The Washington times., 1894-04-23
PRESENT WEEK IN CONGRESS
Senate Will Continue Its Past Pro-
qramme of Tariff Discussion.
QUAY READY TO SPEAK AGAIN
His Remarks, When Completed, Will Make
Large Volume on the Tariff-senator
Mills to Reply to Attacks on the Finance
Committee-Appropriations in the House.

| The prospect is that the tariff debate In the
| Senate will continue this week much on the
same lines as have been observed since the
agreement for the regulation of the hours OF
debate was entered into, Notwithstanding the
arrangement that the reading of the bill by
| paragraphs shall begin on Wednesday at
o'clock.
The Republican Senators are counting upon
the continuance of this programme for at
least another week, and expect to go on with
their general speeches just as they have been
| doing for the past three weeks.
General debate" said Senator Aldrich, in
| discussing the outlook, "will conclude Tues
day at o'clock and will be resumed Wednes-
day at o'clock
Senator Aldrich is among those who have
| not yet spoken upon the general features OF
the bill. and he will not now haye time to get
in before the reading of the bill is begun.
He will possibly speak on Wednesday or
Thursday. though probably not until the be-
| ginning OF next week.
Besides replying to Senator Mills, he will
cevote himself especially to the revenue
features of the pending bill. The speeches
announced for the week are those OF Wash
burn to-day, Mills and Palmer tomorrow,
Higgins on Wednesday, and Culiom on Thurs
day or Friday. Other speeches, among them
one by Senator Lindsay. OF Kentucky. may
be made on any of these days. and if no one
e.se should be prepared to proceed at any
time. Senator Quay will continue the speech
of which he has already delivered several in
stalments.
1t is understood that he has not exhausted
more than hall of the material he has col
lected upon the various features of the bill,
and that when his speech is finally concluded
and printed it viii make large book on the
tariff. Senator Doph may also at any time
conclude his unfinished speech.
Senator Mills is expected to reply in gen.
eral way for the members OF the Finance
Committee to the attacks which have been
made upon the BILL and his speech will he
about three hours in length. Senator Hig-
gins will discuss the Hawaiian question, bas-
ing his speech upon the provision contained
in the first report of the Senate bill for the
notification OF the reciprocity treaty with
the islands. and will advocate their annexa-
ton TO the United States.
Republican Senators will make manifest
their disposition to contest every inch of
ground at the very beginning of the discus
sion OF the paragraphs as such on Wednesday
by attempting to have the provision OF the
first paragraph providing that the new bill
snail so into effect on the Both of June
changed.
They will contend that the custom has
always been to give at least six months notice
in making a change of the tariff laws. They
also say that there are other provisions in this
paragraph which will require careful consid-
Grafton, and number OF them agree i'll say
ing that it is probable tnat the chemical sched-
ule, the first on this bill, will not be reached
before next week.
Senator Harris upon being asked. said that
no agreement had been reached for the con-
tinuance of the present agreement as to hours
for debate, and he was not prepared to say
what would lie done in that respect when that
stage OF the consideration of the bill should
be reached.
1T will depend upon circumstances" he
said. whether we shall go on as at present
We possibly may during this week, but |
should say not longer. We have already had
the bill under consideration for three weeks
and its opponents have consumed the greater
part OF the time. They certainly should have
had opportunity to exhaust their long
speeches. and if a disposition should
be shown to continue TO make them.
l shall ask for an extension of the daily
time for debate. We shall have to come to
that soon if it becomes apparent that those
who are unfriendly to the bill mean to adopt
diiatory tactics. l think we shall begin by
meeting earlier. and il that change does not
suffice to effect sufficient progress, We shall
gradually extend the hours into the night.
and will then begin a contest which must
either exhaust the Senators or exhaust the de-
bate and result in final action upon the bill
Appropriation bills will continue to occupy
the attention of the House during the coming
week after to-day. which. under the rules.
will be devoted to the consideration of bust
ness reported from the District of Columbia
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consular bill. which consumed the major por-
ton of last week. will probably be finished.
and on Wednesday the post Office appropria-
ton bill. the consideration OF which was in
terrupted by the departure of Chairman
Henderson. of the Post Office Committee. as
one the committee TO attend the funeral of
the late Senator Vance. will be ,sumed
The only item in this bill undisposed of is
that providing special subsidy for the fast
southern mail. AS a strong fight is being
made to cut off this appropriation. it may re-
quire two days to get it out of the way The
general impression seems to be that the /
adversaries of this appropriation bill will not
be able to defeat it as it has earnest champions,
not only in the South. but in the North and |
West
Business is so far advanced in the House |
that no attempt VIII probably be made to
deprive the Committee on Claims of Friday |
the day set apart under the rules for the con-
sideration OF bills on the private calendar.
After the post Office bill is completed. the |
army bill will be taken up. and should it be |
completed the river and harbor bill will fol- |
low. There is little chance. however. that |
the latter bill win be reached this week. The |
only possibility of varying the monotony OF !
this programme is the precipitation of n |
debate on some resolution in connection with |
the coming of Coxevs army of the common
veal The PopIlists in the House, as in the |
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of fair play for the industrial army, and they |
may spring some resolution bearing on the |
subject which would throw it open for dis
cussion.