The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-06
PLAN OF PROCEDURE.
What WIN BE Attempted In tho House
OF Representatives,

| Speaker Carlisle and the other members OF
the committee met and talked over the stu
alton OF business in the House informally.
The recent dead lock, as is well known, oc-
cupicd timc which had been set apart for the
consideration of business from various COM
mtlcos, especially tho committees on Pacific
railroads, Territories commerce aud public
lands. The tarif' debate then began and the
committees have not had an opportunity to
| dispose Of their measures accommodating on
| the calendar. OF course the chairman and
members OF these committees are chatting
somewhat under the delay, and Il is In re-
Spouse to repeated appeals from them that
the meeting of the committee ON rules was
called for today. For the reason intimatcd
above no definite plan could be aTrngcdat the
conference this morning, but general con
| clusion was arrived at that no days could be
set aside for special orders until the way can
bc seen clear out Of the tariff DISCUSSION.
The general debate on the tarilf will continue
until Tuesday, the 10Th inst under the
agreement reached by both sides Of the ways
and means committee.
Next week, probably on Tuesday, Mr.,
| Scott, Of Pennsylvania, will make his speech,
In which lac proposes to relate some personal
| experiences OF u relative of his ~ bearing ON
the wool question, and TO urge the necessity
OF united party action. Two other members
| Of the ways and means committee, Mc~rs
Turner Of Georgia, aud Breckenridge, Of
Arkansas, Will also speak next week ON days
10 be selected by themselves, aud on Mon
day next Mr.. Breckenridge, Of Kentucky,
the silver tongucd orator. will lead oil
and be followed 10y Mr. Mckinley Of Ohio
who Is undoubtedly the leading spokcsn nan
on the high tariff side The following days
will witness the close Of The debate The
usual plan Of procedure viii bc reversed on
this occasion and the first speech will be de-.
liycrcd byn Republican Reed, Of Maine.
Speaker Carlisle will then take the floor and
wind up the Democratic side OF the uigu-
mCnl ~ was stated In these dispatches last
night An effort Is to bu made ON Monday
next to ret up the river and harhur hill
Monday IN individual suspension day. The
speaker will recognize Mr.. blanchard u he
desires "a again attempt 10 pass the bill I'M
der suspension Of the rules. GA the last com
mittce suspension day this motion failed,
the bill not getting the necessary two-thiri,
vote. Since then the friends Of the hill have
been working Tor votes, aud Mt blanchard
thinks he will be able 90 secure the two
thirds vote ON Monday. Ills purpose Is "a
mako tic attempt at that time. Should h,
succeed Il will he In direct opposition TO th,
desire of the chairman OF the ways nnt
means committee. In n conversation will
your correspondent today Mr. Mills sai,
that he should oppose any proposition what
ever to Interfere with uie progress ui Va
. tariff debate lie desires that his bill he di
posed Of as rapidly as possible aud on Moi
day lac will move In opposition Ia the m'
ton Of Mr.. blanchard that the order Of III
day, individual Suspension, be dispense
| with. The Republicans viii, M before, voi
Ia take up the river aud harb0r bill, but
| Mr. Blanchard aud his Democratic friend
on his committee do likewise, II will place
-hcm IN tho position OF nntngonizing th'
nriff bill, which will not help them a
all IN their individual districts. II wa
the general idea that the legislative apprO
priaiion bill would bc called up at some
lime pending the tariff discussion. Mr.
, Randall. however has failed 10 make any
! move 40 10 interrupt tho debate, and II u
understood that hc hns made up his mind
not to do M Of his own yoliiiUn. Just nj
present lac IL confined 20 his room with ai
, attack of sickness but II hc were present II
IL not his purpose 10 interfere with ~,
, tariff bill by calling any measure. The
/. speaker aud Mr.. Mills think u desirable
that tho legislative bill should pass without
waiting for the tariff bill 10 he disposed Of
. and Insist on taking II up lie will not oh.
. jcct, but he will not do anything that
mirht be- held 10 rive color 90 the storic'
about his holding buck the appropriation
, bills for the purpose of antagOnizlng the
! ways and means committee. lie IL deter
mined not a. annoy them with any measure
, 20 emphasize tho fact that II has never
beeu his purpose 90 follow such tactics
II is probable that Il eau be done The com
miticc on rules will Tx another day Tor III,
Z committees on Territories call the Oklahoma
, bill day fur the consideration of thc Uniof
PNinc railroad funding bill, aud day f0
the committee ON commerce, which has
, number uf bridge bills aud other matters 4,
dispose of. II " proposed also 90 make
T favorable report Ia the House upon the prop
usiiion sent ~ Tie committee FROM Mr.
Springer. nj the opening ~ the session. q
provide fora Joint committee consisting 81
ihfco members ~ the House and three mem
bcfs ~ the Senate 10 consider the question
! NJ legislative reform, the Joint committees
10 10 during the rcrcgs ~ Congress for the
purpose Of dcyisng II possible some means
by which Congress may be- relieved from Tho
consideration u private bills which nrc con
stnntly accumulaiing on the calendar aud IN
, committee
I "wednesday Of next week 4 tho day nlcd
for the Democratic caucus on the plan III
party procedure during the consideration 81
The tariff bill IN committee Of the whole
IN the talk which your correspondent haI
today with Mr. Mills, that gentleman nif
, there were Some fovcn or eight Democrat
, who refused 20 sign the call for the caucu
being unwilling 10 bind themselves h. an,
d action which might bo determined on. Tia
4 does not, however indicate In any way th'
number of Democrats Who will eventually
, Oppose the bin. Snmc ~ the men who r.
, fnsed to sign the call will vote Tor the bill
, The question 10 be- considered by tho cause
, regards the position 10 be taken by the paf
! ~ In relation ~ amendments which may b'
! offered to the bill The Democratic mem
/ hers ~ the committee have not got nny
amendments ~ Offer We framed bill on
n every item In which we thought the party
could stand. There will be-, however sup
pose, numerous amendments proposed 10
A The caucus. The desire OF the ways and
4 means committee Il ~ retain bill In ii'
4 present shape "a nearly o. paNihlo. II I
4 Impossible AZ the present time Ia estimate
= the probable date u the frt vote on th
! bill, when we get Il into the COMMITTEE Of ih
: whole Every item will be subjected 10 dis
I. oussion and propositions for amendment
!. Hut everything looks very favorable for q.
4 and ! have every hope ~ passing the bill
9 without any material change.
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