Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-05-07
ENDMENTS ARE MANY
Senate Committee Hard atWork
on the Tariff Compromise.
MORE HOURS NEEDED FOR DEBATE.

The Republicans Are Soon to Know Some.
thing of the Bill That Has Been Under
Discussion So Long, and Then Sharp
Speeches May Re Expected.
WASHINGTON, May This week will in
| all probability witness some interesting
| Developments in the tariff discussion. The
armistice arranged on Friday will end
| Tuesday if not continued by agreement,
| and the debate, which was interrupted on
| Friday in the midst of Mr.. Quay's SEN
fences to allow the Democrats to arrange
their compromise will be resumed if the
compromise shall prove to have progressed
so far as to admit of the introduction of
the amendments.pr
If the latest plans do not fail, the amend
ments will be introduced i'll the senate to-
day. The senators who are engaged in for
mulating them worked upon them all day
Sunday. They had the assistance of sew
eral experts.
No definite idea of the amendments could
be conveyed without giving all the amend
ments, and they will not be given to the
press until presented in the senate. There
will be few startling changes, but great
many of minor Importance.
Indeed, it is known that the amend
ments, when incorporated in the bill, will
show as many if not more alterations than
were made in the house bill by the finance
committee when reported to the senate.
1t may be said without prejudice that the
report when made will fully justify the
assertions made by the Republicans as to
their numbe on the floor of the senate.
Hundreds of Amendments.
The amendments will be found most
numerous on the chemical, iron and steel,
agricultural and sugar schedules but they
will affect the entire bill, including WOOL
ems, cotton goods, metals and many other
articles. In almost every instance where
there have been changes increases have
been made, and there has been a general
Strengthening OF the sd valorem for specif-
les. The sugar schedule is totally changed,
and iron manufactures will show an inter
esting transformation If reports be correct.
With the amendments once in the senate
it will be interesting to observe the pro-
gramme of the Republicans.
The Democrats have believed that if
they could secure a bill which would in
sure the support of 43 senators the Repub-
licans would yield after a formal and
businesslike protest against the changes,
and they have assured the Repu blican tariff
leaders that the bill which they hope to
present today will have the support of 43
Democratic senators, to say nothing of the
assistance they hope to secure from the
Populist senators.
The week will probably demonstrate
what credence the Republican senators
give to this statement and develop their
plans in case it be verified. 1t is under
stood that if when the compromise bill is
once before the senate the Republicans do
not show II disposition to discuss its merits
upon the lines laid down by the Demo
cratic mem bers, they will make an effort
to expedite business by lengthening the
hours of the daily sessions and by curtail-
ing the liberties of debate now enjoyed.
This policy was CURLY intimated in the
reply made by Senator Harris to an in
quiry as to whether the present hours
would be observed after Tuesday Yes"
he replied, until we move for longer"
The Republicans will resist an effort of
this character, and when it is made some
unwritten speeches may be expected.
The only set speech so far announced for
the week is one by Senator Hoar for Tues
day. The Chinese treaty will occupy the
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