The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1894-02-01
1 FORECAST.
THIS THE LAST WEEK OF DEBATE ON
THE TARIFF BILL

The Final Vote Next Monday-Democrass
aud PepalIsts VIII Support it sol,dly-
The Sugar and Coal Discussion.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2I.-The same
topics which were before Congtess last
week will continue to engage its atter.
ton during all Of this Week-in the
House the tariff bill and IN the Senate
the bill to repeal the federal election
Laws.
There is one person, at least, who
halls with delight the approach OF the
end of the tariff debate in the House
aud who enters upon this
weeks iwork with renewed zest for
the reason that it is the last to be de.
voted to the pending measure. That
person is Representative W. L. Wilson,
chairman Of the committee on ways and
means, and therefore responsible for the
progress Of the bill through the House
His has been most prod!gious labor.
Not only has the burden Of the parlla-
mentary struggle on the foor been borne
By him in the largest measure, but the
demands made by anxious representa-
ti7es of this or that interest for changes
in the schedules Of the bill have en-
crossed his time and attention in and out
of the committee room, both before and
since the measure was reported to the
House, 80 that by neither day nc night
has he had an hour for months tr :. lie
could call bis own.
The drafts upon Mr.. Wilson's mental
and physical powers have bsen such
that many a man Of more rugged pny-
sio1e would have succunbed TO tae
strain. T1u, far however, hs has been
able to respond 10 every call, save IN a
few instances last week, when he was
unable 10 meet his committee associates
at their nigh sessions, being completely
exhausted. One night he suffered from
slight hemorrhage, put It's Ill efscts
were speedily overcome. At the con-
clusion of the debate, aud when the bill
has passed ths House, Mr.. Wilson will
doubtless seek needed rest andrecupera-
| ton.
There is every indication that when
the bill comes to vote on the 29th inst.
it will receive the support of every
Democratic and popullst membsr, with
possibly, at the outside, half a dozsn ex-
ceptions.
In the Senate there will be slight
relaxation Of the programme in order
to permit of the delivery Of speech on
the subject Of our Hawaiian relations,
by Senator Cullom OF Illinois. BE Is
expected to talk Monday or Tuesday.
Tbs discussion of this subject may take
an interesting turn and trench even
more upon the time set apart tor the
consideration Of the election Jaw repeal,
if some Of the Republican Senators re-
allzs their expectation that the Turpls
resolution, declaring against foreign in
tervention in Hawaii or concurrent
resolution recognizing by legislative act
the provisional government OF Hawaii,
will be pressed to the front. Except
by unanimous consent, however, the
discussion of Hawaiian affairs must be
confined to the morning hour of the
week and the regular topic for debate
will be the elections bill. Speeches On
this bill will be made BY Senators Hlg-
gins of Delaware, HawleY ofConnect-
cut, Lodge of Massachusetts,, Frye of
Maine, while Senators Hoar and Chand-
ler stand ready to participate in the de-
bate at.any, NO Dent, if nessarY. A vote
| is not expected this week.