The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-04-23
PRIMED FOR A FIGHT.
Nine Senators Object to Discussing
Tariff by Paragraphs.
Fast Southern Mail Subsidy Is
Likely to Cause y Contest In the
House.

WASHINGTON. April 23.-The prospect Is
that the tariff debate In the senate will
continue tbs week much on the same
lines as have been observed since tho
agreement for the regulation for hours of
debate was entered into, Notwithstanding
the arrangement that the read ing OF the
bill by paragraphs shall be begun on
"Wednesday at l o'clock.
The Republican senators are counting
upon the continuance of this program for
at least another week. and expect to go
on with their general speeches just as
they have been doing for the past three
weeks.
General debate" said Senator AID
rich, in discussing the outlook, will con-
clude Tuesday at ) o'clock, and will be
resumed Wednesday at l o'clock"
Senator Aldrich is among those who
have not yet spoken upon the general feat
ures of the bill, and he will not now
have time to get in before the reading or
the bill is begun. Besides plying to
Senator Mills, he will deyo.e himself
especially to the revenue features OF the
pending bill.
The speeches announced for the week
are those of Washburn today, Mills and
Palmer on Tuesday. Higgins on Wednes-
day and Cullom on Thursday or Friday.
Other speeches, among them one by
Senator Lindsey of Kentucky, may be
made on any OF these days, and IL no one
else should be prepared TO proceed at any
time, Senator Quay will continue the
speech of which he has already delivered
several installments. 1t is understood
that he has not exhausted more than half
of the material he has collected upon the
various features of the bill, and that
when his speech is finally. concluded and
printed it viii make large book on the
tariff.
Senator Dolph may also at any time
conclude ais unfinished speech. Senator
Mills is expected to reply in general
way for the membe of the finance com
mittee to the attacks which have been
made upon the bill. and his speech will
be about three hours in length. Senator
Higgins will discuss the Hawaiian ques-
ing, basing his speech upon the provision
contained in the first report of the senate
bill for the notification Of the reciprocity
treaty with the islands and will advocate
their annexation to the United States.
Hot Contest Probable.
Nine Republican senators will make
manifest their disposition TO contest
every inch Of ground at the very Begin
ming of the discussion of the paragraphs,
Ms such, day after tomorrow, by at
tempting to have the provision of the
first paragraph, providing that the new
tariff shall go into effect on June 30,
changed. They will contend that the
custom has always been to give at least
six months notice in making a change OF
the tariff laws. They also say that there
are other provisions In this paragraph
which will require careful consideration.
and number of them agree in saying
that it is probable that the chemical
schedule, the first in the bill, will not be
reached before next week.
Senator Harris. upon being asked. said
that no agreement had been reached for
the continuance of the present agreement
as to hours for debate, and he was not
prepared to say what would be done in
that respect when that stage of the con-
sideration of the bill should be reached.
"It will depend upon circumstances" he
said, whether we shall go on as at pres
snt. We possibly may during this week,
but should say not longer. We have al
ready had the bill under consideration
For three weeks, and it's opponents have
consumed the greater part of the time.
They certainly should have had oppor-
tunity to exhaust their long speeches, and
II disposition should be shown to con-
tinue to make them, / shall ask for an ex-
tension of the daily time for debate.
1--WE shall have to come to that soon
II il becomes apparent that those who are
unfriendly to the bill mean to adopt un-
dilatory tactics. think we shall begin
by meeting earlier, and If that change
does not suffice to effect sufficient prog
ress, we shall gradually extend the hours
into the night, and will then begin con-
test which must either exhaust the sena-
tors or exhaust the debate. and result in
fin al action upon the bill"
House Forecast.
Appropriation bills will continue to
occupy the attention of the house during
the week after to-day which under the