Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-22
TO FORCE THE SPEAKER
An Absurd Proposition to Compel Consider
ton of the Cuban Resolution.
1t Could Not he Done nnd No One
Wants to Do It-NO Conflict
With the Tariff.

The story was put out last night by two
distinguished senator's. known chiefly for
their humorous bent that the tariff was to
he held up in the Senate until Mr.. Reed
consented that the House might ceLs:der
the Cuban belliserency resolution.
The proposition is, of course, utterly sb-
surd. No one but the two humoris.s would
suggest it. One of these is man of whom
no one can judge whether he Is serious or
in jest. The other is never serious-even
when he thinks himself so. Whether one
of these is playing upon the other, or
whe her both are turning green lights on &.
chalk skull! and crcss bones to alarm their
colleagues in the Senate and the Speaker
of the House, is a matter of speculation.
There are several good reasons why no
such thing is going to be done. The first
is that it can't be. The second is that no
one wants to do it.
No Conflict between the Two.
The friends Of Cuba do not want to bring
the Cuban question into conflict with the
tariff. There would be no justification fer
such course. and 1t would be injurious to
the Cuban cause. If it were possible to
use the tariff as club with which to drive
the House to action the belligerency
resolution, it would undoubtedly excite a
feeling of resentment in the House which
would result IN majority lining up against
the Cuban resolution.
Leaving this out Of consideration the
1act remains that more than four-fifths of
the men in the Senate are eager to get the
tariT bill out of the way soon as pos
slbie The republicans as party are re-
training from debate as much as possible
and most of the democrats are impa tient
OF what time is being consumed by me,l-
bers OF their own party, though it Is known
hn .h.lx 11<,, a,,I .JD;..
the talking are actually holding themselves
| under restraint in their desire not to take
up any more time than they feel to be abb
solutely necessary to prove that they are
opposed TO the bill. The progress made
with the bill yesterday shows how little de-
sire there Is for delay. Today the Sena te
Is on the most difficult schedule in the bill
the woodland the committee think they see
their way through it, within a reasona BILE
time.
a Bries but Hot Contention.
The consideration of the wool schedule
had not beel far Irder way in the Senate
today. however. before a very bitter fight
developed on the floor between Mr.. Fora >
ker and Mr.. Allison over the treatment of
the third-class ~oo!s. Mr.. Foraker claim
,, ir.g agreement for a triple duty on
washed wools of the third class. Unex-
pected heat was shown in the brief con-
| sShliSA oSt"Sei lHt Two SeildtOTS r..
Foraker lntimated bad faith on the part of
the committee and declared that he for
one would not be driven. Mr.. Allison re-
torted holy that they were not in the
habit of driving in the Senate.
Therefore l will not drive" said Mr..
Foraker.
Nor will be driven" replied Mr.. Alli-
son.
MIR. Allison's Explanation.
Mr. Allison then explained his position
with great earnestness and display of feel
| ing. undertaking to show that. under the
| definition of washed wool, the class Mr..
Foraker wanted triple duty on, would
actually have a prohibitive duty without
| the triple provision. This, with the state
| ment that he was about to propose that
the third-class wool paragraph go over
until experts could prepare a proper
amendment covering the question in dis
pute, In a measure Modified Mr.. Foraker,
but there still fingered evidence Of much
| bad blood. 3.
In spite CT this incident the committee
| think they will get out of their difficulty
satisfactorily, and II IS believed even nv
| those who are advocating the higher rates
| on third-class woods. that the Conference
| Will change the schedule SO as to make
| 1t somewhat more favorable to The Garnet
manufacturers.