The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-23
WILL BE A HOT FIGHT
Senators Primed for Speeches on
the Tariff Controversy.
All Interest at Washington Centers in
the Expected Stormy Action of
the Senate To-Day.
SUGAR SOLONS ARE RABID
Cleveland Will Probably Come in
for Bitter Scoring.
Hill's Proposition to Make Coal and
SUGAR S0LONS ARE RABID
HilPs Proposition to Make Coal and
Iron Ore Free Has Served to Make
Compromise Less Probable.

WASHINGTON. July 22-All interest in
the Senate proceedings for the present
week centers in the efforts which viii 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 on it or what will be the result
of the debate which will be inaugurated
tomorrow. There Is now little doubt that
to-morrow's proceedings will be of a very
animated character-probably no less so
than those of Friday and possibly more
so. All efforts TO compromise the differ
ences on the tariff and to allay the feel
ing engendered by the Presidents letter
to Mr.. Wilson have so far been unavailing,
and unless unusual effort be made and
exceptional success secured between this
time ard tne hour os m ,eting the days
session will develop a series of very in
terestlng speeches which bid fair to be
characterized by words both plain and
pointed. Democratic Senators generally
agree that there is now prospect of
reaching an understanding in the party
before to-morrow's session, and this can
not be done until the temper of the Senate
shall be still further exploited before the
country.
II there should be no cnange of pro-
gramme Senator Hills motion to recede
from the Senate amendment to make coal
and iron ore dutiable at 40 cents per ton
and put both on the free list will be first
decided, after which Senator Vilas's mo-
ton to amend the sugar schedule by
striking out the one-eighth of cent
differential on refined sugar will be sub
iect to discussion. 1t is on this PROPOSE
ton that the most interesting part of the
debate is expected. Senator Hill expects
TO gain few votes over the number Sc
cured for his motion when offered by HIM
self before the bill went to conference,
but he does not think Ii will show any
great strength and comedies that interest
is absorbed by the Villas motion, which
he favors as strongly as he does his own.
THE Villas AMENDMENT.
The duration of the discussion on the VII
las amendment will probably depend largely
on the time when the point of order, which
will be made against it, shall be made. When
a point of order is once made it lies with
the Chair TO say how long debate on il
shall continue and with Senator Harris in
the chair, the cessation might be very sud
den at any time after the point has Seen
made. 1t is a genral feeling. however. that
while the point is sure to be raised at some
time, ii will not be presented at the begin
ming of the debate. 1t is a generally Tecog-
niZed fact that there are several Senator'S
who are determined to speak on the gen.
eral questions which the publication of Mr..
Cleveland's letter has raised, and that these
speeches will find vent in some other con-
nectiOn If not in that. Unless the Senators
expected to speak change their minds there
will be no mincing of words when the
talk begins.
Senator German is slated for speech
during the day, and those who are in his
confidence say he considers that the Presl-
dents letter is directed largely at himself,
and that his utterances Will show his re-
sentiment. 1t il also understood that he
will take the position that the Senate bill
must be sustained, and will give his rea-
sons therefor. Senator Mills. with Senator
Villas, will lead the fight for the Villas mo-
tion He will also speak the general
features of the question at issue, and Will
sustain the Presidents position in his own
vigorous manner With reference to the
Villas motion he will take issue with those
who consider IL out of order. and Will con-
tend that a ruling to sustain the point of
order would be unconstitutional saying
that the greater privilege of moving to
amend a bill i'm conference by receding
from an entire amendment, carries with il
the lesser privilege of recedlng from a part
of any amendment The Texas and Wis
consn Senator'S are regarded as the es-
pecial champions of the President on the
issues now at stake, and ii is intimated
that one of the reasons they have apart
championing the movement is the desire
to meet, and by their actions on account
of their relations to the executive. refute
the charge which has been made In crtain
quarters that the Presidents letter was
intended to support the argument for p
duty on refined sugar as against coal and
iron ore and other raw materials
Senators Voorhees, Brice and Lindsay
are among the other Democratic Senators
who may speak during the day, and many
others. including Senators Hill and Villas
DrOhahlV nartiCinatp N
debate Mr.. Brice had expected to speak
on Friday, but was cut off by adjourn
ment. and he says that circumstances
will decide whether he will talk al all. 1t
is also indefinite yet as to whether Messrs
VOORHEES, and Lindsay will make addresses
at this juncture.
QUESTIONABLE POINT OF ORDER.
There is still much uncertainty about the
power of Senator Vilas's motion to hold
its, position. Notwithstanding the fact that
those who oppose it hold it to be clearly
out of order. The best advices indicate that
when the Chair rules it out the ruling will
be sustained. but this will depend largely
on Republican votes. Some of the Demo-
cratic Senator's friendly to the motion as
sert that the Republican vote will be SOL
idly against such a ruling, but this does
not appear probable. If the motion should
be declared out of order there will be an
effort to renew it in some other form pos
TO recommit the bill TO conference commit
tee without instructing. 1t now appears
quite certain that the advocates of the
motion will exhaust all parliamentary re-
sources to have instructions given as i'm
piled by the motion. If they should not
succeed in this there would then be an
effort 10 pass Senator Gray's motion to
send the bill back TO conference without
instructions, under which arrangement the
conferees could recommend the striking
out of the sugar differental If they should
see fit.
With the tariff bill disposed OF in what
ever way, the Senate will take up the sun
dry civil and general deficiency appropri-
alton bills if they shall be reported from
committee. These are the only appropriation
bills which the Senate has not passed upon
An effort will be made by the committee
nit TO the Senate early in the week. Ii
will carry a large number of changes. and
is liable to cause considerable debate when
taken up. For the rest. there is a long call
endar awaiting the attention OF the Senate.
There is real apprehension on the part
of the friends OF the bill that there will
be an effort made 10 superSede the motions
now pending with one 10 postpone the bill
indefinitely. The discovery that such a mo-
tion was contemplated Friday was the rea-
son for the adjournment until Monday and
IL is believed by those on the inside that
IL the motion had been made and had not
been ruled out on a point of order IL would
have carried. The same apprehension Is
felt in case the motion should now be en-
tered
There has been no effort to secure a
Democratic conference to-day. and there