Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-04-02
AN ENDLESS JOB.
The Senate to Take Up the
Tariff Bill Today.
Voorhees, Expects the Final Vote to
be Taken in Six Weeks.


WASHINGTON, April /. - Tomorrow,
about o'clock, when Mr.. Voorhees,, chair
man of the finance committee, calls up the
tariff bill in the Senate and makes the open
ing speech, be will inaugurate debate the
end and outcome of which no man can fore
tell.
Mr.. Voorhees, confidently expects fin al
vote within six weeks, but Mr.. Voorhees,
expectations on other occ, sions have not
always been realized. Some of his Demo-
cratic colleages are not so sanguine and no
Republican is willing to fix period of less
than two or three months, within which
vote can be had on the passage of the SEN
ate tariff bill.
Mr.. Voorhees, speech, which contains not
less than Is 900 words, will probably be the
only speech tomorrow, Mr.. Allison PREFER
ing to wait until Tuesday, to make the
opening remarks for the Republicans.
Other senators who may speak early in the
debate are Messrs. Hoar, Cullom, Lodge,
PETER and Morrill,.
In executive session, Monday, Mr.. Call
will insist upon the consideration of certsin
Florida nominations upon which he intends
opposing the administration. Tomorrow
Mr. Morgan will report the Behring sea bill,
and will ask Mr.. Voorhees, to give way,
Wednesday, to permit the bill TO be taken
up and kept before the Senate till passed.
This will involved at least one closed ex-
ecutive session.
Mr.. Morgan intends to call un the Chinese
treaty en- Thursday. As d, b tie on this
convention will doubtless o. cupy several
executive sessions, the outl' ok for tariff
DE- bate progressing beyond two opening
ha ,trny na1 Ia nnt
encouraging. Mr.. Voorh es /, the victim
of condi ion unexpected, but all obstacle.
will probably be brushed aside by the end
of the week.
The order of procedure in the House this
week has been pretty clearly market out
by advance notes from those in charge of
the leading Issues. Whate rate Of progress
will be made will depend upon the pres nee
of quorum of Democratic Tembe to
consider and dispose Of tie bu 'inets
in hand. Tomorrow the O'Neill-Joy con-
tested election case will be ttken up and
will be pressed to final conclu-i ION under
the provisions of the special order. The
English-Hilborn election case, from the
third district of Csliforpia, is included
within the terms of order, and will be taken
up as soon as the O'Neill-Joy contest is dis
posed Of.
Mr.. Bland has given notice that, Tues
day, he will ask the House to take up the
seigniorage bill AMI put it on its passage,
COLLECTIONS of the Executive to the con-
trary not~ i.hstanding.' 1t il hardly prob
able the the election cases will be out of
the way by that time, ~ the managers Of
the House do not look for quorum tomor-
row. The seigniorage bill will be accorded
the right of way as soon as the pending Or
der is fully executed.
Mr.. Bland says his bill may occupy the
attention Of the House for t~o days, but
gives no intimation of his opinion Of the
chances for passing it over the veto. One
of the leading Democrats Of the House
who voted for the bill, says there 10 not he
slightest hope of its passage, in his opinion,
but it will be called up merely for the pur-
pose OF enabling some of its advoca ates to
make speeches at its obsequies.
Mr.. Bland says that soon as the seignior-
age is out of the way be will ask the COM
mittee on coinage, weight and measures, to
report bill for the free coinage of silver,
and will urge it upon the attention of the
House at the earlist opportunity and Ut
every opportunity until it is considered.