The record-union., 1894-07-02
Special to the REcoRD-UN1oN.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
WASHINGTON, July 1.-The Senate to-
morrow will enter upon the fourteenth
week of the tariff debate. 1t is expected
the vote previous to returning the bill to
the House will be taken before adjourn
ment Tuesday night. There is no agree
ment to this effect, but Democratic and
Republican Senators generally express
the opinion that this can be accomplished.
They say that the end could have been
reached last week but for the loss of two
days-Monday and Saturday. The DEM
ocrats made an effort to secure an agree
ment to fix Tuesday as the day for the
vote, as per agreement on Friday, and
would have succeeded but for the fact
that the Republicans did not wish to put
themselves in the attitude of in any way
conniving at the passage OF bill which
they have so strenuously opposed. There
is, however, no disposition to longer
postpone final action on the bill. and Re-
publican Senators generally appear as
anxious as the Democrats to have the bill
disposed of in time to permit an adjourn
ment over the Fourth.
There is still, however, good deal or
work to be done before the passage can
be reached, and it lies within the power
of any Senator who may feel so disposed
to delay action definitely. Some OF the
amendments yet to be introduced by the
Finance Committee Will provoke more
or less discussion. The sugar duty and
the free wool question are to be made the
subject of speech making by republicans
and PopulistS.
Much curiosity is felt over the attitude
of the Populists on the sugar schedule.
They say whatever they may do they will
do nothing to prolong debate to any ex-
tent. If the bill is not voted upon as a
whole before the Senate adjourns Tues
day the Democrats will try to secure
Fourth of July session. They will prob
ably also ask the Senate to hold night
sessions Monday and Tuesday, if neces-
sary, to secure action,
When the Senate bill is disposed of the
appropriations bill on the calendar will
be taken up.
Speaker Crisp is seeing that the decks
are kept clear in the House for the recep-
ton of the tariff bill. This accounts for
the failure of the Rules Committee to
agree on any definite programme of bills
to be considered during the coming week.
The legislative business is merely drift
ing, as there is no desire to tie the hands
OF the House by set speeches, which
might interfere In this body with the con-
sideratlon of the tariff bill when it comes
over from the Senate. The expectation
of Chairman Wilson and other Ways and
Means members is that the tariff bill
will pass the Senate on Tuesday, but it is
not believed the official notification will
come to the House before Thursday
The first move when the bill is reported
back will be a formal motion by Mr.. Will
son that it be referred to the Ways and
Means Committee. 1t is expected this
reference will be made without objection.
The tariff bill will then be retired to the
secrecy of the committee for some days,
but Representative Bryan stated tonight
that two days ought to suffice for such
work as the committee would do. In
that case the disagreement of the House
and the submission of the bill to confer
ence may occupy Friday or Saturday of
the coming week.
Owing to the lack of a programme. the
time OF the House during the week will
be taken up by such bills as manage to
secure recognition.