Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-07-02
ABOUT FOUR DAYS MORE
Senators In That Time Expect
to Finish the Tariff Bill.
FRIENDS READY IN THE HOUSE.
Chairman Wilson Prepared to Have the
Bill At Once Referred to the Committee
of Ways and Means-Changcs Contsm-
plated WIN Cause More Debate

wAsHINGToS. July 2.-Thc senate will
enter upon the fourteenth week of the
tariff debate. IL Is expected that the final
vote previous to returning the bill to the
house will he taken before adjournment
tomorrow night There is no agreement
To this effect, but Democratic and Rcpuh-
lican senators generally express the Opin-
ion that this can be accomplished.
The Democrats made an effort to secure
an agreement to fix Tuesday as the day
for the vote when the arrangement was
made or Friday for the Saturday holiday.
and would have succeeded but for the fact
that the Republicans did not wish to put
themselves In the attitude OF in any way
conniving at the passage of bill which
they have SO strcnuOusly opposed.
There is still good deal of work to be
reached, and IL lies within the power Of
any senator who may feel So disposed to
delay action indefinitely.
Some of the amendments yet to be in
| PRODUCED by the finance committee will
provoke more or less discussion. The sug-
| ar duty and the free wool question arc cx-
| pcctCd to BE- made the subject of speech
making by the Republicans and P"pulists.
| Much curiosity Is felt over the attitude OF
the Populists on the sugar schedule. They
say that, whatever they may do, they will
tent
In the House.
II the bill Is not voted on n whole bc-
| fore the senate adjourns, the Democrats
| will try to secure n Fourth OF July session.
| They will probably also ask the senate To
hold night sessions II necessary to secure
action. When the senate bill Is disposed Of.
the appropriation bills on the calander
will be taken up
| - a.. la L.
| aro kept clear in the house OF representa-
tivcs for the return uf the tariff bill This
| accounts for the failure of tho rules com
| mittcc to agree on any definite programme
of bills to b. considered during the com
| ing week.
The legislative business Is simply drift
ing, rs there Is no desire to tic the hands
OF the house by set speeches which might
intcrfrp with this body in consideration
| of the tariff bill when IL comes over from
! the senate.
Tho expectation of Chairman Wilson
and other ways and means members Is
that when the tariff bill Is reported back
he will make formal motion that IL bc
referred to the ways and means commit
tee. 1t is expected that this reference will
be made without objection.
Tho tariff bill will then bc retired to
the secrecy of the committee for some
that some two days ought TO suffice for
such work rs the committee would do. In
that case the Disagreement Of the house
and the submission Of the hill to confer,
ence may occur Friday or Saturday Oi
the coming week, although this would bt
exceptional dispatch.
Passage In the House.
Owing to the lack of n programme, tho
time of the house during the week will IL
taken up by such bills manage to Sc
cure recognition. The Cooper bill to tax
grecnbaCks Is likely Ia nc taken up ~
Monday ant to I've on until the adjourn
mCnt for the Fourth of July. After tbs
Fourth the important pooling bill viii
stand the best chance of consideration
but Representative Patterson. who has Il
in charge says he will not trust su'> h al
important bill to the consideration of tn,
handful of members present after a holi
day.
lie says the bill will require three al
four days. SO that he will let it go owe
until week after next This will probably
make way for the bill for the election O
United States senators by direct vote N
the people.
Mr.. Crisp and other house leaders ar,
anxious to have this bill considered. anC
one of the members of the rules cummitte,
said today that there was such genera
sentiment favorable tO il that IL NIGH
come up ut any moment.
Should the house find itself unuccupicd
tees will be given u day for their various