Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-25
MILLS AND RANDALL.
Likelihood OF the Old Tariff Fight Be
tween Them Breaking Out Again.

very interesting fight on the tariff is pend
ing on the House side. 1t looks now as If the
whole question would be opened up again. It
does not seem possible that the matter can be
kept down, and the democrots of the ways and
means committee are trying to agree upon
some policy by which they may maintain their
ascendency. It is probable that they viii decide
to report a substitute in the way Of COM
promise bill to the House. It is under
stood that Mr.. Randall has prepared a
bill which he thinks can be passed
in the House. II the ways and
means committee report upon the Senate bill
it will, upon point of order, be sent to the
committee Of the whole House on the state of the
union for consideration. Mr.. Randall would
then offer his proposition as q substitute. If
the report Of the committee is merely in favor
OF non-concurrence in the Senate amendments
it is thought probable that the Randall bill,
which attacks the internal-revenue system,
would stand very good chance of adoption
and that he would regain his old time power in
the House. The only thing for the ways and
means committee to do under the circum-
stances appears to be
TO ANTAGoNIzE MR.. RANDALL's PROPOSITION
with substitute of their own which would sat
isfy the internal-revenue men ON that side of
the House. That is what they expect to do
This will amount to a renewal of the fight be-
tween Mr.. Mills and Mr.. Randall that took
place when the original Mills bill was first
called up. The ways and means committee
proved the stronger on that occasion, and they
believe themselves to be in better
condition to hold their forces together
now than they were last session.
The situation, however, appears to make it i'm
perative that they take some action on the Sem
ate bill. Their substitute will probably include
the free WOOL the correction of the worsted
and wooden schedules, the internal revenue
portions of the Mills bill, which are the same
as the Cowles bill referred to in Mr.. Randalrs
committee; and series of adjustments, &C.,
for which there is demand. They think they
COULD PASS SUCH A SUBSTITUTE,
no matter what sort of proposition Mr.. RAN
dali proposes. The only thing open to them is
to bring in such a substitute or else not to re-
port on the Senate bill at all This latter
course would not avail them since Mr. Randall
would then, they believe, get a report from his
committee upon the Cowles BILL and in that
way get his proposition before the House. The
committee on ways and means are acting upon
the assumption that this is the situation, in
their discussion of the matter.
One thing they are not counting ON may
come to their relief, in case they want to avoid
making any report at all. 1t is that, owing to
THE OPPOSITION OF MIR. FoRAN,
and determination on the part of the republic
cans the committee not to assist in getting the
matter before the House this session, Mr.. Ran
dali may not be able, however much he may de-
sire to do SO, toget report from his committee.
1t has beensupposed that the republicans of the
committee would vote to report the Cowles
bill. The ways and means folks have assumed
this to be the situation. 1t is said. however,
that the republicans have decided that such
course on their part would bring to them none
of the credit, but would merely assist the
democrats in keeping their hold on Virginia
and North Carolina. The whole situation is as
interesting as it has been at any time during
the session.
The tariff bill was received by the House
from the Senate to-day and placed on the
Speakers table, pending the consideration of
the sundry civil bill The Speaker may lay it
before the House later this afternoon, but it is
more apt to go over until tomorrow or next
week.
THE COURSE OF THE SENATE TO-DAY.
Before the tariff bill went to the House from
the Senate. this afternoon, there was endorsed
on it, in compliance with the motion of Mr..
Allison adopted by the Senate, that the
Senate adhere to its amendments and request
a conference. This is an unusual, but not I'M
precedented course to pursue, and is adopted
for the purpose of expediting the considera-
ton of the bill