The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-02
NAY VOTE TUESDAY
DEMOCRATS HOPE TO PASS THE
TARIFF BILL BEFORE THE FOURTH
Night Sessions of the Senate MAY he
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Regarding
Immigration and Labor.

WASHINGTON, July 1.-The Senate will,
tomorrow. enter upon the fourteenth week
of the tariff debate. 1t is expected that the
final vote previous to returning the bill TO
the House will be taken before adjournment
Tuesday night. There is no agreement to
this effect, but Democratic and Republican,
Senator'S generally express the opinion that
this can be accomplished. They say that
the end could have been reached last week
but for the loss of two days-Monday and
Saturday. The Democrats made an effort
TO secure an agreement to fix Tuesday as
the day for the vote, when the arrange
ment was made on Friday for the Saturday
adjournment, and would have succeeded but
for the fact that Republicans did not wish
to put themselves in the attitude of in any
way conniving at the passage of a bill
which 10y have so strenuously opposed.
There il, however no disposition to longer
postpone final action on the bill and Re-
publican Senator's generally appear as anx-
ious as the Democrats to have the bill dis
posed of in time to permit an adjournment
over the Fourth. There is still, however, a
good deal of work to be accomplished be-
fore this stage can be reached and it lies
within the power of any Senator who may
feel so disposed to delay action indefinitely.
some OF the amendments yet to be intro
duced by the finance committee will pro-
woke more or less discussion. The sugar
duty and the free wool question are ex-
pected to be made the object of speech
making by the Republicans and Populists.
Much curiosity is felt over the attitude of
T. the Populists on the sugar schedule. They
: say that whatever they may do they will
do nothing TO prolong debate TO any eX-
stent. If the bill is not voted upon
whole before the Senate adjourns Tuesday
the Democrats will try to secure a Fourth
@of July session. They will probably also
ask the Senate to hold night sessions Mon
day and Tuesday if necessary to secure
action. When the Senate bill is disposed of
the appropriations on the calendar will be
taken up.
Speaker Crisp is seeing that the decks
are kept clear in the House of Representa-
tives for the return of the tariff bill. This
accounts for the failure of the rules COM
mittee to agree on any definite programme
of bills to be considered during the coming
week The legislative business is merely
drifting, as there is no desire to tie the
hands of the House by set speeches which
might interfere in tins body in considera-
ton of the tariff bill when il comes over
from the Senate. The expectation of Chair
man Wilson and other ways and means
members is that the tariff bill will pass
the Senate on Tuesday. but IL is not be-
lieved the official notification will come to
the House before Thursday. The first move
when the bill is reported back will be a
formal motion by Mr.. Wilson that ii be
referred to the ways and means commit
tee. 1t is expected that this reference will
he made without objection. The tariff bill
will then be retired TO the secrecy of the
committee for some days, but Representa-
tive Bryan stated tonight that two days
mittee will do. In that case the disagree
ment of the House and the submission of
the bill TO conference may occur Friday or
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