Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-10
TUG YET TO COME.
Senate Committee at Work on
the DingIey Measure.
BE THROUGH IN TWO WEEKS MORE
So Members Think-Pretty Much All the
Real Trouble, However, Is to Come
Reduction in Duties the Senate's Idea
Simpson Insists That He VIII Hold Up
the HOuse-Interstate Commerce Com
mission Fishing for Railway Sharks.

the HOuse-Interstate Commerce Com.
mission Fishing for Railway Sharks.
Washington, April 10.-The Republic
an senators who are acting as q sub
committee Of the senate committee of
finance in the preparation of the tariff
bill are inclined in their estimates now
peparing to postpone the date of its
presentation to the senate a little be-
yond the limit originally fixed by them
They express the opinion that it may
be two weeks from the present time be-
fore 1t will be in shape to be reported.
Some of them postpone the time until
two weeks from next Monday. The
committee is making very satisfactory
progress With the bill, and many of the
schedules have received final attention,
among them being chemicals and cot
tons. None Of the more puzzlfhg ques-
tions, however, has been disposed of.
The committee has deemed it wisest to
leave the rates on wool, sugar, hides,
coal, lead ore, lumber and all the other
important subjects until the simpler
matters can be determined They take
the position that they can settle the dis
puted points more satisfactorily after
the other features of the bill are thor
oughly digested and the probable reye-
nue. determined
The Tug of War Is Yet to Come.
Many of the smaller items, according
ly, have been decided upon. While no
detailed information can be secured it
Is understood that many reductions in
duties have been made. The disposition
OF the committee is to make a quite
general reduction. but this is found to
De task not easy of accomplishment
because of the insistence of senators up
on having the strongest protection for
the articles in which they are partfcu-
larly interested. There are, indeed.
many demands for Increases, and some
OF these are so pressing that the mem-
bers OF the committee are finding them
selves considerably embarrassed be-
tween their desire to satisfy senator's
whose votes will be essential to the suc-
cess OF the bill and their conviction
that the interests OF the party demand
reduction rather than increase.
Simpson Remains ON the wsrpath.
Washington. April l10.-Representatiye
Simpson declares that he win carry into
erect his threat to block any business
which the house may attempt to do by
unanimous consent before the speaker
has appointed committees. He says he
VIII also call for a quorum to approve
the Journal each time the house meets.
There Is no legislation for the house in
prospect until the tariff or appropria-
tlon pllls are returned to it by the SEN
ate, except the small matters of routine
ousinesss which are likely to arise and
which have been considered recently by
unanimous consent. Should additional
measures FOR the relief Of the sufferers
oy the mississippi floods be brought for
waru simpson proposes to compel the
presence OF quorum and the action of
committee Oh them or the adoption of
a special rule for their consideration
The Democrats do not intend to abet
Simpson in his obstructive tactics.