Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-04-17
GENERAL LEGISLATION.
MIR. RsndaIrs Yiews-Abunt the Mills Ia
riff Bill.

Mr.. RandaIrs Yiews-Abnnt the Mills Ia
rif Bill.
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Mills bin will be called up tomorrow, and
debate on it begun. There are some forty
or fifty members already down for speeches
and mo:e are being registered every day.
The present programme is to let the gen.
erAl debate run about three weeks. Four
dars 6 week will be given almost exclu-
siysly TO tariff discussion. After that the
precious question will be ordered, and
amendments will be in order, and debate
| ccpfned TO the fve-minute rule for three
weeks lcGger, when vote will be had on
the direct proposition. 1t will therefore
( he uesr the 1st of June before any result
can he known as to the efforts OF Congress
20 reduce taxation. The Republican lead
ers say that they will not allow anything
further than dsbaLe-Oa the bill before The
| National Democratic Convention. 1t is
said that they will flibuster to prevent
this.
According to friend of Mr.. Randall, the
ex-Speaker is quoted rs having expressed
the opinion that no further legislation dur
| Ing tine present session OF Congress will be
| passed, not even the Pacific railroad fund
| log bill. lie thinks that the appropriation
bills and the tariff discussion will consume
all the time remaining of the present ses-
/ sion Hs says no matter how late the ses-
| sion may be extended, there will be no
tine given TO any further general legisla'
zion. Everything will 20 by the board
and nothing but tariff discussion ard the
general appropriation bills will get the
right Of way.
/ OF course tie Friday night sessions for
| the consideration Of private pension bills.
1t which some fifty or sixty pension bills
are passed at each OF these sessions, will
DOT be inter-, red with.
The opponents Of the Mills bill declare
that it will net get through without being
very considerably amended. A good many
people believe that when the time comes
for amending the Mills hill, Us reported
from the Committee or Way and Means,
Mr. Randall will move TO strike ont all
after the eaactiDg elase, and offer rs an
amendment the bill which he himself in
troduced, and which was referred TO the
Ways and Means Committee and buried
At any rate Il does not seem probable that
any kind Of a bill can pssS the Senate look
ing toward tariff revision unless there are
some radical concessions on each side.
The Republicans generally are for high
p5Ott ction, and il the House should pass a
bill within the next two months, 1t is not
believed that the Republican majority in
the Senate would give il any consideration
at the present session, hut held the bill
over until the short session of next winter
and theR.eOnsider il after they have beard
from the people.
The deadlock over the Direct Tax bill
knocked ont y good many special orders,
among which were included the Swamp
Land dill, the Pacific Railroad RsfundiDg
| qill, the bills 10 admit 10 two or three
| Territories into the Union as State. All
| these, and many other measures OF general
! interest, will now he postponed until next
winter. Ths President is reported as be-
ing much gratifed st the defeat of the
I Direct Tax bill. to which he is said TO have
expressed his opposition without restraint
| He is said. however, 10 he In favor Of the
| passage of tie Pacific Railroad Refundipg
bill, and thinks it ought to pass, because
the railroad company Is willing to accept
it and act under it's provisions.
Mr.. Cleveland is said TO be opposed 10
the Bond purchased bill which passed the
House. as amended in the Senate. It is
not believed he would give it his approval,
should il pass the House with the Beck
amendment sttschsd. The bill has been
referred to the Ways and Means Commit
tee as il came back from the Senate with
the Beck amendment, and it is believed
that il will not again be brought out, bat
that some kind of an expression will be
passed through the House in the shape OF
a resolution to the effect that the House
believes the President has the authority to
20 into the market and purchase bonds at
his discretion without any further legis-
/ lation.