The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-02
FATE OF THE TARIFF BILL,
The Senate TO Vote on Its Passage
Late This Week.

! LuNN IhiJ HNNht
/ It's Passage Almost a Certainty, but q
Fow of It's Opponents Profess to
/ Look for It's Defsat-Hill to Fight to
the Last Ditch, and the Vote of One
| or Two of the Other Senators Also
/ Uncertain-The Appropriation Bills
to Come UP After the Tariff Bill is
Disposed Of.
Washington, July l-Unless all the
signs of the times fail this week will see
the tariff bill out Of the Senate and on its
way to the House, where the struggle is
to be renewed pending the final contest in
conference The fight is now for hours
rather than days. The democratic man.
ayers are making every possible effort to
get the bill out OF the Senate by Tuesday
night, and, failing to accomplish that
end, they threaten to remain in
session on the Fourth of July. In some
sunguine minds there is still lingering
hope that the bill may be defeated.
Senator Hill il is said, talks this way in
private, but does not so express himself
publicly. He is quoted by those who
have discussed the situation with him as
I
lieved that rather than see the
income tax put upon the country
Mr.. Hill would not be at all dis
turDed should the tariff measure,
with that forming part of it. be de-
feated on the final vote. There are GER
| tain elements that cause the majority
/ some feeling of uneasnass over the out
/ come among them the attitude of Senator
Blanchard and the assertions repeatedly
made during the past week by the popu-
lists that because Of their votes, hereto
foro cast in committee of the whole
in favor Of the bill, IL must
not be assumed that they will nee
cssarily vote for it under all
conditions on final passage. Some of
these rumors go so far as to say that Mr..
Allen last week notified Mr.. Jones,
through Mr.. Berry, that he could not
vote for the bill A detection Of one vote
would put the party in charge Of the bill
In predicament that would cause serious
trouble and anything tending 20 weak
ness in tho ranks of any of the forces
pledged to the support of the bill at
once becomes very serious matter.
EXPECTED TO PASS.
Nevertheless, when the whole situation
is canvassod, there appears to be very
/ little ground for doubt that tho bill will
| pass the Senate substantially as amended.
/ 1t does not seem certain that the bill eau
! be pushed through the Senate in the two
| days set apart for that task by Mr.. Har-
ris, for MIR. Hill. who has relaxed none Of
| his energies in his fight on the
income tax, will insist upon discussing
the subject again, possibly, however,
not to any great length. The republicans
also have number of matters to which
they will again call the attention of the
country. between all these things ana
the unexpected, which is SO likely to arise
| in debate in the Senate at any moment, 1t
| is very likely that four, or, possibly, five
| days, may be consumed in further con-
sidcration Of the bill instead of the two
designated by the democratic managers.
THE APPROPRIATION BILLS
| In anticipation Of the disposition of the
/ tariff bill, this week the committee on ap-
propriations has got It's matters we'll in
hand Appropriation bills will not detain
| the Senate long after the tariff is out OF
| the way. For when IL is minded so to do
the Senate can easily pass two of them in
day. The only bill likely to cause any
extended debate is the pension bill, which
will form the ground for a number
of speeches. There will also be
some criticism on the suspension Of APP
preparations for building tho new navy
The committee, up TO this time has re-
ported TO the Senate the fortifcations,
pension, military, postoilice, diplomatic,
and military academy bills The appro-
appropriation for the agricul-
tural department will be re-
ported tomorrow, and the committee
yesterday took up the naval bill for con-
sderation Besides this, there Is still in
committee the District of Columbia, sun
dry civil river and harbOr, legislative,
Indian and deficiency bills. The pension
and army bills will probably be the first
called up in the Senate.
Although nothing has been said on the
u41h ic lyAl rot rxrhn no tax-fR
bill is passed the Senate will resume its
sittugs at noon instead of at 10
O'Clock as at present. That matter will
be in the hands of Mr. Cockrell, and as
there will be no partisan opposition to
the appropriation bills, better progress
viii be made. and the need of prolonged
sessions will not be manifest.
TIE WEEK IN THE HOUSE.
The House of Representatives will be
in waiting humor until the Senate tariff
bill is laid before it. Little interest will
attach TO its proceedings until Chairman
Wilson and his associates on the
ways and means committee are put
in possession of their changeling
and asked TO decide the question,
what they are going to do about it, Then
the fun will wax fast and furious. A
number of the committees have asked for
days for the consideration of the meas
ures on their calendars, but the committees
on rules will not decide whether any
special orders shall be made for the week
until tomorrow. There is a disposition on
the part of the committee to keep the
decks clear for the tariff bill.
One Of tho measures which may como
up is the Cooper bill TO tax greenbacks.
This Is previliged measure 1t is,under
the control Of Mr.. Hall of Missouri,
who will probably ask for its considera-
tion tomorrow A number of gentlemen
have siRnitied their desire TO speak ON
the bill and it win be antagonized
generally by the republicans. Mr..
Hall does not believe that il
can be disposed of In less than two days.
Another measure TO which the members
attach no little Importance, and which
may come before the House upon the re-
assembling after the fourth is the Joint
resolution providing for the election of
senators by the people.
To Aid South Georgia College.