The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-10-18
CONGRESS- COMING CLOSE
EACH HOUSE WAITING FOR THE
OTHER TO ACT.

Senator Allison Armed with a Reso-
luton for a Recess until the Middle
of Next Month-1he Democrats
almost Unanimously in Favor of a
Clear-Cur Adjournment.
WASHINGTON, Oct. lin the House to-
day Mr.. Kilgore of Texas offered resolu-
tion providing for final adjournment on
Oct 90, and Mr.. Richardson of Tennessee
moved It's reference to the ways and means
committee.
In opposing this reference, Mr.. Kilgore
said that if the resolution were referred to
any committee it should be referred to the
committee on enrolled bills. That was the
only committee that made any report, one
member (hlmself), the clerks and the apple
woman making the quorum. Laughter
Mr.. Richardson's motion was agreed to
by vote of 10 to Z, and the House then, at
2:10 O'Clock, adjourned.
MR.. ALLISON SUGGESTS A RECESS.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Allison offered
a concurrent resolution for recess Of con
gres from Saturday next to Nov. 10.
Mr.. Cockrell opposed the idea of a recess,
and suggested that it would be much better
TO provide for final adjournment, with an
understanding that there would be NJ
Christmas holidays, and that the tariff Dill
would then be re 'sed to Fl al action.
MR. BROWNS QUERY.
air r,rown asked Mr.. Allison whether he
supposed that after a ten or eleven months
session there was any probability of
quorum of both houses appearing at the
CLOSE of a recess.
Mir. A Olson thought it likely that after
tic Presidential election there w uld be no
difficulty in securing a quorum in both
houses.
Mr.. Reagan hoped it would be agreeable
to the Senate to adjourn rather than take
recess, with the understanding that, in or
der to facilitate action on the tariff bill, the
usual holiday recess would be avoided.
Mr.. CoCKRELL's PROMISE.
Mr.. Cockrell promised on the part of the
democratic senators, that there would be
no attempt to delay the passage Of the tariff
bill He moved to refer the concurrent
resolution to a select committee of five
senators.
Mr. Hale suggested to Mr.. Allison that
he accede to the proposition of the demo-
cratic side and modify the resolution so as
to provide for an adjournment rather than
a recess.
Mr. Salisbury also favored an adjourn
Inent, and said that congress might as well
have adjourned six weeks ago as there was
no serious purpose on the part Of the repub-
Lcan senator's TO pass tariff bill.
Mr.. ALLISON PROTESTS
Mr. Allison said, with some resentment
that the senator from Missouri (Mr. Cock
relD had said yesterday, and that the sena-
tor from Delaware (Mr. Salisbury had re-
peated the charge to-day that the Senate
tariff bill was mere temporary arrange
ment, and was, so far as the Sen
ate was concerned, play. Now he
wanted to test the sense of the Senate on
both sides of the chamber, whether it was
its purpose to pass aritf bill or not. His
object in proposing a recess, instead of an
adjournment, was that, ii it were necessary
to pass tariff bill, the Senate should go on
and pass it. He had not the slightest doubt
that there would be a full quorum of tho
Senate present Nov. 70, no matter what
happened He would say, frankly, to both
sides of the chamber, that, if it were con-
cluded-but he saw the senator from Ala
bama smiling at that remark.
IN A HOLE.
Mr. Morgan-I am smiling at the hole
which some of our friends have dropped
into.
Mr.. Allison-Very well. Then will test
the .ense of the Senate ON my resolution.
Mr.. Brown-Do you mean to pass it by
majority without the vote of constitu-
fional quorum.
Mr.. Alison-I mean to take the opinion
of the Senate.
Mr.. Morgan--I object to consideration of
the resolution to-day.
The Presiding Officer-The resolution
goes over till tomorrow.
A CONFESSION OF JUDGMENT
Mr.. Allison formally confessed Judgment
for the republicans 10y bringing in his reso-
luton providing for a recess from Oct 20
to Nov. i9 The democratic senator's, see
ing their advantage, insisted that the reso-
luton, which was practically equiva-
lent TO a sine die Adjournment reso-
luton, should be made to speak
rightout frankly with an understanding
that, having adjourned sine die on Satur-
day, Congress should take the tariff ques-
tion up the first thing in December. and
work at it till a bill was passed without
taking the usual holiday recess. The re-
rublicans, anxious to keep up the show of
doing something, refused TO agree to
this on the alleged ground that they
wanted to take the tariff bill up again after
the election. 1t seems probable that the
publicans will put Mr.. Allison's resolu-
ton tn ough in the Senate tomorrow Just
as it stands. and that the democrats will
amend it the House SO as to make it provide
for sine die adjournment on Sat
urday. To this the Senate will final V agree
Everybody at both ends of the capital is
preparing to 60 away. Speaker Carlisle is
going to Indiana, Mr.. Mills to New York,
lucky, and Mr.. Mcmillan TO Indiana via
West Virginia. The other tariff reform
speakers are still in the field.
AN INFORMAL CONFERENCE.
Messrs. McMillin, Breckenridge of Ken
tucky and Turner, democratic members of
the ways and means committee; held an in
formal conference this evening to consider
the question Of Adjournment but in view
OF the absence of Mr. Mills, it was deter
mined that nothing should be formally de
cided upon until tomorrow morning, when
another conference will be held at which
Nr. Mills will be present. The democratic
members of the ways aud means COMMITTEES
seem TO believe that good policy demands
that any adjournment resolution should
originate in the Senate, and that the best
thing for the House to do is 60 simply wait
on the other branch of congress.
TO MEET AGAIN
It is improbable that the conference
tomorrow will favor initiative action by
the House looking to an adjournment.
Should the Senate pass an adjournment or
recess resolution, however, it is quite GER
tain that it will he Immediately adopted by
the House. As between All adjournment and
recess the former is favored. One of the
members of the ways and means committee
said tonight that congress would certainly
break up in few days, and that this would
be brought about somehow or other, Just
how he wOuld not saw This would Seem