Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-05-28
STIRRED UP BY SUGAR.
Senate Approaches an Interest
ing Contest.
BRIBERY COMMITTEE TO REPORT.
What VIII BE Done With the Newspaper
Men Who Refuse to Answer the Investi-
gators Questions SENATOR Walsh Is to
Make His Maiden Speech Today.

Men Who Refuse to Answer the Investi-
gators Questions Senator Walsh Is to
Make His Maiden Speech Today.
WASHINGTON, May 2s.-The main inter
est in the proceedings in the senate this
week centers in the prospective contest
over the sugar schedule, which will prob
ably be reached on Tuesday The consider
alton of the metal schedule having been
concluded Saturday, fleetwood schedule is
the only one now standing before sugar.
The principal debate on the wood schedule
will be on the subject of lumber, which
having been put on the free list when so
many other articles of raw material are
made dutiable, will arouse an animated
discussion, but it is believed by the leaders
on both sides of the senate chamber that it
will be possible to dispose of the entire
wood schedule on Monday.
1t is also possible that the special COM
mittee which is investigating the alleged
operations of the Sugar trust in connec-
ton with legislation may claim the atten-
ton of the senate for a portion of the week.
The Bribery Investigation.
It is quite probable that the committee
will report the refusal of the newspaper
witnesses to testify in response to certain
questions put by the committee and ask
for instructions from the senate. In the
event that this report should be made
today, as is probable, the report would lie
over for day and would probably lead to
some debate
The questions that such report would
raise are of character to make founda-
ton for very animated and even a pro-
lOnged controversy, but as the Democratic
senators are anxious that the tariff debate
should be subjected to as little delay as
possible, and the Republican senators pro-
fess not to be DESTROYS of retarding progress,
the question, if precipitated, may not re-
ceive the attention that it would under
other circumstances.
There is also possibility of adjourning
over for Decoration day. The Republican
opponents of the bill will probably sug-
gest this adjournment, but the Democrats
have not yet decided whether they will
agree to the proposition.
Senator Jones expressed the opinion that
the sugar schedule could be disposed OF in
two days. but their opponents do not
think it can be gotten out of the way in
so short time Senators on both sides
of the chamber are looking forward to the
vote ON sugar with an interest that almost
amounts to anxiety. 1t is very evident that
the result of the contest over this sched-
ule will be regarded in a large measure
as q test of the strength of the respective
sides ON the bill as whole. If the COM
mittee's amendments should be accepted,
the Democrats expect to have smooth sail
ing on other portions of the bill until the
income tax shall be reached and are even
hopeful that, with sugar disposed Of they
will be able to get the opponents of the
bill to name day for taking the vote on
the passage of the bill.
Sugar Will Cause a Stir.
The Republican leaders say, however,
that the bill is one which from it's nature
requires to be discussed by schedules and
that it would be difficult for this reason to
agree upon q day for the vote and be sure
that the consideration of the schedules
would be completed by the time agreed
upon. They say, however, that they will
be willing to confer with the Democrats
upon this proposition after the vote on
sugar shall have been taken. They claim
now, as they have claimed from the be-
ginning, that they are not disposed to re-
sort to any tactics for the delay of the bill,
and most of them seem willing now that
the bill should be disposed of as soon as
possible consistent with due attention to
the various interests affected by the sched-
ules not yet considered. After the sugar
debate there probably will be no long
speeches unless they are made on the in
come tax.
The Republicans probably will make
their strongest effort in connection with
the sugar schedule to have the bounty of
the present law retained. Senator Walsh
will make his maiden speech in the senate,
which will be on the tariff, today. Sena-
tor Pcttigrew will also speak at some
length on Monday.
In the House.
Tho coming week in the hODSa will he
much broken up by special orders and adj
journment over Decoration day. The state
bank debate will have the right of way,
but it can get but three days in the week
at the best Today is District of Columbia
day, and the state bank men have con-
scented not to infringe on that day.
The bank bill will be taken up again on
Tuesday, when Representative johnson
will make the opening Republican speech
in opposition to state banks, and Repre-
sentative Cox will open for unconditional
repeal of the state bank tax. Representa-
tives Warner IN. ", Walker (Mass),
Rayner md and Harter (O.) are also
down for speeches, some of which will go
over on account of Decoration day The
bank question will get another day OH
Thursday, to be displaced, however, on
Friday by private bills. The hopes of the
state bank men are to close the debate and
if possible get vote before the week closes.
The antioption bill and the Indian ap-
preparation bill are pressing for considera-
ton, and one or the other of these will fol-
low the state bank bill. 1t is hardly ex-
pected, however, that either of them can be
reached durina the coming week.
Treasury's Depleted Condition.
WASHINGTON, May 2S.-The present de-
pleted condition of the treasury and the
discouraging outlook for the future is
source of considerable anxiety to the Off
Gals of the treasury department. Already
the gold reserve which had been brought
up by the last bond issue to $107, 800, S4a,
has been reduced by expectation since
March 10 to less than $50, 900, 900, with
no indications that the foreign demand
will cease until it has reached much low
er point.
With the exception of the gold reserve
and counting every available dollar in the
vaults in the treasury, the government has
less than $50, 600, 900 which to meet its
obligations. Nor does the future show any
signs of encouragement. On the contrary,
the probable deficit of So, 900, 900 for the
month of May is likely to be increased by
SIS, 100000 during the two succeeding
months
Bull Fight Fatality.
MADRID, May 2S.-El Espartero, we'll
known young matadore, while engaging
the first bull sent into the ring was caught
by one of the horns of the animal, and his
abdomen was ripped open. He died in
five minutes