Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-02-26
CONGRESS- WORK.
The Tariff, Hawaiian Affair and
Silver Question.
To Occupy Attention Of Democratic
Statesmen This Week.
And They Possibly May Have More Than They
Ckn Attend 10.

WAsuINGroN. Feb. 25.--The present
week in the Senate promises 10 be barren
in legislation, but fertile in action in look
ing to the shaping of the policy Of the party
in power on the tariff question. Three
very important occurrences are expected
tomorrow, viz. Presentation of the tariff
bill to the Republican members of the
finance committee meeting of the Demo
cratic caucus with the same hill as basis
for discussion in which the dissatisfied
Democrats are expected TO be most active;
presentation Of the report of the committee
on foreign aff airs on the Hawaiian invesi
CATION. 1t is not unlikely that in present
ing this report Mr.. Morgan man make
brief speech.
For two weeks Mr.. Bland has unavail-
ingly s.riven to bring Majority of the
House to the support of his bill to coin the
seigniorage of silver bullion in the treasury,
or at least induce msjority to vote upon
the question of closing debate on. the
measure and thus bring it before the
House for disposition.
MIR. Bland says the struggle will be kept
mp until the bill is voted upon if it takes all
summer, The impression prevail, that
the necessary quorum will manifest itself
tomorrow or Tuesday. Whenever that
shall occur the fate of the bill will still be
undecided. A prominent member who has
not taken an active part in the controversy
over the bill, but who voted to consider it,
said this evening:
81 very much doubt that the bill will be
passed, even if a quorum be secured to act
upon it. In my opinion it certainly wilt
not be until ii is radically changed. If the
Republicans will sote with the Democrats
opposed to the bill in its present form, it
csn be shorn Of the most Objectionable fea-
lures. The first section can be changed to
permit an issue of certificates against the
seigniorsge only so fast as it shall be
coined.
with the present mint facilities this
would amount to about so 900 900 month,
distributing the issue over nearly two and u
half years. The second section can be
stricken out altogether. The propositionto to
incorporate authority to issue bonds in the
bill will not be adopted. With the changes
suggested the bill will probsbly be passed,
not otherwise
The Republican programme seems to be
to filibuster against the measure, even after
the presence of quorum is secured. The
committee on rules expect to be called upon
for an order To Limit debate and take a
vote. Whenever the bill is disposed of the
election cases of O'Neil We. Joy, 1lth Mis-
souri, district. and English vs.. Hilborn,
fourth Califo rnia district, in both of which
the committee reported in favor of ousting
the seated members, Joy and Hilborn, will
be taken up
Afterwards the appropriation bills will be
brought forward. There are five of these
on the calendar, and already four others,
rivers and harbors, naval, postal and diplo-
matte and consular, are practically COM
pleted and ready for report at any time.
1t is possible that the tariff bill may be
made public tomorrow. The sub.commit-
tee of the Senate on finance will meet at .
o'clock Monday morning and give the bill
its finishing touches, and at 10 will lay it
before the full committee. The bill is
full of concessions and the subcommittee
believe it has met the objections more
than half way. The bill as framed will.
the committee hopes. receive the unani-
nous support of the Den nocratic party in
the Senate.