The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-06-20
|HURRYING 1T up.
Senate Makes Substantial
Progress on the Tariff Bill.
May Be Signed by August mo Delay
on Administrative Sections.

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WARRINGTON, June 2o.-Ths Republi-
eans achieved practically their first open
victory In the consideration OF the tariff
bill, when. by vote of 20 to 20. just be-
Rore adjournment last evening, quick
silver was stricken from the free list and
lploced on the dutiable list at 2 cents
pound.
( Mr.. White Dem., Cal) was instru-
mental In securing the aid and vote OF
Mr.. Hill IN. W for this pro position. and
Mr.. Stewart (Nev.) rallied the Populists'
support so that the motion was carried.
Mr.. Hill went 30 far as to pair MIR. Irby
rs. c., Dem. who was not in the chamber,
An favor OF the proposition.
The progress with the free list yesterday
WAS very rapid, PAS paragraphs (about "a
pages of the billy being disposed Of.
Nothing Of especial moment occurred in
the debate, the opposition to the items on
the free list Except as regards Quick-sil-
vcr). being of formal character, most Of
them having been touched upon during
the consideration of the dutiable list.
Before the consideration of the free list
began, Senator Jones, on behalf of the
Democratic side, accepted several amend
ments suggested by the Republican sena-
tors, chief among which was one striking
but the reciprocity provision in paragraph
100. admitting buckwheat, corn, wheat,
-four, ETC., free OF duty from countries
which impose no import duty on like
products from the United States
Another amendment, placing eggs on
the dutiable list at 3 cents a dozen, was
accepted. The reciprocity provision was
warmly defended by the Democrats when
st was before the senate, but the amend
ment striking it out was agreed to with
out word of explanation.
Paragraph 60s salt. had been reached
when the senate adjourned. Nine pages
OF the free list are yet to be disposed of
before the administering features of the
bill are reached.
CONCERNING the Final Vote.
The Democratic managers are prophecy
Ilng that the bill will go through the
senate and reach the house within 10
days. Such rapid progress as this is
hardly expected. however, and IL they see
the bill safely before the house one week
from Saturday the senatorial guardians
of the measure will be fully satisfied.
The free list covers 32 pages of the bill.
Most Of the articles embraced In this list
are free under the existing law, and q
considerable mum Der of them have been
transferred to tho dutiable list. When
she wool paragraph is reached. the dis
cussion on that commodity may again
break out, buzz IN view of the time
already spent upon the question, the
managers of the bill are hopeful that
the paragraph will be disposed OF without
protracted debate
May He Signed Aug. 4.
/, Members of the house who are more
especially interested in the result of the
tariff issue say that If the bill reaches
that body in 10 days. they expect to see it
signed by the president before Aug. l.
That would allow considerable time for
delay in conference, and in the final
adoption of the conference compromises
An both houses.
The administrative sections follow the
free list and cover AZ pages of the bill.
Comparatively little new matter is in
cluded in this portion of the bill. and
while there will be considerable conten-
tion o~er the new features introduced, it
IS probable that the entire As sections will
be disposed of without much delay, thus
bringing the senate to the income sec
tions, upon which the debate will be gen.
eral and protracted- 10 is intimated by
the MANAGERS that il the administrative
portion is likely to lead to much delay,
they will allow these sections to be
stricken out. No determination. however.
has been re lched in this matter.
Regarding the amount OF time which
will be required by the conference. opin-
Sons differ widely. 1t is placed all the way
from 10 days to three weeks, with the i'm
preston that 1t is more likely to be the
latter. There seems to be great desire
20 get the bill out OF the way as soon as
possible.
TIrsscms Speeches.
The proceedings of the house were dull
IN the extreme. the entire day being
given to long speeches on the anti-option
bill Long before the hour of adjourn
ment arrived. the dullness became too
oppressive for most of the rnem bers, driv-
ing them away from the house aud leav-
ing row after row OF vacant chairs The
principal speech of the day In favor OF the
bill was made by Mr.. Sibley Dem. Pa. J.
Speeches against the bi1T were made by
Mr.. Coombs (Dem., N. ~. Mr.. Aldrich
Rsp., Ills and Mr. Fletcher (Rep.. Mimi
Against Fixed Terms OF imprisonment.
ST. PAUL, June 90 The National Prison
associations committee on criminal law
reform criticizes tue sentence OF prisoners
90 hxed terms as vndictive and barbar-
ous, relic of dark ages, and recommended
sentences dependent on good conduct
1ncorrigibles should be confined for Life,
regardless of the degree of crime.