Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-05-28
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WASHINGTON. May 27-The ninth week
of the debate on the tariff bill will begin to-
morrow. Before the week 10 we'll under
way, discussion will have begun on the
sugar schedule, which will be made the
occasion for violent attacks on the Republi-
can side of the Chamber. The Democrats,
among them Mr.. Brice, express the belief
that at the most three or four days will be
consumed in the discussion of this sched-
nile. Republican leaders assert that the end
of next week will find the Senate still talk
ing about sugar. Some Republicans say it
would be improper for the Senate to dis
pose of part of the bin before the investi-
eating committee has made its report on the
alleged doings of the Sugar Trust In con-
nection with the formation of the sched, l.,
The work of the week will begin with
speech BY Senator Walsh OF Georgia. At
that the wood schedule will be taken up
and the tacit agreement on both sides OF the
chamber being that this be di'poted OF in
the same day, although speeches against
free lumber may fun over short time into
Tuesday.
Thesdsy the investigating committee may
submit partial report to the Senate on u
refusal of the newspaper men to give their
sou :ces of information upon which their
sugar stories were based and ask the Ser
al for instructions as to what steps it shall
take in the further prose cution of the inves-
tigation.
In accordance with custom the Senate
will probably adjourn over Wednesday,
Decoration day. The debate on sugar may
begin in earnest, Thursday morning. Sen
ator IIill, it is understood, will, at some
stage of the proceeding, move to put all
sugars on the free list.
The Republicans will hold q caucus about
the middle of the week for the purpose of
mapping out some plan of campaign on the
sugar question. The Republican, are not
without hope that they can put sugar on the
free list, for they claim if they give the
proposition solid support, they can get
votes enough and to spare from the other side
of the chamber to act in concord with them.
This 10 the critical vote that the managers
of the bill on the Democratic side of the
chamber fear. 1t il supposed that the
Louisiana senators would not vote for Dill
with free sugar clause in it.
What with the District Of Columbia day
Monday, private bill day friday, the
further consideration Of the bill to repeal
the state bank tax law, the week will be
we'll nigh exhausted in the House. lndica-
tions at adjournment, Saturday, were that
two or three days at least would be required
to accommodate all who expressed their in
tention of speaking upon the pending meas
ure. The chief speech in favor OF the re-
peal of the law is expected from Cox, who
introduced an amendment to that end.
Walker and other members of the banking
and currency, committee are on the list of
speakers.
When the 10 per cent. tax bill is dis
posed of, Hatch will ask the House to de-
vote few days to the consideration of his
anti-option bill. In this he will meet the
opposition of Holman who believes the COM
mittee on Indian affairs, of which he is
chairman, ought not to longer postpone the
consideration of the Indian appropriation
bill. If all the opponents of the anti-option
bill unite, it is believed the measure must
give way to the appropriation bill.