St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-28
rim AAl5E over SUGAR
VII c0HM4H0 The ATTENTION or
SENATORS THIS WEEK.
iHARP BATTLE PREDICTED.
Republicans Will Attempt to
Have the Bounty in the Pres
ent Law Retained-Democr
Express a Good Deal of Anx-
iety as to the Outcome-The
Week in the House.

WASHINGTON, May 27.-The main in
lerest in the proceedings in the senate
his week ceuters in the prospective
contest over the sugar schedule, which
NIL probably be reached on Tuesday.
The consideration of the metal schedule
having been concluded Saturday, the
wood schedule is the only one now
standing before sugar. The principal
debate on the wood schedule will be on
he subject of lumber, which. having
been put on the free list, when so many
other articles of raw material are made
1utiable. will arouse an animated dis
euSSion; but it is believed by the leaders
Or both sides of the senate chamber that
II will be possible to dispose of the en-
tire wood schedule on Monday. 1t is
also possible that the special committee
which is investigating he alleged oper-
atoms of the sugar trust in connection
with legislation. may claim the att en-
:ion of the senate for a portion of the
week. 1t is quite probable that the
committee will report the refusal of the
NEWSPAPER WITNESSES
10 testify in response to certain Ques-
tions put by the committee and ask
for instructions from the senate. In the
event that this report should be made
On Monday. as is probable, the report
would lie over for day and would
Isl Jal,
questions that such report would
raise are of character 70 make foun-
dation for very animated and even a
prolonged controversy, but as the DEM
ocratic senators are anxious that the
whole debate should be subjected to as
little delay as possible and the Repub-
lican senators profess not to be desirous
of retardlng progress, the question if
precipitated may not receive the atteu-
tIon that it would under other circu NJ
stances. There is also proba
billy of adjournlng over Decor
alton day. The Republican opponents
of the bill will probably suggest
this adjournment, but the Democrats
have not yet decided whether they will
agree to the proposition. Senator Jones
expressed the opinion today that the
sugar schedule should be disposed of in
two days, but the opponents do not
think il can be gotten out of the way in
so short Il time. Senators on both sides
of the chamber are looking forward to
sac vote on sugar with an interest that
amounts almost to anxiety.
WILL BE \ TEST.
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the contest over this schedule will be
regarded in large measure as test
OF the strength of the respective sides
on the bill as whole. If the commit
tee amendments should be accepted, the
Democrats expect to have smooth SAIL
ing on other portions of the bill until
the income tax shall be reached, and
even hopeful that with sugar disposed
of they will be able to get the opponents
of the bill to name a day for taking the
vote on the passage of the bill. The
Republican leaders say, however. that
the bill is one which, from its
nature. requires to be discussed by
schedules, and that 1t would be difficult
for this reason TO agree upon day for a
vote and be sure that the consideration
or the schedules would be completed by
the time agree upon. They say, how
ever, that they will be willing to confer
with the Democrats upon this PROPOSE
ton after the vote on sugar shall have
been taken. They claim now, as they
have claimed from the beginning, that
they are not disposed to resort to any
tactics for the delay of the bill. and
most of them seem really willing now
that the bill should be disposed of as
soon as possible, consistent with due
attention to the various interests af-
fected by the schedules not yet coll
sIdered. After the sugar debate there
probably will be no long speeches unless
they be made on the income tax. The
Republicans probably will make their
strongest effort in connection with the
sugar schedule to have the bounty of
the present law retained. Senator
Walsh will make his maiden speech in
the senate, which will be on the tariff.
tomorrow at II o'clock. Senator Petit
grew will also speak at some length on
Monday.