Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-03-05
PROMISES TO HURRY
But Senate Finance Com.
mittee is Hampered.
SUGARSCHEDULt SQUABBLE
Full Committee Expects to Receive the
Tariff Bill Tomorrow.

pf finance find IL necessary To take at least
one more day to consider the tariff bill
before presenting IL TO the full committee.
They had been very anxious to complete
the bill Saturday, so as TO he able To lay
IL before the lull committee today, and
they did not relax In this purpose until
the last moment before completing their
work when they found IL necessary To
give so much time To the senators who
wanted TO be heard onlthe various sched-
ules, but they had comparatively little
time for consultation.
Consequently they were unable 10 send
the bill TO the printers, but they promise
to complete the bill in time 10 have
IL printed for presentation tomorrow.
The committee have progressed so far,
and have heard the dissatisfied sena-
tors so fully that they feel confident now
Of being able 70 carry out this program.
although there is considerable detail
work still to be done.
While some Of the schedules OF the bill
have been agreed to for the time being by
the committee, the work Is not considered
finally concluded upon any OF them, and
important changes are liable to be made
up 70 the last moment before the meeting
mem bers Of the committee decline abso-
lutely 20 give out any of the rates fixed.
They also refuse TO confirm any figures
published, and while they do not say that
the rate Of 90 cents a ton on iron ore and
coal are erroneous, they assert that what
ever figures they may have agreed to,
even on these articles, are still subject
20 change, and that a. it is with these
I.Ia An IL g. uith IA ont ist
The Sugar Fight.
The contest between the members Of
the committee and the discontented ele-
ment has been very sharp. Senators
Hill. German, Brice, White, Caffery
and Smith, and possibly two or three
other senators, constitute very compact
organization. and they constitute an in
fuencs which the committee Is finding it
difficult to resist
These senators have been In constant
consultation. Still members of the
committee do not believe that the op-
position OF the senators will go to the ex-
tent OF opposing the bill by their votes.
Sugar is still. as II has been from the
start, the most disturbing element with
which the committee has been called
upon to deal, and there is far greater
y
refners than To the planters
The Republican members Of the COM
mittee have not changed their purpose Of
asking for an explanation in committee
OF the changes made, and they will insist
upon explicit aud comprehensive state
menta. Senator Morrill, has reiterated
his purpose to this end within the past
day or two, and other Repu blicans mem
bsrs OF the senate finance committee will
sustain him in his position.
IL the Democratic memb bers comply, as
II Is supposed they will in a measure, 1t il
probable that some time will be con-
sumed, so that even though the bill be
presented 20 the full committee tomor-
row IL cannot be definitely stated just
when IL will be- reported 20 the senate.
The Democratic mem bers are pledged,
however, TO get il in AT the earliest prac-
ticable moment.
Congressional Forecast.
There will be lull in the house for
several weeks after the excitement that
has existed there since the holidays.
II is the intention Of the house man.
ayers 10 push the consideration of the APP
preparation bills 10 the exclusion OF every
thing else during the coming week. Two
days, probably three, will be taken to
complete the consideration Of the pension
appropriation biz. After IL IL disposed
Of, the district OF Columbia and consular
and diplomatic bills will consume the
balance of the week. When these are
completed, the election cases will be taken
up and then the house will return TO the
other appropriation bills
The senate has made so little progress
toward legislation during the past two or
three weeks that the calendar has
changed only In small degree and the
special orders, made some time, except In
the case OF few speeches, are still un.
disposed Of
The printing bill, the Russian thistle
bill and the McGarrshan bill all hold
their places where they can be called up
In order, but they are subject 10 displace-
ment II any question Of more general i'm.
portance should be presented even though
informally.
II the tariff bill should not be reported
during the week, it is still likely 70 be re-
ferred TO and speeches made upon it, IL
In the subject which Is uppermost in the
minds Of all senators, and is liable TO sp-
pear Unexpectedly In some shape
There will also be more speeches on the
Hawaiian question. Senator Caffery has
not yet made his speech on the su bject, OF
which he gave notice some time since,
and there are also other senators who
probably will wish TO be heard IL oppor.
tunity offers
For the rest, and IL no other general
subject should present itself, the senate
may be expected 10 take up the calendar
and disDose of as MANY Of thexninor hills