The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-24
Outlook in the Senate.

Washington. May 23.-On Tuesday
next, ten weeks and a day after the
beginning of the session, the senate
will take up the tariff BILL for the pas
sage of which the session was eSpec-
tally called. The bill was to have been
called up on 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 a
speech in its support. The Democratic
amendment, striking out the inSernai
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 oppor-
tunity 10 make set speeches. bearing
upon the general policy of the bill.
The prevailing opinion among the
Democratic leaders is against the pol
icy of general speeches at the begin
ming of the discussion, but hey VIII
not attempt to restrain individual SEN
atorS who may wish to be heard.
There are some Democratic senators
who are disposed to discuss the gen
eral features of the bill and who incline
such speeches will be While the debate
on the bill is young.
Senator Vest does not expect 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
it the Missouri senator will be heard
from. The silver Republicans and
Populists will seek opportunity during
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some remarks of a political nature and
some of them may be heard during
the week. The general sentiment
among straight Republicans is adverse
to the encouragement of any general
discussion of the bill or to long
speeches on the schedules, but no
party policy has yet been decided upon
A caucus has been called for this
purpose to be held Monday afternoon.
There will undoubtedly be strong
opposition to some OF the schedules on
the part of the Republican senators
and amendments will be offered to the
chemical schedule, the first of the
list, and they will probably be reached
during the present week. Other fea-
lures of the bill which Republican SEN
ators will attack are those affecting
sugar and wool duties and taking
hides from the free list. Senator Petit
crews amendment against trusts is
certain to prove fruitful of much gen
eral debate when reached.
Senator Aldrich says he will not
speak to exceed one hour in time on
Monday. He will give, for the first
time, the estimate of the Republican
members of the finance committee OF
the amount of revenue the bill will
produce and will explain the commit
, tees plan of action, giving the reasons
for some of the more important amend
ments made. His statement is antici-
pated with much interest. In reply tc
a 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 of al
other business except conferences un-
til it shall be finally disposed of
The conference report on the sundry
civil appropriation bill probably will
be considered some time during the
week. The conference committee has
practically agreed upon a compromise
on the forestry reservation provision
which they hope will prove satisfactory
TO all parties, but whether it will OF
, not can only be determined when the
report is presented to congress.