The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-06-18
What the Lawmakers Hope
to Do.
The Senate to Finish the Tariff
Bill.
Hatch's Anti-OptiOn Bill to Occupy
the House.
Also the Deficiency appropriations
BiIl-The Statehood of New Mex
leo and Other Bills strug-
Cling for Hearing.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
WASHINGTON, June Ex-senator Harris
said when the senate adjourned yester-
day that the tariff bill would pass the
senate by next Saturday, and when
Senator Aldrich, the leader of the oppo-
sition to the BILL was asked what he
thought of Mr.. Harris prediction, ex-
pressed the opinion that it could not be
entirely realized, but it would come
near it.
81 think" he said, "thst by next
Saturday night we shall be on the fag
end of the BILL"
Both declined to state whether there
had been any negotiations for an agree
ment as to the time for the final vote
between the leaders on the respective
sides of the chamber. 1t is known,
however, that the situation has been
canvaseed more or less in the numerous
conferences which have taken place be-
tween Senators Cockrell, Harris and
Jones on the Democratic side, and Sen
ators Aldrich and Allison on the Repub-
lican. 1t is known that they have not
agreed on time because the difficulty
ON the part of the Republicans of de-
termining what time might be required
for speeches by senators on that side.
They have, however, canvsssed the
question sufficiently to feel assured that
there will be comparatively few more
long speeches.
There are, however. some Republican
senators who do not exactly agree with
the joint prediction of Senators Harris
and Aldrich, and who say that while
they do not consider that the time for
the final passage of the bill is far dis
tant, they think considerable time will
be required for the consideration of the
income tax and fer the votes CT the
various features OF the bill, as we'll as
probably come speeches when the bill
shall be reported from the committee of
the whole. When it ia considered that
it is probable that the income tax can
be disposed of in less than three days at
the most, there 10 also probability that
Mr.. Lodges amendment for retaliating
upon England will be reviewed by the
silver Republicans, which will have the
effect oil at least briefly reopening the sill
yer question in connection with the
tariff.
The only tariff schedules which have
not been disposed of are: Silks, which
hf0 now unu6r COuBlQ6rRtlOA, papers
and sardines. These. with the free list.
the income tax and the administrative
features of the bill, complete the meas
ure. There is very little prospect of
many speeches on silk or paper, but
there are several articles in the schsd-
ule OF sundries and in the free list that
are calculated to bring forth debate.
The wool question will be reviewed
when the free wool item shall be reached
in the free list, and while the contest
will not be so long as 1t was when the
question was taken up on the wool
schedule, it promises to be quite ami
mated for a short time.
1t still seems strongly probable that
the administrative part of the bill will
be Withdrawn and the present admins
trative laws allowed to stand. Senator
Jones said today that he favored this
course for the purpose of expediting the
passage of the bill and his Judgment
will most likely be allowed by his Dem
ocratic colleagues to control their
courses