The Portland daily press., 1894-06-04
The Senate.

Washington. June 3-Two months of
tariff debate We passed in the Senate, and
the end is not yet within telescope vision.
The Republican Senators stated ten .days
ago the close of this present week would
find the sugar schedule still undisposed of,
and sthe course Of events seems Ito
make it possible this threat may be verified,
Some leaders on the Republican side insistno
vote with decency can be taken on the sugar
schedule until the investigation into the
allegations of improper influence being used
to secure the adoption of that schedule are
disposed of. Some Populst Senators and Mr.,
Hill are on record as favoring this view,
and their forces, added to the united Re-
publican strength will form phalanx
dangerously near majority, provided there
should be one or two Democratic absentees
on critical roll call as limited there may
be. The solid Republican vote and Populists,
or most of them, it is expected, will support
Mr.. Mandersons proposed amendment to
retain a bounty on domestic sugar instead
of laying an increased tax on imported
products. A suggestion is made that a vote
on this amendment may be SO close
that the onus of debating it would be
thrown upon the two Louisiana Senators,
whose SGdU6 Is pu6 CI1l61 D0u0uC1aTy OF the
bounty.
Mr.. Harris, captain of the Democratic
cohorts, on the tariff question, declared so
long as his side of the chamber will uphold
him, night sessions will be held regularly
from tomorrow until the final vote was
taken. sit is the beginning of the end,''
said Mr.. Harris, yesterday. when asked
what his announcement meant. "If reason
able progress is made, We can adjourn about
eight or nine. Progress must be made and
progress in this debate shall be made if a
majority on the Democratic side will stand
behind me-
1t is understood the Republicans will not
oppose the tention of the session to some-
thing like eight, but threats are made as
to what course may bepursued if attempts
to urge what Republicans call ''extraodi-
nary measures"
There seems little Glance of final vote
by June Is, at which date the Democrats
said the bill would pas. 1t can be said with
absolute certainty thai the sugar schedule
will not be dropped until the Republicans
have an opportunity 20 discuss the testi-
mony taken by the Investigation committee.
The wool schedule viii afford an opportuni-
ty for a number of speeches by Republicans.
The Senate income tax bill has in it much
of politics that need; to be ventilated.
Maine tensions.
Washington, June 2.-Thesfollowing Maine
pensions have been ganted:
Acknowledgement. Gould, Lexington.
Increase-Noah II. Cook, VeaZie.
Reissue-Thomas f. Parsons, Sagadehoc.
Original, Widows-Iuretta Tucker, Pitts
field.
Will Ger More Money.
Washington, June s.-Second Assistant
Postmaster General J.. Lowrie Bell has
rendered his resignation, to take effect June
3Otb. to accept the position of general traffic
manager of the Genital Railway company of
New Jersey. His resignation is purely
voluntary. In his new position Mr.. Bell
will receive considerable larger salary
than now.
Gold In Hand.
Washington, June 3.-The treasury esti-
mate of gold stocksin the United States
.June l, places it at Si65, 1000, 900. An abstract