the sill
yer question ?"
"The indications are that it is not
possible to pass bill absolutely sus-
pending silver coinage through either
branch of Congress without supplying
something in the place of coinage.
That is, il coinage is suspended it will
be because some concession has been
made to silver producers which they
regard as equivalent to coinage. On
the other hand, ] do not believe it is
possible to pass through the house or
the senate bill for free coinage. The
indications are, therefore, that the
subject will be left right where il is
without any change in the present
laws"
"What about the tariff
ut is more difficult to say what will
come of the tariff question. The
subject is very intricate one. You
can scarcely prepare bill that will
not antagonize some of our friends
somewhere. No matter how carefully
bill is drawn, you are sure to get in
something that some one jects to-,
or leave out something that some one
thinks oughtto be in. There will be an
effort to pass a tariff bill. That much
is. certain. All that part of the bill
now before the Ways and Means Com
mittee which relates purely to the ad-
ministration and execution of the
laws to the operations of the Treasury
Department is practically agreed upon
and satisfactory to both political par
ties. 1t is the matter of the rates of
the tariff where the tug comes and
the question Of what articles shall be
dutiable and what go on the free list.
| see that the committee agreed by a
party vote on the free list.
docs that mean party vote on the
bill when it comes into the House 2"
"That depends upon the course of
those who opposed the former Nor
rison bill. 1t may be that when the
bill is completed it will be unsatisf c.
tory to them, and we may, therefore,
lose the support of some OF our politi-
cal friends for the bill. All that will
depend, however, on the provisions of
tfe bill when completed"
"How is the administration getting
along with the Democrats in the
House2"
"The administration is gettingalong
very well, except as to the silver
question. As h We already indicat-
ed, a majority of the members of
the House are opposed to the suspen-
sion of silver coinage, which was the
favorite measure of the administra-
ton. l do not think any consider
able number of Democrats either in
the House or in the Senate, or else
where, are disposed to break with the
Presi ent on mere question of pa
tronage. While there has been great
disappointment to some, the general
feeling among Democrats is that only
upon a question of principle would
they be warranted in breaking with
the President. If he should differ
seriously from the party upon matters
Of public policy that would form a
sufficient basis for break"