The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-10-19
CONGRESS FIXES A LIMIT.
1T WILL ADJOURN FINALLY SAT
URDAY AT / O'CLOCK.

URDAY AT O'CLOCK.
The Resolution Naming the Time Of
fered by Senator Brown-The Out
come a Complete Victory for the
Democrats-Clerk Talbott's Analysis
of the Senate Tariff Bill.
WASHINGTON, Oct. Is In the Senate to-
day the resolution for recess from next
Saturday to Nov. 10 was taken up, and Mr.
Paddock moved to amend it by making the
recess begin on Oct. % and end Nov. 12.
Mr.. Allison said that he had consulted
senators on both sides of the chamber, and
thought that the prevailing opinion was in
favor of adjournment till the first Monday
in December. He understood that the
senator from Georgia {Mr Brown would
offer resolution to that effect, and il so he
(Mr. Allison) would support it.
Mr.. Brown thereupon offered a resolution
for the final adjournment Of this session at
! o'clock next Saturday. He said he did
not believe that the passage of the tariff
bill would be facilitated by prolongation
of the session. If the democrats were sue
cessful at the coming presidential election,
something like the Mills bill would be
full, something like the Senate bill would be
passed. Popular opinion on the subject
would be known after the election.
Mr. Evarts spoke in favor of Mr.. Browns
res olution. and Mr.. Paddock in favor of
the amendment offered by him.
Mr.. COckrell ridiculed a remark bv Mr..
Paddock to the effect that he aud his people
desired the passage of the Senate bill. That
claim, he said, was perfectly farcical.
A FARCE.
II the republican senator's wanted to pass
the bill before election the democratic sena-
tors would stay with them, but it was u
farce to undertake it, and the senator from
Nebraska knew it.
Mr. Paddock said that the primary trouble
about the matter was that there had not
been a quorum III the House for six weeks
Mr.. COckrell-That does not make a par
tce of difference. The House has nothing
to do with the bill now. When the Senate
passes this bill there will be a quorum of
the House to act on it, 1t is the republican
Senate that has to do with it.
The presiding officer intimated that Mr..
Cockrell was not in order and expressed
hope that the senators would cooperate
with him in maintaining order.
Mr.. Cockrell-We will 40 it. we will help
you. [Laughterl
"Do not Ito Mr.. Paddock trouble your
self about the House. The House will take
care of itself. Take care Of the Senate
here is your responsibility"
MR. ALLISON ACCEPTS 1T.
After some further discussion between
Senators Coclxrell, Paddock and Aldrich,
Mr. Allison said he would accept the amend
ment offered by MIR. Brown.
A majority of the democrats voted in the
affirmative, while majority of the repub-
xnfad No Thara W. M fiau1an6 for
division, and the chair, after longer
pause than usual, declared the concurrent
| resolution adopted.
The announcement that the Senate had
passed the ad journment resolution was made
TO the House at l o'clock, and was greeted
with applause by the handful Of members
present.
The speaker pro tenn laid before the House
this afternoon the ad djournment resolution
of the Senate. The resolution was con-
| Cured in.
The House thed adjourned for the day.
DEMOCRATIC VICTORY.
The adjournment resolution came finally
from the republican Senate as the demo
cratic House had hoped it would. To be sure
the amendment providing for final ad-
journment on Saturday was offered by a
democrat, and majority of the republi-
cans voted against it, while majority of
the democrats voted for it, but the recess
resolution which Mr. Allison brought
forward on behalf Of the republi-
cans and which as amended was
adopted, was tantamount to q
proposition for final adjournment. 1t would
have left only twelve working days between
Saturday and the first Monday in Decem-
Der, when congress will assemble for the
second session. The democrats refused to
participate in the attempt to humbug the
public. Finding that they would not con-
sent to it, the republicans yielded their pre-
tense, and so the adjournment amendment
was carried and the resolution passed.
THE DEMOCRATS HAPPY.
The democrats in both houses feel very
happy over the result. 1t comes out just
as they hoped and just as they worked to
bring it out. They have shown their will
ingness, and they have shown the republi-
can unwillingness, to reform the tariff and
reduce taxation, and at the same time have
compelled the republicans to admit that
both should be done.
simultaneously with the adoption Of the
adjournment resolution by the Senate,
Clerk Talbot of the ways and means com
mittee finished his analysis of the Senate
tariff bill, showing that its tariff reductions
do not aggregate more than $l5 600, ,000 and
SO Mr. McMillin was all prepared to point out
in speaking ON the adjournment resolution,
and the contest between the Senate bill and
Mills bill. Nothing more will be done in
either House. The few senator's and repre-
sentatives who are left, are slipping away,
and by Saturday at ! o'clock there will
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