The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-28
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OBSTRUCTION TO TARIFF BILL,
Democratic Members OF Finance Committee
Demand Time to Consider Measure.


cratic members of the senate finance
committee have followed up their refusal
to allow the tariff bill to be reported di-
rect to the senate with the announce
ment that they would expect to be given
opportunity for a thorough examination
OF all the schedules Of the bill as amend
ed before 1t is reported to the senate.
They have already employed one expert
and will employ others to take up the bill
In their behalf, as soon as II is presented
To them. They expect to be able to ex-
anime the bill sufficiently to permit ii
to go to the senate in about two weeks
time after they receive it.
There has been some talk among the
Democratic senators of granting hear
ings by the full committee, but this prop
osition does not appear to have met
with general favor. The Democratic
members of the committee fear that in
ststence upon this course would be con-
etrued into a determination to delay the
bill for the sake of delay, which they
insist is no part Of their program.
The decision of the Democratic men,
bers may have the effect Of causing a
postponement of the presentation Of the
bill beyond tomorrow. Some OF the Re-
publican committeeman now say that
they may not conclude their work be-
fore Monday morning, as there are still
various matters which are not definitely
decided. and which become necessary
to fix absolutely before going into the
full committee. They are still working
with the hope Of presenting the bill to-
morrow, but are less hopeful than for
merly.
The Republicans think they discover
In the present attitude Of their Demo-
cratic colleagues a disposition to delay
the passage Of the bill which they had
not previously counted upon, and are
making their preparations for a long
siege in the senate as well as in COM
mittee. Some of them express fear t. Vt
the bill will not become a law before e
FIRST of August.
Colonel Anderson Fatally Injured,
New York, April 2S.-Colonel Finlay
Anderson, a special aide on General
pOdge's staff, was thrown from his horse
In the parade and received probably IA
tai injuries. Colonel Anderson was ad-
tutant general on General Hancock's
staff during the late war. He returned to
this city from San Francisco a week ago.
He was invited to join the parade. Hav-
ing no horse, he borrowed n spirited an
imal from Colonel William F. Cody
("Buffalo BilPO. The colonel Is an ex-
pert horseman, and smilingly told Col
onel Cody that no horse was too spirit
ed for him to ride. When passing the
corner of One Hundred and Thirteenth
street and the Boulevarde, Colonel Ander-
sons horse became frightened at the
cheering of the crowd, and threw his
rider over his head. The colonel struck
on his head on the asphalt pavement and
lay motionless. He was quickly sur
rounded by a crowd of soldiers, who
lifted him into a st. Luke's hospital
ambulance, which was near at hand,
and he was taken to the hospital. The
physicians there said he was suffering
from concussion Of the brain, and it was
thought that his skull was fractured.
Republican Congressional Convention.
Augusta, Me-, April 2S.-The Third dis
trict Republican committee has issued
a call for a convention to be held at city
hall, Waterville, at IL a. m, Wednesday,
May II, for the purpose of nominating
a candidate for representative to con-
gress to fill the vacancy caused by the
death Of the late Hon. Seth l.. Milliken.