The record-union., 1894-05-14
IN CONGRESS This WEEK.
Programme As Outlined for the
Senate and House.
TARIFF THE PROMINENT ISSUE IN
THE UPPER BRANCH.
A Large Element in the Ranks of Re-
publican Senator's Opposed to Any
Course Which Smacks of Filibus-
tering in Consideration of the Tariff
Special to the REcoRp-uNroN.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
WASHINGTON, May 13.-Appropriation
bills will continue to have the attention
this week of the House, unless the State
bank element succeeds in its effort to
have the Hawley bill taken up on
Wednesday. Chairman Springer, of the
Banking Committee, had hoped to take
up this long deferred bill, which relieves
from taxation certain bank script issued
during the currency stringency last fall.
The State bank men are ready to offer an
amendment bringing up the entire State
bank question. In anticipation of the
Wednesday debate, Mr.. Springer has
prepared speech which is said to be the
most elaborate review of the banking
system made since national banks were
established during the war.
But Representative Dockery and other
members of the Appropriation Commit
tee are not entirely willing to halt in the
record thus far hurrying along the ap-
preparation bills. They want the three
remaining appropriation bills cleared up
before giving way to miscellaneous legis-
lation. 1t is possible this feeling will
prevail, although the State bank men
hearing this week.
Monday is District of Columbia day.
Chairman McCann will make an effort,
however, to suspend the rules and pass
the resolution for an investigation on the
labor depression and Coxeyism.
The Indian bill is the next appropria-
ton on the calendar, followed by the
agricultural bill. They will consume the
entire week, unless displaced by the State
bank question.
The course of proceedings in the Senate
this week will depend largely on the re-
suit of the Republican caucus to be held
Monday night. The Democrats are
hopeful that the caucus will be decided
on treating the tariff in what they con-
slider "business-like manner" and let
ting the bill proceed on its course with
out much speech making. and without
the effect of the delay which the Demo-
Gratis claim has been displayed by one of
the Republican Senators so far in the de-
bate. There is unqueStionably q large
element on the Republican side Of the
chamber opposed to any course which
smacks in the least of filibustering. This
element includes large number of Sena-
tors from the West, and also sprinkling
of the old Eastern Senators, who feel that
they have record to sustain against
dilatory tactics.
The younger New England Republican
Senators are, however, almost a unit in
favor Of continuing the fight on lines
which have beer pursued UP to this time.
They claim that no dilatory tactics have
yet been resorted to, and none will be
necessary, and they will probably make
strong plea in caucus to continue the
programme heretofore followed during
the discussion of the bill.
If the conservative element in the
ranks win in the caucus the present agree
ment as to hours for debate will probably
be observed, ior after the opposite party
carries the day the Democrats will most
likely renew the effort to extend the
hours and urge the fighting.
Senator Harris said to-day that in case
there were any more side issues, or if there
were long speeches, he would renew his
own motion, but he did not wish to do
this as long as there was any possibility of
holding the debate within legitimate
bounds. Upon the decision of the caucus
will therefore depend whether the de-
bate shall proceed in comparatively
orderly manner and the bill be disposed
of with some dispatch, or whether there
shall be general scramble over hours of
debate, and with resort on the part of
the Republicans to all the devices which
rules permit to force the Democrats from
their course, if not to delay the consider
alton of the bill.
Senator Aidrich said to-day that he
expected the proceedings this week to be
very much on the order Of those of last
week. He did not believe there would
be an effort to change the hours, and ne
thought the entire week would be de-
voted to the chemical schedule, of which
seven paragraphs out of the seventy-tive
contained in it have been disposed of
A MURDERER LYSCHED.
Taken From a Jail by Mob and
Swung Off a Bridge.