The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-22
NEARLY DONE THIS WEEK.
Friends Of Tariff Bill Expect to See 1t
Well Through Senate.

Friends Of Tariff Bill Expect to See 1t
Well Through Senate.
Some Points Likely to Cause Trouble in
Conference-Speaker Reed Frequent
Attendant on Senate Sessions-A Maine
Man as Congressman Pro Tempore.
[sPECIALsTo THE PREss.J
Washington, June 21-Saturday the
Senate arrived at the wool schedule which
is one hundred pages from the end of tariff
bill. OF that remaining portion about So
pages are taken up by the free list and
the internal revenue and administrative
features. 1t is expected that on that por-
ton some faster progress may be made
than on the schedules, but of course that
is not wholly assured. Since the Gath of
May the Senate has considered about lis
pages of the bill. Should no better pro-
gress be made on the remaining hundred
pages the bill would not be out of the
Senate before the middle of July; but as
the fountain heads of oratory are supposed
w 0SOAA
proceedings so far, it is confidently ex-
pected that another week will see the bill
nearly done.
1t is not believed that the bill will be
detained long in conference, although the
action Saturday in striking out mating
and cotton bagging from the dutiable list
may add an important element Of disa-
greement with the House. The managers
of the bill had up to that time been in
vincible. largely through the votes of the
Populists and the Democratic schismatics
from South Carolina and Georgia. But
as the schismatics have supported protec-
ton for what it would give their people,
so also they were willing to kick it over
when 1t came to cotton bagging, which
their people use, as other people use their
rice and lumber. 1t is by no means GER
tain that they will have their way finally
so easily as they had it in the Senate on
Saturday. The bill will of course be
modified much in conference on the points
OF disagreement between the Houses. No
other parts of the bill can be touched by
the conference.
Speaker Reed is a very frequent atten-
dant on the sessions of the Senate. AL
most every afternoon he may be seen on
the floor, or in the cloak rooms, convers-
ing with acquaintance among the Sena-
tors or among the members of the House
who happen to be there. The purposes of
his visits are not known, but undoubted-
ly they are for the purpose of watching
the progress of the tariff bill. The Re-
publicans Of the House and Senate have
stood pretty closely together in the prepar-
alton and forwarding of the bill, and
there is common anxiety to get it to a
speedy conclusion. If the Speaker feels
any impatience when he sees the precio US
time going to waste while some venerable
senator talks of silver or the state of
America when the flax schedule is the
countenance.
With the special election in the Third
District. and the coming of Mr.. Burleigh
to take the oath of Office, will terminate
the valuable and very successful labors of
Mr.. Willis H. Wing as congressman pro
tempore. Mr.. Wing was and is clerk of
the committee on public buildings and
grounds, of which the late Congressman
Milliken was chairman. He is a resident
of Manchester, in Kennebec county, and
has seen service in the Maine legislature
as well as service in his present position
in the DIST Congress, and a prior service
in one of the offices Of the House in the
47th Congress. While Mr.. Milliken was
alive Mr.. Wing kept thoroughly &C.
quainted with the affairs of the district,
and was of the highest value to the con-
gresham and to his constituents. Since
Mr.. Milliken's death he has remained at
his post, transacting such business for
the district as needed attention and could
be transacted without the actual presence
of Congressman. His acquaintance
have named him Congressman pro tenn
pore, and are congratulating him on the
success of his incumbency.
Governor Burleigh Will probably arrive
in ample time to cast the vote of the
Third District for the tariff bill as it
finally passes in conference. His certif-
cate of election will have to be sent by the
state officials at Augusta, and as soon rs
that is received he can be sworn in at
once. This is a short ceremony. One of
his colleagues from Maine will accompany
him down the center aisle to the space in
front of the Speakers desk. There he
will be required to hold up his right hand
and repeat the following oath after the
Speaker: ~ do solemnly swear that I
will support and defend the constitution
of the United States against all enemies,
foreign and domestic; that I will bear
true faith and allegiance to the same;
that l take this obligation freely, without
any mental reservation or purpose of
evasion, and that will well and faith
fully discharge the duties of the office on
which 1 am about to enter. So help me
God This oath taken the member is
ready to take his part in the business of
the House. 1t has been many years since