Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-08-24
THEIR SCHEME GOES
DEMOCRATIC SENATORS ACCEPT THE REPUB-
LICAN PLAN.
No Opposition Will Be Made TO the Rule Re
ported by the COnmittee-No Date Fixed
for Limitation Of the Tariff
Debate.

WASHINGTON, d. c., August 23-The
agreement of the Senate Republican eau
Gus has been fully accepted by the Demo
Gratis so far as the business of the present
session is concerned. The difference be
tween the situation now and what it would
have been under Senator Quay's agree
ment with the Democrats is the difference
between the defeat and passage of the Elec-
tion bill
Under Mr. Quay's resolution the Senate
would bind itself not 10 consider the
Election bill at this session, and there
would have been no agreement for passing
il at the next. As the matter now stands
the Republicans will settle the question
among themselves, without any Democratic
interference. The Election bill goes over
until December, but under an agreement
that ii is 10 be taken up at the beginning OF
that session, and "A special rnle Is 10 be
adopted fixing the day on which the vote is
10 be taken The Democrats do not seem
TO be worried over the proposed action on
the Election bill at the next session, and
say they will meet the issue when IL
comes.
THE TARIFF BILL.
Senator Allison said to-day that IL would
be impossible 10 finish the Tariff bill In the
Senate much before September 10 or 10, on
] account
discuss the wool and cotton schedule, and
the wish of Senators on both sides % put
themselves on record or the reciprocity
amendment
Speaker Reed and the friends of the
Election bill IN the House are greatly dis
appointed over the pOstpOuemeut Of that
measure In the Senate The Speaker has
always maintained that II the Republican
Senator's had acted promptly, ard manl-
tested a determination 10 secure the adOp-
tiOn of the bill. there would have been no
trouble about il. He says that the failure
% pass both the Tariff and Election bills
was due 10 threats on the part of the
Democrats and cOWard!ce on the part 0i
Republicans.
Mr. Reed said mad he yielded 10 the ef-
forts of several Republicans who insisted
upon caucusing upon the measure, the bill
would have been defeated in the House.
Had the same course been pursued in the
other branch of Congress, he said, the
party would not have been i'm the humilI-
ating condition in which IL has figured for
the past six weeks, and from which il was
extricated by the intervention OF Senator
Quay.
80 DATE TO END DISCUSSION
Senator German, Chairman of the Dem
Ocratic caucus. says that no agreement has
been reached respecting the date when
vote shall be taken on the tariff bill. The de
bale. he says, will continue in pursuance OF
the policy adopted by the Democratic eau
Gus held this session and applied to the
Blair bill, the Montana election case, and
other subjects The propositions for
close must come he says, from the Repub-
licans None has yet been received, and
when it comes it may or may not prove
satisfactory in all respects As stated yes
terday, the general impression is that the
date for the voting on the tariff bill Will be
/ fixed at about September .. Whether or
not the five minute rule will be applied %
the discussion at an earlier date Senator
German could not say, although he at-
rnitted that H. was DrObable