Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-31
,rmation, address
n. C. ORR.


I Geu'l Passenger AgePion may claim the at
--one senate for portion of
eek. 1t is quite probable the COM
,een zee will report the refusal of the
newspaper witnesses to testify in re-
Spouse to certain questions put by the
committee, and ask for instructions
from the senate. In the event this re-
port should be made to-day. as is
probable, the report would lie over
for day, and would probably lead to
some debate. The questions that such
a report would raise are of character
to make foundation for very ami
mated and even a prolonged contro-
versy, but as the dem ocratic senators
/ are anxious the whole debate should
! be subjected to as little delay as posi-
BILE, and the republican senator's pro-
t fess not to be DESTROYS of retarding
| progress, the question, if precipitated,
may not receive the attention that it
would under other circumstances.
/ There is also possibility of adjourn
I ing over for Decoration day. The re-
publican opponents of the bill will
probably suggest this adjournment,
! but the democrats have not yet decided
whether they will agree to the propo
sition.
Senator Jones expressed thS opinion
/ that the sugar schedule could be dis,
posed of in two days. but their oppo-
nents do not think it can be gotten out
of the way in so short a time. as SEN
ators on both sides of the chamber are
looking forward to the vote on sugar
with an interest that amounts almost
l to anxiety 1t is very evident the result
/ of the contest over this schedule will
] 1.s 1-,-r =,
test of the strength of the respective
sides of the bill as a whole. If the COM
n;ttee amendments should be accepted
the democrats expect to have smooth
sailing on other parts of the bill until
the income tax shall be reached, and
even hopeful that with sugar disposed
of they will be able to get the Oppon-
ents of the bill to name a day for TAX
ing a vote on the passage of the bill.
I The republican leaders say, however,
the bill is one which from its nature re-
quires to be discussed by schedules,
and that it would be difficult for this
reason to agree on day for vote, and
be sure the consideration of the sched-
ules would be completed by the time
agreed upon. They say, however, they
will be willing to confer with the dee
ocrats upon this proposition after the
vote on sugar shall have been taken.
They claim now, as they have claimed
from the beginning, that they are not
disposed to resort to any tactics for the
delay of the bill, and most of them
seem really willing that the bill should
be disposed of as soon as possible con
sistent with due attention to the
various interests affected by the various
schedules not yet considered.
After the sugar debate there prob
ably will be, no long speeches, unless
they be made Oh the income tax. The
republicans probably will make their
strongest effort in connection with the
sugar schedule to have the bounty Oh
the present law retained
The coming week in the house will
be much broken up by special orders
and adjournment 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. To-day
is District of Columbia day, and the
state bank men have consented not to
infringe on this day.
The bank bill will be taken up again
tomorrow, when representative John
son will make the opening republican
speech in opposition to state banks and
representative Cox will open for un-
conditional repeal of the state bank
tax. Representatives Warner, of New
York; Walker. of Massachusetts,; Ray
ner. of Maryland, and Harter, of Ohio
are also down for speeches, some OF
which will go over on account of Dec
Grafton day The bank question will
get another day on Thursday, to be
displaced. however, on Friday by pri
vate bills. The hopes of the state bank
men are to close the debate and if pos
sibie get vote before the week closes
The anti-Option bill and the Indian
appropriation bill are pressing for con,
sideration, and one or the other OF
these will follow the state bank bill
1t is hardly expected. however, that
either of them can. be reached during
the coming week