The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-07-19
The Dingley-Allison Bill Is Now on
Its Final Passage.
Leaders Worked Yesterday
4 on Conference Report.
Democrats In the House Are Not Expected to
Cause Any Delay.

y WdSHinBtOn, July lv.-ine coHicItHcc
report on the tariff bill will be laid be-
fore the Democratic members OF the
conference committee today II the gov
ernment printers are able TO complete II.
The details Of every item OF difference
have been agreed upon between the two
houses, so far AZ tn Republicans are
concerned, and half q dozen experts
Eere at work all yesterday In the room
OF the senate committee on appropria-
tions. Senator Allison, Senator Bur-
rows. Governor Dingley. DalzelI OF
Pennsylvania and Payne OF New York
looked In during the day to see how the
work was progressing and to settle
puzzllng questions In the preparation of
the bill. The work was being so ener-
getically pushed that the clerks OF the
two committees on appropriations of
the two houses were called In to give
their assistance. because of their IA.
miliarity with conference reports.
The bill cannot be taken up In the
senate until It has been disposed OF In
the lower branch. 80 that the managers
will be fortunate II they secure a final
vote in both houses before the close of
this week.
ddJoOTIbintut VI cOUBTeSS Is moi
likely to come until early in the follow
ing week, even IL there is no disposition
to debate the bill at great length in the
senate.
All along the Republican leaders have
been disposed to allow but one day for
debate in the house, and while they still
believe one day would be sufficient, after
discussing the question, they decided to
disarm the points the minority would
be sure to make and the general criti-
cism that the report was to be dragooned
through the house. and give two full days
for debate. The report must, Of course.
be acted upon by the house before 1t
is considered In the senate The com
nIittee on rules will prepare a rule which
will bring a vote on the report before
adjournment on Tuesday. The rule will
be presented and adopted as soon as
the conferees make their report, prob.
ably this afternoon. The debate will
Immediately follow.
The South Carolina dispensary bill will
be used to consume time until the re,
port is brought in. 1t is not believed
that a single Republican vote in the
house will be recorded against the re-
port.
The program 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 vote. The Dem
ocratic senators, 1t is safe to presume
from their talk, intend to assail the COM
promise on sugar to which the conferees
agreed, and to make a pretty stiff fight
against the restoration to the dutiable
list Of cotton bagging, cotton ties. bur.
laps, ETC., which they succeeded with the
aid of the Populists and one or two Re-
publicans In placing on the free list.
They will make strong opposition to the
restoration OF white pine to the house
rate Of 81 per thousand. Some Of the
Democratic senators discussed the pos
sibiMty Of defeating the report In the SEN
ate on the presumption that they might
be able to secure as many votes against
the report as they did to place those
articles on the free list. But no one
irnagines seriously that the report Is in
any danger In the senate when II comes
to a. final vote. And, moreover, the most
prominent Of the Democratic senators
freely express the opinion that the fight
in the senate, though II may be spirited,
will be brief. They believe a vote will be
reached within three days In the senate.
The parliamentary procedure on con-
ference reports may have an important
bearing on the course Of this debate in
the senate A question has arisen as
TO the parliamentary practice. 1t Is the
established procedure to consider con-
ference reports as an entirety, so that no
vote can be taken on a separate feature
OF the report. This report must be ac-
cepted or rejected as a whole. This
practice becomes important In view OF
the desire among those opposing the bill
to secure a separate vote on sugar, lum.
ber, cotton, ties. cotton bagging and
other items which have aroused excep-
tional interest.