The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-19
FINISH OF THE TARIFF FIGHT.
THE BILL EXPECTED TO DE a LAW
BY THE END OF THIS WEEK.

dny-The Debate on the Bin May
Begin In the House This Afternoon.
The Democratic COnferees Muy
BalIS This Railronding Scheme by
Demanding Day For DeIibera-
tiOn.
Washington July 1S.-The indications to-
night are that the tariff bill, as agreed to
by the republican conferees yesterday,
probably will have passed both house of
congress and be a law at the end OF the
present week Delays and complications,
now unanticipated, might somewhat pro-
long the final struggle,
The republican conferees have been
working hard all day consulting and ar
ranging the details of the report which
they now believe they will be able to sub
NIT to their democratic colleagues to-mor-
row morning. The bulk of this work has
fallen upon the shoulders of Senator Ali
son and Representative Dingley
who are preparing the state
ments of the effect of the
changes made by the conferees which will
be submitted to their respective houses.
They have had small army of clerks at
work throughout the day in the room Of
the Senate committee on finance prepar-
ing the bill for the printer. II this task
can be accomplished tonight so that the
printed bill can he laid before the demo-
Gratis tomorrow morning, the debate will
begin In the House tomorrow afternoon.
1t is not believed that there will 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
Representative Dingley expressed
the opinion tonight that an hour
would be sufficient time in
which to explain the changes made
by the conferees to their minority col
leagues on the committee. One or two of
the democrats are tonight inclined to in
sist upon a day for deliberations on the
changes, but they, of course. realize that
they are helpless If the majority desire 90
report the bin over their protest, and in
asmuch as the republican leaders of the
House decided tonight to give two full
days discussion OF the report in the
House they probably will acqulesce in the
decision of the majority to MAKE the re-
port tomorrow.
All along the republican leaders have
been disposed to allow but one day for de-
bate in the House, and, while they still be-
lieve one day would be sufficient, after dis
cussing the question tonight they decided
more 10 dsarm the protests the majority
would be sure to make, and the possible
criticism that the report was to be drag
ooned through the House, to give two fun
days for debate
The report must Of course be acted upon
by the House before It Is considered IN
the Senate. The committee on rules will
meet tomorrow morning and pre-
pare rule which will bring
vote on the report before ad-
iOurnment on Tuesday The rules will be
presented and adopted as soon as the con
ferees make their report probably soon
after noon tomorrow. The debate will
Immediately follow.
The South Carolina dispensary bill will
be used TO consume time until the report
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 much
more indefinite on account OF the wide
latitude allowed for debate and the alb
sence Of any parliamentary method Of
bringing the report to a vote. The demo-
cratic senators, II Is safe to presume from
their talk to-day. intend TO assai the COM
agreed, and to make a pretty stn fight
against the restoration to the dutiable list
of cotton bagging cotton ties burlaps,
etc. which they succeeded, with the aid
of the populists and one or two republic
cans, IN placing on the free list.
They will also make strong opposition
TO the restoration Of white pine TO the
House rate Of 81 per thousand. Some of
the democratic senators to-day discussed
the possibility of defeating the report In
the Senate on the presumption that they
might be able to secure as many votes
against the report as they did to place
these articles on the free list But no
one imaglnes seriously that the report IL
In any danger in the Senate, when Il
comes to a final vote. And, moreover the
most prominent OF the democratic sena-
tors freely express the opinion that the
fight In the Senate, though 1t may be spir-
tied, will be brief They believe a vote
will be reached within three days In the
Senate.
The parliamentary procedure on confer
ence reports may have an important bear
ing on the course Of the debate In the Sem
ate. A question has arisen as to the par
Hamentary practice. IL is the established
procedure 10 consider conference reports
as an entirety, so that no vote can be
taken on a separate feature Of the report.
The report must be accepted or rejected
as a whole. This practice becomes i'm
portant. In view OF the desire among those
opposing the bill, 20 secure a separate
vote on sugar, lumber. cotton ties. cotton
bagglng and other Items. which have
aroused exceptional interest. one OF the
conferees. who Is an authority on parlla-
mentary procedure. said tonight: There
can be no doubt that the conference report
must be considered as an en-
tiroty. The rulings Of Speaker Blaine,
Carlisle and others have settled that con-
oluslyely. The only question before the
House rs, shall the report be accepted or
rejected az a whOle2 For that reason no
motion relating 70 sugar. cotton ties. cot
ton bagglng, or any other item OF the re-
port Is in order. The vote Will be taken on
agreeing 90 the entire report and Il ~
only BY defeating the report as a whole
that II would be possible 70 reach any spe-
cial Item. Should the entire report be ro-
jected, then a motion would be in order
20 rocommit the bill 20 the conference.
with instructions on any particular sub
iect The strength OF the report lies Ia It's
entirety"
Some Of the opponents Of the bill IN the
Senate hold that motion to ro-cOmmit
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