The record-union., 1894-05-28
PROGRAMME In CONGRESS.
Interest in the Senate Centered on
the Sugar Question.
STATE BANK TAX THE LEADING
SUBJECT IN THE HOUSE.
The Depleted Condition of the Treas
ury the Source of Considerable
Anxiety Among Treasury Of1icials-
The Deficit at the Close of the FIs-
cal Year Ending June Both VIII
Approximate seventy-Five Million
Dollars.
Special to the REcoRD-US1oS.

Special to the REcoRD-UNIoS.
WASHINGTON. May 27.-The only thing
of interest in the Senate centers in the
prospective contest in the sugar trust,
which will be reached about Tuesday.
The consideration of the metal schedule
having been concluded Saturday, the
wood schedule is the only one now. stand
ing before sugar. The principal debate
on the wood schedule will be on the SUBJ
ject of lumber. which. having been put
on the free list, will arouse such a great
discussion that it will be impossible to
dispose Of the entire wood schedule on
| Monday.
1t is also possible that the special COM
mittee which is investigating the alleged
operations of the sugar trust in connec-
ton with legislation may claim the atten-
ton of the Senate for Il portion of the
week. 1t is quite probable that the COM
mittee will report the refusal of the news
paper witnesses to testify in response OF
certain questions put by the committee.
and ask for instructions from the Senate.
In the event that this report should be
made on Monday, as is possible, the re-
port would live over for day and would
probably lead to some debate. The ques-
tions that such report would raise are OF
character to make a foundation for a
very animated, and even prolonged,
controvei sy; but, as the Democratic Sem
ators are anxious that the whole debate
shall be subjected to as little delay as
possible, and the Republican Senators
profess not to be desirous OF retarding
progress, the question, If precipitated,
may not receive the attention that it
would under other circumstances.
| There is bare possibility of adjourn
| ing over for Decoration Day. The Re-
| publican opponents of the bill will prob
| ably suggest this adjournment, but the
/ Democrats have not yet decided whether
/ they will agree to the proposition.
/ Senator Jones expressed the opinion
! to-day that the sugar schedule could be
! disposed of i'll two days, but their oDpO-
nents do not think II can be gotten out OF
| the way in such q short time 1t is very
evident that the debate over this schedule
will be increased in a large measure. as a
test of strength in the respective sides is
looked for. The Republicans 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 that
some of them are willing now that the
bill should be disposed OF as soon as pos
sible, consistent with due attention to the
uies not yet considered.
Alter the sugar debate there possibly
will be no long speeches, unless they be
made on the income tax. The Republi-
cans will probably not make their strong
est effort in connection with the sugar
schedule to have the bounty of the pres
| ent law retained.
| Senator Walsh will make his maiden
speech in the Senate tomorrow, which
will be on the tariff. Pettigrew will also
speak at some length on Monday.
| The coming week in the House will be
much broken up by special orders, and
an adjournment over Decoration Day.
! The State bank tax debate will have the
right of way, but it can have but three
days at the best. The bank question will
get a day on Thursday, to be displaced,
| however, on Friday by private bills. The
hopes of the State bank men are to close
the debate, and, if possible, get vote be-
fore the week closes. The anti-option
bill and the Indian appropriation bill are
not pressin.: for consideration, and one of
these will be laid aside. 1t is hardly ex-
pected, however. that either OF them can
| be reached during the coming week.