The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-24
TARIFF BILL THIS WEEK.
Ten Weeks and a Day Since the Spe-
ciaI Session WAS CALLED.


WASHINGTON, May 23.-On Tuesday
next ten weeks and day after the be-
ginning of the session, the Senate will take
up the tariff bill, for the passage of which
the session was especially called. The bill
was to have been called up Monday, but the
death of Senator Earle of South Carolina,
will render necessary an adjournment for
a day. Senator Aldrich will call up the bill,
move it's consideration and make speech
in it's support The Democratic amendment
striking out the internal revenue features
of the bill will be introduced by Senator
Vest. After this the course of procedure is
somewhat indefinite. The Democrats are
not clear as to whether they will permit
the immediate taking up of the schedules
or will demand an opportunity to make set
speeches bearing upon the general policy
of the bill.
The prevailing opinion among the Demo-
cratic leaders is against the policy of gen.
eral speeches at the beginning of the dis
cusson, but they will not attempt to re-
strain individual senators who may wish to
be heard. There are some Democratic son-
ators who are disposed to discuss the gem
eral features of the BILL and who incline
to the opinion that the best time for such
speeches will be while the debate on the
bill is young Senator Vest does not eX
pect to make a speech in presenting the
motion to strike out the revenue features,
but the motion may lead to immediate de-
bate, and in case exception is taken to 1t
the Missouri senator will be heard from.
The silver Republicans and PopulistS will
seek opportunity during the pendency of
the bill to present some remarks of a pO-
litiCal nature, and some of them may be
heard during the week. The general sentl-
ment among straight Republicans is ad-
verse to the encouragement of any general
discussion of the bill or TO long speeches
on the schedules, but no party policy has
been decided on. A caucus mas been called
for this purpose, to be held Monday after
noon. There will undoubtedly be strong
opposition to some of the schedules on the
part of Republican senators, and amend
ments will be firmly pressed. Some Of
these amendments will be offered to the
chemical schedule the first of the list, and
they viii probably be reached during the
present week. Other features of the bill
which Republican senators will attack are
those affecting the sugar and wool duties
and taking hides from the free list. SEN
ator Pettigrew's amendment against trusts
is also certain to prove fruitful of much
general debate when reached.
Senator Aldrich says he Will not speak to
exceed an hours time on Tuesday. He
will give for the first time, the estimate
Of the Republican members of the finance
committee of the amount or revenue the
bin will produce, and viii explain the com
mittees plan of action, giving the reasons
for some of the more important amend
ments made His statement is anticipated
with much interest.
In reply to Il question Mr.. Aldrich, who
will have charge of the bill on behalf of the
Republican side of the Senate, said to-day
that when the bill was once taken up he
would press consideration to the exclusion
OF all other business except conference re-
ports until 1t should be finally disposed Of
The conference report on the sundry civil
appropriation bill probably vii, be con-
sidered some time during the week The
conference committee has practically agreed
on a compromise on the forestry reserVa-
ton provision. which they hope will prove