Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-06-29
CHECK ON JAW WORK
HOUSE WILL LIMIT DEBATE ON
THE TARIFF BILL.
Expect the Bill viii BE Back from the
Senate Within Ten Days and The 1t
Will BE Pushed Observation-Disclosures In
Chicago.
Fad Now In sight.

Tariff leaders of the House are pre-
pairing to handle the tariff bill expe-
sditiously when it comes back to that
body, saws a Washington correspond
,ent. No definite program has yet
been arranged, but the plans nave ma
:tured sufficiently to satisfy those in
charge of the bill that there will not
be another long-drawn-out debate. If
need be a series of special rules will
be presented to close debate on various
schedules and then q final rule to wind
up the whole question. Such a course
will be adopted, however, only in case
the debate gives promise of becoming
fnterminable. In will not be used to
limit a reasonable discussion OF the
Senate changes. Members of the Ways
and Means Committee expect the bill
to be returned to the House within the
next ten days. 1t is expected, how
ever, that there will bs several days
delay after the bill passes the Senate
in order tina a careful revision of the
Senate changes may be made and q
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 q
week. in carefully going over the bill.
adopted toward it in whole and in de-
tail. Thu; far there has been no de-
sire to fix a 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 recommend an agreement
with the Senate and to what ex-
tent they will join issue with
the Senate changes. The deter
limitations of the committee will be
largely advisory to the House, but
they are likely to fix the future pro.
gram of the confe ence. The commits
tee will select the House conferrees, to
be recommended to Speaker Crisp for
his appointment.
Rules for Debate on the Bill.
When the bill is once in conference
frequent reports will be made to the
House on such agreement as MAJ be
members say ten days will suffice for
agreements. Others are less sanguine,
and foresee the necessity of a rule, or
series OF rules, to prevent another pro-
tracted debate.
Representative Outhwait, of tho
Rules Committee, says there will be no
disposition to cut OF fair debate. 1.-The
House will not consider itself bound
hand and foot by the Senate amend
.ments. he said. ION the contrary, they
will be fairly and reasonably dis
-cussed. The good sense of the House
will undoubtedly dictate when the de-
bate has proce sded far enough. II,
however, a rule becomes necessary,
one can undoubtedly he brought in and
passed for closing the debate. AS yet,
however. no suggestion of a rule has
been made"
Representative Burrows, a Rc-sNi-
can member of the Rules Committee,
says: "A rule can be un ioubtedly made
effective in disposing of debate on the
tariff. 1t can prescribe a limited time
for discussion, and then direct that the
previous question be considered as or
-dered without any dilatorv motions.
OF course the House would have to
vote on such a rule, but if the gentle
men on the other side determine on
.crowding the bill through they can
probably get through q rule strong
enough to accomplish that purpose" =