The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-01-22

WASHINGTON, Jan. ~.
E7HE same topics which were be-
fore congress last week will
continue to engage its attention
u during all of this week; in the
senate the repeal to the federal election
laws and in the house the tariff bill
There is one person, at least, who
halls with delight the approach OF the
end Of the tariff debate in the house,
and who enters upon this weeks work
with renewed zest for the reason that
it is the last to be devoted to the pend
ing measure. That person is Repre-.
sentative w. L. Wilson, chairman of
the committee on ways and means, and
therefore responsible for the progress
Of the bill through the house.
His has been a most prodigious Ia
Dor. Not only has the burden of the
parliamentary struggle on the floor
been borne by him in largest measure,
but the demands made by any house
representatives of this or that interest
for changes in the schedules of the bill
have engrossed his time and attention
in and out of the committee room, both
before and since the measure WAS re-
ported to the house, so that neither by
day nor night has he had an hour for
months that he could call his OVID.
SUGAR ITEM TO BE DISCUSSED.
When the debate closed in the house
Saturday night there remained upon
the desk of Chairman Richardson,
seventy seven amendments, which the
authors desire to offer for the action of
the house. The sugar item is to be
discussed Monday and coal Tuesday.
Three hours have been allotted to each.
Various amendments have been pro =
posed to the present text of the bill.
The Louisiana members will seek to
retain the bounty on sugar, failing to
increase the dnty while Mr.. Harter
will propose to make the duty on all
grades of sugar 1 cent pound and
abolish the bounty.
Strenuous efforts will ba made to re-
store coal to the dutiable list amend
ment of duty ranging from % to 60
cents bushel. An organized move
ment to effect this change has been
made and representatives of the trans.
portation and mining interests have
been hard at work in Washington to
secure votes. Much effort has been
spent on the Republican representa-
tives in this behalf, but, so far as can
be learned, without success. There is
every indication that when the bill
comes to vote Jan. 90 it will receive
the support of every Democratic and
Populist member, with possibly, at the
outside, halfa dozen exceptions.
HAWAII IN THE SENATE.
In the senate there will be slight
relaxation of the programme in order
to permit the delivery Of the speech on
our Hawaiian relations promised by
Senator Cullum of Illinois. He is
expected to talk Monday or Tuesday
The discussion of the subject may take
an interesting turn and trench even
more upon the time set apart for the
consideration of the election law repeal
bill, if some of the Republican senators
realize their expectations that the Tur
pie resolution declaring against foreign
intervention in Hawaii or q concurrent
resolution recognizing by legislative
act the provisional government of
Hawaii will be pressed to the front.
Except by unanimous consent how
ever. the discussion Of Hawaiian af-
fairs mnst be confined to the morning
hours of the week, and the regular
topic for debate will be the elections
bill.