Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-07-23
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Tariff Will Hold The Boards
Ofthe Senate This Week.
DEBATE WILL Be SHARP.
Villas Motion TO amend the Sugar
Schedule Promises 20 be Interesting.

W AHlilNhlONt Oh hAH NNth Ds
gins with the tariff question in the fore
ground, and no one can foresee what
amount Of time will be consumed upon
IL, or what will be the result Of the debate
In the senate
All efforts TO compromise the differ
encss on the tariff and TO allay the feel
ing engendcred by the presidents letter
TO Mr. Wilson have 80 far been unAvail-
ing, and unless unusual effort is made,
and exceptional success Is secured, a
series of very interesting speeches, which
bid fair 70 be characterized by words both
plain and pointed, will be devel' Ped.
Democrats senators generally agree
that there Il now no prospect Of reaching
an understanding In the party to-day, aud
this cannot be done until the temper OF
the senate shall be still further exploited
before the country.
II there should be no change Of pro-
gram, Senator Hill's motion To reoede
from the senate amendment TO make
GOAL and iron ore dutiable at 10 cents per
ton, and put both on the free list, Will he
first decided, after which Senator Villas
motion TO amend the sugar schedule by
striking out the l-s cent differential on
refined sugar will be subject to discussion.
IL Is on this proposition that the most
interesting part Of the debate is ex
pected TO occur Senator Hill expects to
gain few votes over the mum ber secured
for bis motion when offered by himself
before the bill went To conference, but he
does not think it will show any great
strength, and comedies that interest is
absorbed by the Villas motion, which be
favors as strongly as he does his own.
Debate VIII Bs Interesting
The duration of the discussion upon the
Villas amendment will depend largely
upon the time when the point OF order
which will be made against IL shall be
made. When \ point OF order 10 once
made, Il lies with the chair TO say how
long the debate upon 1t snail continue.
and with Senator Harris In the chair, the
cessation might be very sudden at any time
after the point had been made. II Is =
general feeling, however, that, while
the point 10 sure to be raised at any time,
IL will not be presented at the beginning
of the debate.
It In q generally recognized fact that
there are several senators WHO are de-
termined to speak upon the general ques-
tion which the publication OF Mr.. Cleve-
lands letter has raised, and that the
speeches will find vent In some other
connection, IL not In that. Unless the
senators who are expected to speak
change their minds. there will be no
minoing of words when the talk begins.
Senator German is slated for a speech.
and those who are In his confidence say
be considers that the presidents letter 10
directed largely at himself, and that his
| utterancss will show his resentment II
| IL also understood that he will take the
position that the senate must be sustained
and will give his reasons therefor.
Mills Backs Cleveland.
Senator Mills will, with Senator Villas,
lead the fight for the Villas motion. He
will also speak on the general features OF
the question at issue and will sustain the
presidents position With reference 70
the Villas motion, he will take issue with
those who consider II out of order aud
will contend that ruling to sustain the
| point of order would be unconstitutional
The Texas and Wisconsin senators are
regarded as the special champions OF the
president on the issues now at stake.
| There is still much uncertainty about
the power of Senator Villas motion u
hold its position, Notwithstanding the
fact that those who oppose 1t hold 1t to be
clearly out of order. The best advices In.
dicate that when the chair rules 1t out ths
ruling will be sustained, but this will de
pend largely upon the Republican votes
IL the motion should be declared out oi
order there will be an effort to renew II In
another form. possibly by amending Sena
tor Gray's motion to recommit the bill h
the conference com mmittee without instruc
tions. Ii now appears quite certain tina
the advocates of the motion will eKhaus
all parliamentary resources to have In
structions given as implied By the mo
tion. II they should not succeed In thi
there would then be an effort made t,
pass Senator Gray's motion to send tn
bill back TO conference without instruc
tlons, under which arrangement the con
ferrees could recommend the striking ou
of the sugar differential II they shoul,
see ft.
With the tariff bill disposed Of Ia what
ever way, the senate will take up the sur
dry civil and general deficiency appropri
alton bills, II they shall be reported fror
committee. These are the only bill
which the senate has not passed upon A
effort will be made by the committee {
have the sundry civil bill ready 70 sui
init to the senate early this week.
will carry large number of changes
and Is liable to cause considera BILE debat
when taken up.
For the rest there IL long calendt
awaiting the attention of the senate
work Before the House
The program In the house this wee
will depend largely upon the tariff pro
lem. TO which all present arrangemen
must give way Today is Distri
Of Columbia day, and I2ssdry, and pc
haps Wednesday. will be devoted to u
consideration Of the Moore Funston 90
tested election case from the second Ka
sas district, from which Moore claims tl
election by 1904 votes, and Funston, d
sitting member, by 81 votes. The majc
ity Of the committees, however, reports
In favor Of Moore, and Funston will u
aoubtedly be unseated, despite the mine
ity report in his favor.
The remainder of the week will
given TO the consideration of bills
ported from various committees, subje
to the decision of the committee on rul,
Under any rule that Is adopted, howev,
conference reports will have the right
way, aud should any report be made
the tariff bill It. will receive instant al
Immediate consideration, to the ex
sion Of all other legislative matter.