The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-06-22
CONGRESSIONAL
The End of the Tariff Bill in the
Senate Almost in Sight.
1t is Difficult to Hsrmonize Contendins
Forces Among Republicans on the To-
bacco and Wool ScheduIes-The
Matter to be Referred TO Caucus.

WASHINGTON, June 81 = The pro-
gramme in the house will be the same
as during past weeks. There will be
two sessions, one on Monday and an
other on Tuesday. 1t is probable that
the committee on rules will bring in a
special order on Monday for the con-
sideration of the bill appropriating
money to repair the dry dock at the
Brooklyn navy yard and the bill will
no doubt be passed.
The republican senators in charge
of the tariff bill begin to feel that the
end almost is in sight. They do not
hope to conclude the consideration of
the bill by the close of the present
week, but they expect by that time to
be able to say when they can complete
the work.
AS a matter of fact the difficulty of
adjusting differences in their own
party is causing the managers more
perplexity at present than is the open
opposition to the bill in the senate. It
has been found almost impossible to
harmonic contending forces among
republicans on the tobacco and wool
schedules. The differences on tobacco
have been compromised, though not to
the satisfaction of all concerned, and
if there should be another caucus be-
fore the tobacco schedule is taken up
in the senate the question is liable to
be reopened there.
The wool schedule will confront the
senate at the opening of the session
Monday, and it is Senator Allisons
purpose to press the schedule forward
to a close. Hence it will be impossi
BILE to postpone for a very much longer
time the settlement of the differences
on this question. 1t is expected that,
if the committee should not be able
to announce a determination by some
time Monday, the matter will be re-
ferred to an early caucus, or a caucus
may be called if the committee fixes
rate not satisfactory to the wool
men, There is little doubt that an
advance will be conceded by the COM
mittee, but the question of interest
is whether the increase will be all
that the wool men demand
The wool schedule will, of course,
give rise to an animated de bate, but
the democratic senators say there is no
disposition on their part to needlessly
prolong it. There are also numerous
articles on the free list and in the
''sundry' schedule which will arouse
differences of opinion, and if
the republicans do not withdraw the
internal revenue features of the bill,
there will be sharp clash over this.
They are practically decided, however,
to retreat from these provisions. 1t is
also practically determined that the
house provision in regard TO Ha waiian
sugar will be continued pending the
disposition of the Hawaiian annexation
treaty.
For the rest the question of reciproc-
ity and the problem presented by the
trusts in connection with the tariff
are still undetermined by the repub-
licans themselves, but there is no
doubt that there Will be more or less
general debate upon any propositions
agreed to presented in the senate.
WASHINGTON, June 21.-The senate
have agreed by yea and nay vote
Saturday to strike out the paragraph
in regard to floor mating, the vote
being % to %. The effect is to put
floor mating on the free list, and is the
first important victory of the opposi.
ton to the tariff bill
WASHINGTON, June 21.-In the SEN
ate Saturday the fax schedule of the
tariff bill was taken up with little de-
lay, the pending question being on Mr.
Allison's motion to amend paragraph
327, relating to thread, Irvine, etc,
made of flax, hemp or ramie, by sub
shutting for the senate rate, the rate
of IA cents per pound, and Is cent ad-
ditional for each lea in excess of 5.