The record-union., 1894-05-07
Subjects to Be Discussed in the
Senate and House This Week.
INTERESTING DEVELOPMENTS N
THE TARIFF ISSUE EXPECTED.
An Effort to Be Made in the House
To-Day to Pass the Bill Admitting
New Mexico to Statehood-Many
Chinese Believed by the Internal
Revenue Department to Have
Registered More Than Once.
Special to the RECORD UNION.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
WASHINGTON, May 6.-This week will.
in all probability. witness an interesting
development in the tariff debate. The
armistice arranged on Friday will end
next Tuesday, if not continued by agree
ment, and the debate, which was inter-
rupted on Friday in the midst of one of
MIR. Quay's speeches, to allow the Demo
Gratis to arrange their compromise, will be
resumed if the compromise shall prove to
have progressed so far as to admit OF the
introduction of the amendments pro-
posed.
If the latest plans do not fail, the
amendments will be introduced in the
Senate tomorrow. The Senators who are
engaged in formulating them have been
at work upon them all to-day, notwith-
standing it is Sunday. They were also
employed with them good part of last
night. They had the assistance OF sew
eral experts.
Definite IDEAS of the amendments could
not be conveyed without giving all the
amendments, and they will not be given
to the press until presented in the Senate.
There will be no startling changes, but
great many of them, it is known, when
INCORPORATED in the bill, will show as
many if not more, alterations than were
made in the House bill by the Finance
Committee when reported to the Senate.
The amendments viii be found most
numerous on the chemical. iron and steel,
agricultural and sugar schedules. but
they will affect the entire bill, including
woolen goods, cotton goods. metals and
many other articles. In almost every in
stance where there have been changes in
creases have been made, and there has
been general slaughterlng of the ad va
loren for specifics. The sugar schedule
is totally changed, and iron manufact-
ures will show an interesting transforma-
ton, ii reports be correct.
With the amendments once in the Sem
ate, it will be interesting to observe the
programme of the Republicans. The
Democrats have believed that if they
conld secure bill which would insure
the support OF forty-three Senators, then
the Republicans would yield after for
NAL and busineSs-like protest against the
changes, and they have assured the Re-
publican tariff leaders that the bill which
they hope to present will have the sup
port of fortv-three Democratic Senators,
10 say nothing of the assistance they hope
to secure from the PopullStS. The week
will probably demonstrate what credence
the Republicans are to give to the state
ment and develop their plans IN case it is
revised. 1t is understood that the Re-
publicans will lay compromise bill be-
fore the Senate. The Republicans do
rot show disposition to talk of its ner-
its on lines to the Democratic managers,
and they will make an effort to expedite
business by lengthening the hours of the
daily sessions and by curtailing the lib
critics of debate now enforced. This pol
icy was curtly intimated to reply made
Hr-( ~ jort to a IFU fn
whether the present hours would be OBJ
served after Tuesday.
sly es,' he replied; "until we move for
longer
Tne Republicans will resist an effort of
this character, and when it is made some
unwritten 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 tomorrow.
This week in the House promises to
give opportunity for another effort to ad-
NIT New Mexico to Statehood, for sharp
contest over purchasing a new site for
the Government printing office and then
for consideration of the remaining ap-
preparation bills in the calendar-navy,
Indian and agricultural. Monday, being
individual suspension day, permits bills
TO be called up In regular order. Friends
of New Mexico have long awaited this
opportunity, and the new quorum
counting rules give them hope of pass
ing the bill. The contest has assumed a
party aspect, as Delegate Joseph of New
Mexico and others interested in the
measure regard the prospective State as
surely Democratic. This may be offset
by an effort 10 admit Oklahoma, which is
regarded as a prospective Republican
State.
Representative Bankhead, Chairman of
the Committee on Public buildings and
Grounds, has been promised Monday for
the Government printing office bill The
present office is in such a rickety and
dangerous condition that a speedy re-
moval Is imperative. The main contest
is between the owners of the rival sites
who have exerted strong influence for
the Government purchase of their prop
critics. 1t is expected that the naval APP
preparation bill will be reached on
Wednesday, and Chairman Cummings of
the Naval Committee thinks one day Will
be sufficient for the consideration and
passage of the measure. There is
chance, however, that an animated con-
troversy may arise over the recent naval
armor- plate frauds. The committee will
not provoke the contest, as these frauds
have already induced the committee 10
cut the appropriation for armor plates.
There are members outside the COM
mittee, however, who would like to VEN
tilate the whole subject on the floor of the
House. The navy bill contains few items
of general interest, no new battle-ship
being authorized, and the appropriations
board restricted mainly to the current
needs of the naval service.
The Indian appropriation bill will con-
sumo the latter part of the week. Chair
man Forman, who reported it. has iuaugu
rated several features of economy which
reduce the total OF the bill about 81, ,000,
600 below the total of the previous year.
This promises To bring out sharp COM
ment. Representative Wilson of Wash
ington is prepared TO see that the eco
nonic feature is not carried. Mr.. Wilson
will present one amendment of a semi
political character. providing that no ap-
pointments as Indian Agents shall be
made except from bona fide residents OF
the States or Territories within which the
Indian agencies are located. He will
urge this as a practical application of the
home-rule plank from the { hicago plat
form. Mr.. Wilson says the discussion of
the bill will be so thorough that il cannot
be passed within a week. This pro-
gralnme will probably keep the House
busy throughout the week. II, however.
the Indian DILL is disposed of earlier than
expected. the agricultural appropriation
bill will consume the balance OF the week.
The most important committee work of
the week will be the reporting OF the
legislative and judicial appropriation
bill, which is the last OF the great appro-
priation bills.
EXCLUSION ACT.
Many Chinese Believed to Have Reg