The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-05-07
Democratic Senators Work Sun
day to Get Il Ready.
REPUBLICAN TACTICS IN DOUBT.
Eastern Brewers Count ON Ed Nur.
ply for Low Barley Duty.
A. Between Troy and the Farmsss. He
IL for Troy-Ths Reuse Has she Ap-
prepriations Nearly Ous Of the way
Statehood BiIls Next.


ing development in the tariff debate. Tho
armistice arranged on Friday will end next
Tuesday if not continued by agreement,
and the debate, which was interrupted on
Friday in the midst Of Mr. Quay's speech
to allow the Democrats to arrange their
compromise, will be resumed if the COM
promise shall prove TO have progressed so
far a. to admit Of the introduction of the
amendments proposed. II the latest plans
do not fail the amendments will be intro
duced in the senate tomorrow. The sena-
tors who are engaged in formulating them
have been at work upon them all day.
1t 10 Sunday. They were
also employed with them . good part of
last night They had tho assistance of
several experts. A definite idea of the
amendments could not bs conveyed with.
out giving all the amendments, and they
wall not bs given 70 the press until pre-
sented in the senate. There will be few
startling changes, but . great many Of
them. When incorporated in the bill it
will show as many, If not more, alterations
than were made in the house bill by the
financial committee when reported to the
senate.
The amendments will be found numer-
GUS on the chemical, iron and steel, agri-
cultural and sugar schedules, but they
will affect the entire bill, including woo.len
goods. cotton goods. metals and many
other articles. In almost every instance
where there have been changes increases
have been made, and there has been
general siaughtsring Of the I'D valorem
duties for specific. The sugar schedule Is
totally changed, and iron manufactures
will show m interesting TRANSFORMATION,
Ii reports b correct
With the amendments once in the SEN
ate it will bs interesting to observe the
programme of the Republicans. The
Democrats have believed that if they
could secure . bill which would secure
the support of forty-thres senator's. some
Of the Republicans would yield after .
formal and business-liks protest against
the changes. and they have assured the
Republican tariff leaders that tho bill
which they hope to present will have the
support offorty-three Democratic senators,
to say nothing Of the assistance they hope
to secure from the Populists. The week
will probably demonstrats what credencs
tho Republicans are TO give TO Tie state
ment and develop their plans in case
it 10 revised. It 10 understood that
when the compromise bill il be-
fore the senate if the Republicans
do not show . disposition to talk on its
merits and on lines to suit the Democratic
managers they will make an effort to ex-
psdite business BY lengthening the hours
Of the daily sessions and by curtailing the
liberties now offered. The policy was
curtly iutimated in the reply made by
Senator Harris to an inquiry a. to
whether the present hours would be OBJ
served after Tuesday. "Yes," he replied,
until We move for longer ones" The
Republicans will resist an effort of this
character, and when il is made some un.
written speeches may be expected. The
only speech SO far announced for the week
Is one by Senator Hoar on Tuesday. The
Chinese treaty will occupy the senate to-
morrow.
Repress natives Lockwood. Tracey and
other New YORK members are closely
watching the barley item Of the tariff bill
and relying mainly on Senator Murphy's
familiarity with the brewing business to
secure an arrangement of the barley
schedule satisfactory to New York. Sew
erai conferences have been had with the
SSHosOAp NaAbB shS OAFiCy u0S
been discussed. Tho New YORK brewers
draw their supply of barley from the great
crops Of Canada, and with . nominal duty
the Eastern men have . prospect of COM
manding tho brewery business Of the
country. But the Western interests, par
ticnlariy those centered at Milwaukee, st.
Louis and Cincinnati, draw their supplies
mainly from American farmer& and can
get along without the low duty on barleys
of Canada. With the Canadian crop
kept out by high duty, the Westerners
have q prospect Of commanding the mar
ket. The Western men are well satisfied
with the high rate of 20 per cent. fixed in
the senate bill, but now the Eastern men
are at work to bring the rate down, and
they feel that they will succeed.
This week in the house promises to give
opportunity for another effort to admit
New Mexico to statehood. tor n sharp con-
test over purchasing . new site for the
government printing Office and then for
consideration of the rem aiming appropria-
tion bills on the calendar-navy, Indian
and agriculture. Monday. being indiyid-
ual suspension day. permits bills TO bs
called up in the regular order. The friends
OF New Mexico have long awaited this OPP
poriunity, as the new quorum-counting
rule gives them . chance of passing the
bill. The contest has assumed party as.
peet, as Delegate Joseph, of New Mexico,
and others interested In the measure, re-
gard the prospective state as surely Demo-
cratic. This may be offset somewhat by
an effort TO admit Oklahoma, which 10 re-
gsrded as a prospective Republican state.
Representative Bankhead, chairman of
the COMMITTEES on public buildings and
grounds. has been promised Monday for
the government printing Office bill. The
presen. office is In tuch riekeiy and dan
gerous condition ,ha, speedy removal is
imperative. The main contest is between
the owners of rival sites. who have exerted
purchase their properties.
IL is expected that the naval apprcpria-
iion bill will be reached on Wednesday,
and Chairman Cummings, OF the naval
committee, thinks one day will be suffs-
cient for the consideration aud passage of
the measure. There is chance. how
ever, that an animated controversy may
arise over the recent naval armor plate
frauds. The committee will not provoke
the contest, a. these frauds have already
induced the committee 90 reduce the ap-
propriation for arHjor plates. There are
members outside the committee, however,
who wonid like TO ventiia.e the whole
subject on the floor OF the house. The
navy bin contains few items of general in