The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-07-19
CONFERENCE REPORT
ON To rim Bni will be Voted on Before
Tuesday NIght.

Tuesday Night,
WASHINGTON, D. c., July 1s-The
indications tonight are that the tariff
bill, as agreed to by the Republican
conferees yesterday, probably will have
passed both houses OF Congress and be
a law at the end OF the present week.
Delays and complications. now unantic-
!pated. might somewhat prolong the
final struggle. The Republican con-
ferees have been working hard all day,
consulting and arranging the details Of
She report which they now believe they
will be able to submit to their Demo-
cratic colleagues tomorrow morning
The bulk of this work has fallen upon
the shoulders of Senator Allison and
Governor Dlngley. who are preparing
the statements of the effects of the
changes made by the conferees which
will be submitted to their respective
houses. They have had small army
OF clerks at work throughout the day
in the room of the senate committee
on finance, preparing the bill for the
printer. II this task can be accom-
plished tonight, so that the printed bill
can be laid before the Democrats to-
morrow morning, the debate will begin
In the house tomorrow afternoon.
II Is not believed that there will be
any disposition on the part OF the DEM
ocratlc members of the conference 10
delay the bill in full committee, but the
Democrats have had no meeting to de-
termine their course Of action ON this
point. Governor Dlngley expressed the
opinion tonight that an hour would be
sufficient time in which to explain the
changes made by the confereos "a their
minority colleagues on the committee.
one or two OF the Democrats are to-
night inclined to insist upon day
for deliberatlon on the changes, but
they, Uf course, realize that they are
HELPLESS II the majority desire to report
the bill over their protests and innsmuch
!, as the Republican leaders have decided
tonight TO give two full days for the
discussion of the report in the house
they probably will acqulesce In the de-
clslon of the majority to make the re-
port tomorrow. The report must, OF
course, be acted upon by the house be-
fore Il Is considered In the senate. The
committee on the rules will meet to-
morrow and prepare rule which VIII
brlng vote on the report before nd
j1urnment on Tuesday. The rule VIII
he presented and adopted as soon as
the confereeq make their report, prob
ably soon after noon tomorrow. The
dobnte will Immediately follow. The
South Carolina dispensnrp bill will be
used 10 consume time until the report
Is brought in. II Is not believed that
single Republican vote In the house
viii be recorded against the report
The programme IN the senate ls much
more Indefinite on account OF the wlue
latitude allowed for debate and the ab-
gpnce OF any parliamentary method OF
bringing the report to u vote. Thc
Democratic sonntors, II n safe 10 pre-
sumo, from their talk to-day, intond 10
aFsnll tho compromise on sugar, ia
which the cnnfcrocs agreed and to mnke
n pretty sun nnht against the reStOrn-
tlon to the dutlnblc list OF cotton bnB-
gng. cotton Ties, buraps, ctcr which
they succeeded, with tho aid Of the
populistT, ana one or two Republicans,
IN placng on tho free list They VIII
also make strong opposition TO the re-
ptorhtlon Of white pine to the house
rate OF 12 per thousand The most
prominent " the Democratic senators
freely pxprosB the opinion that the ilght
IN tho senate. though II may he spirited.
viii be brief They believe q vote VIII
bo reached within three days IN The
senate.
Senator Allison and Representative
Dlnglpy Wofp engaged up 10 midnight M
the preparation ~ the report which n
to accompany the bill when II IN pre-.
tunipd tO the respective houses After
The meeting Mr. Dinulcy authorized the
statement that the measure would bc
F1bnltipd 10 the nll conference COM
nliteu Including the Democratic mom-
Lorahlp tomorrow morning at n
O'Clock Tor nnnl action lie confidently
believes lhut the whole committee VIII