The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-19

plans are united ana ADOPTED WITH mou-
fications. In the Senate plan any com
mercial treaty must be approved by Con
gress before it goes into effect ana IN
the House plan chicle, silk iaces, sugar, ga
stricken out and tonka and vanilla beans
added.
The Senate provision imposing an equiv
alent countvailing DUTY on imports from
foreign countries which have been paid
an export duty is adopted
The floor of the House presented an
animated appearance long before the
Speaker raped that body to order today.
Members stood about in groups and dis
cussed, sometimes in excited tones, the
result of the conference agreement. The
galleries were comfortably well filled and
every member in the city was In his seat
when Speaker Reed ascended the rostrum
tariff bill were in their places, their
desks piled high with papers and docu-
ments.
No action was taken by the Commit
tee on Rules as to time for the debate
on the tariff bill, and when Chairman
Dingiey entered the House during the
reading of the, journal he expressed the
hope that the vote would be reached on
the conference report before adjournment
tonight He possessed the power, under
the rules, to demand the previous ques-
tion at any time. Before Mr.. Dingley
presented the tariff conference report Mr..
Cannon presented the final conference re-
port on the General Deficiency bill, which
was agreed to without difficulty.
Mr.. Grosvenor (Rep., Ohio) got the floor
and asked unanimous consent TO print a
speech on the Civil Service question. He
said he did not desire to delay the tariff
debate which was to follow
Mr.. Terry Oem., Ark.) raised a laugh
by requesting Mr.. Grosvenor to elucidate
in his printed remarks the changes which
the President was to make in the Civil
Service regulations Immediately after
Congress adjourned. The report was then
This out of the way Mr.. Dingley arose.
Holding the report and great mass or
papers he said in calm tones
Mr. Speaker, desire to. present the
conference report on the tariff bill.
Salvos of applause from the Republican
side greeted this announcement. The
papers were carried to the clerks desk.
The reading of the formal report was
dispensed with at the request of Mr..
Dingley and the statement of the erect
of the changes read
Mr. Bailey, the leader of the minority,
disclairned before the reading began, any
responsibility for the statement, which
he said the minority has, as yet had no
opportunity to read
At the conclusion of the reading of the
sta1ement Mr.. Dingley took the floor.
Before he began his speech he said ne
desired if possible to enter into an agree
ment with the the minority noyi as z,o TO the lehs'h
Mr.. Bailey said the minority would like
three days. but knowing that much time
could not be obtained he would be Wiling
to agree to allow the debate to run to-
day and tomorrow with provision for
vote before adjournment tomorrow.
Mr.. Dingley in reply said he was not
prepared to meet Mr.. Bailey's proposition.
The Hous broke into long and loud ap-
plause. :,
said Mr.. Dingley. 1T costs the treasury
Sl00,000 a day
mot so expensive as the ten days you
spent in ararngeing the sugar schedule
with the sugar trust" retorted Mr.. Bailey
and counter round of applause by his
followers.
Mr.. Dingley, in reply, pointed out that
never before in Legislative history had a
tariff bill been in conference SO brief a
time. The Mckinley Bill had been in con-
fernce two weeks, .and our friends on the
other side" said he.addressing the Demo-
Gratis, sin 1894 were in conference six
weeks without reaching an agreement.
Your work was laid out for YOU said
Mr.. Bailey.
mot more than yours in 1884,
THE trouble in 1894, " retorted Mr.. Bal
ley was that we were trying to run the
Democratic party with a lot of mug
wumps in command daughter and APP
plause on the Democratic Side). Again
Mr.. Dingley expressed the opinion that
one day would be sufficient for the de-
bate to which Mr.. Bailey, although dis
claiming any desire to threaten the ma
jority. replied that the majority would
While it was in the power of the ma
jority here to do as they pleased he inti-
mated that in the Senate, where debate
could not be limited the Democrats
might resent unfairness to their COL
leagues on the House side.
Mr.. Dingley thought the report ought
to be ready for the Senate tomorrow.