Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-06-18
TARIFFS CHANGES.
Time For Final Passage
OF The Bill Not Far Off.
THE NEW DEFICIENCY BILL
Will Follow the Anti Option Bill This
Week in the House.

said when the senate adjourned Saturday,
that the tariff bill would pass the senate
by next Saturday.
When Senator Aldrich. the leader OF
the opposition 10 the bill. was asked what
he thought Of Mr.. Harris prediction, sx-
pressed the opinion that il 1t should not
be entirely realized, IL would come near
IL.
II think" he said, that by next Sat
urday night we shall be on the fag end
Of the bill"
Both declined to state whether there
had been any negotiations for an agree
ment as to the time for the nnal vote be-
tween the leaders ON the respective sides
OF the chamber.
1t is known, however. that this question
has been eanvassed more or less In the
numerous conferences which have taken
place between Senators Cockrell. Harris
and Jones, on the Democratic side, and
Senators Aldrich and Allison on the Re
pu ublioan side. It II also known that they
have not agreed definitely upon a time
because OF the difficulty ON the part OF
the Repu blicans In determining what time
might be required for speeches by sena-
tors on that eide. They have, however
cAnvassed the question sufficiently to feel
assured that there will be com parativsly
few more hong speeches. There are, how
ever, some Repu blican senators who do
not exactly agree with the joint prsdio-
tion of Senators Harris and Aldrich. and
who say that while they do not consider
that the time for the hnsl passage of the
bill In far distant, they think considerable
time will be required for the considera-
tion of the income tax and for the votes
on various features of the bill, as well as
probably some speeches when the bill
shall be reported from the committee of
the whole.
What IL tn he Dons.
When IL is considered, IL Is proba BILE
that the income tax can be disposed of In
less than two OF three days at the out
side. There IL also a probability that
Senator Lodges amendment for retalia-
tion upon England will be revived by the
silver Republicans, which would have the
effect Of at least briefly reopening the sill
yer question In connection with the tariff.
The only tariff schedules which have
not been disposed of are silks, which are
now under consideration, papers and
sundries These, with the free list, the
income tax and the administrative
features Of the bill, complete the
measure There is very little prospect OF
many speeches on silks, or papers, but
there are several articles in the schedule
OF sundries and In the free list which are
calculated to develop debate.
The wool question will be revived when
the free WOO. items shall be reached In
the free list. and while the contest will
not be 30 prolonged as Il was when the
wool schedule was taken up, II promises
to be quite animated for a short time. II
still seems strongly probable that the ad-
ministrative part Of the bill will be with
drawn and the present administrative law
allowed TO stand.
Senator Jones said yesterday that he
favored this course for the purpose OF ex.
pediting the passage OF the bill, and his
Judgment will most likely be allow ed by
his Democratic colleagues to control
their course
A Newspaper Story.
A special to a morning paper from
Washington says that the New England
senators have surrendered TO the Demo
Gratis. Their wooden factories being pro-
tectsd and free wool guaranteed, so the
correspondent asserts. they are satisfied,
and they will make no further effort to
prevent the passage Of the bill Senator
Quay and Senator Aldrich, it Is asserted.
have both yielded to certain local inter
ests The Republ senators from the
north and western states, who are not In
the deal are dissatisfied, and may keep up
the fight.
In the House.
The anti-option hill will be pressed to
the front in the house Of representatives,
and Mr. Hatch, Its author, Is confident he
can secure a vote on IL about Wednesday.
He will yield for several minor meas 3
ures which may be brought up under sus-
pension of the rules, but will insist that
anti-opt'on IL to he the first discussion Of
any length.
The deficiency appropriation bill, which
is the last OF the appropriation bills. was
reported from the com mittee today. and
II IL expected that It will be taken up
about Thursday, when the anti-option
bill is out of the way.
Unusual interest attaches to the de-
ficiency bill, owing to the position OF
Representative Breckinridge of Kentucky
as chairman of the deficiency sub com.
mittee. He has been present at the meet
ings Of the committee during the last
week, and has evincsd an interest In the
bill and "a desire to take charge of Il. A
leading member Of the committee said
there would certainly be no clash on this
personal aspect Of the bill. but he added
that no definite conclusion had been
reached as to who would have charge oi
the measure.
| The members interested In the many
southern var claims. which have been