The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-06-04
TO PRESS TOWARD THE GOAL.

WASHINGTON. June 8. - The sugar
schedule Will again this week be- the cen
trail point around which the proceedings
in the Senate will revolve. Among
numerous Senators who were asked for
their opinions as to when the debate on
this schedule would cease not one would
attempt to fix a definite time. The discus
sion has already proceeded for three days,
which is the utmost lime that Democratic
Senators would admit before the debate
was begun, would be necessary TO allow
to II.
Some think it will be possible to reach
verdict Monday or Tuesday, while others
assert that there are contingencies which
may postpone the disposition OF the sched-
ule until the latter part Of the week.
Among other lines Of policy which have
been conversed among the opponents OF
the bill is that of allowing the sugar
schedule TO be accepted Is amended by the
Committee on Finance without taking any
vote on the schedule in the committee Of
the whole, the object being that the Oppo-
nents of the bin shall not be allowed TO
show their hands at this time, and es-
pecially that they may refrain from ex-
hibitiug their supposed strength among
Democratic and Populist Senators.
Senator Harris adneres TO his deter
mination 10 ask the Senate to prolong its
daily sessions into the evening. Some of
the Republican Senators have taken his
notice to mean that he will ask the Sen ate
to sit Monday until the sugar schedule
shall be disposed Of; but conversation
with him and other Democratic Senators
indicates that his purpose is hardly so
definite, but that the intention is to press
as near the goal as it may be possible
to DO.
I'VE want to-" said Senator Jones, "see
that the Senate does a good days WORK
each day, and if il should be apparent
that there has been no effort to secure de-
lay for delays sake we should not pro bly,
ask for very extended hours. but If the
proceedings should indicate that long
speeches are TO continue we should prob
ably ask the Senate to set we'll into the
night"
The Republicans will resist the effort to
extend the sessions beyond o'clock to
the extent of at least demanding that a
quorum be maintained, and some of them
Will decline TO assist in making a quorum.
The Democrats appreciate the difficulty,
anu Will uldho al GllOIb u nave dS uodL q
Quorum of Democrats as possible to meet
this emergency. They have the pledges
of more than fifty Senators, including most
of the Populists and some of the Repue
licans. that they will remain to help make
q quorum as long as may be required.
Senator Harris said that when the night
sessions were once begun they would be
continued until the bill should be finally
disposed Of 10 the meantime they will
MAINTAIN their efforts to get the Repub-
Iicans to agree to fix a day for the fina
vote.
The OUTLOOK for the week in the House
of Representatives is so much in doub
that a Democratic caucus may be neces
sary to agree on a plan of action. The
State bank question has been debated
until the leaders are anxious for vote
But the debate has shown the State banl
men that they are liable to be defeated by
inability TO agree on any one of the MANI
questions discussed. AS the State banI
principle was incorporated in the Demo
cratic national platform the leaders ar
loath to see the bill defeated, so that a eau
Gus tomorrow or next day may be called
for the purpose Of formulating a part.
measure which will command united sup
port. 1t is probable that the final vote oil
the bill will be taken early in the week
unless the whole question is allowed to 2
over until a caucus of the committee ca
frame a satisfactory bill.
The Rules Committee is considering III
ACCESSIBILITY of giving one day to Repre-
sentative Cooper's bill for subiectin
green back ard Sherman notes to State an
local taxation. Chairman Holman of tn
Indian Committee is pressing with th
Indian appropriation bill. and its consid
GRAFTON will come Immediately after tn
State bank debate, unless Cooper secure
an intervening day The Indian bill wi
he warmly discussed, as there is a disposi
ton to question the wisdom of many O
Mr.. Holman's reductions. The debate i
expected to last q week