Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-12-14
VOTE BEFORE CHRISTMAS.
THE SENATE TARIFF BILL TO BE
SENT TO THE HOUSE BEFORE
RECESS.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8.-"Unless
We are confronted with some I'M
foreseen obstacle, and there is fac.
tious opposition to steady progress,
we intend to pass the Republican
substitute for the Mills tariff bill
before we eat our Christmas
turkey" said Mr.. Aldrich, one Of
the leading Republican members
of the Senate Committee on
Finance this afternoon. $50 far"
continued Dir. Aldrich, "the Demo
Gratis have not shown any organ
lied or Individual determination to
impede progress toward the COM
pletion of the bill. LIDO not be-
lleve they intend to offer any un.
necessary resistance. They APP
pear to be disincined to debate the
measure at any considerable
length, and appear to be in a rath.
er disOrganized condition"
There was considerable talk
around the room of the Committee
on Finance to-day about ;he de-
signs Of the Democratic members
of the House Committee on Ways
and Means in relation 10 the Re
publican substitute. IL was re-
ported upon the authority of at
least one Democratic member OF
the Committee on Ways and
Means that that committee intends
to secure the passage by the House
of bill repeating the tobacco tax
and correcting SOM OF the lncon-
gruitles of the present tariff laws"
The object of this bill will, OF
course, be to appease the anxiety
OF the SOutherns for an absolute
repeal of the tobacco tax, and
therefore to pigeOn.hOle the RcpuO'
lican bill when 1t comes from the
Senate. 1t is believed that a large
number of Southern mem bers
would be willing TO vote for the
Republican measure for the pur-
pose of securing repeal OF the
tobacco tax. If the House should,
before the Senate bill comes over,
pass such a measure as is proposed
by the Committee on Ways and
Means the Democratic members OF
tn at committee believe that Re.
publican bill would receive none OF
tue Southern support, because there
would no longer be an excuse for
their voting for it on the ground
that 1t is to secure the relief on
tobacco. The Republican members
Of the Senate Committee on FL.
nance say they will readily recon.
mend, and they have no doubt the
Senate will speedily pass, meas
ore such az the one reported 10 be
IN the minds of the Committee on
Ways aud Means.
Mr.. Jarrett Of Pittsburg was
heard by the Finance Committee
this afternoon on tin plate prOtec-
ton. He would like to have tin
plate protected to the extent of two
or two and one half cents per
pound. IIe says this will enable
the producers and manufacturers
of the article in this country 70 in
vest sufficiently to supply the home
demand, and that if this is 1t
done foreign producers will con-
tinue to furnish the American
markets with tin plate. The hear
ings by the committee will con.
tinue right along until final vote
IS ordered Oh the bill under con.
sideratiOn.
Mr.. Bynum OF Indiana, one of the
leading Democratic members of the
Committee on Ways and Means,
said to-day that when the Repub.
lican substitute TO the Mills bill is
received 10y the House it will he re-.
ferred to the Committee on Ways
and Means and that "A conference
cannot 30 ordered until the CON.
mlttee has examined the measure
for the purpose OF determining
whether they will ask for confer
ence or recommend concurrence in
the amendments. " hen asked it
a majority Of the committee you'd
be inclined TO report the bill back
to the House so that a far and
square vote could be bad upOu It
Mr.. ByDum replied significantly
"That is a question | cannot an.
swer.r When asked if he believed
the bill would be passed by the
House he readily replied: No, |
do not. In the first place | don't
expect to see the bill reach the
House before late in January, and
if it should be placed before the
House for consideration there
would not be time to reach the
previous question, as the House
would want to debate 1t and con.
alder amendments for at least thirty
days. There are a lot of appEOpri-
alton bills to be- disposed OF, besides
much other legislation OF an I'M
peratively necessary character, aud
| think the House will have no
time to talk tariff"
Tho unpstiOu of an extra session