The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-08-15
Ho HOPE FOR THE BILLS.
The Senate is Anxious for an
Adjournment.

WASHINGTON, Aug. ii There was
some thing of furry about the Senate
to day during the earlier hours OF the
session when the four separate tariff
bills came over from the House, for it
was feared that in some way action
might be forced and 8 showing OF hands
com pelled to be made. Especially was
this true Of the bill to put sugar on the
free list.
There appears, however, to be on
nope for any OF those bills to become
laws as there is q disposition on the
part of the leaders to smother thum in
committees. The sugar bill, Of course,
possesses the most political Significance
and IL cannot be doubted but that there
are many Democrats who would like
the opportunity to vote upon the ques-
ton OF free sugar as an independent
proposition.
The Republicans can be depended upon
to do all they can ID prevent the Demo
csats from carrying out any desire thew
may have in this direction, and they
base their intention upon the statement
tnat it would BIO bad policy. One OF the
leaders said tonight that the Republi-
cans made free sugar and gave the
growers bounty and that the Demo.
Gratis repealed that law. Now the Dem.
oorats wanted the Repu blicens to assist
them In putting sugar back on the free
list without the bounty. This the Re-
publicans will not do.
1t is believed that all these bills will
be sent to the finance com mittee with
out much trou BILE, this being the usual
course. Should there be any effort on
the part OF those anxious for free sugar
to attempt to prevent this and Sc
cure immediate action, as Mr.. Vest
suggested to-day, then the bills will be
called up one at time and made the
basis for the formation of another new
tariff bill.
Stewart is ready to lay before the
Senate free coinage amendment for
each OF the independent bills
Allen Will offer as an amend mont, the
PETER tariff bill, and Aldrich will offer
an amendment that repeals tho enact
ing clause of the bill to which the
House agreed yesterday. A most deter.
mined light will bs commenced should
there be any Disposition shown to troat
these independent measures with any de-
gree OF seriousness.
In view OF tle anxiety of members of
Congress to get away and secure the
close Of all business it does not appear
how quorum can be maintained to
keep up this sort Of thing for the Re-
publicans would insist that the Demo
Gratis provide the quorum with which
the Senate should do business Already
Senators are preparing to leave tho city,
Teller and Dixon having taken their
departure. In tho House a number of
members have gone and the prediction
is made in the Senate by both Demo
Gratis and Republicans that the end of
this week will find the Senate without a
quorum.
The only thing that now keeps the
Senate is the sundry civil bill and the
tariff bill which will reach the Presi-
dent to morrow. With these two things
out of the way there would be no rea-
son why an adjournment should not fol-
low. Senators do not place much faith
in the theory that the House will re-
fuse to adjourn until tho Senate acts
upon the bills mentioned.
As soon as matters now attracting the
attention Of the Senate arc out of the
way the House will be put to the test
by the passing, on the part of the
Senate, OF joint resolution providing
for time for adjournment sine die
Any attempt TO Illustrate an adjourn
mont means the Inauguration OF period
of flibustering and the consumption of
time by the Senate with tho inevitable
result that nothing will be accom-.
plished.