The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-07-23
WASHINGTON. July 90.

WASHINGTON. July %.
n LII interest in congress the coming
IAN week csntsrs about the senate,
I1\ where .ht fatS Of the tariff bill
u u may be decided hy IN. vote to 10
taken on tee conferences report which
Is now before that body for action. By
Tuesday right, his!ory OF Importance
to the Whole ooantry will probably
hays s'-Su made. There wSs pothiDg
in the shape OF caucus today, Al
though senator's charged with r9spousi.
bliiiy 10 conaes;lun Win tbs tariS bill,
called 1poa their colleagues and en'
deaVorsd to get some light upon the
situation.
A ,r0minena Democratic leader,
chairman Of one OF the most important
senate committees and VINO does not be-
long 10 the so called conservatives,
told reporter tonight that unless
something altogether unexpected nap.
leued beIare tha senate mst tomorrow
-Gomethiny - which no one looks for
wari--all hope OF tsntf legislation ut
this session Of congress would De
doomed 10 disappointment This view
comes trcm senator honest and earn
est in his efforts 70 secure Till OF some
sort, aud was caaIidly expressed only
after consultation Ls had this sven-
Ing with solne OF tho nrm6ers of the
senate finance committee.
no CAUCUS HAS BEEN HELD
There will bs no caucus to discuss
the situation anG 10 is known that thus
g., a al - - 10
party tie men who inelsls1 that the
compromise bill should De passed OF
noue, have kept clear OF their COL
leagues and have declined to talk the
situation oyer. They stand as firmly
as ever where thsy nave always stood
and declare there is nothiag 10 discuss
i: mast be the sentte bill or nothing
The managers Of the bill on the part of
the ssphis reniize this and, rs one of
them ssid tonight, "WnAt can we do?
There is nothing TO compromise. We
went 10 the extreme OF compromise
when the bill was in committee and
there 10 naihiug further that We con
yield s3ctp; !umatsrial matters The
bouss asks ns to DO something that il
inposs. bio and Ihs president. who knew
beforehand Whist we We're compelled
to do, has tnruad sad placed the re-
sponslO;lity upon the shoulders of the
senate"
When the conference report comes
before ;he senate sgain tomorrow il
will be with four motions bearing upon
its diapoasl rsadiug OF ;hese the frs
maize were The swo Of Mr.. Hill to in
sliTct the ccpseirs7s TO recsdo from
tho senate ansndtarat placing coal anC
iron ore Un t's dutlsble list. Then
cems Mr Was IaotiJn that the senate
:ec33a from the Cuo eighth of CEN
di.f-feutini auty which was placed on
refined .u.Ar. anG. tourih M. Gray.
mo.ton ,h+t tue s.I3 @ Int.I llOn its
allrndinen's AID agree 10 The request
OF the huuse tor i further conference,
MAY BE OUT OF ORDER.
This is thought 10 oe no doubt that
the occupant NJ the chair tomorrow
whpeve, he ilsy he, will rul" Mr.. Villas
motion Dut ii order, rs II contemplated
an RineuG ma3t to sauate amendment
which Ia row in conference and out oil
the power Of the senate 10 amen(
M this time. A motion to re-
cc1e from the sugar amend
msDt in It's entirety woud be in or
de-, bat II is ut lsnst doubtful IL tina
wnuiA pr,yail. IL MT Was aan secur,
d vota upoa MS motion i! ia beieved
1t viii prevail. Mr., Villas and Mr.
Palmer dDIonnesd IN thhir remark
Friday tina, they wouid support it, Sc
vii. Mr. Hi am Mr, Mill. Mr. Cox,
aLd Ms irhy snd possibly Mr Bsrr,
would also vote that way, and thsil
vo'et with The Republicans would Civ,
majority II, "a Is erpsctsd to hap.
pen, hr. Filss' motoh should bs ruleC
ont Oh point OF order, 1t 10 said b.
p0rliSmeGtarians that he can accom-
plisc The sAmo result In another man
ner-~ty moving that the senate in
stEuc. ts oontsgess to recede from tina
part O. .hs senate amendment an,
whisa provides for differentisl dut,
OF refue6 sugar.
NJ lii!is Inoi!0n to instruct the con
ference 10 recede from the amendment
putting coal aud iron ore on the dntia.
bio list 10 in order and Mr.. Gray's pro.
viding that the senate insist upon al
ite amendments Is slso in order An,
would be gladly voted upon by th,
senate There is another degree M
pertaining to this motion, but it cal
hardly be brought forward until an.
other disagreeing report has bee,
made. Whom one body of congress
''insists" IL is rot taken as a finality
but motion to adhere" is looked
upon as an ultiinstum.
After all however, tits none Of thes
motions that the managers of the bill
most fear. According to Democrati
information, before Mr.. Villas gets
chance 10 put his motion striking a
re6ned sugar, or il he does it, befor
the motion can be voted upon, one O
higher parliamentary standing will b
made.
THE BIGGEST CARD OF ALL.
1t will Re a motion that considerable
of the message from the house asking
further eonfersnco be indefinitely pos
poned, This motion, tie managers c
the til, were warned tonight. might b
maze early in the day. and they hav
reason to apprehend that 1t may secur
five Democratic votes. OF course til
Republicans would vote solidly for i
A motion ce this kind was about to b
made Friday. when Mr.. Cockrell move
to adjourn over until Monday. in th
hope that cessation Of the debate Il