The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-19
TODAY THE TARIFF BILL
The Measure Will Become a
Law This Week.
PARTISAN CONFERENCE ENDED.
re' S"mmattee VIII Probably Net
Deisy the Btil-rwo Days Allowed
Tor Debate In the Hous~-In the
senate the Conference II. pert
Must BE Considered i'm Entir-t,-
eemnr"nise ON the Sugar Sehea.
ule VIII Result in a a.-s r,..

WASHINGTON. July S-T9,s ,rss,,s-
uons tonight are that the tariff eil 9x
agreed to by the Republican conf~rees ..s-
seroay, probably will have PASSED bate
houses or consress and become a law ~
TIE ehd OF the present week DELAYS ana
eoahiaisaslons, nav unanticipa;ea. might
somewhat prolcng the final struggle
The Republican conferees have heao
"osAsiis haFd all day consulting and ar
ranging the details * the report. which
taey now believe they viii be able, 10 suh.
NIT TO their Democratic coleasties tenor
row. The halas of the work has sai.en on
senator Allison and Mr. n,ngley. who are
preparing TIE statements OF the effect O:
the changes made by the ccnferess.
which will be submitted 10 their resp-e-
i've houses. They have had small ar,nr
sf clerks al work through the siay in ,ns
room OF tie senate committee on 6nancs
preparing the bin for the printers III this
task can be accomplished tonight so that
the printed bin can he laid before tte
Democrats tomorrow morning. the dahata
VIII begn in the house tomorrow
III rs not believed that there will he any
disposition or the part of the Democratic,
members of the conference to delay tina
hii IN fuu committee but the Democrats
nave had 70 meeting 70 determine their
TWO oi the Democrats are tonight Inclined
TO insist upon day for celebrating on
the changes. but. OF course. they realt-s
thaf they are hopeless IL the majority d.
sires to report the hill over their protest:
ana inasmuch as the Republican leaders
OF the house decided toniSh, TO give two
fnil days for discussion Of the repor, in
the house. they probably will acanieses
III the decision OF the ma atorisy to make
the report tomorrow.
All along the Republican leaders have
been disposed TO allow hut on,. dav for
debate. and while they stiIi believe one siav
would be sufficient. after discussing tfss
question tonight they decided. NOR. to dis
arm the protest The minority would be
sure 10 make. and the criticism that ths
report was TO he dragged through In the
house 10 give two fun days for debate
The report must. of course be acted upoa
by the house before IL is considered in the
senate
The committee on rules will meet tomer-
row and propose a rule which will bring
a vote on the report before adjournment
on Tuesday. The rules viii be made soon
after noon tomorrow. The debate will fol-
low Immediately. The South Carolina
dispensary bill will he used 10 consume
time until the report is brought in Ii Is
not believed that a single Republican vote
In the house Will be recorded against tho
report.
The programme in the senate is much
more indefinite. on account OF the wide
latitude allowed for debate The Demo-
cratic senator's. IL is safe tn predict from
their talk today. intend 10 assail the COM
promise on sugar To which the conferees
have agreed and to make a pretty str
fight against the restoration 10 the aiiti-
able list OF cotton bagglng. cotton ties.
buriaps. etc. which they succeeded. with
the aid OF the Popuists and one or two
Republicans. In placing the free ilss.
They also Will make strong opposition
To the restoration of white pine TO the
house rate Of 81 per NJ. Some Of tbs,
Democratic senator's until today discussed
the possibility Of defeating the report In
the senate on the presumption that they
might he able to secure as many votes
against the report as they lid Ia place
these articles on the free list. But no
one i.aa gines seriously that the report ls
In danger in the senate when 1t comes 10
a final vote: and. moreover. the most
prominent Democratic senators freely ex-
press the opinion that the fight in tho
senate. which may be spirited. viii ha
brief. They believe vote will he reached
In three days.
The parliamentary procedure OF the
conference report may have an important
bearing on the course of the debate ia
the senate. A question has arisen as tho
parliamentary practice. II il the estab- :.
Iished procedure 10 consider conference
reports as an entirety. that no vots
can he taken on any subject. The report
must be accepted or rejected as n whole,
This practice becomes important In view
Of the desire among those opposing the
bill 10 secure a separate vote on lumber.
cotton taes. cotton ba9ging. sugar and
other items which have aroused excep-
tionaf interest. One Of the conferees, whc
is an authority on parliamentary pro-
cedurc. said tonight:
'srhere can De no doubt that the confer
euca report must he considered as an en-
tirety The rulings Of Speaker Blaine.
Carlisle apd others have placed that be-
youd controversy. and the same rule has
been observed in the senate. The only
question before the hoase Is: Shall tlie
report ne accepted or rejected as whole?
For that reason no motion relating 20
sugar. cotton ties, cotton bagging or any
.sthsr item of the report In tn order. The
vote will he taken on agreeing IN the
tire report and In is only by da,saiinR the
report as a whole that u would hs p0Esi-
bic TO coach any special item. Should tho
entire report be rejected an order 10 re-
commit III. biil will be made. The strength
OF iha bill lies in It's entirety.
Some Of the opponents 81 the bill IN ihs
senate hold that motion TO recoinYnlt.
with Instructions as 10 separate Items.
would he In ORDER before the vote Is taken
on Accepting the report as eatirefy.
But the best pariiamentarianS In born
branches say tina, the practice iT we'll aeg-
tied, and that the vote must be taken farss
on the adoption or REJECTION of the report.
IL rejected then any other motion would -
in order.
I, II learned today that there were soras
changes Of verbiags in the sugar ssheuufe
not noted in the Associated Press report
Last night. and that the provision Tor fh@
ratification Of reciprocity treaties ny ths
senate was retained tn the modified rect
nrocfty clause The Associated Press re-
port last night covered most ot The
changes on the important provisions ot fD,
bill Among other things agreed 70 wsfs
,hA rates ON steel tubing and hoilo< bil-
lets used In the manufacture OF bcxcis
frames. The rate ora cotton bazs N i~ie ~f
a cent TIE house rate wss o-lv
Secretary sherman saw~ii-
WASHINGTON. July w-~SecFetary
ro.r sharrnsu. who is suffering from n
aft~h, stomach derargement Is reported
b...nr tonight He expects 80 go 20 tho
STATE dspartusen. In q day or two.