The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-21
SENT TO CALENDAR.
The Free List Bills Out Of the Way
Till December.
Error In Alcohol Schedule all That
May be Considered at This Session.


wAsHINGToS, Aug. 2i.--The Democrats
having filled the vacancy In the finance
Committee, yesterday, reported all the ten
satiye bills, including sugar, with amend
ments In the latter article. the differen-
III duty Is eliminated, and Is amended so
az TO provide duty OF 40 per cent fiat on
n sugars
Tho finance committee did not report
back any of the amendments, and several
scnators who hal previously given notice
o amendments reserved them
Tie free coal bill was reported back
al ndcl SO rs to provide for reciprocal
fie coal.
he iron orc hill was reported back with
o amendment
The barbed wire fencing bill was
nicndcd so as TO make barbed wire free,
'lie house making free only the material
fr9m which IL was made.
The finance coiamittce decided TO report
tlesc bills yesterday by n strict party vote,
Mr.. White fDem., Cali acting with the
committee for the first time The bills
were sent to the calendar where they can
Dlly be called up by "A majority vote and
where they will remain until the Decem-
Der session. All the Republican members
The radical, ,reformers, like Mills, Villas
and Gray, are not disposed to allow tho
tariff agitsitioni 10 cease, Notwithstanding
the house has accepted the senate bill.
They propose 10 keep it up and carry it
into the coming fall campaign.
IL Is quite certain that the question OF
free sugar will reappear and it is not i'm
probable that I'm some form or other IL may
win. The opponents of the Sugar trust in
the senate seem determined TO push that
Issue and get up n revolt against the
gigantic trust, TO which they attribute
most of their failure 10 secure satisfao-
tory tariff reform measure.
No Further Legislation.
The Republicans say there will be no
more business OF Importance transacted in
the senate this session, except, perhaps,
the passage of the bill correcting tho
alcohol schedule.
The Republican leaders say this session
ls over, 60 all intents and purposes, and
they include in this the making of speeches
as well IA the passing Of tills.
From the time the senate met yesterday
until IL went into executive session,
Eenator Lindsay of Kentucky was ready
o. make q speech. The Kentucky sem
stor desires to defend the action of tho
senate finance committee and the DEM
ocratic senator's who supported them. IL
u also understood that Senator Allison
Of Iowa was ready TO make q speech Of
some length on the part of the status Of
tariff legislation.
II is possible that both Of these speeches
will be made by the courtesy of the senate,
although the Republicans said that no
speeches would be made, and that the in
terdict against any more business included
also speeches. Some OF the Democrats as
serted, however, that IL any attempt Is
made to prevent the speeches on the Demo
cratic side, that quorum of the senate
will be recalled under duress and by the
sergeant-st-srms
Senators Going Home.
On the Republican side it is claimed
that the tariff debate, as well as tariff
legislation, is closed. This may lead to
some ugly feeling IL insisted rpon. II
Senator Lindsay should get the floor he
could not be interrupted by points of no
quorum as he could not be taken off the
6oor without his consent, but whenever
the attempt is made to call up the resolu-
tion upon which he is to speak the point
can be made, and the present indications
are that when the senate meets again there
Of senator's intend leaving at once
Senator Harris has given notice that
Immediately after the reading of the
Journal tomorrow he will move an ex-
ecutive session. This is in tho interest of
Judge Porter of Tennessee, whom he de-
sires to have confirmed. II there is objec-
tion I'm the executive session sufficient to
cause the point of no quorum TO be made,
II will result in carrying the nomination
over until after adjournment. There
seems, though, to be quasi understand
Ing that there shall be confirmation or
rejection without regard to the presence Of
quorum upon the vote which may be
cast.
Nothing Doing.
The session of the house lasted less than
on hour. A few unimportant bills were
passed by unanimous consent. The house
managers have decided not 10 permit any
more Legislation, save by unanimous con-
sent, and the regular program from now
until the final adjournment will probably
be the consideration only OF such minor
bills as encounter no objection.