Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-08-25
TO BECOME A LAW.
Cleveland Will Not Ap-
prove Tariff Bill
WILL WRITE NO MESSAGE .
Senate and House Will Adjourn Tues
day Afternoon.

wAsHIsGToS, Aug 25.-President Cleve-
land was subjected yesterday 10 great
pressure from Democratic senator's, repre-
sentatives and prominent Democrats now
here from different sections Of the country
D. induce him 20 sign the tariff bill.
They assured him that the party could
defend the senate bill from the stump
with much greater force II he would as
sumo his share Of the responsibility.
IL Il recognized by many Of the leaders
that it would be awkward % be con-
fronted In the coming campaign with the
faslure Of the president TO approve an act
that had received support Of the Democratic
senators and nearly every Democratic
representative and which Ihust stand IN a
Democratic measure.
Those who talked with him say that he
was evidently not insensible to their argu-
ments, but they left him with the feeling
that the possibility OF the presidents sig
nature 10 the measure was very slight. He
took occasion 20 say TO a number Of his
callers that his objections to the bill were
as strong today as when he wrote the let
ter 10 Chairman Wilson.
1t would, of course, add to the personal
victory of the managers Of the senate IL
the president should sign his name to the
measure now before him In It's original
form. This Mr.. Cleveland fully undcr-
stands, and 10 Is hardly likely, under the
circumstances, that he will go so far as
this. When no returned hero IL was with
tho unchanged determination not to sign
the bill
1t was thought at first, by somo of his
friends that he would communicate a
message 90 congress expressing his voice
In regard TO the measure. Ii Is under
stood that his friends have finally dis
suaded him from such action. The fact
that he Is absolutely froyfrom any under
standing with any at the time the senate
bill passed the house makes him thor.
oughly Independent In his action, and in
creases the probability that he will not
sign the bill, but allow 10 to become a law.
In Congress.
The senate held one OF the shortest open
sessions on record yesterday, lasting just
five minutes, the greater part Of which
was taken up by the ohaplaln's prayer.
A resolution for final adjournment on
next Tuesday was agreed 10.
Yesterday was the wind-up OF all legis-
lative business In the senate. Senators
and representatives are leaving In every
direction. The action OF tho two houses
I'm passing the final adjournment resolu-
tion cannot be reconsisered, except by
unanimous consent and that cannot be ob.
taincd The senator's who were recalled on
account Of what tho Democrats thought
was party expediency have left the city
again, or will have departed before Mon
day.
Senator Harris recognized that further
legislation was out of the question, and
when the senate was doing business be-
hind closed doors he had the order direct
ing the serpcunt-at-arms 70 compel the at
tendance Of absent senators reoonsiderod
few moments before adjournmeEt,
Senator Quay notified the senate that this
was tho end of all legislative business. He
said: "I desire 90 mention that il Is moro
than probable that there will be no further
legislative business transacted at the
present session, and II any senator has any
matter of that character which he desires
disposed Of today, it had better be done
now, before tho senator from Tennessee
takes us back into executive session"
The windup.
Mr.. Cockrell-I supposed we were
through.
Mr.. Quay--If we are through, 1t is all
right
And as Mr. Harris Immediately had an
senate adjourned, it was obvious that all
was over.
When the senate meets on Monday
there will be- little or nothing done, except
to confirm nominations TO which there are
no objections and an carly adjournment to
meet again on Tuesday for the final ad-
journment. In neither house will there
be anything like a quorum on the two leg
isatye days yet remaining Of the second
session Of the Fifty third congress.
The house was In session but 30 minutes
and then adjourned until Monday. A
sine die adjournment resolution fixing the
time at p. IN. Tuesday was adopted. An
effort was made 10 have the Hill anti
anarchist bill amended so as TO meet the
objections stated on the floor considered,
but Mr. English Of New Jersey interposed
an objection.
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