The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-23
FOUR AMENDMENTS PENDING.

When the conference report comes be-
tore the senate again tomorrow IL will
be with four motions bearing upon it's dis
posal pending OF these the first made
were the two of MIR. Hill TO instruct the
conferees TO recode from the Senate
amendment placing coal and iron on the
dutlable list. Then came Mr.. Villas mo-
ton that the Senate recede from the one
eighth OF cent dlfferential duty which
1t had placed on refined sugar and,
fourth, Mr.. Gray's motion that the SEN
ate insist upon its amendments ana agree
10 the request of the House for a
further conference. There is thought
to be no doubt that the occupant of
| the chair tomorrow, whoever he may be-
Will rule Mr.. Villas motion out Of order,
as IL contemplateS an amendment to
senate amendment which is now in con-
ference and out of the power Of the Sen
ate to amend. At this time a motion to
recede from the sugar amendment in its
entirety would be in order, but it Is at
least doubtful if that would pre-
vail. If Mr.. Villas can secure
a vote upon his motion it is
believed it will prevail Messrs.
Villas and Palmer announced in their re-
marks Friday that they would support
1t. So will Messrs Hill and Mills.
Messrs. Coke and Irby and possibly Mr..
Berry would also vote that way and these
votes, with the republicans, would give a
majority.
ANOTHER WAY OPEN TO Villas.
II, as is expected to happen, Mr. Villas
motion should be ruled out on a point Of
order, it is said by parliamentarians that
he can accomplish the same result in
another manner-by moving that the
Senate instruct its conferees to recede
from that part Of the Senate amendment,
which provides for differential duty on
refined sugar.
Mr.. Hill's motion to instruct the con-
| ferees to reCede from the amendment
putting coal and iron ore on the dutiable
list is in order, and Mr. Gray's, provid-
ing that the Senate insist upon all its
amendments, is also in order, and would
| be gladly voted upon by the Senate.
There Is another degree appertaining to
this motion, but it can hardly be brought
forward until another disagreeing report
has been made. When one body of con
gress insists" it is not taken as tinality
but motion ito adhere is looked upon
as an ultimatum.
DANGER OF INDEFINITE PosTPoNEMENT.
After all, however, il is none of these
motions that the managers of the bill
most fear. According TO the democratic
information, before Mr.. Villas gets q
chance to put his motion striking at re-
| nneu sugar, or, II he does make it, before
| the motion can be voted upon, one of
! higher parliamentary standing will be
made. 1t will be a motion that the CON
| ference report be indefinitely
| postponed. This motion, the man
ayers of the bill were warned
| tonight might be made early in the day
and they have some reason to apprehend
! that it may secure five democratic votes
! OF course the republicans would vote
! solidly for IL. A motion of this kind was
about to be made Friday, when Mr. Cock
rell hurriedly moved TO adjourn over until
Monday, in u hope that cessation of the
debate for day or two might improve
| the situation.
Should the motion TO indefinitely post
| pone the conference report prevail, the
tariff bill will be defeated, so far as the
| Senate is concerned, for 1t would be q re-
| fusal on the part of the Senate TO agree
| TO further conference.
| TO-DAY's SPEAKERS.
Messrs. German, Mills and Brice are
! expected 10 speak TO omorrow. Mr. Cor
man will reply to some of the statements
made by the President in his letter, and
IL is said will make claim that Presi-
| dent Cleveland knew before the public
did what concessions the Senate commit
tee had to make. Mr.. German will also,
ii is said quote from Mr. Carlisle's inter-
view about the time the Jones amend
ments were prepared and use this as go
ing to show that the administration knew
of the difficulties in the pathway of the
Senate and gave the committee its sup
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