The record-union., 1897-03-29
noon.
WASHINGTO.

WASHINGTON, March %. - The
Senate will devote its energies this
week to the arbitration treaty, with the
vague hope on the part of some OF the
friends of the instrument of securing
the final vote on Friday or Saturday.
The Senate will early to- morrow go into
executive session to consider the treaty,
If no unforeseen circumstance prevents,
and thus afford ample time to complete
all speeches on Wednesday, when the
voting is to begin on the miscellaneous
amendments. The consideration of
amendments is to continue Thursday,
provided no new ones are offered after
Wednesdays proceedings.
Later than that day the Senate pro-
ceedings are not clear. Consent to
naming a date for the vote on the
treaty itself is still withheld and will
not be given until the fate of the
amendments become known. 1t IS
sulynised that if the Chiffon amendment
should be accepted the debate on the
treaty would soon come to a cOnclu-
sion. but that if it should be beaten
the consequent decisions would be Of
indefinite duration.
The appropl5iation bills are expected
meeting of the Committee on Appropri-
ations on Tuesday, but they Will not be
taken up in the Senate until the treaty
is disposed Of The bankruptcy bill
viii also yield precedence to the treaty.
The question Of organizing the commit
tee continues to receive attention and
may reach a climax during the week.
The tariff bill will reach the Senate
late in the week and be referred to
committee. which. however. has the
various schedules under consideration.
WASHINGTON, March 2S. - Three
days more viii see the end of the strug-
gle over the Dingley tariff bin iii the
House. The bill will be open to amend
anent until l O'Clock Wednesday, when
the debate will close on a two hours
display of oratory. The voting will
begin at , O'Clock on that day. So far
as known there Will be no break in
the Republican ranks. but at least four
OF the Democrats viii brave the party
whip and cast their votes for the bill,
three from Louisiana and one from
Texas. There is also a probability that
one Populist and one SilVerite Will vote
for the protective measure.
Mr.. Dingley, who has engineered the
bill through the eddies Of debate with
great skill VIII devote his energies to
pressing the consideration of the Dill
forward with the utmost expedition, in
order to complete it before the vote
is taken. But the Democrats are pur-
suing a course which has thus far rem
dered progress extremely difficult. But
fourteen of the 162 pages of the bill
were disposed Of in the two days Of last
week At this rate it would require
twerltv-one days for the House. sitting
seven hours a day, to complete the con-
sideration Of the bill under the five
minute rule If the present tactics Of
the opposition are persisted in it IS not
improbable that night sessions VIII be
held tomorrow and Tuesday
The policy of the Democrats thus far
has been TO attack every item and
make il the text for general assaults
or the bill. It is understood that they
viii make a particularly strong stand
AGAINST the steel and sugar schedules.
They do not hope to accomplish any
thing. however, in the way OF amend
rnents. They have made trusts the
keystone Of their opposition UP TO TINS
time. and the only thing which they
really DelleNe kHeS tetu eNNCSiAi Bi4-'A -
70 secure a record vote on an amend
,nent such as was offered on Friday,
rrovfding for the suspension OF duty
on anv article controlled by a trust or
combination. They propose TO do this
If possible by a motion to recommlt,
with Instructions after the bill is re
a,orted from the committee OF the
whole. There seems to be a question,
however. whether this motion VIII be
entertained under the special order un-
der which the House is operating.
The fact that the reading of the bill
NAV not be completed under the five
minute rule Will in no wise interfere
with the power Of the Ways and Means
Committee TO perfect it. Their amend
rnents are in order to any part of the
him at any time, and when it becomes
annarent that the bid cannot be COM
1,lefed Mr.. Dinglev can assume charge
and clear up all the amendments he de-
sires TO offer.
After the tariff bill is passed on
Wednesday the House probably Will
adjourn. three days at time, until the
annronriation bills are returned TO 1t.
II they are amended by the Senate
the House probably viii accept the OPP
19rtllnity for talking, and as no injury
can be done It is likely that the leaders
Will indulge the members TO some eX-