Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-06-04
Will RUSH THE DEBATE
The Majority Intends to Push
the Schedule Through.
NIGHT SESSIONS MAY BEGIN SOON.
Opponents of the Bill Do Not Wish q Vote
to BE Taken on the Schedule In Order to
Conceal Their Numbers-House Demo-

to he Taken on the Schedule In Order to
Conceal Their Numbers-House Demo-
Gratis Anxious to Vote on the Bank Bill.
WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE sugar sched-
ule will again this week be the central
point around which the proceedings in
the senate will revolve. Among numerous
senators who were asked for their opinion
as t. when the debate on this schedule
would cease not one would attempt to fix
It definite time. The discussion has al
ready proceeded for three days, which was
the utmost time that Democratic senators
would admit, before the debate was be-
gun, would be necessary or allowed to it.
Some think it will be possible to reach a
verdict tomorrow, while others assert that
there are contingencies which may post
ponc the disposition of the schedule until
the latter part of the week.
Among other lines of policy which have
been canvassed among the opponents of
the bill is that of allowing the sugar
schedule to be accepted rs amended by the
committee on finance without taking any
vote on the schedule in committee of the
whole, the object being that the opponents
of the bill shall not be forced to show their
hands at this time, and especially that
they may refrain from exhibiting their
supposed SUrcnSUn among DemOCfaUlC anu
POpulist senators.
Senator Harris adhercs to his determina-
ton to ask the senate to prolong its daily
sessions into the evening, beginning with
today. Some of the Republican senators
have taken his notice to mean that he will
ask the senate to sit today until the sugar
schedule shall be disposed of, but CONVEX
sation with bin and with other Democratic
senators indicates that his purpose is hard
ly so definite, but that the intention is to
press as near to the goal as it may be pos
siblc to do. They say that the speeches of
the past few days indicate that the sugar
subject is one prolific of talk, and that
they want to give opportunity to dispose
of as much of the talk possible within
reasonable hours.
I'VE want, said senator Jones, Ito see
that the senate does q good days work
each day and if it should be apparent
that there has been effort to secure de-
lay for delays sake we should not proba
bly, ask for very extended hours, but if the
proceedings should indicate that the long
speeches arc to continue we should prob
ably ask the senate to sit well into the
night
The Republicans will probably resist
the attempt to extend the sessions beyond
o'clock to the extent of at least demand
ing that a quorum be maintained, and
some of them will decline to assist in
making quorum. The Democrats appre-
ciate this difficulty and will mako an
effort to have as nearly quorum of Dom
ocrats as possible on hand to meet this
emergency. They have the pledges of
more than 80 senators, including most Of
the PopulistS and some Republicans, that
they will remain to aid in making a quo
rum as long as may be required
Senator Harris said that when the night
sessions were once begun they would be
continued until the bill should be finally
disposed of. Meantime they will main
tain their efforts to get the Republicans to
agree to fix II day for the final vote
Outlook In the House.
The outlook for the week in the house
of representatives is so much in doubt that
n Democratic caucus lAay be necessary to
agree on plan of action. Tho state bank
question has been debated until the lead
ers are anxious for Il vote. But the de
bate has shown the state bank men that
they are liable to be defeated by inability
to agree on any one of the many plans dis
cussed. AS the state bank principle was
incorporated in the Democratic national
platform, the leaders are lOath to see the
bill defeated, so that a caucus today or to-
morrow may be called for the purpose of
formulating party measure that will
command united support 1t is probable
that the final vote on the bill will be taken
early in the week unless the whole ques-
ton is allowed to go over until caucus
committee can frame a satisfactory bill.
knights of Pythias Encampment.
WASHINGTON, June 4. - The biennial
convention of the supreme ledge and the
biennial encampment of the Uniform
Rank, Knights of Pythias, will convene at
Washington on Monday, Aug %. The
popular features of the event will be the
sessions of the supreme ledge, the street
parade ard review by President Clevc-
land of the Uniform Rank, the dress pa
RADIO on the White lot, competitive drill
between about 40 infantry and cavalry
divisions of the inform Rank and a ball
and reception at Convention hall. Excur-
slons to various points about the city have
also been arranged Preparations for the
event are being hurried through by the
local committees. The executive commit
tee has announced that the encampment
fund must be $50 600, and thata large per
centage of this sum has been subscribed.
1t is estimated that about g. 900 Uniform
knights will visit Washington, and that
the number of other visitors will be be-
tween $50, 900 to 200, 600.
The camp will occupy so acres of the
mall and will form a square around the
Washington monument. Tents will be
provided for Is, 600 men. The camp streets
will be named after the states, and mill
tary rules of camp life will prevail. Colo
mel John NJ Wilson, commissioner of pub
lie buildings and grounds, has ordered
that signs and insignia of the order be
wrought in flowers and plants in the parks
of the city.