The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-01
WORK MAPPED OUT.
Programme Of the House and Sen
ate This Week.
THE SUGAR SCHEDULE
when That Part Of the Tarim niii D.
Reached SLOW Progress .. Expect
ed-simpson stiil Trying TO
Down Reed Ia the House.

Washington. May 81. The impress.
fin general about the senate at the
close Of the first weeks discussion OF
the tariff bin was that the sugar
schedule would be reached towards the
close Of this week The progress sc
Oar made is generally regarded as 10.
de less than phenomenal as modern
taHndcbatcs go. Senator Vest declared
that The present bin Is O. Tar adyanc
od now as was the Wilson bin after
five weeks Of discussion. Senator
Jones OF Arkansas says ,hs, as much
Of the present blll was passed over
on tho FRS, day Of consideration af
was disposed Of 90 The Wilson bin .n
three weeks The Republicans gcnsr-
ally c0ucede that good progress hla
boon made bat they are not Inclined &C.
iol.C.Ato themselves too much tlll they
see what policy is 90 be pursued whcu
questions OF more general Interest are
reached than have yet been broachel
The sugar schedule 90 400 probability
WIN excite more prolonged and ami.
mated debate than any other lu the
bil. Tho Democrats are making very
extensive preparation for the discus
sion lf this schedule and several set
spco,hoa viii De- made upon o. The
indications are that several other
questions of general interest will be.
considered in connection with The su-
glI duty Senator peiticrcw is con-
tompiat.ug presenting bis amendment
against trusts in this connection. and
30 .s certain that the Hawaiian ques-
ton will come 90 the front In an
amendment providing for the contn-
uance OF the reciprocity treaty with
the Hawaiian Islands
with reference 90 the Hawaiian
treaty there 10 no longer much room
i0r doubt that provision will ba made
to continue the present treaty iu of-
feet % De- probable thls will bs done
hy declaration that nothing lu the
h.I shall bc construed as abrogat!nr
th0 treaty The Republican members
OF the committee are contemplating
ih.s change n Senator Peitirrew IN.
s.sis upon Offering tie trust amend.
m,ut 90 th.s schedule De- viii preclpi.
tate one of the most interesting de-
bates of the session The Republicans
orc not yet decided whether they viii
caucus ou thc sugar schedule. but
there De- more OF lels talk % this e.
feet
There are two schedules 90 he con-
fIiersi after The conclusion of that
under present discussion before the
sugar schedule can De reached These
ar, the metal and wool schedules. The
metal schedule is not especially OBJ
iccti1uable 90 the Democrats. con-
tanning as 10 does. many 90 the VIII
son rates. but % Do more or less COM
pllcatcd and win necessarily consume
time The wool schedule will develop
no little anmgonism on account OF the
duty un lumber There will boz quit a
determined EFFORT 90 restore white pine
/ lumber Go the free list.
The Tilmau resolution for "a sugar
Investigation probably viii De- report
,i 90 the senate Tuesday 10 will be
passed without difficulty when taken
up. according 90 the present outlook
The senate will not be- in session
today having adjourned over on ac-
count Of Decoration day.
Tho attempt tO omblrraEs Speaker
I Reed fur che programme ot iuaCtlou
pursued by the majority. has become
l the settled policy OF Representative
Simpson li Kansas. and other mem
tcrs of the minority and the sessions
of the house this week will witness
o. continuation of these tactics
The conference reports on lhn sun
dry civl and Indian appropriation bills
are ready Tor consideration, and this
| week thc cad,rs would liko 10 dispose
| of them but the difficulty now is that
many of the members have gone home
I and at present there Is no quorum In
The city This viii interfere with the
desire of the leaders 90 recess until
| Tuesday, when the house meets to-
day and compel an adjournment an
. Thursday on that day q a quorum
o. present the house will proceed With
these two conference reports. and also
the BIN carrying a special appropria-
tiuu Cor the government prlntlug