The Daily Texarkanian., 1894-05-21
SENATE SESSIONS EXTENDED,
One Means By Which Tariff Discus
sion Will Be Brought
to an End

- - e~NAehNCA 1AtAA 40 ANGOlultOlls
providing that the Senate, begin
ming with today, shall meet at 10
o'clock am, each day, instead of
IL o'clock, heretofore, thus increas.
ing by one hour, the time devoted,
each day, to consideration of the
tariff bill.
In discussion of his resolution,
its probable effect in fastening final
action by the Senate, on the tariff
Mr.. Harris said: | believe that we
will get along very nicely this way
and that we will make good progress
If we do not get on as speedily as we
hope, we will be compelled to pro-
long the session still more by re-
naming here until I o'clock and
eventually even later than that.
1--WE are now on the home stretch.
This is absolutely certain. If the
Republicans ever sincerely enter
tanned the absurd idea they could
defeat a Democratic tariff measure,
| think the notion is now entirely
dispelled. l shall not venture to
predict its precise shape when it
leaves the Senate, but you may as
sure the people that how
ever misshapen it may look at pres
ent the bill will be sent back to the
house in such form as will cause no
delay in its journey to the confer
ence committee, where, l am as
sured without particularizing,
many restorations will be made to
the original bill that were impossi-
Bile to accomplish in the Senate if it
remained there all summer. I am
very hopeful that the bill will be-
come law by the lst of July"
Representative McMillin of Ten
who stood second upon the
house ways and means committee
and was chairman of the subcom-
mittee which gave hearings during
the preparation of the Wilson bill,
is most sanguine, and says: Tariff
reform will be fact in sixty days.
All we desire is to get that bill back
to the house and into conference,
and so far the sugar and other mi
nor difficulties and the wishes of
Messrs. Caffery, Blanchard, Hill ct
al are concerned, / have no fears
for satisfactory and speedy results.
| am not a bit uneasy. l have
great confidence in the conferees,
who will do their work we'll The
bill which shall finally pass will be
in such shape as will be most salts
factory to the people of the coun-
try, nine-tenths of whom have been
demanding what they will get-sub-
stantial tariff reform. They will
get it, too, despite the organized
of the protective barons.
| neveryet saw measure fail of
such vast Importance to the people,
who, though they may be for
long time thwarted in their wishes
and demands, are never beaten
when they start out on great re-
form"
Says Representative Josiah Pat
terson; "The delay in the Senate
is exasperating, but | have never
doubted the passage of a tariff bill.
l do not expect the passage OF such
a bill as I wish, but it will be sub
stantial measure. Notwithstand-
ing the assaults of enemies and the
criticisms of impatient and disap-
pointed friends, it is still the
most substantial measure that has
been advanced by the Democratic
party in thirty years. With all its
infrmities, it is in my judgment,
long stride in advance of the Mills
bill, and l believe and predict it will
pass the Senate before the first day
of July, and probably sooner"
Representative McRae Of Arkan-
sas sryss II regret the delay in the
Senate, and I would be glad to see
the rules of that body changed so
as to force a vote on the bill. /
very much prefer the bill as it pass
ed the House, but think it impor-
tant that the Senate should do
what it intends to do as soon as
possible, so that the points of differ
ence may be sent to conference
committee. have faith in the
Democratic members of the Senate
finance committee, and believe that
in the end the country will get a
good tariff reform bill, without any
sugar bounty, and with an income
tax. confidently believe the bill
will become law before the end of
the present fiscal year."