Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-19
PREPARING PLANS
Expeditions Consideration. of the
Tariff Expected in the House.
SOME CHANGES MAY Be MADE
Disposition of the Democrats to
Allow Only Fair Debate.
VIEWS OF VARIOUS MEMBERS

The tariff leaders OF the House are pre-.
Earring to handle the tariff bill expeditiousiy
when IL comes back to the House. No
exact program has as yet been arranged.
but the plans have 2.atured sufficiently TO
satisfy those In charge OF the bill that there
will not be another long-drawn-out debate.
III need be a series Of special rules will be
presented to close debate on the various
schedules and then a final rule to wind up
the whole question. Such a course will be
adopted, however, only in case the debate
gives promise Of becoming interminable 1t
Will not be used to limit a reasonable dis
cussion Of the Senate changes.
Members of the ways and means COM
nittee expect the bill 20 be returned to the
House within the next ten days Represen-
tatives Turner and Tarsney Of the COM
mittee say IL will be back by Saturday or
Monday next 1t is expected. however.
that there will be several days delay after
the bill passes the Senate. In order that a
Careful revision OF the Senate changes may
be made and a new print OF the bill issued.
Reference to Ways and Means.
Representative Breckinridge OF Arkansas.
member Of the committee. says the Arst
step In the House on the receipt Of the bill
Will be to refer IL TO the ways and means
days. perhaps a week. in carefully going
over the bill and determining on the policy
to be adopted toward IL IN whole and IN
detail
Thus far there has been no desire TO AZ
a policy. as IL 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 de-
tail to see how far they will recommend an
agreement with the Senate and 70 what
extent they viii Join issue with the Senate
changes. The determinations of the COM
nittee will be largely advisory TO the House.
but they are likely to fix the future pro-
gram OF conference. The committee Will
select the House conferees to be recon-
mended to Speaker Crisp for his appoint
ment.
When the bill is once in conference fire.
quent reports will be made to the House
on such agreements as may be reached.
Some OF the ways and means members say
ten days will suffce for all agreements.
Others are less sanguine. and foresee the
necessity Of a rule or series OF rules 10
prevent another protracted debate.
Disposition 10 Limit Debate.
Representative Outhwaite OF the rules
committee says there will be no dispos:tio
to cut on fair debate. The House will not
consider itself bound hand and foot by the
Senate amendments" said he. "On the
contrary. they will be fairly and reasons ably
discussed. The good sense of the House
Will undoubtedly indicate~vhen the debate
has proceeded far enough. II, however. q
rule becomes necessary one can undouhted-
ly be brought In and passed for closing the
debate. As yet. however. no suggestion OF
a rule has been made"
Representative Burrows. republican men,
Der Of the rules committee. says: "A rule
can undoubtedly be made effective In clos
ing debate on the tariff. 1t can prescribe O
limited time for discussion, ana then direct
that the previous question be considered as
ordered without any dilatofy motions OF
course, the House would have 10 vote on
such . rule. but IL the gentlemen on the
other side determine on crowding the bin
through they can probably get through Q
rule strong enough TO accomplish that purs
pose"