The Globe-republican., 1894-05-11
FORECAST.
What Congress May Do the Pres
ent Week.
Compromise Amendments to the Tariff
Bul-Changes In the sugar and Other
Schedules Programme in
the House.
Congressional Horoscope

the House.
Congressional Horoscope.
WASHINGTON. May THE week will
In all probability witness some inter
esting developments in the tariff dis
cussion. The armistice arranged on
Friday will end tomorrow, if not con-
tinued by agreement. and the debate,
which was interrupted on Friday in
the midst of one of MIR Quay's SEN
fences, to allow the democrats to ar
range their compromise, will be re-
sumed if the compromise shall prove to
have progressed so far as to admit of
the introduction of the amendments
proposed.
If the latest plans do not fail the
amendments will be introduced in the
senate to-day. The senators who are
engaged in formulating them were at
work upon them all day yesterday.
Notwithstanding it was Sunday. There
will be few startling changes, but a
great many of them. Indeed it is
known the amendments. when incor-
porated in the bill, will show as many,
ii not more. alterations than were made
in the house bill by the finance COM
mittee, when reported to the senate
The amendments will be found most
numerous on the chemical. iron and
steel. agricultural and sugar schedules,
but they will affect the entire bill, in
GLIDING woolens cotton goods. metals
and many other articles. In almost
every instance where there have been
changes increases have been made, and
there has been a general slaughtering
of the ad valorem for specifics The
sugar schedules are totally changed
interesting Transformation if reports
be correct
1t is understood if when the compro-
mise bill is once before the senate the
repu blicans do not show a disposition to
discuss its merits upon lines laid down
by the democratic managers, they will
make an effort to expedite business by
frightening the hours of the daily ses-
sions and by curtailing the liberties of
debate now enjoyed. This policy was
CURLY intimated in the reply made by
Senator Harris to an inquiry as to
whether the present hours would be
observed after Tuesday. YES" he re-
piled, until we move for longer"
The republicans will resist an effort of
some unwritten speeches may be ex-
pected. The only set speech so far an
for the week is one by Senator
Hoar on Tuesday.
The coming week in the house prom
Uses to give opportunity for another eff
fort to admit New Mexico to statehood,
for a SHARP contest over purchasing a
new site for the government printing
office, and then for consideration of
the remaining appropriation bills on
the calendar-naval. Indian and agri-
cultural To-day, being individual
day, permits bills to be
called mp out of their order. The friends
of the New Mexico bill have long
awaited this opportunity. as the new
quorum rules gives them hope of
passing the bill. The contest has as
sumed a party aspect, as Delegate Jo-
seph. of New Mexico, and others inter-
ested in the measure regard the pros
pective state as surely democratic.
They may be Offset somewhat bv an
effort to admit Oklahoma. which is re-
garded as prospective republican
state.
Representative Bankhead, chairman
Of the committee on public buildings
and grounds, has been promised to-day
for the government printing bill The
present office is in such ricketv and
dangerous condition that speedy re-
moval is imperative.
1t is expected the naval appropria-
ton bill will be reached on Wednesday,
and Chairman Cummings of the naval
thinks one day will be suf-
icient for the consideration and pas
sage of the measure. There is the
however, that an animated
may arise over recent ma
7al armor plate frauds The committee
will not provoke the contest as these
frauds have already induced the COM
nittee to cut the appropriation for
irmOr plates. There are members out
side the committee. however, who |
would like to ventilate the whole sub
ect on the floor of the house.
The Indian appropriation bill will |
the latter part of the week. |
Chairman Holman, who reported it. |
las inaugurated several features of !
economy which reduces the total of the !
dill about 81, 600. 600 below the totals of |
previous years. This promises to bring /
'ut sharp comment Representative |
Wilson, of Washington state, is pre-
pared to maint., in that economy should
lot be carried to the extent of Grip
bling the Indian service. Mr.. Wilson
avs the discussion of the bill will be
10 thorough that it cannot be passed
within a week.
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