The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-08-13
CONGRESSIONAL FORECAST.
The Democratic Caucus viii Be Held To-
day-Their Future Course VIII Be Then

The Democratic Caucus viii Be Held To-
day-Their Future Course VIII Be Then
Washington, August 12.-The week
just ended let the tariff bill hanging in
mid-air. What Its condition will be by
the time the present week. is ended. the
most sanguine politician will not pre-
dict. The belief is the tins has arrived
and the long and tiresome struggle is
about to cease. The situation has be-
come clear to certain extent, as it is
no longer question of choice between
the Senate bill and the Wilson bill, but
between the Senate bill and the Nc
Kinley law. AT a conference of the con-
servatives and the steering committee
of the Democrats Saturday, the opinion
was general that the Hill resolution
would pass by a good majority if a vote
was taken, and it was believed then
that vote would be reached tomorrow
afternoon. A Senate conferee said
this afternoon if the Senate passed
resolution the conferees would certainly
bring in a disagreeing report, as the
Senate would hold that it had the bill
I before it Subject to action. Whist action
will be there is no cotrariety of views,
dS Gu6 DCuOCIdtS anu dilh0
now admit il the bill gets before the
Senate again, it will be defeated. The
Democrats, who want to ste some sort
of tariff bill passed by this Congress,
look to the House for political salvation.
The situation now appears race for
time. The House, in caucus, will be
urged to take up the Senate bill and ac-
| cept it ss it came to that body, and thus
| end the struggle, some OF the Democratic
authorities on parliamentary law in both
branches SSmaintaining this can be done
| legally, although 1.-THE bill is now in con-
ference At least it is shown 1t $ legality
| would be as good as that contemplated
| by the Senators in demanding a disa-
| greeing report on the bill, SO they may
| kill it. No business of any kind can be
| done in the Senate until this tangle is
unravelled, as 1T appears to have votes
| enough to keep the matter before the
| Senate for a certain number of hours
each day. 1t is said by Monday it will
be proved to thesLouisjana Senators they
cannot get the bounty which it is as
| serted the House conferees promised the
them, and as soon as they know this
| they will again vote as they did before
on all motions intended to help the de-
| feat of the bill. Yesterday they voted in
favor of going into executive session,
although the day before they voted on
a similar question in the opposite direc-
1 blOus 4uO oCbuuO Ou NtIs LII . ACSOAu-
tion will begin promptly after some
| routine morning business Monday, and
| leading Democrats Ieagued with the ad-
| ministration in this issue say there will
not be any effort at flibustering against
| it. The only item of business arranged
| for the House this week is caucus of
| Democratic mem bers called for 10 to-
| morrow morning, to determine upon a
| policy to be pursued with! respect to the
tariff bill. Upon the issue of that eau
| Gus probably will largely depend the
| su ubsequent proceedings of the sHouse.
| If it shall be determined that business
| is to be continued, it undou btedly will
be proceeded with along the lines fol-
| lowed during the past few weeks. A few
| committees remain-on the list of appli-
cants which~s were mt awarded a day for
| the consideration of business reported
| from them. The committee on rulessf feel
| inclined if the opportunity and time re-
main to grant themsthe same privilege
the other committees enjoyed. Under
the rules the committee on the District
| of Colum bia may formally ask for tomor-
| rows session to consider it's business
| Don't Like Crow.
| Washington, August 12. - Senator
| Chandler of New Hampshire said to-
| night: "The House managers are not
going to eat all that crow, especially as
| il is not necessary. They have possess
sion of the bill and can do as they
| please with it. Notwithstanding the
| widespread belief that the caucus called
for tomorrow will take precipitate act
ion, am firmly convinced that nothing
will occnr to radically change the situa-
| tion within the next few days. The
| House Democrats will not swallow these
633 amendments without taking little
while to examine them.
In the House.
Washing ton, August 1.-THE House
| plunged at once today into the consid-
| GRAFTON of the conference report on the
sundry civil appropriation bill which
| came over as unfinisbd business. The
discussion of the general subject of irri-
CATION precipitated upon the Senate
amendment relating to the irrigating
and reclamation of arid lands, which was
| the pending question. The House voted
to recede from it's disagreement to the
amendment.
The proposition to purchase the ground
| adjoining the present site OF the govern
| ment printing Office an extend the build
ing thereon was agreed to, 136 to Al.
The House agreed to the conference on
the items still in controversy, all con-
| faraas wera ra-apDoined. and the House