The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-20
Both Partio Afraid to Take the
Initiative Movement,
Republican Leaders Knock Down
Mr.. Cheadle's Little Schemo.
The Senate Tariff Bill tho Cause OF
All Uncertainty.
The Grave and Potent Republican Sen.
ators Staying at Washington for No
othor Purpose Than to Block
ado All Legislation.
srcclnl nI.rntch 10 The Arrcnl.

Special Dispatch to The Appeal
WASHINGTON, Sept la-Although no vote
was taken In the Democratic caucus last night
on the proposition to adjourn Congress on
the lst proximo, the result of the caucus has
been practically TO settle the question al.
ycrscly, Col Oates, Il Is understood, will not
pncw his proposition, and Is Indifferent as
10 whether 1t Is done 10y any of his support.
crs or not. The probability Is that matters
will be- permitted to drift along and no effort
made 10y the House 90 give any particular
shape TO the situation. The Repub-
licans are extremely close mouthcd as
TO their intentions Mr.. Chcadlc, of
Indiana, who had threatened 10 bring In an
adjournment resolution Il the Democratic
caucus failed TO adopt that drawn by Col.
Oates, was taken in hand by the Republican
leaders today and forced 10 abandon his pur.
pose. The present prospect Is that Congress
will remain In session the greater part of
October
No business uf any consequence Is likely
to bc transacted, but the Republicans will
continue Ia mnncuycr ON the tariff qucsi!cl
and maintain up 10 as late a day as possible
before the election In their prctcnsc u at
tempting to prcscnta substitute FOR the Mil1
| bill.
The Er,niag Star today, In nm article on
the subject. says. with regard 90 the Re.
publican tarn. hill there il just us much un.
certainty ~ thCrc was several weeks agl.
| The Republicans uf the sui. finance commit.
tee still Uitcmtc their purpose a. fclOft q
bill, but will not indicate any probable dato
Tor the presentation, nor do they say thas
the bill n ready The only reason assigned
Tor delay is that they want Ia hear all tho
interests involved, hut the fact that tho
hearings nrr almost entirely suspended seems
to imply that this b. not the reason. During
the past two weeks only about iuur hearings
have taken place for several days IN sue
urssiuu. At times thv subcommittee las ap'
plrvutly been idle. II has b,yu suggested
iy some ui the Democratic senator, that 10
would hr rupl plan iu thy event the tltih
| bill is not reported suuu tu submit rc.plu'
tuu tn discharge thv finance committee from
| consideration uf the subject and bring the
| Mills hti h,turc the hvnato. ut coursc uig
| Mills bill could not hc passed, but In that
way, u h suggested, the whole subiect could
bc brought before the Senate and, asa Demo
cmt expressed H. tho Republicans forced d
show their hand
~ il evident that the feeling IN favor of
| adjournment will grow within q few days.
. Tic last appropriation hill viii have been
| pns,rd. and n h. conceded that no moro
/ IubliU business IT importance will be- trans.
/ acted unless the tarih shall come up, aud
! even then 10 docs not seem a. hu believed
/ that tlu two houses would agree upon any
/ mrusutr. Should the Senate pass q bill q
| conference would hy necessary, aud with thn
/ ifrUyuuriluhlr differences existing between
| the two parties un the htin nobody
! doubts that days and weeks would Boz con.
/ rum,d iu conference but a. mHkc amy rvI.
/ suuuIlp allowance iur debate iu thv S,uAir,
it is not Thought bill could Iaa iu lc..
than 10 month or siK weeks. Several week.
ago when 30 was supposed o. hill would b,
reported very suuu, not lest than hliy y.uiu,
/ senators had Indicated their purpuaC iuHpUll
upUn H. u is puit1 probable That yyr
should hIll De- reported now ur ai IuN ilg
I suuu, not lees than tWn.thirla ul Che .rul
I tprs would want iu debate it, hence, tly only
I prospect uf au early adjournment dtpguIf
/ upuu % back down hy The Republican sgul'
| tuH uu the tariff hill. li they Hihru i'
] their purrus, tu report bill it sr,ms rlri
] that tHy Democrats ate not willing 90 aAt
any Htpps calculated tu interfere