Evening journal., 1894-05-07
AMENDMENTS ARE MANY
Senate Committee Hard atWork
on the Tariff Compromise.
MORE HOURS NEEDED FOR DEBATE

The Republicans Arc Soon to Know some
thing Of tho Bn That Has Been Under
Discussion So Long, and Then sharp
Speeches May BE Expected.
WASHINGTON, May This week will in
ell probability witness some interesting
developments in the tariff discussion. The
nrmistice arranged on Friday will end
Tuesday If not continued by agreement,
and the debate, which was interrupted on
Friday in the midst of Mr. Quay's SEN
tences to allow the Democrats 20 arrange
their compromise, will be resumed il the
compromise shall prove tohave progressed
so far as to admit Of the introduction Of
the amendments propose.
If the latest plans donot fail, the amend
ments will be introduced in the senate to-
day. The senators who are engaged in for
mulating them worked upon them all day
Sunday. They had the assistance of sew
eral experts.
No definite idea Of the amendments could
be conveyed without giving all the amend
ments, and they will not be given to the
press until presented in the senate. There
will be few startling changes but great
many of minor Importance
Indeed, it is known that the amend
ments, when Incorporated i'm 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.
II may be said without prejudice that tho
report when made will fully justify the
assertions made by the Republicans as to
their number on the floor Of the senate
Hundreds of Amendments.
The amendments will be found most
numerous on the chemical, iron and steel,
agricultural and sugar schedules but they
will affect the entire bill, including wool
ems, cotton goods, metals and many other
articles In almost every instance where
there have been changes increases have
been made, and there has been general
slaughtering Of the ad valorem for specif-
les. The sugar schedule IS totally changed,
and iron manufactures will show an inter
esting transformation il reports be correct.
With the amendments once in the senate
It will be interesting to observe the pro
gramme of the Republicans.
The Democrats have believed that If
they could secure bill which would in
sure the support Of 49 senators the Repub-
licans would yield after formal and
businesslike protest against the changes.
and they have assured the Republican tariff
leaders that the bill which they hope to
present today will have the support Of 43
Democratic senators, to say nothing Of the
assistance they hope to secure from the
/ Populist senators.
The week will probably demonstrate
what credence the Republican senators
| give TO this statement and develop their
plans in case it be verified. It is under
stood that If when the compromise bill is
once before the senate the Republicans do
not show disposition to discuss its merits
upon the lines laid down by the Demo
cratic members, they will make an effort
TO expedite business by lengthening the
hours of the daily sessions and by curtail-
ing the liberties Of debate now enjoyed.
This policy was curtly intimated in the
reply made by Senator Harris to an in
quiry as to whether the present hours
would be observed after Tuesday. Eyes"
he replied "until we move for longer"
The Republicans viii resist an effort Of
this character and when 1t is made some
unwritten speeches may be expected.
The only set speech so far announced for
the week is one by Senator Hoar for Tues
day. The Chinese treaty will occupy the
senate today.
New ATexicos Statehood.
The coming week I'm the house promises
TO give opportunity for another effort TO
admit New Mexico to statehood, for a
sharp contest over purchasing a new site
for the government printing Office, and
then for "a consideration Of the remaining
appropriation bills on the calendar-naval,
Indian and agricultural
Today being individual suspension day,
bills may be called up out Of their order
The friends of the New Mexico bill have
/
quorum counting rule gives them hope
Of passing the bill. The contest has as
sumed 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
somewhat by an effort 20 admit Okla
homa, which is regarded as a prospective
Republican state.