Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-07-05
TARIFF WORK IN HOUSE
What Will Be Done When the
Senate Bill Is Reported.
MANY CHANGES SURE TO BE MADE.

Congressman Catching. Explains the Meth
DDS Of Procedure and says That the BIIi
May BE Passed by August-The Senate TO
Take Up the Railroad strike.
WASHINGTON, July with the tariff
bill passed by tho senate. attention Is now
dircctcd to the action OF the house. Rep
rescntativc Catchings, who. with Speaker
Crisp and Representative OuthN,aitc, con-
stitutc the Democratic members OF tho
rules committee. was asked what would
be done to expedite the dill TO its final en-
actment
AS general thing" said Mr.. Catch
ings, Mr.. Wilson will be given every as
sistancc at the command of the rules COM
mittcc. There has been no conference with
him, and no exact programme Is arranged.
THE bill will reach the speakers table
today. IL will be laid over one day under
tho rules unless taken up by unanimouS
consent, which Is hardly probable. Then
it Will be formally referred to the ways
and means committee. BY Saturday,
think, they will report it back to the
house with n recommendation of noncon-
currcncc in the senate amendments and
for a conference. 1t is probable, therefore,
that tho confcrees can bc appointed and
the conference sessions actually opened. -
Possibilities of Delay.
Mr.. Catchings then took up each step
of Legislative progress, explaining the pos
sibilities Of delay and the manner of over
coming IL.
''Thc first step made by Mr.. Wilson for
reference to the ways and means com
mittcc Is formal and will probably he
agreed ~ at once without debate. Bot
there is the possibility of some comment
and discussion at that time. There Is no
rule to prevent it. Some member may
rise with an unexpected proposition for
disagreement with the senate without ref
ercncc to committee or for instructions to
the committee, but such moves are hardly
probable.
The usual and regular course would be
to Immediately refer the bill to Mr.. VII
sons committee, and II the course was in
terrupted n special rule would be brought
in to bring the question tn n vote at once.
The prospects arc that the committee
stage can be compisIslsan.o ono day, so that
Saturday will 81 report Of the COM
mittce to the hq will probably be
brief rccommsfd atIon Of nonconcurrcnce
and for n conlc1f<ea
"whe1s1&S1 znAittco makes its report
rccommcf 81 3 4 conference. there is again
an opporf6hH Cor discussion. But again
n special rulJW1Il operate to let the house
IL wishes to disagree with the senate, 50
that either with or without q rule the vote
will undoubtedly be reached, the confcrecs
apnalafed by the speaker and the confer
cneounder way by Saturday.
l.sst.ifhen the conference begins contin'
ucd Mr.. CatchingS, they may make &C.
fcasional reports on such agreements as are
reached. In the meantime the senate and
house will proceed with their regular bust
| ness.
"A conference report Is always priv.
legged, so that the conferccs can come in nj
| any time and secure immediate hearing,
| either on partial agreements or an agree
mcnt throughout. As to how long they
will take, it is prOblcmatic. 1t may bc IL
| daya two Svoslss. with cesss,sicnnl rvport,
OF progress i'm the meantime.
| Last Stages.
THE last stage will b. when the con
| ferees report To the house. At that time
there will be more or less debate. The
house may give specific instructions tn the
conferces on one thing or another. But
when the conferces present definite
proposition there will be n special rule. II
nccdSbe. to bring tho proposition to n vote
| Thcrawin DO no nibbling Mt the bill and
no loiig debate when the main point Is tC
have 1c1louse express its wishes by q
vote. &e<
| The ON Feasibility OF delay Is through
filibustcrint s but have never known oI
n filibustcr nsasnsb Q tariff bill. aud IL !,
hardly n rCmote Possibility In the present
| case.
with the house voting promptly on al
propositions" concluded Mr. Catchings
there ought not to be much delay in
completing the bill. hardly think, how
over. that we will be through with oui
work so as to adjourn by Aug. /. although
IL will not be much beyond that time
In the Senate.
1t is the general understanding tha
| when the senate meets thcrc will b. only
a brief session and an adjournment takcI
until Monday. Il is quite probable tina
there will not 10 a quorum in the senate
again this week.
The resolution Of Senator Kyle, intro
duccd Mt the request 81 the striking rail
road men. Is regarded Is SURE cause FOL
debate, and senators who expect to spcal
on IL understand that IL will go over unit
Monday
The resolution will cause some yer!
tart debate, in which Senator Davis o
Minnesota will take leading part, fol
lowing the line of his telegram to McIn
mis- at Duluth. in which he said that h
would not support the Kyle resolution