The record-union., 1894-06-11
Tariff Debate the Prominent Cues
tiOn Before the Senate.
THE WOOL SCHEDULE THE PRINCI-
PAL QUESTION THIS WEEK
A Fire at Kansas City Causes Loss
of Three Hundred Thousand Dol
lars and the Serious Injury of Sew
eraI People.
snecial to the REcoRp-UNIov.

ing the present week IN Lne coHS4ueIdtlOH
of the tariff bill, and that there is a tacit
agreement among the Republican and
Democratic leaders that the debate shall
be continued under the five-minute rule
On cotton manufactures and flax
schedule. Senator Aldrieh, as the repre-
sentative of the Republican chamber.
expressed the opinion that the schedules
would be disposed of with very slight de-
lay. He says the understanding for five
minute speeches would not be continued
when the woolen schedule should be
reached, and he expresses the opinion
that four or five days. debate would be
necessary before the wool and woolen
schedule is acted upon. Some of the
Democratic leaders think the schedule
may be disposed of in two Gays. This
schedule will develop one of the most
important debates connected with the
bill.
Next to the duty on sugar, free wool
has attracted more attention than any
other item in the bill, and there can be
no doubt that many Senators will max g
speeches vigorously assailing the Demo-
cratic positions.
The Democrats, while not expecting or
hoping to secure consideration of this
schedule under the minute rule, are
nevertheless hopeful that they can make
arrangements for a definite num-
Der OF days for the debate. 1t is under
stood that one thing they have in view
and are arranging are prelimlnaries for
night sessions, as they have been doing IN
securing pledges OF Democratic Senators
to remain until the steering committee"
shall consent to adjournment each
day. This is to be an elastic arrange
ment. and night sessions will be resorted
To only in cases OF evident determination
on the part OF Republican Senators to
delay action. This is expected in any of
the items which precede the woolen
schedule, for many Senators think it will
be used in that direction. The Demo-
cratic leaders think it best to be prepared
for the emergency If 1t should be pre-
sented. They desire also that If 1t should
prove that there are to be an unexpected
number Of long speeches on the woolen
schedule to work them off as rapidly as
possible, and will resort to night sessions
for that purpose.
"We do not want to impose any unnec-
essary hardships,' said Senator Harris,
''but we want 10 make an impression on
the bill this week.
The Indian question in its various ram
ifications on school, agencies aud supply
depots will still continue to occupy the
attention OF the House i'll the early days
OF the coming week. Judge Holman, in
charge of the bill, said he expected to
pass the bill by Tuesday night, if he was
obliged to surrender on Monday 10 the
District of Columbia legislation, on w hich
be expected q vote Wednesday. After
that are number OF important bills
struggling for priority. The general de-
ficiency bill will be reported to the House
on Tuesday, and Chairman Sayres of the
Appropriation Committee will urge its
immediate consideration, in order to
n1o no r.a1pndar nf ornrnnriatinf1 hills
Representative Sayres will be in charge
OF the deficiency bill, Notwithstanding the
fact that Representative Breckinridge is
Chairman of the Sub-defciency Com
mittee.
tits expected that Representative Hatch
will try to have the anti-option bill fol-
low the Indian bill. Representative
Cooper also expects TO have day set
apart for action on his bill authorizing the
taxation of greenbacks. Representative
Livingstone of Georgia IS pressing the bill
for Government aid to the cotton eXposi-
tion in Atlanta. Mr.. Culberson of the
Judiciary Committee also wants early
recognition for several important bills
affecting Federal Court proceedings, and
the Territorial Statehood bills are being
vigorously pressed to the front. No ex-
act order of priority for these bills has
been made, but they are the ones to re-
ceive the earliest attention.
The Republican minority of the House
Committee on Merchant Marine and
Fisheries have submitted to the House
report against the 1ree-Shipplng bill in
troduced by Representative FiJhian,
which the Democratic faction of the COM
mittee has recommended to the House.
Representative Perkins of Iowa is the
author Of the report, and it also bears the
signatures of Representatives Gillette of
Massachusetts and Phillips of Pennsyl
vania. 1.-The measure is more fifty en-
titled to designation bill 10 destroy
American hip-building in the interests
OF foreign Countries said Mr.. Perkins.
The report from the majority is wholly
occupied in placing the worst possible
estimate upon the present condition OF
our own merchant marine. The minority
are not disposed to accept SO dark view
or disposed to make argument wholly on
the darker side. The majority wholly
confiue themselves TO the most discour-
aging view of American competitive ef-
forts, and this is the only excuse 4or the
abandonment of distinctive national
policy which has remained undlsturbed
through all the successive changes of
party and administration since its initla-
ton at the beginning of our Government
No attempt to establish the passage OF
this bill into law would prove helpful to
the Government of the United States or to
the shipping interests OF its citizens.
THE proposition is for an uncon-
ditional surrender to foreign powers,
both of the profits and safeguards in
volYed in the maintenance of our inde-
pendence as the builder of our own ships.
That the adoption OF this course would
prove highly satisfactory to Great Britain
and other important marine powers need
not be questioned; that it will prove
other than humiliation to this republic,
certain disgrace and possible disaster.
may be accepted as equally probable"
The discussion OF the question, con-
tinues the report, may be carried on
apart from the matter of '.bountes" and
Subsidies" to which the majority of the
committee devotes so much attention 1t
is impossible that q bounty system in the
sense pointed out would be resorted to,
and III the statement of any shipbuilder
that steamship owners who perform pub
lie service by transporting ocean mails
undoubtedly expect pay for it, and there
is no reason that this country should not
nav for such, as well as other countries
with which it is chiefly in competition.
During the year 1893 England, France,
Germany, Russia and Italy paid, roughly
estimated, S16, ,657, S6S for transportation of
mails by sea. England is acknowledged
to have been so entirely successful in its
maritime policy that it is urged as useless
for us to stand out longer against the
complete denomination by England of
the shipping of this country.
The question is asked whether, if we
were to depend upon foreign ships be-
cause they are cheaper, foreign countries
should have been depended upon for the
new navy and inferior line secured, and