The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-25
END OF THE TARIFF FIGHT.
A Belief That the Senate Will Pass
the Bill This Week.

The Republicans to Pursue Their
Obstructive Tactics to the East-An
Attempt to Be Made In the House to
Pass the Bill Granting Statehood to
New Mexico-The Proposed Right to
Tax Greenbacks.
Was hington, June 24.-Party leaders on
both sides of the chamber are agreed that
this week will see the tariff bill out of the
Senate. AS to the precise date there is a
divergence of opinion. Senators Harris
and Jones expect to see the final vote
taken not later than Tuesday evening.
Senator Aldrich, on the republican side,
says 1t may be taken then, but ii will
more likely be Thursday. Senator ALI
son says the vote may be taken Thurs
day, but he hardly thinks it will be
reached before Saturday.
The republicans, it should be under
stood, have not abandoned their intention
OF fully debating certain propositions
found in the bill, such as the sugar sched-
ule, its alleged connection with the trust
and the investigation now going on;
neither will they overlook the abandon
ment of the reciprocal commercial ar
engagements made under the provisions of
the Mckinley act.
LOGIC OF THE ENEMY.
They reason that if the conferees have
made their report and the policy of the
controlling party, as finally agreed upon,
has become known. there will be ample
time to discuss these subjects and discuss
them in the light of printed information
as TO what the party In power intends to
ingraft in the law. For that reason there
will not be much discussion on these sub
jects this week
1t is believed that the income tax part
of the bill will be concluded tomorrow,
and possibly the internal revenue para
graph. a large number of amendments
are still to he offered to the income tax.
The attack the republicans intend max
ing on the increase in the tax on whisky
may, however, prevent these matters
from being disposed of in one day.
IN THE HOUSE.
The absence of Speaker Crisp from the
House last week prevented the committee
on rules, in whose hands are the proposed
destinies of legislation in the House, from
arranging programme of business for
the coming week IL will not be abso-
lutely necessary for them to do anything
in the matter before Tuesday or Wednes-
day, for the rules of the House and pend
ing business are sufficient to provide for
these two days.
the month, is set aside for the considera-
tion of business relating to the local af-
fairs of the District of Columbia.
When the House adjourned on Satur-
day the general deficiency appropriation
bill for the current year was the unfn-
ished business, and the subjects in the
bill undisposed of by the committee of
the whole-the question of paying nearly
half million dollars of judgments of the
Of al of ot,a fafT 4
dations, and the balance of years sala-
ries to the families of three deceased
members, one of whom died as far back
as the 4lst ongress--promised to require
an ordinary days session for their settle
ment. The probabilities seem to be,
therefore, that other general legislation
will not be considered before Wednesday.
STATEHOOD FOR NEW MEXICO.
There are a half dozen measures on
the calendar whose advocates are de-
sirious of securing recognition, but the
bill to admit New Mexico as a state of
the union stands the best show for first
place. Delegate Joseph has been urging
this upon the managers in season and out
of season for months, and it had been de-
cided to take it up after the Hatch anti
option bill was out of the way, but that
occupied more time than had been antici-
pated and the necessity for getting the
appropriation bill over to the Senate
caused postponement of the admission
bill.
Another bill that nestles in the good
graces of the leaders is that introduced
by Representative Cooper of Indiana,
authorizing the states to tax greenbacks
as gold and silver are taxed. The theory
upon which this bill was framed is that
by unscrupulous manipulation of the 300
900, 900 of greenbacks in circulation. prob
ably ten times that amount of taxable
property is kept off the digest, to the pre-
judice of the real property which is not
so nimble and cannot be juggled with.
AS an alternative programme there is
Representative fuckers Joint resolution
proposing an amendment to the constitu-
ton so as to provide for the election of
Senators by direct vote of uthe people.
end the bill reported by the committee
on public buildings and grounds under
direction of the House for tn correction
of a government printing Office upon one
of the public reservations now occupied
by the fish commission building. The
committee favors locating the building
away from the parks of the district.