Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-05-28
STATE BANK. TAX
Will Be The Principal Sub.
jeCt This Week.
THE VOTE ON SUGAR
Regarded as a Test OF Strength on the
Bill as a Whole.

WAsHINGToN. May % The week In the
house will be much broken by special
orders and adjournment over Decoration
Day.
The state bank debate has the right Of
way, but u can get but three days in the
week at the best Today Is District OF
Columbia Day, aud the state bank men
consented not 20 infringe on IL. The bank
bill will be taken up tomorrow, when
Representative johnson will make the
opening Republican speech in opposition
10 state banks, and Representative Cox
will open for unconditional repeal OF the
state bank TAX. Representatives Warner
IN. " Walker tMass) Rayner (Md.),
aud Harter (Ohivl are also down for
speeches, some oi which will go over on
account OF Decoration Day.
The bank question will get another day
on Thursday 10 be displaced on Friday
by private bills. The hopes OF the state
bank men are TO cl use the debate, and II
possible get "a vote before the week closcA
The anti-Option bill and the Indian aES
preparation bin are pressing for consider
alton, aud one or the other Of these will
follow the state bank bill. 1t In hardly
expected, however, that either OF them
Gun DS Ithtnth the week.
The senate Forecast.
The main interest Ia the proceedings Of
the senate this week centers In the pros
pectiye contest over the sugar schedule;
which will probably be reached to-
morrow.
The consideration Of the metal-schedule
having been concluded Saturday, the
wood schedule is the only one standing
before sugar. The principal debate ON
the wood schedule will be on the subject
OF lumber, which, having been put on the
free list when 50 many other articles Of
raw material are made dutiable, will
arouse an animated discussion.
IT is possible that the special committee
which is investigating the alleged opera
tions Of the Sugar trust in connection
with Legislation, may claim the attention
OF the senate for portion of the week.
There Is also IA possibility Of adjourning
over for Decoration Day. The Repu blican
opponents Of the bill will probably sug-
Rest this adjournment, but the Demo
Gratis have not yet decided whether they
Will agree to the proposition
Senator Jones has expressed the opinion
that the sugar ghedule could be disposed
Of ia two days, but their opponents do not
luluh IL Cah bt gotten out Oh tue way In
30 short time. Senators on both sides
Uf the cham Der are looking forward to the
vote on sugar with an interest that
amounts almost to anxiety.
what Republican Leaders Say.
1t Is evident that the result of the con-
test over this schedule will be regarded
In large measure as test Of the
strength OF the respective sides on the
bill AS "a whole. IL the committee amend
ments should be accepted, the Demo rats
expect to have smooth sailing on other
portions Of the ill until the income tax
shall be reached, aud are even hopeful
that, with sugar disposed of, they will be
able 10 get the opponents OF the bill TO
name day for taking the vote on the
passage of the bill.
The Republican leaders say, however,
that the bill is one which, from its nature,
requires to he discussed by schedules,
and that it would be difficult for this
reason To agree upon day for the vote
and be sure tnHt the consideration Of the
schedules would be completed by the
time agreed upon.
After the sugar debate there probab bly,
will De no long speeches unless they be