The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-04-23
TALKING IT TO DEATH,
Republican Tactics in the Senate Worry
the Tariff Bill Supporters.

Republican Tactics in the Senate Worry
the Tariff Bill Supporters.
Washington, April 22.-Tomorrow
ushers In the fo urth week of the debate
in the Senate.on the tariff bill. The ar
rangement under which the bill is being
considered in general debate from un-
til 5 in the afternoon is to end with the
speech of Mr.. Mills of Texas on Tuesday
next. although on the day following the
bill will be technically up for consider
alton by paragraphs. The field of debate
will thus actually be broadened and OPP
portunity for consumption of time ne en-
hanced. The impossibiiGy of foreseelng
lust where this discussion will lead is
causing the managers of tho bill much
worry. The attitude of the Repu b1cans
during the past week made conspicu-
GUS the fact that the minority consider
any means justifable to prevent final
action on the tariff measure. Mr.. Quay
started in with a speech made up large
ly of census statistics and devoted to
iron and the allied Industries of his state.
When Saturday night came, Mr.. quay
had not finished telling how unjust the
bill would be to the industries of Penn
sylyania, nor had he ceased to quote
from his apparently inexhaustible sup
ply of figures. Mr.. Quay readily yielded
to any Senator who wanted to make a
speech, and permitted any one to insert
in the body of his speech such remarks"
as the interrupting member saw fit to
make. Meanwhile, Mr.. Quay yielded to
Mr.. Dolph, and that Senator started in
with speech which would now fill
MANY clumnsof of the Record, but never
theless, is said to be only just begun.
Mr.. DoIph himself assured the Senate
Yesterday that he would submit the re-
mainder of his remarks in serial form
whenever the Senate would hear them.
He yielded to Interruptions and permit
ted others 10 make speeches in his time.
The present tariff situation i'll tn .
Senate calls to mind the many long
speeches made during the silver fight.
That the Democrats appreciate what is
brewing is manifest from the ..amend-
ment offered to the rules by Mr.. Gray
Dem OcraG, Z Iludy WulCu proVlueS 9ua
"no senator shall read speech or
read from any book or paper except to
quote an authority or illustrate point
or argument..he is making, without un-
apimous consentn This is aimed at Mr..
Quay's census figures, the numerous
citations fund in Mr.. Dolph's speech
form the messages of President Ha-rl-
son and at such future quotations, in ex-
tense, as the Repu bican Senators are be-
lieyd to have in store. The Republicans
are not fearful of Mr.. Gray's proposed
amendment. 1t has gone to the commit
tee on rules, where probably it will
slumber until the next recess of Con-
gress. -,
The week will be opened with speech
by Mr.. Washburn of Minnesota, who will
devote himself mainly to the consider
ation of the reciprocal relations of this
country growing out of the Mckinley
act and the evil effects he thinks will
follow the abandonment of that policy.
| Mr.. Washburn's prepared remarks are
said to be of exceeding lengh, and will
occupy all of Monday. He will be fol-
lowed Tuesday by Mr.. Palmer, Demo-
GRAFT, of Illinois, and later in the after
noon Mr.. Mills will present the Demo-
raj debate. Another arraignment of the
administration Hawaiian policy Will
he heard Wednesday, when6Mr. Higgins
of Delaware will take the floor. To Mr..
Higgins the Republicans have left the
discussion of our relations with Hawaii
AS far as they are affected by the Wilson
bill. Proba bly, Mr.. Cullom of Illinois
will during the week, make set
speech. Messrs. Aldrich and Allison
may also have much to say regarding the
chemical schedule which isfirst in order.