Evening star., 1896-02-07
THE DUBOIS RESOLUTION
Senator Hills Championship is a Diminn-
tion Of Democratic Support
They Fear 1t Will BE the Opening
Wedge to Change of
Rules.

The championship by Senator Hill of the
Dubois resolution to distribute the appro-
priation bills is said to have much To do
with the falling off of the support of the
resolution among democrats Mr.. Hill be-
ing the chief agitator of the change of SEN
ate rules so as to prevent filibustering and
to provide for the previous question, the
argument has been used among democrats
by the friends of the appropriations COM
mittee that the Revolutionary step now
proposed will be followed by the still more
revolutionary change of the rules. 1t has
been pointed out to the democrats that if
the bars are once let down and the revo-
lutionary element were permitted to run
amuck with the rules, all honored tradi-
tions would soon be disregarded and great
evils would result. They have been ex-
horted to remember that as a minority,
with the prospect of being put more deeply
In the minority in the next Congress- their
interests lie in the resistance of all inno-
Vations which may lead to the curtailment
IN TIE future OF the powers of the minority
" oDStrCct business. The great interest
Senator Hill takes in the distribution of the
appropriation bills faS been declared to be
due to nothing else than the realization on
rls part that through this innovation would
De found the road to still Others and uI-
timately to the adoption of his pet scheme
OF the previous question in the Senate.
ms argument proved very effective with
the democrats, and deprived the Dubois
resolution OF great pa TT of its support on
that side of the chamber
Slight on Mr.. Allison,
The principal argument made among re-
pupicans was that 1T would look bad to
put slight. as they insisted it would be
10 depr1Te the committee Of any of it's
powers, upon Mr.. Allison, who has but
priatlonS committee, and is candidate for
the presidential nomination. Whether they
favor or oppose his candidacy il was
urged that it would be ungracious and of
very questionable propriety for any repub-
Hcan to attack Mr.. Allison at This time IT
was to prove that the motion aimed no at
tack upon the Iowa Senator, that Mfr Proc
tor, In supporting the resolution Yesterday
referred in complimentary terms to Mr. AL
lisonS candidacy.
General Understanding.
1t is believed that there is general un-
derstanding between the managers of the
House and the republicans of the Senate
appropriations committee as to the general
policy to be followed, and that that fur
nishes another reason why the appropria-
tions committee has made such deter
mined fight to retain all the bills. The
policy of Mr.. Reed. which Is to have the
dppIopIldtiOHS cut QOWn as low as possible
and to have all the bills got out of the way
speedily, SO as to insure an early final ad-
journment, is fully concurred In by Mr. AL
lison and his colleagues on the committee,
and that every nerve will be strained on
both sides to carry it out.
To Cut Down Expenses.
1t is intended that the river and harbor
bill shall be confined to current work and
be cut as low as possible; that there shall
be TO new public buildings provided for,
and no new projects of any sort sanctioned
which would involve an appropriation.
Those who are determined upon the strict
carrying out of this policy want to hold
the powers as closely as possible in a few
hands.