Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-08-14
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
The House Promptly Passes Bills Pro-
yiding Free Sugar, Coal, Iron
Ore and Barb Wire.
The Senate's Probable Action-The
Tariff Bill Goes to the President
To-morrow-The Chinese
Treaty.

Washington, Aug. 14.-Four bills plac-
ing upon the free list all forms of sugar
coal, iron ore and barbed wire fencing
and rods used in it's manufacture have
passed the house and are drawn to GO
into effect Immediately upon their pass.
age by the senate and approval by the
president.
THAT TARIFF BILL.
As the house has adjourned over until
Wednesday the tariff bill can not be sent
to the White house until tomorrow. 1t
will be enrolled and carefully compared
with the original bill to-day and to-mor-
row when both houses will be in session
it viii! receive the signatures of Speaker
Crisp and Vice President Stevenson. The
bill will then be taken to the president
who has ten days or till Monday, the 9th,
in which to act on the bill.
A great deal of
PRESSURE WILL BE BROUaHT TO BEAR
on the president by Democratic senators
and representatives to induce him to sign
the bill.
The statement made by the Associated
Press Yesterday that it is the presidents
intention to let the bill become law
without his signature, can be reiterated
to-day.
SOME ANXIETY FELT.
Beyond the interest felt in the action of
the president on the main tariff bill con-
gressional speculation has now turned on
the probable course of the senate with
reference to supplemental bills. Neither
the Dem ocratic steering committee of the
senate nor the finance committee have
met since the bills we're introduced, con-
sequently there has been no official action
looking to decision on the policy to be
pursued. Some Democratic senators
profess to be desirous that the senate
should take them up and dispose of them
promptly on their presentation. This
course is advocated alike by Democratic
senators who think the bills
WILL BE VOTED DOWN
and by some who think there is a posi-
bility of the passage of some of them
with Republican assistance. The advo-
Gates on the Democratic side of the cham
ber of duty on. coal, iron and barbed
wire are of the opinion that the bills will
be voted down. Sugar men and the
friends both of refiners and of planters
are quite desirous for opposite reasons
that the bill putting sugar on the free
list should not be considered at the pres
ent session.
They are undoubtedly somewhat ap-
prehensive as to the result in case the
senate should take up these bills, for while
the Republican senator's probably could
be counted upon to vote solidly
against other bills, there are indications
that if they are forced to vote on the
sugar bill they would divide and there is
the apprehension that sufficient number
might vote with the Democrats who de-
sire free sugar to pass the bill.
PRESENTED TO THE SENATE.
There was but scattering of the SEN
ators present to-day when the vice-presi-
dent called the senate to order. Senator
German was not in his seat. Mr.. Hill was
present but buried himself in his news
paper. At 1915 the reading of the jour
nal was concluded when messenger from
the house was announced and informed
the senate that the house had passed the
and sugar on the free list, and on which
it asked the concurrence of the senate.
THE SENATE OBJECTS.
It is not thought possible to pass the
free coal, iron and barbed wire bill in the
senate. As to the free sugar bill there is
little doubt that if in case direct vote
could be had it would pass. If it should
fail of being referred to the finance COM
mittee the Republicans would add a
bounty amendment to it which would
carry, if Stewards vote could be had, but
1t would be defeated by tie vote if the
Nevada Populist refuses to vote.
HILLS AMENDMENTs.
Senator Henderson objected to the
second reading, and Senator Hill gave
notice that he would introduce amend
ments repeating all income taxes. The
bills will come up tomorrow.
THE SENATE ADJoURNs.
The resolutions for the investigation of
the Dominion Coal company, of Nova
Scotia, and for the investigation of the
recent election frauds in Alabama were
called up but went over till tomorrow.
At $40 p. m. the senate adjourned.
THE CHINESE TREATY.
The treaty with China which was rati-
fed by the action of the senate prohibits
the coming of Chinese laborers to the
United States for the next ten years on
the conditions specified. The restriction
is not to apply to the return of such
laborers as have lawful wives, children or
parents here and such as have property
to the value of 81 900, or debts equal to
that amount due them. Deported China
men are to secure before leaving GER
tiflcate from the collector of the district
which he leaves to the effect that he has
deposited with the collector descrip-
ton of his family, property and credits
and this certificate is to entitle him to
return to the United States. It is to be
exercised within one year, but in excep-