Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-07-09
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Tariff Bill in Committee.
No Currency Commission Will Be
Asked For.

WASHINGTON, July 9.-SenatOrs
Allison and Quay deny having con-
fered with the president upon the ad-
visibility of sending in a message
upon the question of currency. SEN
ator Allison expressed the opinion
that If message should be received
il would be extremely difficult, If not
impossible, to secure action by the
senate under existing conditions.
Necessarily, he said, the matter
would be referred to the finance COM
mittee, majority of which would in
all probability be opposed to the cur
rency commission scheme and would
therefore, hold the matter up indeti-
nitely.
Independent of the statement of
Senator Allison, it is known that the
Republican managers of the senate
agreed two weeks ago not to press any
measure providing for currency
commission at the present session of
the senate. The promise was made
at time when the fate of the'tariff
bill was by no means certain, and
when it was in the power of opposi-
tiOn to at least indefinitely delay ac-
tion on that measure. The agreement
provided that there should be no
effort on the part of the opponents .of
the tariff to unnecessarily delay ac-
tion, and the Republicans should not
urge currency commission scheme
upon congress at the present session,
though the president should send in
a message recommending such a
commission.
The Republican senators feel that
any effort to get currency legislation
though would be futile. The prevail
ing opinion on the Republican side of
the chamber is that the president
will not Immediately send message,
but it may come later. The Republi-
can senators seem satisfied that all
proceedings in regard co this matter
will be dropped until the final dispo-
sitlon of the tariff.
SENT TO CONFERENCE.
The house committee on rules
presented special order sending the
tariff bill to conference as soon as it
was received from the senate. The
Democrats tried to secure an agree
ment for time to debate the confer
ence report, but none was made. The
Republicans offered one day, and the
Democrats asked for three or four
days.
The house adopted the special order
by a vote of 142 to 10Y, and agreed to
Dlngley's motion to nonconcur on the
senate amendments, and agree to a
conference. The speaker appointed
the following conferees on the tariff
bill: Dingley, Paine, Dalzell, Hopkins,
Grosyenor, Republicans; Bailey,
Mcmillan and Wheeler, Democrats.
WITHDREW.
The first meeting of the conferees
of the senate and house on the tariff
bill began at 2 o'clock. The Demo-
cratic members of the conference re-
mained less than ten minutes. They
upon intimation of the Re
publicans that they desired an oppor-
tunity to reconcile their differences
before consulting the Democrats.
With the departure of the Democrats,
The Republicans entered upon a gen
eral exchange of views.
FAVORABLE REPORT.
The senate committee, on COM
nerce, after an exhaustive inquiry |
INTO the charges against John Good |
now, nominated for consul-general to |
and r. II. Warner, nomi-
mated for consul to Leipsic, agreed to
'eport both with favorable recommen-
latiOns. The committee also decided |
lpon favorable report in the case of
8. III. Heistus, nominated for collector
If the Puget Sound district, in Wash
ngton.
THE DEFICIENCY.
The session Of the senate was un-
,ventful, the deficiency appropriation
being considered throughout the day.
Among its provisions is one to accept |
Jhe invitation of France to partici.
pate in the Paris exposition of 1900. |
The bill was not completed up to the |
time OF adjournment.