The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-03-12
THE COMMITTEES
TO Be NOT FILLED
Special Committee Of Senate Repub-
Iicans Will Let Them Rest.
WOOL SCHEDULE PROGRESSES
Classification Somewhat Chansed-''ald
Reception Promised for Appoint
ed Members-Tarin Bill.

ed Misunderstanding Bill.
Washington. March 1.-THE rsDnbl-
can committee on the situation In i.ie
senate held a meeting today. B'sIJ -
the full membership or the committees
there were present the new senators.
Foraker Penrose. Wellington. Platt.
Mason. Spooner. Fairbanks and Harna.
The conference with the new senator's
was for the purpose OF advising them
Of the difficulties in the way OF filling
committee assignments. At present
none OF the new senators VIII have
committee places. and II there is
reorganization they VIII be withou. a
nace The situation was explained by
the members Of the committee. as ing
one Of considerable importance. Jhe
democrats insist that in making 10 the
committees all silver republicans ana
populists should be included In the
majority assignments and all minority
places conceded 10 democrats. The re-
pubIicans. said one OF the committee -
the senators. must give place 70 silver
republicans and popullsts who would
not act with them. but on the other
hand would be likely 20 vote with the
democrats in committee and In the SEN
ate on many Of the questions n come
before that body; nor was ,here the
slightest understanding that s',e silver
republicans and popullsts would support
the party ostensibly in control, on
single proposition.
While no definite conclusion was
reached It is probable that for the
present nothing will be done and ;,ie
committees will remain unlll 4. Mean
while the republican commit will
have further conference with the
democratic committee.
COLD RECEPTION PROMISED.
Washington. March 1I.-As a resui;
OF the several conferences which have
been held. not only by the reublicans
but by the democrats, II may be den
nitely said that the men who have
been appointed by the governor in
states where the legislator, mad au
opportunity to elect, win not be admit
tied The republican managers say II
would be a fruitless waste OF time "a
bring the cases before the senate as
even after debate. Of winch no one
could predict the ending, It is not likely
that a favorable vote could be ex.
lpected The men who come TO Wash
ingtcn with appointments from COVER.
nors VIII be advised that they cannot
be given time to discuss their case:
and the legislatures which have failed
TO elect must be responsible FOR ,h'
vacancies in the states representation
WOOL SCHEDULE.
Washington. March 1.-THE repub
lican members Of the ways and mean:
committee devoted today to the consid
Grafton OF the wool schedule of n.
tariff, and though considerable prog
ress was made, one or two more day:
will be required to finish Il. Fore
today was the practical re-adoption o
the Mckinley rates on wool. raw wo II,
OF class /. which includes merino. dowI
clothing woods and soft qualities, Lns
made them dutiable at II cents pc
pound; wool of class .. which include.
Leicester Cotswold and Lincolnshire
at II cents per pound. and washe'
woods Of these classes at % and "a cent
and secured at SO and So cents pc
pound, The Mckinley rate of 80 pc
cent ad valorem on woods of the thlrC
class Of carpet woods is retained.
The classification of woods was some
what changed by raising a few varie
ties. formerly classed as carpet woods
TO the clothing wool classes. Anon:
them are China lambs wool, Egyptian
and Morocco.
The American Wool Growers Asso
citation has asked for 10 cent duty oi
woods of class /. but the committee hs
not approved their request.
THE TARIFF.
Washington. March 1.-THE tarii
situation swing the republicans som
lconcern. They feel sure that thei
bill can pass, but 1t is now believed tina
the debate is going to be extended i
the senate. 1t is known that the in
tention of the democrats is to talk o.
every subject in the bill After tn
schedules of the bill become known
is believed there will be great in
crease in imports. After the new bi
goes into effect there will be sus
pension of imoprts for several month
and consequent falling off in receipt
and the bill which was designed :
increase revenues, they say. as a maj
ter of fact viii show a decrease. Thi
} view is taken by quite a number G
democrats who say that it is thel
} policy to have the bill passed, but nc
until after 1t has been thoroughly di:
cussed. Without an active majority 1
the senate the republicans will not b
able to hurry the measure along. Th
republican silverites have indicate
that they viii not prevent a tari
bill from passing and are not oppose
to a policy Of delay. The republica