The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-07-23
THE WEEK IN CONGRESS-
Uncertainty on the Tariff Still
Prevailing.
STILL UNABLE TO COMPROMISE.
Series of Interesting aud Acrimonious
Speeches Expected During the Week.
Senator Hill Favors the Sugar Alaenc-
ment of Senator Villas.


Senator Hill Favors the Sugar Alaene-
ment of Senator Villas.
WASHINGTON, July 23-All interest in
the senate proceedings for the present
week centers in the efforts which will be
made to settle the tariff controversy as
raised by the report of the conference dis
agreement. The week will begin with
this question in the foreground, and no
one can foresee what amount of time will
be consumed upon it, or what will be the
result of the debate.
All efforts to compromise the difference
ON the tariff and to allay the feeling en-
gendered by the presidents letter to Mr.
Wilson have so far been unavailing, and
the coming sessions will probably develop
series OF very interesting speeches. which
bid fair to be characterized by words both
plain and pointed. Democratic senators
generally agree that there is now no pros
pct of reaching an understanding In the
party until the temper of the senate shall
be still further exploited before the coun-
try.
If there should be no change of pro-
gram Senator Hills motion to recede
from the amendment to make coal and
iron ore dutiable at forty cents ton and
put both on the free list will be first de-
cided, after which Senator Villas motion
to amend the sugar schedule by striking
out the one-eighth of a cent difrerential
on refined sugar will be subject to dis
cnssion. 1t is on his proposition that the
most interesting part Of the debate is ex-
peoted to occur. Senator Hill expects to
gam few votes over The number secured
for his motion when offered by himself
before the bill went TO conference, but he
does not think it will show any great
strength, aud comedies that interest Is alb
sorbed by the Villas motion, which he ia
yors as strongly AS he does his own.
The duration OF the discussion upon the
Villas amendment will probably depend
largely upon the time when the point of
order, which will he made against it, shall
be made. When point of order Is once
made it lies with the chair to say how
long debate upon it shall continue and
with Senator Harris In the chair the ces-
sation might be very sudden at any time
after the point had been made. There is
general feeling, however, that while the
point is sure to be raised at some time il
Will not be presented at the beginning OF
the debate. 1t is a generally recognized
1act that there are several senators who
are determined to speak upon the general
questions which the publication of Mr..
Cleveland's letter has raised, aud that
these speeches will find vent in some othe,
connection, if not in that. Unless the
senators who are expected to speak change
their minds there will be no mincinp of
words when the talk shall begin. Sen.
ator German is slated for a speech, and
those who are in his confidence say he
considers that the presidents letter is di-
rectly largely at himself, and that his ut
ternnces will show his resentment. 1t is
also understood that he will take the po-
sition that ~ -.-'"tn hill must he et,s.