The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-05-21

WAsurEGToH, D. G., May 20.-Tho
senate will begin tho seventh weols Of
tho discussion Of tho tariff bill to.mor.
row at 10 o'clock by taking up tho met
al echedulo, and tho prospect now is
that the ont!ro Week will DO devoted to
tho tariff without attempting any other
business than that which can bo done
in tho frat hall OF the daily sessions and
possibly IN occasional brief executive
session after o'clock for tho dloposi-
ton ofuncontosted nominations.
Senator Harris to-day reafIirmod his
intention OF pressing tho bill forward as
rapidly 40 1t may DO possible to do so,
but no said ho had no idea Of an attempt
TO extend the daily sessions beyond 0
o'clock go long as tho work should 90
on ns satisfactorily as il IL guiag d.
present, lIO expteised tho opinion
shat tho Republican sonators who have
been opposing the bill and apparently
seeking tn delay its pnssago had do
cldud to Change tho!r policy, and to let
the bill protood upon It's Isssgo after
giving tho various itoms OF dif-
florence tho attention demanded BY
their merits, and instauced tho fact
noticeable on Friday and Saturday that
these had beeh decided cessation Of
long speeches and OF roll calls Us we'll.
This change in the courae OF thosu OF
the opponents Of the bill who have
songbt TO put obstacles In the way oil It's
progress, tho Democrats attribute TO
tho two facts that their opponents have
discovered that thoy moan TO pass the
bill and that the Republican confer
Gncos Of the pHst week havo developed
divided sentiment in tho Republican
party on tho question Of delay. with, as
they think, majority opposed to all
dilatory tactics.
Senator Aldrich expressrs the opinion
that the week will be spent upon tho
metal and woolen schedules, and he
says the discussion will 90 on much as
It has during tho past week-thnt tho
Republicans will allow somo OF the
items Of the bill to go unchecked, and
they will AJAX explanations and give
their opinions ot changes mado in othora.
lie Gays that many paragraphs Of the
metal schedule arc acceptable to tho
Republicans, and that, taking the times
and conditions which now prevail into
consideration, the rates in somo in.
stances arc even moro liberal than
tho,c Of tho Mckinley law. He says,
however, that there is dissatisfaction
with tho miscellaneous items OF tho
schedule, and that these will cause con-
siderable debate.
Senator Hill, who has been absent
since tho consideration OF the sched-
uca was begun, is expected to be in his
seat On Monday.
Tho state bank iasue which has been
gathering strength ut caucuses and con-
ferences ever since Congress assembled
promises to be fought to finish in tho
house during the coming week. It will
bring out sharp contest on party as
wUll as economic lines, as tho state bank
plank OF the Democratic national plat
form has advanced the question to d
place OF Importance second only to
those OF tariLl and silver.
Tho advocated OF state banks have
been restive for wccka TO test their
strength. They failed to get bill re-
ported from tho banking >c6nmitteo.
Thcreupoh caucus wGs called and q
resolution passed that tho issue should
be made before tho house on an amend
,ment to tie, Bsawley bill. Thls long
deferred bill, with tho state, bank,
amendment, is now to be brought to q
vote. The bill is not important in IT.
self and is main uso ia in serving as n
bank bill to which s.dte bank amend
mcut Is sermane. Chairman Springer,
OF tho banking cominitteo, dnd Rcpro.
scutatlvcs Cox, Culberson, Swanson
and other etato bank advocates, expect
TO begin tho contest Tuesday or We'd
nesday on question oi consideration.
Aside from the banking bill ,eproaeh-
tative Hatch ls hopeful Of taking up tho
ant-optlon bin during the week.
The most important committee work
Of the week will be tho reporting from
the rules committee ola, recommends
ton that the naval committee invesii.
cato armor plate frauds. The report Is
expected Monday. On Tuesday the ju-
dietary committee will consider Judge
jenkins and his strike injunction.
On Thursday Mr.. Bland will again try
to get his free coinage blllrsported from
the coinage committee.