The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1894-06-20
NO LONG-DRANN TALK
When the Tariff Bill Gets Back
to the House.
NO 1NTERMINABLE DEBATE TO GO.

However, n Reasonable Discussion of the
Senate Changes Will BE PerInItted-A
Careful Revision and New Print of the
Bill Issued-Wnn Probably BE Returned
to the House in Ten Days.
WASHINGTON, June 19.-The tariff
leaders of the house are preparing to
handle the tariff bill expeditiously when
it comes back to the house. No exact
program has yet been arranged, but the
plans have matured sufficiently to satisfy
those in charge of the bill that there
will not be another long drawn-out de-
bate. If need be, series of special rules
will be presented to close debate on the
various schedules, and then final rule
to wind up the whole question. Such a
course will be adopted, however, only
in case the debate gives promise of be-
coming interminable.
1t will not be used to limit reason
able discussion of the senate changes.
mittee expect the bill to be returned to
the house within the next ten days. Rep
resentatives Turner and Tarsney of the
committee say it will be back by Satur-
day or Monday next. 1t is expected,
however, that there will be several days
delay after the bill passes the senate in
order that careful revision of the SEN
ate changes may be made and a new
print of the bill issued.
Representative Breckenridge of Ar
kansas, a member of the committee, says
the first step in the house on the receipt
of the bill will be to refer it to the ways
and means committee. This body will
take several days, perhaps a week, in
carefully going over the bill, and de-
termining on.the policy to be adopted
toward it in whole and in detail. Thus
far there has been no desire to fix q
policy, as it was likely to be construed
as improper influence on the senate.
But with the senate's work complete,
the house members will go over the bill
in detail, to see how far they will rec
ommend an agreement with the senate
and to what extent they will join issue
with the senate changes. The deterni-
nations of the committee will be largely
advisory to the house, but th0y are like
ly to fix the future programe of the con-
ference. The committee will select the
house conference to be recommended to
Speaker Crisp for his appointment.
When thu bill is once in conference
frequent reports will be made to the
house on such agreements as may be
reached. Some of the ways and means
members say 10 days will suffice for all
agreements. Others are less sanguine
and foresee the necessity of a rule or
a series of rules to prevent another pro-
tracted debate.
Fair Debate Permitted.
Representative Cultivate of the rules
committee says there will be no DISPOSE
ton to cut off fair debate. "The house
will not consider itself bound hand and
foot by the senate amendments, said
he. ION the contrary they will be fairly
and reasonably discussed. The good
sense of the house will undoubtedly in
dictate when the debate has proceeded
far enough. II, however, rule becomes
necessary, one can undoubtedly be
brought in and passed for closing the
debate. AS yet, however, no suggestion
of a rule has been made"
Representative Burrows, a Republican
member of the rules committee, says:
ga rule can be undoubtedly made eff
fective in closing debate on the tariff
1t can prescribe a limited time for dis
cussion, and then direct that the previ-
GUS question be considered as ordered
without any dilatory motions. OF
course the house would have to vote on
such rule, but if the gentlemen on the
other side determine on crowding the
bill through they can probably get
through n bill strong enough to accom-
plish that purpose"