The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-16
AN EARLY VOTE.
Democrats Will Try to Force a
Vote on the Tariff.
Naval Appropriation Bill Passed the
House With But Slight Alteration.

BY The Associated Press.
r WASHINGTON, May 16.-If there Is no
ehanRs in the situation OF affairs In the
senate there will probably be another
conferences held at an early day. The
Democratic managers express some sur
prise at what is alleged 10 have been the
action Of the Republican senatorial con-
ference. as they do not believe that lead
inc Repu blican senators will permit the
radicals In their party 20 pursue line OF
policy so unpatriotio. The managers pro-
pose. therefore, to 60 ahead and press the
pending bill and amendments.
II they discover that there Is a settled
determination on the part Of their oppo-
nents to delay action for the sole purpose
of defeating the bill. they will then en-
deavor TO adopt some method that.wili
enable the majority to reach vote. They
believe that the time has arrived when
politics in its narrow and restricted sense
should be laid aside. The condition OF the
country at the present moment is too
grave to warrant puerile play.
Some Progress Made.
1--WE intend to pass this bill, IL IL takes
until snow flies next winter" Such was
che assertion OF Mr. Vest in the senate
yesterday, and At well illustrates the tenn
permanent in which many OF the Demo
cratic senators find themselves. More
progress was made yesterday than Tor
some time, and number of paragraphs
in the tariff bill were passed upon. No
amendments. except those agreed to by
the Jones conference, were adopted.
During the morning hour few bills
were acted upon, and then the tariff was
taken up. Mr.. Voorhees, introduced
resolution regarding the amount of reve-
nue. to be raised under the Jones bill. and
1t was this which caused the only exciting
incident of the day and brought forth
the remark of Mr. Vest above referred to.
He claimed that the Republicans were
filibustering. but Mr.. Aldrich declared
that it was not the intention of his side TO
resort to such methods, but that they
would consider the bill and debate il in
fair and proper manner.
Naval Appropriation Bill Passed.
In the absence of the speaker Mr. Dock
cry performed the duties of speaker pro
tenn in the house
The naval appropriation bill was
passed. An amendment was agreed to
requiring all naval cadets appointed by
the secretary OF ia navy to be actual resi-
dents of the districts which they were
appointed to represent. and another per-
mitting members Of congress whose dis
tricts are represented at the naval acad-
emy by nop-residents TO nominate cadets
from their district.
Considerable discussion followed the
reading of the paragraphs relative to
armor plates and increase of the navy,
but no alteration was made in the bill in
these respects.
At 2:4s consideration of the naval ap-
propriation bill in committee OF the
whole was concluded. MIR. Cummings
made brief statement in regard TO the
bill. saying that he would have liked 10
make liberal appropriation for the in
crease OF the navy, but that he did not
feel warranted in doing so at this time.
He then demanded the previous question,
and ut o:54 D. m. the bill was passed.
On motion Of Mr.. Hatch, chairman of
the committee on agriculture, the house
went into mmittee of the whole and
the agricultural appropriation bill was
taken up. After the reading of the bill in
full the committee rose in order TO allow
Mr. Dockery from the committee on APP
preparations to report TO the house the
Legislative. executive and judicial appro-
priation bill, when the committee OF the
whole again resumed its session without
final action being taken.
A pleasant episode occurred during the
afternoon when Mr.. Wilson. the author
of the tariff bill, entered the cham Der
and received warm. spontaneous oya-
tion from both sides of the chamber.