The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-04-09
Blame For Delay on the Tariff
Must Rest Upon the Senate.
THE DEBATE WILL BE HURRIED
~if Democratic Senators Plans do Not
Miscarry Great Interest Manifested
sdn senator HiIl's Coming Speech.
The Question Now Before Congress
By The Associated Pres.

WASHINGTON, April a.-Appropriation
bills will have the right of way in the
house during the week. II is the inten-
tion OF the house members 10 push ahead
with these bills and get them out OF the
way as soon as possible.
Some of the prominent house Democrats
are alarmed at the slow progress
made in the senate with the tariff
bill, and the seeming Indifference
of those in charge of il is manifest
ing. They think that in clearing up the
work Of the house the country viii see that
any responsibility for the delay in the tariff
bill which may exist will lay at the door
of the senate.
The principal fight involved in the con-
eideration of the postofiice appropriation
bill is that over the subsidy TO the fast
southern mail. It may require two days
60 dispose of this single item.
After the postoflice bill Is disposed OF,
the consular and diplomatic bill will be
called up. This bill will probably be
made the basis for general review Of the
foreign relations of the government.
The matters connected with the attempt
TO restore Liliuokalani will again be
threshed over; the Brazilian resolution and
the action of Comm ander Stanton in
!. ealuting the insurgent general, De Mello,
will come In for their share Of attention,
ns will also the Bluefields, Nicaragua, in
cidents, and, perhaps, the wreck OF the
kearsarge.
In fact, the debate will probably be of
D very wide range, and may touch upon
any of the numerous diplomatic contro-
versies pending. The Bluefields incident
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doctrine. coupled, perhaps, with an in
timation of bad faith ON the part of Great
Britain in carrying out the award of the
Behring sea tribunal, will probably at
tract the bulk of attention.
The chances are the discussion of these
subjects will consume the remainder of
the week after the postoflice bill is COM
pleted, but if not the house will go ahead
with the army bill. The river and harbor
bill will follow il.
The Senate Calendar.
If the plans of the Democratic leaders
of the senate do not miscarry, the senate
will devote itself almost exclusively this
week to the consideration of the tariff
bill.
Their plan is to have the bill taken up
each day Immediately after the conclu-
sion of routine morning business, which
means that they desire to absorb as much
as possible of the morning hour, which
usually lasts until 2 O'clock, and cut out
the discussion of miscellaneous subjects,
many of which are introduced, when a
question like the tariff bill is under dis
cussion. for the purpose of obtaining de-
lay.
They may not succeed in getting such
m order as this, but the announcement Of
the purpose of making an effort in that
direction is an indication of their inten-
tion of crowding the debate along as rap
idly as it possibly can be done.
The Democratic member OF the finance
committee will also probably undertake
TO extend the daily sessions until 6
O'Clock, which will most likely be resisted
by the Republicans.
Great interest is felt i'm Senator Hills
Forthcoming speech. 1t is known from
former utterances that he is opposed TO
the income tax, and that while the bill
was in committee he sought TO have
many changes made in the schedules and
objected to the wholesale adoption of the
ad vslorem system-that indeed at that
time the bill as whole found very little
favor in his eyes.
Other questions which may receive at
tention during the week are the Chinese
treaty. the Russian thistle bill and the
resolution providing for the coinage of
Mexican dollars in this country.
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