The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-07-22
THE REPORT ADOPTED.
Republican Leaders in the House Force
Prompt Action on the Tariff Bill.

Republican Leaders in the House Force
Prompt Action on the Tariff Bill.
WASHINGTON, July 18.-The House
tonight, after a debate which lasted
almost until midnight, adopted the
conference report on the tariff bill by
vote of 1S9 to rs. The House then
took a recess until Wednesday.
The Democrats made no effort to
prevent the vote, although earlier in
the day they had protested against
Chairman Dingley's proposition to
limit the debate to one day. Mr.
Bailey, the Democratic leader, then
insisted that two days would be neces-
sary to debate the measure, but to-
night he withdrew his objection and
the conference report was put through
the House according to the Republi-
can program.
The action of the Republicans in
forcing the adoption of the conference
report by the House before permit
ting an adjournment was resented by
the Democrats in both the House and
the Senate, and it was announced by
Senators that the haste made in the
House would be followed by CORES
ponding delay in the Senate. How
much feeling will serve to postpone
final action on the bill it is difficult to
estimate now. but the Republicans of
| the Senate are confident the bill Will
be finally disposed of this week.
/ Senator Aldrich said this afternoon
! that the Democrats were endeavoring
| to form a combination with the Pop
ulist and those Western Republicans
who oppose the high duty on lumber
! to prevent the acceptance of the re
| port, SO as to necessitate further con
| ference. But" he added, they will
not succeed"
The Democrats made no attempt to
! conceal their purpose to defeat the
report if possible, but made 10 pre-
dictiOns as to their success. What
| they want is to force the acceptance
| by the House of the Senate amend
ments relating to the duty on white
| pine and mating and placing cotton
ties and burlap and cotton bagging
upon the free list. The only way in
which this can be effected is by de-
| feating the conference report and
sending the bill back to conference
with instructions to the Senate con
ferees to insist upon these particular
amendments. In order to do this the
| Democrats will have to make sure
first of the individual support of their
own members and secure the cooper
alton of the silver Republicans and
enough of the Populists or regular
Republicans to give them ma Ority.
Nearly all the Republican senators
from the far Western states are in
| favor of free bagging and lower duty
on white pine, but so far the Demo
Gratis have not received assurances
from a sufficient number of them to
warrant the belief that they will sue
coed in their design Another OBJ
| stacle in their way is the disinclina-
ton of several Democrats to support
the white pine proposition. The
| Georgia senators and Senator Martin.
of Virginia, and Senator McEnery. of
Louisiana, voted against any reduc-
ton of the duty on white pine and,
it is feared, would DO 50 again Were
! the Democratic senators sure of the
votes of these senators they would be
very hopeful of obtaining the cooper
alton of the Western Republicans and
the Populists.
The effort to form the combination
will be continued, however. The APP
| pointment of senator from Tonnes
see is hoped for at almost any time,
and frequent conferences are being
held with the disatfected Republicans
with a Flew to bringing about the de
sired results. One of the leading Dem
Ocrats said this afternoon: There is
great dissatisfaction among Western
Republicans at the imposition of such
| high duties upon lumber and bagging
and they are disposed to join with us
in an effort to have the bill sent back
to conference"
If the Democrats find it impossible
to have the bill sent back to confer
ence some of them will advocate its
| adoption at the earliest practicable
moment.
Keen Tn Vo11r