The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-03-26
YHE WEEK IN CONGRESS-
Republicans to Make a Long Fight
Against the Tariff Bill,
1T MAY BE PASSED BY JUNE L

This Is the Relief of tho Democratic
Members of the senate Finance Com
mittee-House Republicans WIN Fill-
buster on Contested Election Cases.
WASHINGTON, March 26.-The probabil-
ities are thnt the week in the senate will
be given up largely to matters of minor
Importance The McGarralCn bill is on
the calendar as unfinished Nusiness, and
will have the right of way after 2 o'clock
| today There will be an effort to dispose
of this bill before Che close of the week,
and Senator Ilansbrough has given notice
| that he will again call up the Russian
| thistle bill Immediately after the disposal
| of the McGarrAhan bill The Notifications
| appropriation bill is now on the calendar
and in position to be taken up for action
| at any time Senator Turpie has evinced
| a desire to havc his resolution concerning
| the annexr u Of Hawaii voted upon be
| fore the tar q bill is taken up, but It is
doubtful in the face of Senator Dolph's
opposition whether this can be done
Inquiry among Republican senators as
TO the policy they will pursue with refer
ence TO the tariff bill when it shall reach
the senate develops the fact that they are
as yet undecided as to whether they will
move to recommit the bill upon the com
| mencement of the debate Monday week.
This was their first plan, but there are in
dications that they have reconsidered this
determination, at least not at the begin
ming of the debate.
There is no indication, however, that
they have abated their purpose of contend
ing for every point of advantage, and fore
ing, if possible, full debate on every prop
osition contained in the bill. They expect
the general debate to continue for at least
a month, and hope to have every schedule
discussed paragraph by paragraph after
wards Some of them intimate that they
consider it may be possible by this course
to delay action so as TO render 1t impossi-
BILE to pass upon the bill during the pres
ent session.
The purpose of the Democrats is to per-
nit the Republicans TO do the greater part
of the talking. There will be compare
lively few general speeches upon the bill
on the Democratic side of the chamber il
the members of the finance committee car
control the matter. After there shall have
been sufficient time for legitimate debate
the members of the finance committee vii
probably ask for continuous sessions. Tht
Democratic members of the finance com
mittee think the bill can be disposed Of b!
the lst of June.
The house win devote the week to th
contested ttion cases. Today is Dis
trict of Colombia day, and the time is be
ing devoted TO the consideration of bill
reported from the District of Columbi
committee, after which the postoflice ap
preparation bill, which was under discus
sion when the house adjourned on Satul
D day, will be called up and disposed OF
v According to the arrangement made o
E Friday the O'Neill-Joy contested electio
r case will be called up tomorrow. Ina'
l- much as the Republicans are already con
.e mitted to the policy of flibustering agains
g the election cases they will consume tn
le entire week The Republicans will d,
IN mand the presence of Il Democratic quo
ly rum at every stage in the parliameutar
proceedings. Every means known to pa
@, liameutary law will be used to prever
IA the seating of O'Neill and English, til
Id Democratic contestants from the Elevent
is Missouri and Fifth California district
ly respectively. Should the cases by an
ly chance be disposed of before the end
ut the week the house will resume the COZ
IN sideration of the appropriation bills, Il
ed army appropriation bill being next
"A order. These routine matters viii pro
or ably occupy the attention of the hou
IA until the tariff bill returns from the Sc
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