The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-01-01
But Little Work Will Be Done In
The Senate This Week.
HOUSE WILL TACKLE TIE TARIFF.
The Hawaiian Matter Will Then Ne ven-
tiiated-Mr. Boutelle Has Served Mo-
tics Of His Intention to Press HE
Resolution as q Communication.

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yress will reconvene on Wednesday next
1t is not probable that the senate will
really get down to close business applica,
ton during the week. and some of the
most experienced observers of the course
OF the senate under circumstances similar
TO those which will surround that body
when 1t shall reconvene freely predict
that there will not be q quorum during
any part of the present week, and that
therefore no important business will be
undertaken until Monday, the Sth.
Several senator's will he absent In at
tendance upon Senator Faulkner's wed
ding, and many will not return from
their homes or from other places to which
they have gone for the holidays until the
first Of next week. The senator's gener
ally feel that there is little that the senate
can do in the way of promoting legisla,
tion until the house shall act upon some
OF the measures before it.
The senate calendar contains 104 70
ported measures, but there are less than
half a dozen of these that will require
any great amount of time or considera-
tion. T.aere are a number of claims bills,
OF which the McGarrahan and Wood
bridge are the most prominent, which in
all probability will be disposed of at an
early date, but whether this week or next,
or later still, will depend altogether
upon circumstances. The most important
bill OH the calendar is the federal cleo
tions bill, and it Is possible that it may be
taken up for speech-making during the
week, though it Is not likely that there
will be an effort to pass il SO soon.
In the House.
The program in the house for this week
has not been definitely settled, but IL is
probable that the tariff and Hawaiian
questions will both figure.
The tariff debate will begin as soon al
the house reconvenes on Wednesday. The
Democratic members of the ways and
means committee have not yet decided
upon the limit which will be set upon the
debate, but the Democratic leaders seem
TO believe that il ought not to run more
than two weeks, four days for general de-
bat, nd 'he 10 days for debate under the
Ave minute rule.
Whether Mr.. Wilson. who is to open shs
debate, can speak on Wednesday will de-
pend on whether the Republicans iusist
upon the full reading of the bill before
the debate begins Inasmuch as the for
NAL reading was dispensed with when the
Mckinley bill was considered, the Demo
Gratis do not ,lieve that the objections to
dispensing with the reading of the Wilson
bill will be interposed by the Repu blicans
In that case Mr.. Wilson's opening speech
will be heard on Wednesday, followed by
that of Mr. Burrows, who will reply to
Mr.. Wilson's argument, for the Repub-
lcans.
The Hawaiian Middle.
At the very outset of the tariff debate,
however it will be antagonized by the
Republicans, who will come forward with
the Hawaiian matter. Mr. Boutelle of
Maine served notice that as soon as con-
gress reconvenes he would call up the
resolution which he introduced and which
he maintained was of a privileged charac-
ter. The question as to its provided
nature was held in abeyance by the
speaker to be decided when it came up
formally before the house.
In order TO prevent Embarrassment on
this point it has practically been decided
by the Democratic leaders to allow the
Hawaiian matter to be brought up in the
shape of the McCreary substitute for the
Hit resolution on Friday, and to give
that day and the next Saturday for its
substitute, which condemns ex-Minister
Stevens, will be passed or not is doubtful,
the purpose at this time being only to give
both sides an opportunity to ventilate
their ideas in order to get this question
temporarily out of the way so that the
lAriff debate can proceed uninterruptedly.
Treasury surplus Mt Low Ebb.
1t is not probable that any attempt will
be made at tho outset to set limit to the
tariff debate Ii will be allowed to run
two days, perhaps three, and then, II the
Republicans decline to acquiesce in the
Democratic plan, a special order following
the limits of the debate will be brought
In from the committee on rules.
II is barely possible that some measure
for the relief OF the treasury may upset
the prospects in the house for the present
week. The surplus is at its lowest sbb.
and some proposition for the repletion OF
the national exchequer may be brought
forward