The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-03-26
THE WEEK IN CONGRESS
Republicans to Make a Long Fight
Against the Tariff Bill.
IT MAY BE PASSED BY JUNE l.
This Is the Belief of the Democratic
Members of the Senate Finance Com
mIitee-House Republicans VIII Fill
buatcr on Contested Election Cases.

Ahis is 'he beiiet OF the Democrnuo
Members of the Senate Finance Com
mlitee-Houss Republicans VIII Fill
buatcr on Contested Election Cases.
WASHINGTON, March 26.-The probabil-
ities are that the week in the senate will
be given up largely to matters of minor
Importance. The McGarrahan bill is on
the calendar as unfinished business, and
will have the right of way after 2 o'clock
today. There will be an effort to dispose
of this bill before the close Of the week,
and Senator Ilansbrough has given notice
that he will again call up the Russian
thistle bill Immediately after the disposal
of the McGarrahan bill. The Notifications
appropriation bill is now on the calendar,
and in position to be taken up for action
at any time. Senator Turpie has evlnced
a desire to have his resolution concerning
the annexation OF Hawaii voted upon be-
fore tho tariff bill is taken up, but it is
doubtful in the face of Senator Dolph's
opposition whether this can be done.
Inquiry among Republican senators as
to the policy they will pursue with refer
ence to the tariff bill when it shall reach
the senate develops the fact that they are
us yet undecided as to whether they will
move to recommit the bill upon the COM
mencement of the debate Monday week.
This was their first plan, but there are in
dications that they have reconsidcrcd this
determination, at least not at the begin
ming of the debate.
There is no indication, however, that
they have abated their purpose Of contend
ing for every point of advantage, and fore
ing, If possible, full debate on every prop
osition contained in tho bill. They expect
the general debate TO continue forat least
a month, and hope to have every schedule
discussed paragraph by paragraph after
wards. Some of them intimate that they
consider 1t may be possible by this course
to delay action so as to render it impossi-
BILE to pass upon the bill during the pres
ent session.
The purpose OF the Democrats is to per-
init the Republicans TO do the greater part
of the talking. There will be compare
lively few general speeches upon the bill
on the Democratic side of the chamber if
the members of the finance committee can
control the matter. After there shall have
been sufficient time for legitimate debate
the members of the finance committee will
probably ask for continuous sessions The
Democratic members of the finance COM
mittee think the bill can be disposed of by
the lst of June.
The house will devote the week to the
COnleSleU elttllUH CuSts. lOuHy Is DlS-
trict of Columbia day, and the time is be-
ing devoted to the consideration of bills
reported from the District of Columbia
committee, after which the postoflice ap-
preparation bill, which was under discus
sion when the house adjourned on Sstur-
day, will be called up and disposed of.
According to the arrangement made on
Friday the O'Neill-Joy contested election
case will be called up tomorrow. Inas-
much as the Republicans are already com
mitted to the policy of llibusterng against
the election cases they will consume tho
entire week. The Republicans will de-
mand the presence of Democratic quo
rum at every stage in the parliamentary
proceedings Every means known TO par
liamentary law will be used to prevent
the seating of O'Neill and English, the
Democratic contestants from the Eleventh
Missouri md Fifth California districts,
respectively, Should the cases by any
chance be disposed of before the end Of
the week the house will resume the CON
sideration Of the appropriation bills, the
army appropriation bill being next in
order. These routine matters will prob
ably occupy the attention of the house
until the tariff bill returns from the SEN
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