The Portland daily press., 1894-05-14
DIFFICULT GUESSING.
The Washington Prophets Likely to
Hit Wide Of the Mark.
SOME THINGS WHICH DISTURB
THEIR CALCULATIONS.

The Tariff Bill, OF Course, VIII Continue
to Monopolize Senatorial Attention But
For How Much Longer the Prophets
Cannot say-The Bill suspending the
Tax Upon Clearing House Certificates
and Coxey Resolution May Come Be-
fore the House.
Washington, May 13.-Now that the Senate
has got into the midst of the discussion of
the tariff bill proper and is taking up
paragraph after paragraph, it is almost i'm
possible to tell what the programme for the
week is likely to be. The debate through
out the past week related to the chemical
schedule, and that subject will be continued
this week. The Democrats are expecting to
complete the consideration of five para
graphs, while the Republicans say the rest
of the month at least will be necessary for
this work. II the Republicans continue to
exhibit their present zeal in the debate, it
| would seem that their estimate of the time
to be consumed was more nearly correct.
But one set speech is booked for this week,
that of Mr.. Aldrich, who will speak late in
the week upon the rates of duty found in
the bill on articles recognized as luxuries
and the reductions made on this line of
imports. The burden of the pending dis
oussion will probably fall on Messrs. Allison,
| Aldrich, Chandler and Hale, although Mr..
| Quay has expressed a desire to conclude his
| speech begun some weeks sago. 1t is not
| likely that the arrangement whereby the
| Senate meets ats II each morning and sits
| until six, devoting six of the seven hours
| to the tariff, will be set aside this week. AS
soon as he sees he has votes with which to
do it, Mr.. Harris will move for 10 o'clock
| session.
| Some variations from the programme that
the House has followed strictly for the past
month or two is proposed the coming week.
| If the managers of the House have sufficient
influence to secure adherence Ito the pro-
| gramme, appropriation bills and minor
| measures that meet with no objection will
consume the most of the week. The
| possibility of a change lies in two PROPOSE
| tions awaiting consideration. One is the
| Brawley bill suspending the operation of
| the ten per cent tax upon clearing house
| certificates and the other forms of indebted
| ness issued by financial institutions during
| the money stringency during the last sum-
| mer, which Mr. Springer has given notice he
will report from the committee on banking
| and currency on Wednesday next, and ask
| consideration for at that time. The report
| is privileged, but the question of considera-
| tion may be raised in favor Of general ap-
preparation bill. The other matter is the
joint resolution reported from the commit
tee.onslabor, providing for an investiga-
| ton into the industrial condition of the
| country. its causes and what legislation is
necessary to provide employment for idle
laboring men. Mr.. McGann, chairman of
the committee on labor, will probably have
| to depend on the unanimous consent of the
| House to take upthis resolution If he de-
sires action upon it at the present time.
| This he will have some difficulty in securing.
| Monday is District day under the rules, and
| the House will be asked to consider bills re-
ported from the committee on the affairs of
| the District of Columbia. The naval appro-
| priation bill will be the first measure of gen.
| eral nature to be considered this week. Fol-
| lowing it will come the Indian and agricul-
| tural bills, now on the calendar, and the
| legislative, executive and judicial bills,
which will be reported to the House within
| the next few days.
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