The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-30
THE OUTLOOK.
The Message Will be Sustained.
The House Committee on Foreign
Affairs Will Report Today.
Republicans and Democrats Will
Uphold the President.
The Request Is Right and Just and
Cannot be Denied.
Mr.. Wilson's Bill Improved win be
Pas1ed-The Annual Report of tho
Commissioner OF Pensions Ac-
counts for Many Millions.
Special Dispatch to The Appeal

Special Dispatch to The Appeal
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2s.-The sub-com-
mittee of the House foreign affairs
committee has been in session all of
. to-day and will be ready to report to the
full committee at 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning. The phraseology of that section
OF the Wilson bill concerning canals has
been slightly changed on account Of its
being subject TO demonstration. Its pur-
pose has now been more clearly expressed.
Chairman Belmont telcgraphed to-day
that he would reach Washington in time
TO preside at the meeting tomorrow and
added himself and Mr.. Morrow 10
the committee. The Democratic
members OF the committee say there has
been no division between Republicans and
Democrats Of the committee, aud they are
still OF the belief that the full committee
will agree to the unanimous report Of the
Wilson bill with the changing phraseolgy
above noted.
Mr. Hit, the leading Republican MEM
Der OF the committee, says there is no dis
position whatever to draw party lines in
tine question, and the only opposition
heard Of 80 lar comes from members of
both parties in the northwest, where, IL
is held, the enforcement OF the rctaliatory
law would work injury TO the shipping
and farming interests. Mr.. Hit says there
Is no doubt OF the additional rctaliatory
legislation being granted, in fact il now
seems the general opinion that both the
Senate mad House will grant the Presi-
dent the additional power asked for.
Senator Frye, OF Maine, said today that
he found II the prevailing opinion among
members Of his party N the Senate togiye
the President the power desired.
II is understood tonight that the report
OF the foreign affairs committee will be
laid before the House tomorrow, and that
body will then decide which they will take
up, the conference report on the sundry
-.ciyil bill or the fisheries question. II Is
safe 10 assert, however, that II the finance
committee report the Wilson bill at the
opening Of the session II will take prefer.
encc over all other business. and will be
freely discussed in the House. The pre-
sumption is that II will remain In the
House about q week, NJ many members
are DESTROYS Of being heard on this ques-
ton. In the Senate IL was taken up this
afternoon by Senator George, OF Missis-
appi, who commenced his deferred speech
on that subject. lie will continue tomor-
row, when the question will be freely dis
cussod hv members OF both parties. About
twenty senators have signifcd their inton-
ton 10 bc heard on the message aud the
probability Is that the discussion will con.
iinuc at least two weeks.
Democrats continue 10 praise the prcsi.
dent for his action on this question, and
claim that victory is the certain result
The Republicans still seem badly wosted.
They will caucus tomorrow evening ~ the
house oi Senator Elmundson the fisheries
and tariff questions, aud decide upon the
best course Tor them 10 punue during the
remainder Of this session.