Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1882-07-20
IN CONGRESS-.
OUR NATIONAL LAWMAKERS uN.
ABLE 10 AGREE.
Some Wish to Adjourn, and Some Don't
How the Revenue Bill May 10 Put
Through with Rush.

WASHINGTON, July ia feeling
Of utter indifference to every question
but that Of adjournment seems to
pervadc the Capitol, and Senators
and Representatives alike are talk
ing Of ending the sssion by August
l. Everything depends on the
amount Of time consumed by the
Senate in the discussion Of the In
ternal Revenue bill. Senator Nor
rill says that if no other business in
tervenes it can be passed next Sat
urday
The Democratic members Of the
House declare that they have no de-
sire to enter upon the protective
tariff debate. They believe that the
bill will be disposed Of there within
three days time.
The Sundry Civil and Naval APP
preparation bills remain to be passed
by the Senate, and conference com
mittees will then take them in charge
and speedily settle all disagreements
between the two Houses. If the Sen
ate wishes to take up the Internal
Revenue bill by the first Of the week,
or early in the week to come,
and the House will hold night SEES
sions, there is no reason why the
public business should mot be com
pletcd on or before the LIST instant.
There is some difference of opin-
ion among Republican Senators as
to the order Of business to be pur-
sued for the remainder of the week.
ingalls,, in the debate to-day, asked
Hale, who has charge Of the Navy
bill, when he expected to call it up,
and Mr.. Hale answered that he
would do so to morrow.
Morrill, Immediately gave notice
that tomorrow, and every other day,
he would antagonize the Naval bill,
or any other bill, with the Internal
Revenue bill. lie desired that meas
ure disposed Of as soon as possible.
The Democrats will in all proba-
bility vote for prior consideration Of
the Navy bill, and it is therefore likely
that the Revenue bill will be tenn.
porarily laid aside.
Instead of forcing consideration OF
! the Revenue bill each day from the
time Of meeting until the time of ad
journment, the hours are regularly
consumed in the passage of unim-
portant bills that could just as well
go over until next session. If quo
: rum of Republican members is pres.
! ent tomorrow the Tillman and Smalls
South Carolina contested election
case will be called up.
; Sergeant-at-Arms Hooker said this
l afternoon that LAG Republicans, ex-
elusive of the Speaker, would be in
Washington tomorrow. A roll cal
! to-day showed that only 115 Repub.
licans were present, and it is doubtful
if quorum can be obtained until
Wednesday. Some Of the Republi.
i can members say they do not think
quorum of their friends can be Sc
cured this session. Several of the
absentees who have large private in
terests to attend to in their districts,
are reported to have said before leav.
ing the city that they would not re-
turn this session to vote ON any cleo
ton case, believing that the Republi-
cans had already made sufficien
record for party purposes to satisfy
the Southern Republicans. There il
talk of an arrangement to consent t.
reduction of the tax on Tobacco,
from l6 to IL cents per pound. L
this is done the Revenue bill will q
through with rush.
WASHINGTON, July 1S.-The exec
utive session of the Senate termin
ated at 4:45.
When the doors were opened, Ali
q son moved the present consideration
! of the House joint resolution. contin
e uing until July | the resolution o
June 80, providing temporarily fol
> the expenditures of the Government
: Upon the suggestion Of Garland, tn
: joint resolution was referred to tn
: Committee on Appropriations.
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