The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-06-21
FATE OF THE TARIFF BILL,
The House Helpless in the Final Shap-
ing of Its Measure.

WAsHINGToN, June 20.-In q week or
two the tariff bill will be submitted to
conference. There has been good deal of
wild talk about what the free traders in
the house will do with this, that, or the
other section of the senate bill when il
comes to them. The fact OF the matter Is
they will have no opportunity to tinker
different schedules, adjust conflicting in
terests, or go into the CONCESSION" bust
ness inaugurated by the senator's.
In tue first place the bill will never come
before the house again for votes On
sepnrate amendments. The house may
vote 10 give its conferees certain instruc.
tions on certain features of the bill In
conference. but that is the limit of its
power and il the house cOnferses
find themselves unable TO follow
out instructions there will simply ne
deadlock until one body surrenders, ard
experience has shown that it is always the
house that runs up the white flag. When
the tariff bin has passed the senate and Is
returned to the house the next step ought
to be its reference back TO the committee
Oh ways ADD means.
But Mr. Wilson, chairman of the COM
mittee. will waive that step, and will i'm
mediately move that the house disagree
to certain amendments to which the SEN
and that tie senst- be invited TO appoint
conferees. Tue motion will, OF course, be
adopted in q trice. Then the cOnferees
are appointed The number is a matter of
no especial importance, since the co1fer.
ence does not ballot - alir, but two
committees. each of which acts by its own
majority vote
Il is perfectly competent for the house
TO vote is conferees certain instructions.
One OF these Instructions will probably be
10 stand cut for free sugar. Af er few
DAYS session Mr.. Wilson will pT3B ,ssiv ~
nounce in the holse that the confe e :
alter a full and free conference nave
been unable u agree on the sugar schedule.
Then the house viii iastrucs Its C0nf=rees
10 insist" on its sugar schedule. At the
next report the house viii instruct its
Conferess 10 adhere" 20 it, position, a q
wi hen this stage has been reached nc
further course remains but an indefinite
deadlock or n surrender. There are usually
two "fn.l and free conferences before
either body gets TO the adhere" state.
though it IS perfectly com petsnt for either
house To omit the preliminary stays Of IN
sist" and get right down 10 "aGhsre" AZ
the outset. Bat TINS i a breacb OF parliB-
menfary etiqnet and Il s expected that
the house will not permit It's resentment; 70
do swss with its courtesy.
The final stage will b. reached when Nh.
COMMITTEES 10 the hoase Thst report W ]
probably set forth that sa agres slent has
been reso6si by tie ,eonfeTsss on I'll but
certain specified pcigss. aud Mr.. Wilsra
viii theu s~k The fuTtseT pleasure o. he
house Another conferences COMMITTEES
M xht then be asked Tor Rsd sPc03ntet.
lgut thiS of cogrss viii nos b. doGe. The
report will then be considered. add
here appears she utter helpirSSs~<s
OF the houSe. The horse hsviBg ssksd fer
tee conference must first dispose - BE- b.
fore the senate accepts tue TIP y frsu1 e
caufer@eS- Tue r=pov- c-uaot ls- iaid On
tie T. bic .fs TIRE house j. saas- re either
adopted CT rpjsctsd. -.lCreov-r. tie hancs
OF he house are farther fi-t by tee iact
that the FepoTt canaut ts- vtt@a uroa
piesemszl 0aly one vote csH Re tsEsa oa
the report BE Bemncrsts mE-t adopt
the conleFtes reRcTi 10 is gst.reiy or re-
jsct l. cannot surrender free casi and
IRON ere and ever otAsr vital uS!2t ..