Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-04-19
TARIFF TALK.
The Senate VIII Continue the De.
bate This Week.
THOSE WHO ARE LIKELY TO SPEAK.
The Struggle over the New Quorum
Counting Rule WIN Do the Feature
In the House Then Come tho
Appropriation Bllls.

WASHINGTON, April 16.-With the ex'
ception OF the Chinese treaty, which is
to be considered on Tuesday, and the
routine business Of each day, the week
promises nothing but a continuation
Of the tariff debate. There Is little
doubt the senate will accept the agree.
ment reached between Senators Harris
and Aldrich providing that general de-
bate on the tariff shall continue each
day from 1 TO o'clock and that IL
shall not be interrupted by roll calls
or other business This will probably
preclude all parliamentary contests
and pave the way for ten or q dozen
prepared tariff speeches.
The democratic side Of the chamber
will furnish greater number OF
speeches this week than last Senator
Smith had given notice Of n speech for
Monday, but II will be postponed until
Tuesday. or later. Senator Mclaurin
will speak on Wednesday. Later In the
week Senators Turpie and Palmer and
possibly other democratic senators will
speak On the republican side senators
Dolph, Morrill,, Perkins, Higgins, Gal.
linger, Hoar, Cullom, Cameron and
Washburn will probably address the
senate In the order named II time Is
permitted, all Of them, and II there
should at any time be any lack Of
speakers, Senator Quay will continue
the speech begun by himself on Satur-
day, the delivery OF which, 1t Is under
stood, will consume several days time
The struggle over the adoption of
the new quorum counting rule, decided
upon by the democratic caucus last
Friday, will be the feature Of the com
ing week In the house. The details of
the rule have not yet been formulated
by the democratic members Of the
committee on rules, composed Of
Speaker Crisp and Messrs Catch
ings and Cultivate. Inasmnch
Us about one-third OF the demo-
Gratis are violently opposed to any
quorum.counting rule, as indicated by
the vote in the caucus, IL will be impos-
sible for the democrats alone, should
the republicans decline TO vote and the
democratic opposition sustain their
opinions 10 the extent of declining to
vote, TO make II quorum TO adopt such
rule. In other words, unless the rule
framed by the democrats OF the com
mittee on rules should be satisfactory
10 the republicans, the latter could, II
they chose, prevent the adoption.
The republicans will, however, short
ly acquiesce in the adoption Of any rule
that contains the essential principle of
recording as, present, but not voting"
those members who decline to respond
TO their names This is the parlia-
mentary principle which Mr. Reed has
been contesting ever since the end of
the Fifty-first congress IL must be
embodied In any new rule submitted TO
the house, or IL cannot be adopted IL
Is expected that when the rule Is pre-
sented Mr. Reed will make one OF the
greatest speeches of his life.
Owing TO the death OF Senator
Vance, the fight over the new rules
will probably be postponed until Tues
day. II Is probable but little time will
be allowed for debate, and the chance
Is that when the house ndjourns Tues.
day evening the quorum-counting rule
will have been adopted, and flibuster-
Ing OF the kind which has character
lied the proceedings Of the house for
the past three years, will be thing of
the past
The resolution adopted by the eau.
Gus, instructing the sergeant-at-arms
to enforce section 40 OF the revised
fining absent members save
on account of sickness, II is believed,
will have the effect of securing very
full attendance In the house Hpre-
after as soon as the new order Of things
has been inaugurated In the house con.
sideration Of the appropriation bills
will be resumed, and will consume the
remainder Of the week. After the ap-
preparation bill which is under discus.
sion is completed it will be followed by
the consular and diplomatic and army
billa