The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-07-05
TARIFF OUTLOOK
The Bill to Reach the House
Today and to Be Rushed
to Conference.
TOM REEDS CHEAP SATIRE
No Republican Plan to Defeat the
Measure-yote Very
Soon.

WASHINGTON, July 5, 1S94.-"Have the
Republican members of the Ways and
Means Committee programme regarding
the tariff bill when it reaches the HouseF
asked United Press reporter of ex-Speaker
Reed this morning.
"What programme could the republicans
have!' asked Mr.. Reed in reply. "We are
only nominalfy members of the Ways and
Means Committee We have never been
consulted regarding the formation of the
bill. We have had nothing to do with it.
l pre-suppose the work that will be done
from this time will be on the back stairs,
as was formerly the case. The Repub-
lican members of the committee will not
know what is going on until the democrats
have decided upon their plan of action.
Some of the Democratic members OF the
House say that they are dissatisfied with
certain provisions OF the bill but they lack
both the pluck and steadfastness of purpose
necessary to carry out their opposition"
This was apparently all that MIR. Reed
cared to say regarding the bill, inasmuch as
all questions relating to the measure, Tor the
speculation From his remarks, however, it
was obvious that he believes thai the bill, as
it passed the Senate, will be the one to which
the House will substantially agree.
TO REACH THE HOUSE TODAY.
Since the passage of the bill by the Senate
the work of correcting the changes has been
vigorously pushed BY the clerical force of
standing this morning is that the bill
will reach the House about one O'Clock this
afternoon. 1t is now probable that some
member of the Ways and Means
Committee may ask its immedi-
ate reference to that committee; :;
but this reference can be had only by unap-
imous consent. A single objection will be
sufficient to defeat il, and in that case the
bill under the rules will lie on the Speakers
table until tomorrow.
TO BE HURRIED THROUGH.
Speaker Crisp said this morning that the
conferees on the part of the House would
be appointed as soon as Chairman Wilson
notified him that the Senate changes
be not concurred in. The Senate con-
ferees were selected in order OF their
standing in the committee, with the excep-
ton of Mr. Mcpherson of New Jersey, who
is ILL Ii Speaker Crisp follows the same
policy the House conferees will be
Mr. Wilson of West Virginia, the Chair
man of the Ways and Means Committee
Mr. Mcmillan of Tenaessee, who is the
author OF the income tax section; Mr..
Turner of Georgia who had charge Of the
administrative featufes, and Mr. Mont
gonery of Kentucky The Republican con
ferees would, in this case, be Mr.. Reed OF
Maine, MIR Burrows of Michigan, and Mr..
Payne of New York. Geographical consid-
erations, however, may influence the
Speaker somewhat, ipasmuch as the four
democratic representatives named are
from the South If, therefore, one of
these gentlemen be set aside, it is not i'm
probable that Mr.. Bynun of Indiana may
be selected as enc of the quattette Of Demo
ocratic confereeS.
VIGOROUS WORK TOMORROW.
Should the bill lie on the Speakers table
until tomorrow it will be referred to the
Committee, and a meeting viii be
held at an early hour tomorrow
afternoon. 1t is not expected that more
than one meeting of the full committee
will be held At that session the amend
| ments adopted by the Senate Will be read; it
will be decided to report back to the House
that these amendments be not con-
Cured in, and the bill will immedi-
ately go to conference. The democratic mem
bers of the conference will then hold daily
sessions until some substantial agreement
has been reached The hot weather
combined with the fact that the republicans
as well as democrats are desirous
of returning home to look after their
political fences" will, in the opinion of
many, have a material influence in ex-
pediting the unfinished business.
In the House, this morning, Mr. Turner
dem, Ga.) rose to question OF
person privilege and denied the
statement published today that in
| a recent speech in Georgia he had described
the tariff bill as it passed the Senate as prac-
tically the same as the Wilson bill with
some immaterial changes"