New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-07
ENCE COMMITTEE.



,,,xr.rP Of THE CONFER
EXCE COMMITTEE.
w., rptrGRAPn TO TIE TRInCNE.i
1r,v ct Is evident that the Demo-
"as. ~.ncranme in regar! to the senate amend
crauV me Wilson bill IS 10 be mat indlcated IN
mems s,sootches some time ago unless inc pans
these nIrocratc triumvrate mat rules Inc House
Of the pe.@,,oilyes miscarry The bill OF sale
Of Rept'sJ =, the Ways AMI Means Committee
Was re- aav and less than an hour afterward that
carly " uas in session to consider the C55
conn',.'.s proposed by the Senate.
"au'e',,,,, became apparent that the Democratic
1t qu'Ns tho committee had determined that II
nal0i'|, such consideration should be OF The
p'ac"',.o-fect and perfunctory nature. Despite
most %, Not printed copies of the bin as 1t passed
the lsN' a. wee no; vet in possession OF mem
the SEM committee and the further fact that
brs o. oneial and authentic copy Of the amend
only on' .s IN possession Of the committee Itself
1nsn's uos made TO the demand Of the Re
oo]ec"O" minority for the reeling of the amend
PUP. IN, the demand was insisted upor ana
mems ~, be very well refused. NJ. Payne ana
po,,hijcan members then Insisted upon ther
o' ,,,ahrs right 20 move concurrence In certain OK
".-,sndroen;s" which were more satisfactory
'"e ,han the corresponding provisions OF the
70 '.." hi, whereupon Bourke Cochran felt i'm
"ns," dn,,ver A discourse on parliamentary law
p.o,irs respecting which il Is fair TO say
aH1 - Knows about much as Digger Indian
Una nhon, homnet.cs. On the Whole. however he
o'e' ~. co much TO be blamed when he argued
Va. va. che majority OF the Ways and Means Com
u~. ,s .the committee" for his observations ana
"s.risnce must have convinced him that IN
@p".,,ic legislative body Ike the present House
=, Representatives the peinocr"''c
=. - committee constitute the committee ana
''' psnub,,can minority has no rights or privileges
ss,ch the majority IS bound TO respect
SIX AGAINST ELEVEN.
c,o,r,,.s d,ycours, provoked an animated
MI e. vbloh with ex-Speaker Reed AZ the fore
w. Republicans came off victorious. H"' 'ney
'"' -. only Ix against Democratic tota! OF
,-'nn and Of course cannot expect 10 make any
..ess,on upon a majority which IS as sohd as
:, e deaf to reason and unmindiul OF 'He i'e".'
=. the minority" in behalf Of which the p'uO'I"'S
nnaaled SO vehementiy If not eloquen''E' ohF i'"'
aff g. ,,ears ago There seems TO be no prospect
OF "'. ~, r,o,o~itv o, the committee Will recon-
.nsns concurrence in any of the Senate ahe'u-
mens ~, r.od
tn. ,,sis,ence of the Republicans upon the rea"-
~, =, the amendments" as well as theh o'ih'""
.,s depberate consideration and an opportunity 10
80 concurrence wherever they desired FeNeu inc
nsmocrats no; little and one OF them sal" 10 "
T,ibune correspondent this afternoon;
"Ve have been making slow progress ana 40 ECU
rov expect 10 report the bill to the House ui' 10
morrow. II the minority continues 10 'h'C"
s,.clas IN lour pathway and delay progress th'Ah
y" h,r he abls 70 find ways and means to silence
1t and bring the bill back &c INe mus "'''''-
We desire"
This Of course. meant that Il necessary an ap-
neal would be made 10 the Democratic triumvira'e
which controls the Committee on Rules ana the
business Of the House as we'll Is tI,rs oD
that soon as the bill IS iaid 6elpre 'e iloi r,,ie
before any action upon II can u- ~, S',,i"n 80
will be reported and its immaculate du1i ,'.on 49,
manded. It will provide that VOC sa@ o
on a motion 10 non-concur in an the a's
and agree the conference asked ~ 'ns 500 $50.
the bill TO the Committee OF the " hoie uPD.t "
demand OF single member as 1hT sSonl1 be
taken, the bill would be open 10 debate and an
opportunity given to vote on separate amendments;
but that is exactly what the Demycfauc ieaueis
are anxious and determined 10 prevent
A CONFERENCE COMMITTEES POWER.
On this point Representative Johnson. Of Ohio,
to-day said: There Is a tremendous power in
conference committee which few men out Of Con-
yress understand II Is the power winch makes the
selection Of the House conferrees al-important on
he future Of the bill. The power lies In this: IL
the conferrees report several items OF agreement
The House must pass upon them as whole and
not separately II IS always possible. therefore. 10
70 combine items that those which the House wants
VIII carry through thOhe Nnlcn II uCcS iVt N"id'
The House Is never able 10 vote on any speclnc
Item as naked proposition. ! don't mean 10 say
that the House conferrees will thus tie the hahas
d the House. But they nave the power 70 40 H.
Ind they might have the inclination II there was
strong public pressure. 10 end Of the struggie tor
hat reason 70 is essential 70 have House conterrees
who will represent the House in spirit as well as In
euer. With such committee. specific reports
will be made on sugar iron. coal. wool, cotton. etc.
70 that the House can get at each naked propose
ion. In short. the House Is to be In the hands or
Is conferrees instead of the conforrces In the hands
" the House so that IL behooves US 10 sec at the
'utset that the conferrees are right:
10 the personnel OF the House branch Of conference
committee on any measure. Speaker Crisp has
kept his own cOunse, so well that probably no mem
Der Of he House; un.''s he be Chairman wilson .
81 the Ways and Means Committee. knows who
will be appointed Indeed. the Speaker said THIS
afternoon thai he had not even considered he
matter. and had not the least del OF the probable
composition Of the House wing Of the conference
committee on the pending BIZ" some OF the gos-
sips, however. continue to insist that Mr. Tarsney
q Missouri. will be one Of the Democratic con
ierees. and that Nh Montgomery, OF Kentucky
Will not be. while others assert quite strongly
that both Of them viii be appointed. ana that Nh
nchiln. OF Tennessee. viii not be Il member or
ne committee. Bourkc Cochran took time by the
preferred not TO serve as one Of the conierrees De
cause, While he had voted for the BIZ, when x
vsssea me House despite ne income-taX pre-.
VISION he found that the Senate had sent II oack
N..h al iarn reform eliminated, ana nothing :efi
eu' an income TAX Mr.. Cochran also said TINT
ne was SUI ready T. continue the hSDt Joy ne
industrial emancipation Of the country. ana wOud
never consent 70 surrender the principle that free
rssporsib.e
A friend Of Chairman Wilson said this afternoon
..al the latter's advice should be followed, the
i iM Democratic confcrrees would De wilson Nc
h nErn Turner and Montgomery. the four senior
Dsmocratic members OF the committee
THE SENATE TAKES THINGS EASY.
TWO BILLS AND 4 RESOLUTION CONCERNING .