The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-05
.BUSYWEEk AT CAPITAL
The Senate Will Attempt to DirpOse
of Appropriation Bills,
Arbitration Treaty Will Oc-
cupy Executive Session.
House Hay Be Asked by President 10 Grant
Some Relief to Flood Sufferers.

Washington, April 5.--The week in the
senate will be busy and interesting.
First on the program is the bankruptcy
bill. which will probably be sidetracked
by the appropriations bills. which will
be reported from the committee on ap-
propriations. The arbitration treaty
VIII receive consideration in executive
session, but a final vote is not expected.
Today Senator EllSins will speak on his
bill granting discriminating duties t.
goods imported in American vessels.
Senator Lindsay will open the debate
on the bankruptcy bill in it's favor, and
il is presumed that Senator Wilson will
follow in opposition.
The appropriation bills will excit.
more or less debate when taken up, but
they are scheduled to pass with COM
paratively few changes. There has been
an effort on the part of some members
of the house to impress the senate with
the Importance of passing these bills a..
sent over from the house without any
change whatever. This suggestion is
resented, and especially by the appro
priations committee, which Is deter
mined to make some changes if only foI
the purpose of demonstrating the sen
ate's independence of the house.
few notifications, however. are alb.
solutely necessary. II appears that there
Ii an error of 100000 in the calculation
of totals in the sundry civil bill, and tina,
one appropriation for n public building.
is duplicated. The committee will ais,
restore the one for the Uncompahgre In
dian reservation in the Indian bill, bu,
will allow only one claim of Gilsonite t,
each individual and not two. as has been
heretofore reported.
The Uncompahgre matter and the
question of revoking President Cleve
lands order for the creation of fores,
reservations in the, West will occasior
debate. The committee probably wll
make no recommendation In this mat
ter, though there is a possibility that IL
may be transferred from the sundry
civil to the general deficiency bill. TIL
senators from the states affected will
make an effort on the floor of the senat,
to have the provision in regard to tn.
matter restored as 1t originally passed
the senate.
The outlook Is that the week will not b.
q busy one, and that the daily sessions
Will be short.
New. York senator's will be absent
The finance committee Is pressing for
ward its investigation of the Dingle
tariff bill, and the various parties viii,
continue their efforts to reach an under
standing on the organization of the SEN
ate committee. Some attention may b
given to the arbitration treaty in execl
tive session. but there will not be any
effort to get vote upon it during the
week. Senator Eliiins will speak today
on his bill for discriminate duties on
goods carried in American vessels.
The house wifi meet Wednesday and
unless President Mckinley requests the
passage of an appropriation to relieve
the Mississippi flood sufferers, will ad
1ourn to SATURDAY. There are not suf.
ficient members OF the house at tn.
capital to constitute quorum. and
single objection would prevent the pas.
sage of any legislation.
Diplomats Watch Progress Of Tariff Bill
Washington, April 5.-The foreign EN-.
bassies and legations in Washington are
watching the progress OF the tariff b. |
with great care, as ii materially affects
all commercial nations. Reports art
pVAhS ioiWdIucd 10 the various foreign
offices. and these In turn are being made
public abroad, for the information OF
concerns shipping goods to the United
States. Naturally the feeling amons
the diplomats Is not favorable to the
measure. as 1t will restrict many of the
lines Of foreign trade with this country
Among the representatives Of the
larger countries the expression is gen
eral that there will be large decrease
In imports, and that this in turn will
be followed by an increase of duties
against American goods. The repre-
sentatives of nations which are most
concerned with reciprocity do not re-
gard the reciprocity features of the
present bill with favor. Without ex-
ception, however, members of the Dip
lOmatic corps are refraining from ex-
erting any influence towards keeping
down the duties.