The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-19

congress, and be law at the end of the
present week.
Delays and complications now I'M
anticipated. might somewhat prolong the
/ final struggle. The Republican conferees
have been working hard all day, con-
sulting and arranging the details of the
report which they believe they will be
able to submit to their Democratic col
leagues tomorrow morning.
DINGLEY AND ALLISON.
The bulk of this work mas fallen upon
the shoulders Of Senator Allison and
Congressman Dingley, who are preparing
the statements of the effect of the changes
made by the confe-ees which -.ll be
submitted to their respective houses.
They have p small army of clerks at
WORK throughout the day in the room
OF the senate committee on finance ar
ranging the bill for the printers. II this
task can be accomplished tonight so
that the printed bill can be laid before
the Democrats tomorrow morning the de-
bate will begin in the house tomorrow
afternoon. It IS not believed that there
VIII be any disposition on the part of the
Democratic members of the conference
to delay the bill in full committee but
the Democrats have had no meeting to
determine their course of action on this
point. Mr.. Dinghy expressed the opinion
tonight that an hour would be SUFFICIENT
time IN which TO explain the changes
made Dy t. conff- -eS to their minority
colleagues on the committee. One or two
of the Democrats are tonight inclined 20
insist upon the day of deliberations on
the changes but they. of course. realize
that they are hopeless. if the majority
desire 10 report the bill over their pro-
test, and. inasmuch as the Republican
leaders of the house decided tonight to
give two full days for the discussion of
the report in the house. they probably
will acquiesce in the decision of the ma
jority to make the report tomorrow.
ONE DAY FOR DEBATE.
All along the Republican leaders have
been disposed TO allow but one day for
debate. and while they still believe one
day would be sufficient after discussing
the question tonight they decided TO dis
arm the protests the minority would be
sure to make, and the possible criticism
that the report was to be dragooned
through the house, to give two full days
for debate The report must. of course,
be @cted upon by the house before con-
sidered in the senate The committee on
rules win meet tomorrow morning and
prepare a rule which will bring a vote
on the report before adjournment on
Tuesday.
The rules viii be presented and adopted
as soon as the conferees make their re-
port. probably soon after noon tomorrow
The debate Will follow immediately. The
South Carolina disDensary bill will be
is brought in. 1t is not believed that a
single Republican vote in the house will
be recorded against the report
The programme in the senate is muen
more definite on account of the wide
latitude allowed for debate and the
absence of any parliamentary method OF
bringing the report TO vote. The Demo-
cratic senators. it is safe 10 predict from
their talk today. intend to ass-I the
compromise on sugar. Il which the con-
ferees agreed. and to make a pretty stiff
fight against the T-storation to the
dutiable list of cotton bagging. cotton
ties, buriaps, etc. which they succeeded
with the aid of the PoDulists and one or
two Republicans. IN placing on the free
list They also viii make a strong on
position to the restoration of white pine
to the house rate of s2 per thousand.
MAY DEFEAT IT.
Some Of the Democratic senators until
today discussed the possibility of defeat
ing the report in the senate on the pre-
sumption that they might be able to Sc
cure as many votes against the report as
they did 10 place these articles on the
free list. But no one imagines seriously