The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-04-24
LONG SESSIONS.
De mocrats Are Anxious to
Dispose Of the Tariff Bill.

wAsHINGToN. April o4--The conference
began last week of Democratic senators
on the tariff was continued In the room
Of the sonata committee on appropria-
tions yesterday. They decided among
other things TO summon absent Demo-
cratic senator's so az to have them here by
tomorrow, when the bill is to be taken up
by paragraphs 10 support the finance
committee In any effort it may make To
crowd the bill toward it's passage.
They agreed to begin this work by try
ing to get an extension of the daily hours
for debate, and authorized Senator Harris
60 ask tomorrow for the continuation
OF debate until o'clock each day, instead
OF o'clock, the hour of closing under the
present agreement. There il no room for
doubt that the conference also considered
the advisability Of amending the bill so
as to make il acceptable to Democratic
senators who now find the bill distasteful
20 them, but the senators who were in
the conference were very reticent on the
point.
There was abundant confirmation, how
ever, of the report heretofore sent out
that the Democratic members OF the
finance committee are considering the
advisability of revising the bill in various
particulars, and have called other Demo-
cratic senator's into consultation with
them.
The Income Tax Muddie.
1t is understood that one OF the de-
mands which the malcontents will make
will be the dropping of the income tax,
but the friends of the bill say that while
some change may be made in this feature
nf ~. A.. 10 .t ka
any circumstances
Senators Voorhees,, Cockrell and Jones
agreed when spoken to upon this question
that the income tax would go through IL
the bill itself should pass. Senator Voor-
hees declared Ii was the strongest feature
of the bill There is strong probability,
however, that this feature of the measure
will be amended, and it certainly will be
If amendments can be made which Will
secure the support Of Senators Hill.
Murphy and Brice.
A leading Democratic senator, who Is
a supporter of the bill as il now stands,
said that he would be willing to lower
the limit on incomes TO be taxed to $1,000
or 5000. and possibly to lower the taxa
tion to ! or l-2 per cent. When Senator
Smith was asked il he would accept a
compromise on this basis, he said he was
not talking compromise at all.
No Hearing For Coxey's Army.
An effort was made yesterday by Mr..
PETER to get before the senate again his
resolution for a select committee to give
hearings TO the Coxey army. He made a
motion to take it up; but on the yeas and
nays only IL senator's voted for it, includ-
ing Senator Hawley, who probably de-
sired to give Mr.. Allen an opportunity of
replying TO his remarks, and 20 against it.
Senator Washburn of Minnesota con-
sumed almost the entire afternoon argu-
Ing against the tariff bill, which was
mainly protest against the abrogation
OF the reciprocity clause of the Mckinley
law He expressed the belief that the
Wilson bill, in some form, would be
enacted into law.
In the few moments that remained be-
tween the time Senator Washburn con-
Sluded his speech and the hour of
o'clock, Senator Dolph gave an INSTALL
ment of his speech.
District of Columbia Day.
The house devoted the entire day to
business from the committee on the
District of Columbia. Two bills of more
or less imports snce were acted upon. The
first. which was passed, was n bill ex-
tendingthe time allowed the Metropolitan
Street Railroad company OF this city to
change its motive power. The other bill
was one TO permit bookmaking at the
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