The morning call., 1894-07-02
ALL READY TO VOTE.
Debate on the Tariff Bill About
Ended.
1t Is Hoped That by Tuesday Some
Action Will Be
Taken.

WASHINGTON, July 1.-The Senate will
tomorrow enter upon the fourteenth week
of the tariff debate. 1t is expected that
the vote, previous to returning the bill to
the House. will be taken before adjourn
ment on Tuesday night. There Is no
agreement to this effect, but Democratic
and Republican Senators generally express
the opinion that this can be accomplished.
They say the end would have been reached
last week but for the loss of two days,
Monday and Saturday.
The Democrats made an effort to secure
an agreement 10 fix Tuesday as the day for
the vote when the arrangement was made
on Friday for the Saturday holiday. and
would have succeeded but for the fact that
the Republicans did not wish to put them
selves in the attitude Of in any way con-
niving at the passage of a bill which they
so strenuously opposed. There Is, how
ever. no disposition 10 longer postpone
final action on the bill. and Republican
Senators generally appear as anxious as
the Democrats to have The bill disposed of
in time to permit an adjournment over the
Fourth. There is still. however, a good
deal of work to be done before the passage
can be reached. and 1t lies within the
power of any Senator who may feel so
disposed to delay action indefinitely.
Some of the amendments yet to be in
troduced by the Finance Committee will
provoke more or less discussion. The
sugar duty and the free-wool question are
to be made the subject OF speech. making z
by Republicans and Populists.
Much curiosity is felt over the attitude
of the Populists on the sugar schedule
They say that whatever they may do they
will do nothing to prolong debate to any
extent.
If the bill is not voted upon as a whole
before the Senate adjourns Tuesday. the
Democrats will try to secure a 4th of July
session. They will probably also ask the
Senate to hold night sessions Monday and
Tuesday if necessary to secure action
When ths Senate bill Is disposed of the
appropriation bills on the calendar will be
taken up.
Speaker Grip is seeing that the decks are
kept clear in the House for the return of
the tariff bill This accounts for the fail
ure of the Rules Committee to agree on
any definite programme of bills to be con-
sidered during the coming week. The
legislative business is merely drifting, as
there is no desire to tie the hand of the
House by set speeches which might inter-
fere 10 this body in consideration OF the
tariff bill when it comes over from the
Senate. %
The expectation of Chairman Wilson
and other Ways and Means members is
that the tariff bin will pass the Senate on
Tuesday. but it is not believed the official
notification will come to the House before
Thursday. The first move when the bill
is reported back will be formal motion
by Mr.. Wi lson that it be referred to the
Ways and Means Committee. 1t is ex-
pected this reference will be made without
objection.
The tariff bill will then be retired to the
secrecy Of the committee for some days,
but Representative Bryan stated tonight
that two days ought to suffice for such
work as the committee would do. In that
case the disagreement of the House and
the submission of the bill to conference
may occupy Friday or Saturday of the
coming week. Owing to The lack of a
programme the time of the House duI ing
the week will be taken up by such bills as
manage to secure recognition.