Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-06-20
INCOME SECTIONS.
They Are Likely TO Cause
a Long Debate.
RAPID WORK ON FREE lIST.
A Victory For Republicans by Striking
Quicksilver From the List.

WASHINGTON, June 20.-The Democratic
managers are prophesying that the tariff
bill will reach the house within 10 days
Such rapid progress as this is hardly ex-
pected, however, and IL they see the bill
safely before the house one week from
Saturday, the senatorial guardians OF the
measure will be fully satisfied.
The free list covers 80 pages OF the bill.
Most OF the arti lies sm brsced In this list
are free under the existing law. and .
consider bls mum ber Of them have been
transferred TO the dutiable lat When
the wool paragraph Is reached. the dis
cussion on that commodity may again
break out, but in view Of the time
already spent upon the question, the
managers OF the bill are hopeful that
the paragraph will be disposed Of without
protraoted debate.
Members OF the house who are more
especially interested In the result of the
tariff issue say that II the bill reaches
that body In 10 days, they expect to see II
signed by the president before Aug. 1.
That would allow considerable time for
delay In conference. and in the final
adoption Of the conference compromises
In both houses.
Income Tax May Cause Delay.
The administrative sections follow the
free list and cover AZ pages of the bill.
Comparatively little new matter is In
cludsd In this portion of the bill. and
while there will be considerable conten-
tion over the new features introduced, It
IL probable that the entire ~ sections will
be disposed of without much delay. thus
bringing the senate TO the income SEQ
tions, upon which the debate will be gen.
eral and protracted. 1t Is intimated by
the managers that II the administrative
portion Ia likely TO lead to much delay,
they will allow these sections to be
stricken out. No determination, however.
has been reached Ia this matter.
Regarding the amount Of time which
will be required by the conference, opin-
ions differ widely. 1t is placed all the way
from 10 days to three weeks, with the I'M
preston that It is more likely TO be the
latter. There seems TO be great desire
to get the bill out OF the way as soon as
possible.
Victory For Republicans
The Republicans achieved practically y
their first open victory In the considers-
tion Of the tariff bill, when, by a vote of
20 70 %, Just before adjournment last
evening, qulCkslVer was stricken from
the free list and placed on the dutiable
list az oents pound
The progress with the free list yesterday
wa very rapid, 245 paragraphs (sbout "a
pages Of the BIN being disposed Of.
Nothing Of especial moment occurred In
the debate, the opposition TO the items on
the free list except az regards quiok-sil.
verl. being Of q formal character, most OF
them having been touched upon during
the consideration Of the dutisble list
Before the consideration Of the free list
began. Senator Jones, ON behalf Of the
Democratic side, accepted several amend
ments suggested by the Repu bliosn sena-
tors, chief among which was one striking
out the reciprocity provision In paragraph
100. admitting buckwheat. corn. wheat,
-four. etc, free of duty from countries
which impose no import duty on like
| products from the United States
Another amendment, placing eggs on
the dutieble list at 8 cents a dozen, was
accepted. The reciprocity provision was
warmly defended by the Democrats when
ID was before the senate but. the amend