The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-05-07
Her Opportunity for stateh hood
Comes With the Nsw Quorum
Counting Rule.
Armor Plate Frauds May Ffscs
the Appropriation for
That Article.
other Subjects In the House This weeh
Outlook for the Tarin Bin In
the Senate

WAsHrSGToN May 6.-The week In the
house promises 10 give opportunity for an
other effort 30 admit New Mexico 90 state
hood. The friends Of New MsIieo have
long awaited this opportunity. as the ne y
quorum counting rule gives them hope OF
passing the bill. The contest has assum ed
party aspect, as Delegate Joseph, of New
Mexico and Others interested In ths
measure. regard the prospective state an
assured democratic one. This may be of %
set somewhat by the effort 30 admit Okla
homa, which Is regarded as a prospectiv q
republican state. It's expected the naval
appropriation bill will Ls reached on wod-
nesdaE. and Chairman Cummings. Of
the naval committee thinks that
one day will bO Sufficient
for the consideration and passage Of the
measure. There 10 q chance. hovsvs- that
an animated controversy may arise over the
recent naval Armor plate frauds. The COM
mittse will NOT provoke a contest as these
frauds have already induced them 10 cot
the appropriation for armof plates. There
are members outside the committee. how
ever. Who would like TO ventilate the whole
subject on the foor OF the house.
The Indian appropriation will consume
the latter part Of the week. Chairman
Holman. who reported II. has inaugurAted
several features OF economv. which will re-
duce tbs total bill about $1,000 600 below
the total Of previous years. This prom
iass to bring out share comment.
Representative Wilson. Of Washington, is
prepared 90 see that the economic feature
ia not carried out. Wilson will present one
amendment of a smi-politieal character.
providing that no appointments as Indian
agents shall be made except from bona
tds residents of the states or territories in
which the Indian agencies Are located. He
will urge this % q practical application Of
the home rule plank In the Chicago plat
form. Wilson says the discussion OF the
bill will be 90 thorough that IL can not be
passed within week. The most important
committee work of the week will be the re-
porting Of the legislative and judicial ap-
preparation bill. which is the last Of the
gTeat appropriation bills.
The week will in all probability witness
an iatoi esting development In the tariff de
bate. The A'mistioe arranged on Friday
will end next Tuesday IL not continued by
agreemsnt. ami the debate. which Was in
terTupted on Friday In the midst OF one Of
QuAy's speeches. to allow the demoo ats to
arrange their comIromise, will be resumed
II the oompromiss shall prove to have pro-
Rressed 40 far as to admit Of tbs introduo-
tion of amendments proposed. II the latest
plans do not fail amendments will be in
trodueed in the senate Tomorrow. Sena-
tors who are engaged In formulating them
have been at work upon them all day, not
withstsndinR 10 was Sunday. They were
also employed with them a good part OF
last night. They had the assistance Of
several experts. A definite idea OF the
amendments could not be conveyed without
giving all the amendments, and they
will NOT be given 20 ths press until
nFanantnd -
few startling changes, bot great many OF
them, 10 IL known, when incorporated 10
the bill. will show Is many II not more al
terati0ns than were made IN the house bill
by the finance com mittee when reported TO
the senate. The amendments will be found
most numerous on the chemical, iron aud
steel, agricultural and sugar sohsdules,' bot
they will affect the entire bill. including
Woolen goods. cotton goods. metals and
many other articles. la almost every in
stance where there have been changes. in
creases have been made. aud there has been
general slaughterinR OF ad valofum for
spsoiAo dntiss. The sugar schedule IL
totally changed md iron manufactures will
show an interesting Transformation, II re-
ports be correct With the amendments on
the iron soheduls II will be interesting TO
observe the programme OF the republicans
The democrats have believed II they
could secure a bill which wonld insure tue
support OF foTty-thTee senators thsn some
republicans would yield after formal and
business like protest against the changes.
The domoo ata have assured the republican
tariff leaders that the bill which they hope
to p-eRent will have the suppot OF forty
three democratic senators, to say nothing
of the assistance thsy hope TO secure from
the populIsts. The week will probably
demonstrate what crsdence the republicans
are TO give to the statement, and develop
their plans in case 10 10 revised. The dem
ocTatio managers will make an effort TO
eIpedinte business by lsngthening hours OF
the daily sessions and curtailinR the lib