Morning journal and courier., 1894-04-23
THE WEEK In CONGRESS.

In the House the General order of
Business Will be the Appropria-
lions Bills-The Week VIII be TAXI
en- mp I'm the Senate by Debates on
the Tariff Bill.
WASHINGTON, April 22.-Appropriation
bills will be the general order of business
in the house this week. When the house
adjourned on Saturday there were two of
these measures yet unfinished on the cal
endar, having been partly considered for
several days, the postoffice bill and the
diplomatic and consular bill. While no
arrangement has yet been made for bring
ing In rule to close debate upon either of
the pending measures Speaker Crisp, chair
man Of the committee on rules, says II win
be resorted to If It shall be discovered that
in the opinion of the committee debate Ia
being unduly protrsctsd. Next on the
calendar after the two bills named are the
military, river and harbor and naval ap-
preparation bills, In order named. Il II
the expectation that at least one of these,
together with the diplomatic and consular
and postofics bills Will have received final
confederation by the end of the week.
Tomorrow ushers In the fourth week Of
the debate In the senate on the tarif bill.
Although the arrangement under which the
bill Is being considered in general debate
from o'clock until 5 In to end with the
speech of Mr.. Mills of Texas on Tuesday
next, and although on the day following
the bill will be technically up for consider
alton by paragraphs, yet the feld Of debate
will actually be brosdened and the oppor-
tunity for the consumption of time win be
enhanced. The impossibility of foresee-
ing just where this discussion will lead is
causing the managers of the bill much
worry.
The attitude of the republicans has
made conspicuous the fact that the minor
ty could use any means justifsbls to pre-
vent final action on the tariff measure. Mr..
Quay started in with q speech, made up
largely of census statistics, devoted to the
iron and allied interests of his state, and
when Saturday night came Mr.. Quay had
not finished telling how unjust the bill
would be to the industries of Psnnsyl-
vanis, nor had he ceased to quote from bis
inexhaustible supply of figures.
Moreover, Mr.. Quay readily yielded to any
senator who wanted to make o speech, and
permitted anyone to insert in the body of
his speech such remarks as the interrupt
Ing member saw At to make.
Meanwhile Nj. Qusy yielded to Mr.. |
Dolpb, and that senator started in with o
speech which, in Its incomplete shape,
would fill many columns of the Record but |
which, nevertheless, Is said to be only Just |
begun. Mr.. Dolph himself assured the |
senate yesterday that he would submit the |
remainder of his remarks in serial form
whenever the senate would hear them. He |
also yielded to Interruptions and permitted |
others to make speeches in his time. The |
present tariff situation In the senate calls /
to mind the many long speeches during |
the silver fight.
That the democrats appreciate what is
brewing is manifest from the amendment /
offered to the rules by Mr.. Gray of Della
ware on Friday, which provides that "no
senator shsll read a speech, nor shall he
read from any book or paper, except 1t
may be to quote an authority or illustrate
\ point or argument which he is making, |
without unanimous consent" This was Il
aimed at Mr.. Qasy's census figures and the 4
numerous citations found in Mr.. Dolph's
'peech from the messages of President
Harrison. The republicans, however, are
lot fearful of Mr.. Gray and his proposed
Imand ment