The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-21
CONGRESSIONAL FORECAST.
What is Expected TO Be Accomplished
This Week.


What is Expected to Be Accomplished
This Week.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.-The present
week will witness the close OF an almost
continuous debate OF nine months in Con-
gress on the tariff question. by agree.
mcnt, the Senate is to proceed to a vote
upon the substitute for the Mills bill at
O'Clock Tuesday afternoon. but If that
limit is not extended some important pro-
visions OF the bill will have to be voted on
with little or no consideration in the
Senate. The schedules yet undisposcd Of
are those which concern rice, gold leaf,
lumber, cotton manufacturers, wool and
woolgns, gloves, leather and molassos.
Over wool aud lumber the principal con-
ilict has been raging before the Sub.com.
mittee on Finance in charge of the bill, and
members OF the committee say on account
OF the continued pressure from interested
parties, no agreement will DO reached re-
speeding these subjects until the very last
moment Az 20 wool, the probabilities
favor change from the schedule rs origi-
nally reported in the sub ect-though there
Is possibility that the rate Of duty ON
common wool will be reduced from II TO
10 cents pound. Saved white pine lum.
Der will be admitted under duty OF 81. 80
per 1000 feet instead OF - n at present.
A provision will probably be inserted that
in case OF lumber imported from countries
that lay an export duty on lumber (mean-
ing Canada) the reduction shall not take
effect. Michigan and Wisconsin lumbermen
want such lumber 10 pay, in addition 10
tho Sl.50 duty, the amount of the eNport
duty which la the ease OF lumber from
Canada would be - per 900. This might
have a tendency, IL is said, to cause Can.
ada To repeal her export duty, but In ease
she did, such n provision would virtually
make a prohibtory duty here, aud that
/ the committee want 10 avoid. There las
been some talk about the probability of
certain Republican Senators not voting for
the bill, but we'll informed friends Of the
measure say there is no danger 10 be- feared
! from that source. Besides the full strength
Of the Republican side OF the chamber. Il
is believed that Senator Brown OF Georgia
will vote for the hill Although the voting
will begin at ! o'clock Tuesday afternoon,
/ Il will he late that night, u not Wcdncs-
day. before the final vote ON the adoption
the tariff bill Is disposed oi the senate will
find itself confronted by an accumulation
oi business demanding prompt attention.
First in importance are the appropriation
bills which have come over from the
House. These are Tor tho District Of Co.
lumbia, pensions, consular aud diplomatic
service, Military Academy, and logisla.
tive, executive and judicial appropriation
bills. Tho first OF these has been under
consideration 10y the subcommittee of the
Committee ON Appropriations. aud will
{ b0 ready 90 be reported b. the iull com.
mitieo ~ soon N Chairman Allison IL ~.
lcycd from the duty Of managing the
iarih bill. The committee will recommend
increased appropriations for street i'm.
prUyrmpnts aud schools over those made
by the House The other bills will come
up rapidly, and II the committee can con.
trol the matter they will keep the senate
busy this week. several senators, how.
ever, have other legislation they desire ac-
complished. Mr. Chandler will endenvor 10
have considered his resolution Tor an i'm
ycstgalion into the elections Oi Louisiana.
which, with IL amendments, he has given
notice ho will call up at the earliest oppor.
tuniiy Mr.. FRYE wants 30 take up the
Pacific Railroad funding bin. already
special order. aud has announced his In.
irntion Of asking Tor ~ consideration AZ
the earliest possible day. Among other
bills In position IN be- called M Tor action
II one upon q sebjcct that attracted much
attention prior 10 the late election. nnmr.
ly, the regulation OF trusts and combina.
lions having Tor their purpose the restrict.
ing Of trade OF Of production. senator
sherman introduced the bill In question
NJ the iasi session, aud the Committee on
Finance reported a substitute for u IN Sop.
tcmbcr Tho author OF the original bill Is
determined 10 push the pending measure
60 q vote " possible this session.
The proceedings In the House promise
to be interesting from ihc beginning this
week. Monday brings with Il that bugboar
OF orderly legislators suspension day
but u so happens that under the rule the
day will not be open 20 indi-criminaio
motions ~ was the ease on the last sus-
pension day, inasmuch a. the motions 10
be- made must come from committees, and
not from individual members The Okla
homa hill j. the unfinished business, Hnd
thc members Who have been pushing the
measure hope Tor q better rcsnlt than
attended their efforts whom the bill was
last under consideration. They argue that
with the advantageous position they hold,
n, the Wsult Of the resembling Oi the 0
o'clock rule. they must prcyaii in the end.
Then, tuo. the Democrats arr bound 10y
aucul mandate not 10 hlibusior against
the bill. and the individual Republicans
who have been particularly active, IN ob.
siructing H. consideration are understood
30 have done 10, not - much from opposi-
ton TO the Oklahoma bill ~ FROM q desire
TO continue Il ~ barrier against the pas.
age IT the Union Pacific funding bill. u
l. believed that when they are convinced
that the latter measure will not como M ~
the mex, In order after the Oklahoma bill,
they will allow q vote TO be- reached ON the
Territorial bill. II this understanding is