Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-18
THE END Is NEAR.
Tariff Bill viii Be Passed
This Week.
Mr.. ALDRlCH ADMITS IT..
The Vote Will be Reached
Before Saturday.
In the House the Anti-Orti"n ntiI
win he brought up for consid-
GRAFTON. Desides Rcpre-entn-
tive Cooper's nnn.

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By Associate, q, p
Washington. s1.'J Senator TInr-
ris said when tn, ) y. e adjourned
yesterday the tarh e . n. d pass the
senate by next SAY ~ I'd when
Senator Aldrich. the 2, % ihe OPP
position to the bill. W, ed what
he thought of Mr. Hnrn prediction,
he expressed the opinion that If 1t
should not be entirely realized. II
would come near It, II think" he
said, that by next Saturday night we
shall be on the flag end OF the BILL"
Both declined to state whether there
had been any negotiations for an
agreement as 10 the time for the final
vote between the leaders on the re-
spectlve sides Of the chamber. II Is
known, however, that this question
has been canvassed more or less In
the numerous conferences which have
taken place between Senator Cockrell'
Harris and Jones on the Democratic
side and Senators Aldrlch and Allison
on the Republican side.
speech Making over.
1t is also known that they have not
decided definitely upon a time, because
of the difficulty on the part OF the Re-
publicans OF determining what time
might be required for speeches by
senators on that side. They have.
however, canvassed the question SUI
ficiently to feel assured that there VIII
be comparatively few long speeches.
There are however, some Repubncan
senators who do not exactly agree Win
the foint prediction OF Senators Harris
and Aldrich and who say. while they
10 not consider that the time for maj
massage of the bill Is far distant. they
thjnk considerable time VIII be re-
ouired for the consideration OF the In
come tax and the various features OF
the bill. as well as probably some
ported from the committee OF the
whe nit Is considered II Is prob
able that the income tax can be dis
posed OF In less than two or three
| DAYS at the outset. There ~ also a
| probability that senator Loq q,,
| amendment for retaliation upon Eng
| land will be revived by the silver Re
| nublicans. which would have the CT
| feet OF al least briefly re-opening the
| silver question in connection with the
tariff
| Schedules Not Yet Considered.
The tariff schedules which have not
been disposed Of are: silks. which arc
now under consideration; papers and
sundries. These, with the free list the
income tax and the administrative fea-
lures of the bill. complete the measure
There is very little prospect OF many
speeches on silks or papers. but there
are several articles in the schedule oil
sundries and In the free list, which
are calculated TO develop debate. the
question will be revived when the fires
wool item shall be reached In the fres
list and while the contest VIII no.
he SO prolonged as II was when me
subject was taken up In the WOO
echsdule. II promises to be quite AMI
mated for short time. II still seemi
strongly probable that the admins
trative part OF the bill will be with
drawn. and the present administrative
law allowed to stand. Senator Jones
said today that he favored this cours'
Tor the purpose OF expediting the pas
sare OF the bill. and his Judgment WI
most likely be allowed by his Demo
cratic colleagues TO control theil
| course.