The herald., 1896-02-04
COMMITTEE WORK
Proposed Legislation Ranging From Finance
to Sleeping Car Rates

PROPOSED Legislation Ranging From Finance
to Sleeping Car Rates
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-Itis the expscia-
ton of the Republican members of the
finance committee that the tariff bill will
be reported from the committee. It Is not
believed that the bill will be amended. bus
will be reported as ii came from the house.
This expectation is basel upon The belief
that now that the silver bond bill ms been
DISPOSED OF by the salsts, SsaaHrr Jones
OF Nevada will no longer insist UPON hcli-
ing the tariff bll in cc@nrfsase. He has
not, SO far Is can ba IeArnssi. given aiss
assent in expll.sil serns, and when spoken
TO on the suoieeE BE =iiIt tia6 le luli 1uG
YET ds1cIEsiy eteriGett uI,nn . cuIraa.
or ae1ucG. The g.,IuFuI-zea l.,rssasi.. at liz
request III 5,e areafilg tipiu IN nilBsstuy
tazd week.. To lllnw tiin iarif question tpgln
over uilLl a;inGrrtiws meAiiflIl.- nulw1Itl-
Y standing aie Republican luainiis,r vssts
4ZIlI1s III the tilnG 5sat,lyresaa rts,IDY~ aFail
Though Ii siioII.G be ltivrsTsa IN the bill.
I Mr. Irues did ICE Ttien Iiy in III lnaIlr-
vcrria that ha vuritt i.r.y4s rtr :. rr,,urr IL
TIE aex1 rleshsngs ,ilt 1la committees IN.
tersrf1f1G Il to be al implied .nIllttiuI1. H
Seua51r 5orss silall Hail al 1ffe,lft tsiis
meeting tcu.nrrow tie Republican rup.r,-
berz Will make an effrrt 10, have tii. i,i1
reported vIEhouG consideration. They say
port 80 they succeed II gsr5J.ar 1ist. hil3 t.n.
fore the senate The friends Of the aiIz
say that any efforts to have the ailI
amended in the committee Will De fi1sias.
but the Republican nleLnbess have M
structions from their Caucus 10 zlEass 40
amendments and the Democrats are
committed to the existing Law. Hence
they conclude that there could he no oh-
ject in further delay. Il has been stiz-
gested that Mr.. Jones may want TO offer
free coinage amendments in committee,
but he has not intimated such a purpose,
and 1t is understood that IN case ne should
do so he would be opposed by the other
silver men on the committee. For these
reasons the advocates of the bill feel g.
cure OF reaching a report tomorrow. They
expected amendments to be offered in the
senate. among others one for free coinage,
but they say that such an amendment on
the tariff bill will be voted down and they
are fairly confident of passing it practic-
ally as it comes from the house. To do
this they will have to secure all the Repub-
lican votes and at least one Populist vote.
PUBLIC LAND MONEYS
The senate committee on public lands
today authorized a favorable report on the
bill to give the public land states 5 per cent
of the proceeds from sales Of public lands in
those states.
sLEEPIsG CAR RATES
The question Of taking steps toward re-
ducing the rates charged by sleeping and
palace car companies was threshed over
today. A bill introduced by Mr.. Corliss,
of Michigan, was before the commi ttee,
but after long debate it was decided to
| strike out all after the first section of the
| bill and report that section TO the full com
mittee for consideration. The first section
proposes to extend the interstate com-
10,
ace cars operated by common carriers en-
! gagged in interstate commerce.
THE SENATE SUBSTITUTE
The senate free coinage substitute for
the house bond bill was referred to tho
ways and means committee as soon as it
reached the house today. Under the rules
a motion to concur could not be made. 1t
will be reported back tomorrow or
Wednesday with the recommendation that
| the house nonconcur and insist upon its
bill. Mr.. Dingley, chairman of the ways
and means committee, says that "reasona-
bic time" for debate will be allowed.
The silver men are asking for two days
in which to discuss the bill. The fate OF
the substitute is SO well assured that
the house program excites almost no inter-
est, except for the fact that it will furnish
the first direct test of the silver vote a,
from 100 to l25, the latter figure being
|
silver Democrats.
Hartman of Montana predicts that the
Republican vote for tho silver substitute
Will be thirty-five or forty, and Mr. Baily
of Texas says that about seventy Of the
Democrats in the house can be counted on
to support any free silver proposition.
These Estimates are based on the suppo.
sition of full attendance, which may no,
materialize, for there are many absentees
this week. There are several southern Re.
publicans, new members, who are a factor
in the financial question. Silver men Are
preparing speeches upon the financial
question, and are anxious for q much
longer debate than the opponents of free
silver.
The silver Republicans have asked tina,
six hours of time be allotted to them 70,
debating tho silver bill. It is probable
| they will be given three hours.
Mr.. Hartman will lead the silver Repub
licans and allot the time to bis colleagues
| LETTER DELIVERY
WASHINGTON. Feb. 3.-The postofics
committee of the house has agreed to re
port with some amendments Mr.. Eperry'l
n fII| n