Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-07-27
NO COMPROMISE EFFECTED YE!
Temper of the Senate Not in a
Condition to Arrive at an
Understandings.
TO POSTPONE INDEFINITELY.
Apprehension Felt That the
Bill Is Likely to Meet an
Early Death.

WASHINGTON, July 23.-All interest
in the senate proceedings for the present
week centers in the efforts which will
be made to settle the tariff controversy
as raised by the report of the conference
disagreement The week will begin
with this question in the foreground
and no one can foresee what amount of
time will be consumed upon it or what
will be the result Of the debate. All ef-
forts to compromise the differences on
the tariff and to allay the feeling en-
gendered by the presidents letter to
Mr.. Wilson have so far been unavailing,
and unless unusual effort is made and
exceptional success secured the present
week will develop a series of interesting
speeches which bid fair to be character.
lied by words
Botll Plain and Pointed.
Democratic senators generally agree
that there is now no prospect of reach
ing an understanding in the party for
the present, and this cannot be done
until the temper Of the senate shall be
still further exploited before the coun-
try. If there should be no change of
programme, Senator Hills motion to
recede from the senate amendment to
make coal and iron dutiable at 40 cents
per ton and put both on the free list,
will be first decided after which Sena-
tor Villas motion to amend the sugar
schedule by striking out the one-eighth
of a cent differential on refined sugar,
will be subject to discussion. It is on.
this propositio that the most interest
ing part Of the debate is expected to
occur. Senator Hill
Expects to Gain a Few Votes
over the number secured for his motion
went to conference, but he does not
think it will show any great strength
and comedies that interest is absorbed
by the Villas motion, which he favors as
strongly as he does his own.
The duration of the discussion upon
the Villas amendment will probably de-
pend largely upon the time when the
point of order, which will be made
against it, shall be made. It is gen.
eral feeling, however, that while the
point is sure to be raised at some time,
it will not be presented at the beginning
of the debate. It is generally recog-
nized fact that there are several senators
who are determined to speak upon the
general questions which the publication
of Mr.. Cleveland's letter has raised, and
that these speeches will find vent in
some other connection if not in that.
Unless the senators who are expected to
speak change their minds there will be
No NIincing of Words
when the talk shall begin. Senator
German is slated for a speech and those
who are in his confidence say he con-
siders that the presidents letter is di-
rected largely at himself and that his
utterances will show his resentment. It
is also understood that he will take the
position that the senate bill must be
sustained and will give his reasons
therefor.
Senator Mills will, with Senator
Villas, lead the fight for the Villas mo-
ton. He will also speak on the general
features Of the question at issue and
will sustain the presidents position in
his own vigorous manner.
May Postpone Indefinitely.
There is real apprehension on the part
of the friends Of the bill that there will be
an effort made to supersede the motions
now pending with one to postpone the
bill indefinitely. The discovery that
such motion was contemplated Friday
was the reason for the adjournment
over until Monday, and it is believed by
those on the inside that If the motion
had been made and had not been ruled
out on point Of order it would have
carried The same apprehension is felt
in case the motion should now be en-
tered. Ii.
There has been no effort to secure .
Democratic conference and there does
not appear to be any likelihood of one.
IN THE HOUSE.