Morning journal and courier., 1894-05-14
THE WEEK IN CONGRESS.

ln the Senate the Debate Through
 out Will be on the TariG Bill-
 only One Set Speech Booked for
 the Week-variatiOn From the Pro.
 gram Possible in the House.
 WASHINGTON, May 13.-Now that the senate has got into the midst of the dis cussion of the tariff bill proper and is taking up paragraph after paragraph 1t is almost impossible to forecast what the program for the week is likely to be. The debate throughout the past week, related to the chemical schedule and that subjsot will be continued this week, democrats expecting to complete the consideration of the seventy five psragrsphs, while the re- pnblicsns gay the rest of the month will be necessary for this work. As but seven paragraphs were acted upon last week. if the republicans continue to exhibit their present zeal in debate 1t would seem that their estimate of the time to be consumed is more nearly correct.
 But one set speech Is booked for this week, that of R. Aldrioh, who will speak late in the week upon the rates of duty found in the bill on articles recognized ss luxuries and the reductions made on this line of imports. The burden of the pend- ing discussion will probably fall upon the shoulders of Messrs. Allison, Aldrich, Chandler and Hale, although Ar. Quay has expressed desire to conclude his speech begun some weeks ago. It is not likely that the arrangement whereby the senate meets at Il o'clock each morning and sits until 6, devoting six of the seven hours to the bill, will be set asids this week, al- though as soon as he sees he has the votes with which to do 1t Mir. Harris will move for 8 10 o'clock session.
 Some variation from the program that the house has followed strictly for the month or two past is possible. The com | ing week, although if the managers of the house have sufficient influence to secure adherence to its program, appropriation bills and minor measures that meet with no objection will coneume most of the week. The possibility of change lies in two propositions that are awaiting con alteration. One of these is the Brawley bill, suspsnding the operation of the 10 per cent. tax upon clearing house certificates and other forms of indebtedness issued by financial
 institutions during the stringency lssi
 summer, which MT. Springer has given no tice he will report from the committee on
 banking and currency Wednesday nexs,
 and ask consideration at that time. The
 report is privileged, but the question of consideration will be raised in favor of 6
 general appropriation bill. The other
 matter is . joint resolution reported from
 the committee on labor providing for ar
 investigation into the industrial condition
 of the country, its causes and what legisls
 ton Is necessary to provide employment fol | the idle laboriuQ men,
 1 Mir. McGsnn, chairman of the committe,
 on labor, will probably have to depend
 upon unanimous consent of the house |,
 take up this resolution if he desires aotio,
 upon 1t at the present time. This he vii
 have some difficulty in securing. ca Mon
 dsy, which is district day under the rules
 the house will be asked to consider bill
 reported from the committee on the affair
 of the District of Columbia.
 The naval bill is still undisposed of ant will be the first measure to be the first dis
 cussed. Following 1t will come the Indial
 bill and Legislative, executive and judicis
 bills, which will bs reported to the hons l within few days.