The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-06-07
THE WEEK. NCONCRESS
The Great Sugar Debate Will Doubt
less Start at Once.
TO WITHDRAW TARIFF ON TEA,

The Finance Committee of the Senate
Decides to Leave This Article of Do
mestic Consumption on the Free
List-To Protect Hawaiian Treaty.
Washington, June 7.-while the tar
III will continue the general topic OF
discussion In the senate during the
present week, there Is no certainty as
to what portion of 1t will receive es-
pecial attention. This uncertainty Ia
due largely to the difficulty of deter
mining when the sugar schedule will
be taken up. 1t Is so generally under
stood that this schedule will consume
considerable time that there is no eff
fort to outline beyond II the course Of
proceeding. The wood schedule will af-
ford brief respite today before reach
ing the sugar question, as that subject
was being discussed when the sem
ate adjourned on Saturday. Senator
Allen will probably enter a motion to
strike out the entire paragraph relat-
Ing TO sawed lumber. and the motion
may lead to other speeches than his
own.
Whether the sugar schedule will be
taken up In order is still undetermined.
There are many differences Of opinion
on the subject, but the prevailing de-
sire is TO get the schedule out Of the
way as soon as possible. This Is the
case on both sides of the chamber. but
1t is especially true of the Republicans,
as the responsibility for action rests
there. Still. there is desire among
Republican senators that there should
be absolute agreement among them
selves on the rate of this Nhedule be-
fore entering upon its discussion in
the senate. and 1t is realized that this
may be difficult of attainment without
a further exchange of opinions than
has yet been permitted. There is no
doubt In any event Of a postponement
until Senator Aidrich's return to the
senate. He is still confined to his
room, but is expected to be out early In
the week.
That the Hawaiian treaty will be
protected by the finance committee is
considered settled, but a caucus may
be necessary to determine whether
other changes should be made. Sena-
tor Pettigrew has decided definitely to
offer his antitrust amendment in con-
nection with this schedule, but beyond
the fact that it will lead to number
of speeches there Is no certainty as to
It's course or its fate.
The tobacco schedule Immediately
follows the sugar schedule, but If II
should be reached today It would be
necessary also temporarily to pass il
ha a
the tobacco men a hearing tonight.
They will ask for 81 on wrapper and IS
cents on filler tobacco. There is also
an inclination to return TO the Ian
guage of the Wilson law on this sub
ject This is understood to be the wish
of both the importers and the tobacco
growers.
There are many sharp contests ahead
on the paragraphs of the agricultural
schedule, which Is next after tobacco,
including those on rice, on which there
will be an effort to secure return to
the hose rates; on cattle, on which 1t
will be claimed there should be an ad
vaorem rather than a specific duty,
and on fish, fruits, chicory and salt. The
innovation OF a duty on tea is also pro-
posed Oh lHe ScHtuule' put IL 10 Pi Ut
tically certain that this provision will
be withdrawn by the committee. Thus
what would have been one of the Sc
verest contests over the bill will be
avoided. The cotton and spirit schedules
will, it Is now thought, excite compar-
atively little debate.
The house has no work ahead of 1t
this week, and it is the intention of the
majority leaders to adjourn today until
Thursday, and from Thursday until
Monday. Mr.. Simpson and other mem
hers Of the minority doubtless will es-
say the usual manoeuvers with the
purpose of embarrassing the Republic
cans, but in the present condition of
the house their latitude is narrow, and
they easily can be overborne by their
adYcrsarics.