The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-23

THE END is VERY FAR AWAY.
In the House Appropriation Biiis VIII
Consume tho Time-The Popuiisrs
May create . Diversion by Cham
pioning Gen. Coxey.

WssHIsGros cirr. April 22.-The pros
pect is that the tariff debate IN the senate
will continue this week much on the same
lines that have been observed since the
agreement for the regulation of the hours
of debate was entered into, notw ishstand-
ing the arrangement that the reading of
the bill by paragraphs shall be begun on
"Wednesday al O'Clock The Republican
senator's are counting upon the continu-
ance OF this programme for at least an
other week. and expect 10 go on with their
general speeches jnst as they have
been for the past three weeks.
General debate" said Mr.. Aldrich
in discussing the outlook, Twill
conclude Tuesday at S O'Clock, and will
be resumed Wednesday at i O'Clock" Mr..
Aidrich is among those who have not We.
spoken on the general features of the BILL
and he will not have time To ge. in before
the reading of the bill is begun He will
probably speak on "Wednesday or Thurs
day, though probably not until the begin
ming OF next week Beside replying 10
Mr.. Mills. he will devote himself espe-
oialiy 10 the revenue features of the
pending bill. The speeches announced
for the week are those OF Washburn on
Monday. Mills and Palmer on Tues
day, Higgins on Wednesday. and
Cuilom on Thursday and Friday.
Other speeches among them one by Mr..
Lindsay, of Kentucky, may be made on
any of these days. If no one else should
be prepared at any time. Mr.. Quay will
continue the speech of which he has al
ready delivered several installments 1t
is understood he has not exhausted more
than one-half Of the material he has col
lected on the various features of the bill.
and That when his speech is finally con-
Guided and prin nted il will make large book
on the tariff. Mr.. Doipa may also at any
time conclude his unfinished speech. Mr..
Mills is expected TO reply in a general way
for the members of the finance committee
TO the attacks which have been made upon
the bin. and his speech will be about three
hours in length. Mr.. Higgins will discuss
the Hawaiian question. basing his speech
uron the provision contained In the first
report of the senate bill for notification of
the reciprocity treaty with the islands. and
will advocate their annexation to the
United States
The Republican senators will make
manifest their disposition to contest every
inch of ground at the very beginning of
the discussion of the paragraphs as such
ON Wednesday by attempting TO have the
provision OF tho first paragraph. that the
tariff shall go into effect on June 80.
changed. They will contend that the Gus
tom has always been TO give at least
SIX months notice in making q change
of the tariff laws. They also say there
are other questions in this paragraph
which will need careful consideration.
and number Of senators say the chemical
paragraph, the first one in the pill, will not
be reached until next week. Mr. Harris.
upon being asked. said that no agreement
had been reached for continuance of the
present agreement as TO hours for debate.
and he was not prepared TO say what would
be done in this respect when that stage
OF consideration of the bill should be
reached. 1T will depend on circum-
stances" he said. "whether we shall go on
as at present. We possibly may during
this week. but l should say not longer.
We have already had the bill under con-
sideration for three weeks. and its oppo-
nents have consumed the greater part of
the time. They certainly should have
had opportunity to exhaust their long
speeches. and ii disposition should
be shown 10 continue to make them
| shall ask for an extension of the
daily time for debate We shall
come to that soon if it becomes apparent
that those who are unfriendiy to the bill
mean 10 adopt dilatory tactics. think
We shall begin by meeting earlier, and If
that change does not suffice to exact suffi-
haft
the hours into the night and then will be-
gin contest which must either exhaust
the senators or exhaust debate or result In
nnal action on the bill.
Appropriation bills will continue to oc-
cupy the attention of the house during
the coming week, after which. under the
rules, time will he devoted to considera-
ton OF business reported from the District
OF tolum hia committee. On Tuesday the
diplomatic and consular bill, which con-
sumed the major portion of last week, will
probably be finished. and on Wednesday
the appropriation bill. consideration
OF which was interrupted by the de-
partuFe of Chairman Henderson, of
the pos;offce committee, as one of the
committee 10 attend tue funeral OF the late
Senator Vance, will be resumed. The
ouiE item IN THIS OH una posed OF - that
Providing subsidy for the fast Southern
NAL. As q strong tght IS being made 20
cut I'll this appropriation. 1t may require
two days TO get /; out OF the wav. The
general impression seems 10 be ,nat the
adversAries OF this appropriation Will not
he able 10 defeat il, as II has earnest
champions not only in the South.
but IN the North and West.
Business Is so far advanced in the
house that no attempt will probably
lie made 20 deprive the committee on
claims OF Friday, the day set apart under
ire rules for the consideration Of bills on
the private calendar. Alter she postoffice
b..i Is completed the army bill will bs
taken az. and should IL be com r!eted, the
river aai haroor Dill viii fo.iog. There IS
isttte chance. however. tha; the latter bll.
~lI I've reached this week.
The only possibility Of varying the
mouotony OF hts programme Is the pre-
C.pliatIon of A debate on s0me resolution
IA connection With Coxey's army OF the
Common xeal The PopulIsts in the house.
: n the senate have come 20 the 'front.' as
aIvocases of fair play for iae Iuaustrials.
au1 they may spring some resolution
bearing on the subject which soaId thrcw
4 open Tor discussion