The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-07-02
TARIFF BILL PROGRESS
It May Pass the Senate Finally
Tomorrow Night.
NO DISPOSITION TO FIL1BUsTER.

Should the Bill Not Pass the Senate BE-
fore the Fourth the Democrats VIII
Try to Secure Session on Indepen-
denoe Day-Ths House waiting.
WASHINGTON. July 2-The senate today
entered upon the fourteenth week of the
tariff debate. 1t is expected that the final
vote previous to returning the bill to the
house will be taken before adjournment
tomorrow night. There Is no agreement
to this effect, but Democratic and Repub-
lican senators generally express the opin-
Ion that this can be accomplished. They
say that the end could have been reached
last week but for the loss Of two DAYS,
Monday and Saturday
The Democrats made an effort to secure
an agreement to fix Tuesday as the day
for the vote, when the arrangement was
made on 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 copniving at the passage of a bill
which they have so strenuously opposed.
There is, however, no disposition to
longer postpone final action on the bill,
and Repu blican senator's generally appear
as anxious as the Democrats to have the
bill disposed Of In time to permit an ad-
journment over the Fourth.
There is still. however, good deal of
work to be accomplished before this stage
can be reached, and it lies within the
power of any senator who may feel SO dis
posed to delay action indefinitely
Some of the amendments yet to be in
troduced by the finance committee will
provoke more or less discussion. The
sugar duty and the free wool question are
expected to be made the basis of speech
making by Republicans and Populists.
Much curiosity is felt over the attitude of
the Populists on the sugar schedule. They
say that whatever they may do they will
not do anything to prolong debate to any
extent.
If the bill is not voted upon as a whole
before the senate adiourns tomorrow the
Democrats will try to secure Fourth OF
July session. They will probably ask the
senate to hold night sessions tonight and
tomorrow If necessary to secure action.
When the senate bill is disposed of the
appropriation bills on the calendar will be
taken up.
Speaker Crisp Is seeing that the decks
are kept clear in the house Of representa-
tives for the tariff bill. This accounts fol
the failure of the rules committee to agree
on any definite program Of bills to be cor.
sidered during the coming week. The
legislative business is merely drifting, as
there is no desire to tie the hands of the
house by set schedule which might in.
terfere with the speedy consideration Of
the tariff bill when 1t comes over from tn.
senate.
The expectation Of Chairman Wilson
and other ways aud means members Is
that the tariff bill will pass the senate or
Tuesday, but it is pot believed the official
notification will come to the house before
Thursday The first move when the bill
is reported back will be formal motor
by Mr.. Wilson that it be referred to the
ways and means committee. 1t is ex
pected that this reference will be mad,
without objection. The tariff bill will
then be retired to the secrecy of tho com
mittee for some days, but Representativ,
Bryan stated today that one or two day,
ought to suffice for such work as the com