The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-03-29
WEDNESDAY ENDS 1T
Three EOre Days Of Struggling With
Diuglsy's Bill in the House.
THEN THE SENATE TAKES 1T
The Latter Body win Devote Its En-
ergy to the Arbitration Treaty
Most of the Week-Con-
gressionai Forecast.

Washington, March 2S.-Three more
days will see the end of the struggle
over the Dingley tariff bill in the house
The bill will be open for amendment
until | o'clock on Wednesday, when the
debate will close on two hours dis
play of oratory. The voting will begin
at 3 o'clock on that day. SO far as
known there will be no break In the re-
publican 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
this protective measure. Dingley. who
has engineered the bill through the
eddies of debate with great skill, will
devote his energies 10 pressing the con-
sideration of the bill forward with the
utmost expedition in order To complete
II before the vote Is taken. But the
democrats are pursuing "A course which
has thus far rendered progress ex-
tremely difficult. But IA of the 1852
pages of the bill were disposed of in the
two days Of last week. At this rate 1t
would require II days for the house,
sitting seven hours a day, TO complete
the consideration Of the bill under the
five-minute rule.
lf the present tactics of the opposi-
ton are persisted in. IL is not improb-
able that night sessions will be held to-
morrow and Tuesday. The policy of
the democrats thus far has been to
attack every item and make Il the text
for general assaults on the bill II Is
understood that they will make a par
ticularly strong stand against the steel
and sugar schedules. They do not hope
to accomplish anything. however, in
the way Of amendments. They have
made trusts the keystone of their
opposition up to this time. and the only
thing which they really believe they
can accomplish Is Ia secure a record
vote on an amendment such as was
offered on Friday, providing for the
suspension of the duty on any article
controlled by a trust or combination.
They propose to do this II possible by
motion to recommit, with instruc-
tions, after the bill Is reported from
the committee of the whole. There
seems to be question, however.
whether this motion will be entertained
under the special order under which the
house is operating.
The fact that the reading of the bill
may not be completed under the FIVE
| minute rule will in no wise interfere
with the power Of the ways and means
COMMITTEES. TO perfect Their amend
are In order TO any part of the
bill at any time. and when 1t becomes
apparent that the bill cannot he ex-
planned. Dingley can assume charge
and clear up all amendments he desires
to offer.
After the tariff bill is passed on
Wednesday the house will probably
adjourn three days at a time until the
appropriation bills are returned TO it,
If they are amended by the senate the
house probably will accept the oppor-
tunity offered for talking, and as no
injury can he done IL Is likely thai the
leaders will indulge the members "a
some extent in this regard.