Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-07-19
From Our Regular Correspondent. |
Washington Letter,

WASHINGTON, ID. c., July Is, 1882.
Prominent members OF the majority ir
congress are of opinion that the HOUSE
will adjourn on Monday, the och inst
1t is thought there is not much disposition
on the part of the House to force and pro-
long debate on the tariff question. On the
other hand, if it shall be decided 10 take
up the contested election cases it will be
impossible to dispose Of them before the
first of August.
A meeting held Immediately after the
adjournment of the House yesterday, by
the republican caucus committee on the
order of business; steps were taken TO
ascertain definitely how much time it
would require to obtain quorum of
republican members, so that if it should
be thought advisable the pending contest
ed election cases might be taken up and
probably disposed of before final adjourn
ment.
The committee deferred action in the
matter until the information can be OBJ
tanned when another conference will be
hcld-probably.
The committee decided that the House
shall proceed with the consideration of
the Senate amendments to the general
deficiency appropriation bill, and that the
next order of business shall be the con-
sidcration of the river and hal Dor bill rs
amended by the Senate. These two
measures, it Is thought, will consume two
days.
Some Of tho members of the republican
majority have questioned the expodiency
of proceeding to the consideration of the
contested election cases during the present
session, but the prevailing opinion, as
shown by the discussion in the caucus
committee, seemed to be that, if quorum
can be secured within n reasonable time,
1t will be to the advantage of the party to
dispose of them. Should it be found that
" quorum can DO promptly procured, the
arrangement will be to take up the South
Carolina case of Smalls against Tllman
on Tuesday or Wednesday next, and as
soon as that shall have been disposed of to
consider the report of the committee on
elections recommending that the seat now
occupied by Mr.. Shelley of Alabama be
declared vacant,
BY the time these two cases are out of
the way it is probable that the South
Carolina case of Lee against Richardson
will have been acted on by the committee
and will be ready for consideration in the
House.
The eighth bill, numerically of those
on the speakers table in the House is the
bill to pension General Grant, which
passed the Senate some months ago.
Members of all political parties in the
House who were asked about the matter
to-day gave general opinion that the bill
would not pass the House this session. |
They believed that it would be laid aside |
in order to pass more important meas ures
On the table which have already passed |
he Senate. Among these bills are the
following: To provide an alcoholic liquor
raffic commission; to investigate The
amounts of money due Unied States
citizens for supplies furnished the Sioux
Ind Dakota Indians in 1860 and 1862; to
provide for the conversion and redemption
II ten 'dollar refunding certificates. These
re the most important bills ponding. but
together there are nearly two hundred
nd fifty Senate and House bIl9 on the
peakers table.