St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-08-13

case, showing that the house would lose
hone of its rights to pass the senate bill
by deferring action for a day or so,
would bring about conservative result
in the caucus. Exactly what this action
will be was not definitely outlined. al
though the house conferees felt that 1T
Sould perhaps be best for the caucus to
adjourn and wait to see what the senate
did. Then. if need be. another caucus
could he neld and more intelligent ac-
hon taken after the senate had acted.
In the meantime the house would lose
nothing. If the Hill resolution was
aefeated-and the house cOnferceS think
that there is an even chance of its de-
feat-then the conference between the
senate and house could be resumed,
With every prospect, in the judgment CT
the house conferees, that speedy
agreement and report could be reached.
Ii, on the other hand. 1t was passed,
then the second caucus could accept the
senate bill or take such other action as
it desired. In Any event, the house
confereeS felt there would be nothing
lost by waiting for the senate to show
what it Intended to do. AS yet they say
the Hill resolution and similar moves in
the senate are merely menaces, and it is
well enough to wait to see If they be-
come accomplished facts. Meantime
the senate is quiescent, and is disposed
to remain in inactivity until the house
shall have had an opportunity to eX-
press itself upon the situation. There is
undoubtedly desire on the part of
large majority of the Democratic sen.
atOrs, practically all of them, unless it
may be the Louisiana senators, to have
the house take possession of the bill.
This is due to the general belief in the
senate that the house will accept the
senate amendments, and that
The Senate Bill
Will thus become law, and to the fear
that it the bill should again go to the
senate it would be indefinitely post
poned, while, on the other hand, it is
believed that if the house should agree
70 the senate amendments the senate
would acqulesce in this action aud
waive the technical question which
might be raised over the disposition of
the bill. 1t is understood that Senator
Hill, notwithstanding his opposition to
the bill. would be disposed to accept
the favorable action of the house as
dpal aud to permit the bill to go the
president without raising any parIia
mentary questions concerning it. The
Hill resolution has had its day in court,
! has gone to the calendar and
could not be taken up except
upon vote from the senate. 1t is also
suggested that without the actual pos
session of the bill motion for indefinite
poStpUnement would be out of order,
. and that the only process by which the
senate could secure pos session would
be through a motion to reconsider its
action granting a conference and then
; TO ask the house to return the bill.
There would be two difficulties i'll the
way of the execution OF this plan. Re-
| consideration could not, in view of the
! lapse of time since the granting of the
conference, be had except by unani-
nous consent, and, even with this Sc
| cured and the re quest made upon The
house, the return of the bill would de-
pend upon the courtesy of that body.
1t would, therefore, seem that the sem
! ale can do nothing with reference to the
| tariff at the present stage.