The Bourbon news., 1897-04-23
THE PROGRAMME
Or the Democrats With Reference to the
Iarin biii-Their Plan is Not to Delay
the Bill Any Longer Than is Neces.arr.

| been some discussion of the probable
! programme of the democratic mem bers
OF the finance committee with refer
ence to the tariff bill and it is learned
that while their plans are not def.
nltely matured, they intend to have
reasonable considerat tion of the bill
IN committee and believe that
they will have the support of
| senator Jones, of Nevada, upon
any fair proposition they submit. The
democrats do not want an extended
consideration in committee, but NAV
desire to offer some amendments after
| they have seen the bill, the adoption
OF which they consider they would be
more likely to secure in the committee
than IN the open senate. 1t is said that
In the senate the democratic plan is not
| to delay the bill any longer than is
necessary, but that every senator de-
s1rlng to discuss it shall have the op-
| portunlty to do so, and that such
record-making votes as the democrats
| think necessary shall be had This
| policy the democrats will pursue to
the end. In this connection it NAV be
stated that the democrats of the sen.
ate do not approve of the policy
of Mr.. Bailey and his fellow demo
Gratis of the house. Attention is called
to the fact that it was long ago said
| that the policy of Speaker Reed and
the repu blicans of the house are pur-
suing would be followed in order to
direct attention to the delay of the
| tariff bill in the senate. If delay
should ensue by reason of debate by
democratic senators it will be pointed
out, democratic senator's say, that this
delay is not endorsed by the ma ajority
of the democrats of the house.
The Bailey democrats will be en-
dorsing the republican in their crit
icisms of the democratic senators. 1t
is not known whether or not the ad-
vice which the democratic senat orial
leaders are freely giving the demo
Gratis of the house will be taken, but
1T is known that house democrats have
been advised that acquiescence in the
repu bllcan tactics is not good policy.
The democratic senators do not want
criticisms which may be directed at
them to be indirectly endorsed by the
democratic members of the house
| 1t was learned Wednesday that in
the changes made in the tariff bill by
the senate subcommittee the rates in
| the metal schedule have been made
, very close to the present law and the
same is said of the cotton schedule
The chemical schedule is understood
to be about completed. Many changes
! in it in the direction of reductions ma We
been made.
| WASHINGTON, April %. The secre-
tary of war Wednesday sent to the
house report from the chief of en-.
! gineers of the army upon the survey of
! the mouth of the Green river, XIV. ,
J with view to the construction of a
lock and dam. He reports that the
proposed improvements would cost
1924, 600, and are not justified The
! secretary also reports that the proposed
acquisition of the channel excavated
through Atchafalaya bay, La, by the
| Morgan Steamship Co. is not advisable
! WASHINGTON, April 22.-The speaker
of the house Wednesday received the
third letter from Attorney General
McKenna, urging in strong terms that
appropriations for the expenses of the
United States courts be made at once.
Without special appropriation the at
torney general represents that the
courts must adjourn, Or else certifi-
Gates be issued for expenses of jurors,
witnesses and officers, and that many
persons now held in Jail will have
their confinement heightened.
WASHINGTON, April 22.-The repub-
lican members of the finance commit
tee of the senate have reached an
agreement either to strike out the
retroactive provisions of the Dingley
tariff bill or amend it so as to pave the
way so to have it stricken out in con-
ference, and have so notified the demo
cratic members of the committee.
The democrats have agreed in view
of this promise not to press the
Vest resolution on the subject of
Secretary Cages recent circular.
This was one of the accomplishments
of the visit of the republican mem bers
to the senate Tuesday. The sentiment
among the republican members is said
to have been against the provision from
the first, but they felt that to take de-
cisive diverse action upon it in the face
/ OF democratic opposition would place
them in the light of acting under
fire and taking position because of the
criticisms of the opposition. They,
therefore, asked that the democrats
keep their hands off until the repub-
licans should have an opportunity to
make their intentions known. The
democrats considered this proposition
as reasonable and agreed to refrain
from pressing consideration of the Vest
resolution until the result of the labors
of the republican members could be
known.
While not absolutely decided be-
tween the material modification of the
provision and its complete cancellation
the balance of opinion in the commit
tee is understood to be quite on the
side of destroying it entirely. The
democratic senators generally believe
this will be the result of the commit
tees deliberations and expect that
when the bill is handed to them the
clause will have disappeared