The Portland daily press., 1890-09-23
CONGRESS TO ADJOURN OCTOBER FIRST
In the Opinion of Senator AldrIch
and major Mckinley.
Conferrees Approaching an Agree
ment on the Tariff Bill.
The United States Courts Further
Considered in the Senate.

CRESSoN SPRINGS, Pa, September o.
The President received kilograms from Sen
ator Aldrlch and Representative Mckinley
this afternoon, stating their belief that Con-
gress would dispose of the tariff bill during
the present week and adjourn the first of Oc-
tober, or soon after
BosToN. September pa special des-
patch to the Journal from Washington says
1t is fact that the conference committee has
agreed to report on all except 40 of the AGA
Senate amendments to the tariff bill, but it is
also a fact that the great differences between
the two Houses on the whole subject are
mainly confined to these 40 disputed points.
Numerical progress, therefore, is not an in
dication of actual progress on the bill.
When inquired of, Senator Aldrich said that
he was in hopes that the report of the con-
ference committee would be presented in
both Houses on Tuesday. Mr.. Mckinley
told member Of the House that he thought
they would do well IL the report were ready
by Wednesday. 1t is the general expecta-
tion now that as soon as the report is pre-
sented 1t will be taken up for action. and that
the two Houses will adjourn within two or
three days from that time. Senator Spooner
said that he looked for an adjournment this
week. Gov. Dingley of Maine, one of the
House conferrees, said that he thought an
agreement might be reached by Monday
night. III that is done," he continued, sit
will take day to draft the report, which
could then be presented to the House by
Wednesday morning"
"a substantial agreement has been reached
on all the controverted points except sugar
and binder twine. The House conferrees
cannot recede from the action Of the House
in making No. 16 the dividing line in sugar
without further instructions from the House
The same thing holds good in regard to put
ting binder twine on the free list, although
some concession might be made in the way
OF reducing the duty somewhat. The Sem
ate conferrees are hardly likely to yield in
the matter of binder twine without further
Instructions, unless the northwestern Sena-
tors should be willing that the House pro-
vision should stand. With sugar 1t Is differ
ent, because the Senate did not instruct so
emphat'caily as they did with twine.. There
is no doubt. however, but what satisfactO-
ry adjustment will be reached, and unless
we strike unexpected snags tomorrow, be-
lieve we can finish our work by night"
"How long after the report is made will 1t
be before the report is sent to the Presi-
dent?"
''Not very long. There is disposition in
the House to finish the debate on the report
ln the House In one day. We have been in
formed by leading Democrats that there is
no disposition to delay matters unnecessarily
on their side OF the House. l don't think
debate: Ii the report comes in to the House
by Wednesday, we ought to be able to ad-
Journ early next week. AS soon as the tariff
bill is signed, it will be impossible to keep a
quorum IN the House."
Senator Carlisle does not believe adjourn
ment is so near at hand as predicted by
Gov. Dingley. He said this morning: 'I
should not be surprised to see Congress
in session by the 10th of October
and perhaps the 10Th; No agreement
houses on sugar and binder twine, and
some other important matters, and there
may be some delay before an agreement is
reached. | do not know how long it will
take to discuss the report after it has been
made TO the two ohuses, but l should think
1t would take some little time"
The duty on lumber has been disposed Of.
The House has accepted the Senate reduc-
tlon on sawn boards, plank deals and other
lumber of hemlock. white wood, sycamore,
BOARD measure. The House proviso in re-
gard to imposing duty in addition equiva-
lent to the export duty levied by any foreign
country on logs has been restored. Hence,
in order to get the benefit of the reduced
rate, Canada will have to take off her export
duty on logs,
WASHINGTON, September 22.-The Repub-
lican conferrees on the tariff.bill held meet
ing tonight, lasting three hours. While the
three disputed questions of the most import
once-the sugar. binders twine, and steel
duties-were not settled, it is predicted they
will be tomorrow. The bonding period has
been definitely settled, February 1st being
the date agreed upon. There is. it is thought,
good reason to predict that the free sugar
standard will be placed at 13,and not at 16 as
proposed by the House; that compromise
generally favorable to the House rates will
be the outcome of the disputes over the vari-
Gus items in the metal schedule, and that
binders twine will also be the subject of a
compromise.
The Southern Republican congressman
held meeting tonight and adopted a resolu-
tion declaring 1t very essential to the inter-
ests OF their constituents that the tax on to-
Dacc0 should be left as fixed by the House.