St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-23
PLAIN AND POINTED.

Democratic senators generally agree
hat there is now no prospect of reach
ing an understanding in the party be-
Tore tomOrrow's session, and this cannot
be done until the temper of the senate
Ihall be still further exploited before
the country. If there should be no
change of programme, Senator Hill's
motion to recede from the senate
amendment to make coal and iron dutia-
bic at 40 cents per ton. and put both on
The free list, will be first decided, after
which Senator Villas motion to amend
lhe sugar schedule by striking out the
Eighth of a cent ditferential on refined
eugar will be subject to discussion. 1t
Is on this proposition that the most in
leresting part of the debate is expected
10 occur. Senator Hill expects to gain a
few votes over the number secured for
mis- motion when offered by himself be-
fore the bill went to conference, but he
does not think it will show any great
strength, and comedies that interest is
absorbed by the Villas motion. which he
iayors as strongly as he does his own.
Villas amendment will probably depend
largely upon the time when the
POINT OF ORDER,
which will be made against it, shall be
made. When point of order is once
made it lies with tine chair to say how
long debate upon it shall continue, aud,
with Senator Harris in the chair, the
cessation might be very sudden at any
zine after the point had been made. 1t
Is a general feeling. however, that
while the point is sure to be raised at
some time, it will not be presented at
the beginning of the debate. 1t is
generally recognized fact that there are
several senators who are determined to
speak upon the general questions
which the publication of Mr.. Cleye-
lands letter has raised, and that these
speeches will find vent in some other
connection if not in that. Unless the
senators who are expected to speak
change their minds, there will be no
mincing of words when the talk shall
begin. Senator German is slated for a
81 ech during the day. and those who
are in his confidence say he considers
that the presidents letter is directed
largely at himself, and that his utter
RnceS will show his resentment. 1t is
also understood that he will take the
position that the senate bill must be
sustained, aud will give his reasons
therefor. Senator Mills will, with
Senator Villas, lead the fight for
THE Villas MOTION.
He will also speak on the general
features of the question at issue, and
will sustain the presidents position IN
his own vigorous manner. With refer
ence to the Villas motion, he will take
Issue with those who consider it out of
order. and will contend that ruling to
sustain the point of order would be un-
constitutional, saying that the greater
privilege of moving to amend bill in
conference by receding from an entire
amendment carries with it the lesser
privilege of receding from part of any
amendment The Texas and Wiscon-
Sin senators are regarded as the special
champions of the president on the is.
sues now at stake, and it is intimated
that one of the reasons they have, apart
from their own convictions ON the uueS-
tiOn, for champloning the movement is
the desire to meet, and by.their actions
OH account Of their relations to the ex.
ecutive, refutc the charge which has
been made i'll certain quarters that the
presidents letter was intended to sup
port the plea for duty on refined sugar
as against coal and iron ore and other
raw materials. Senators Voorhees,.
Brice and Lindsay are among the other
Democratic senators who may speak
during the day,and many others, includ-
Ing Senators Hill and Villas, will proba-
bly, participate in the morning. debate.
Mr. Brice had expected to speak on Fri
day, but was cut off by adjournment,
and he now says that circumstances will
aecide whether he shall talk at all. 1t
Is also indefinite as yet whether Messrs.