The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-02-26
Will Be Published, Perhaps
Reported to Senate Today.
REPUBLICANS MAY MAKE DELAY.
Democrats Mean 10 Push the Meas
ure, Beginning Next Monday.
Ing Question Again Democrats DHs-
like to Adopt tie Reed Raies. but
There seems 40 OtAsr Remedy.

NAsHrSsToS CTrY, Feb 25-Is is the
intention Of the finance committee TO re-
ror; the tariff bill TO the senate tomorrow.
unless the Republic ans offar strenuous OBJ
iecsions Ii il expected that VOORHEES,
will give notice thathe will call up the
bill the following Monday and ask that il
be kept before the senate until disposed OF.
IL is part of the programme that the bill
shall be taken up every morning immedi-
ately alter morning business and kept be-
fore the senate 10 ths exclusion OF every
thing else. Ii IS intimated that II there is
any disposition TO proiong debat. a move
will be made for extra hours aud longer
sessions.
The Democratic subcommittee will con-
slider the bill shor, time tomorrow morn
ing before the inil COMMITTEES meets. The
bill. which Was sent to the printer last
night. will be changed IN some particulars
before finally submstted. As IT stands
now there are three propositions which
have not been wholly agreed to, and what
ever is done will necessita.s alteration. A
member of the subcommittee said tonight
that he saw no reason Why it should not
be reported tomorrow, as the full commit
tee would not change single thing, even
10 the dottsug of an Il" or the crossing
of a II :"
The Democrats will offer to allow the
Republicans q week in which to submit
their views, either in the form Of
bill or report. 1t is believed that the Re-
puhlicans will consent TO report upon the
bill tomorrow. and this may interfere with
the Democratic programme and delay re-
porting the bill. The Democratic MEM
bers of the committee do not canceal c
feeling thatthe caucus called tor tomorrow
morning at the same time the committee
meets is antagonistic to some features of
the bill. Ii is said 90 be unlikely that any
members of the finance COMMITTEES will
attend the caucus. 1t is probable that
whether the bill in reported OF not, the
bill - submitted to the committee romor-
row will be made public during the day.
1t is said by member Of the committee
that several important changes have been
made in the bill as it came from the house.
A large number of minor changes have
also been made, including changes from
specific to ad valorem rates.
The battle over the Bland scign-
forage bill wilt 90 merrily on in
the house this week Despite his
many reverses. Bland is as determined
Is ever to aght IL Mt on this line if
il takes all winter. Ii he does not succeed.
however, in few days. not longer. prob
ably the speaker and his associates on the
rules committee will not permit the bill to
longer block the path of business. As the
opponents of the measure have now
adopted an open tiibustering policy, a rule
will be formulated by the committee to-
morrow morning to prevent this and oring
the vote down directly TO b and's motion.
A caucus will be held tomorrow night or
Tuesday to consider the question Of an
amendment To the rules which will either
give the speaker power to count a quorum
or place it in his power to compel members
10 vote, with the alternative of fining.
The outlook for the week is full of con-
tingencies. The struggle over the Bland
bill may DRIFT into a big parliamentary
contest over the change in rules, In which
event there may be some bitter opposition
manifested from the Democratic side, es-
pecially II the proposed rule contem plates
lodging with the speaker power to count a
quorum. Pending the result of the silver
hight the Democratic opponents of the
measure will contest anything designed to
lessen their powers of obstructing the
seignforage bill. Iii the silver bill is gotten
ont of the way before the end of the week
the contested election cases and appro-
priation bills will follow.
In the senate this week the bill to pro-
vide new government printing building,
the bill to rearrange the Florida judicial
districts, the Hawaiian question and
Stewards bond resolution remain to be
disposed of 1t is probable that the re-
port OF the committee on foreign relations,
10 be made Monday, concerning the diplo-
matte relations between The United States
and Hawaii, under Morgan's resolution.
will cause more or less debate. II bids
fair TO be busy week and one of varied
interest. whether the tariff bill is reported