National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-05
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The Business 20 be Considered. by the
House aud SENATE This week.

The Business 20 be Considered by the
House and Senate This week.
The contested election case of OFarral VS.,
Paul will probably be considered by the house
this morning after tho call of states. The
question of consideration can, however, DO
raised, and the house can postpone discus.
sions. Should the majority refuse to con-
slider tho case, the regular business will be
motions to suspend the rules for the passage
of measures. Mr.. Springer is first on the
list. He expects to call up bill for tho pur-
chase Of additional ground for tho public
building at Springfield, Ill. Representative
Ryan, who is seventh IL no is reached, will
try to secure tho passage Of his bill repeating
the limitation of the arrears of pensions act
Of those who precede Mr. Ryan, some will
merely ask that they DO allowed to retain
their position on tho list for future indi-
vidual suspension day.
The motion to strike out tho enacting
clause of tho Morrison tariff bill will be
made Tuesday. 1t has not yet been decided
who will make it. The republicans say that
IL they can secure democratic votes by allow
ing democrat to ofier it, they will agree to
tho motion being made by representative of
that party. Both sides expect the vote on
the question will be close, and each is conf
| dent Of success. Republicans are counting
on gaining forty-fve democrats and losing
four or Eve of their own number. The
| friends of the bill say the number of demo-
Gratis who will vote with the republicans will
not be 80 large as the latter anticipate. They
count on q majority of from five to eight.
Proceedings in tho house during the latter
part of the week will depend on the action
which may BIO taken on tho tariff bill Tues
day. If the friends of the measure are sue
cessful its discussion will be continued, but
under tho fve-minute rule. Should its OPP
| ponents succeed, there will remain as UNI
| finished business liable to como up the bill
FORGETTING the land grant of the Oregon Cen
trail railroad and tho bills providing for
appropriations for public buildings through
out the country. The District of Columbia
and diplomatic and consular appropriation
bills are in the house, and may DO called up
at any time. The house will probably adj
journ at 1 o'clock Saturday afternoon to
attend the unwilling of the statue Of Chief
Justice Marshall.
| The shipping bill is tho unfinished business
in the senate, and Senator Frye hopes to
secure u vote by Tuesday night. The Indian
appropriation bill will next be taken up,
and it may require two days to dispose of it.
The agricultural aud pension appropriation
bills will be ready as soon rs tho Indian bill
is disposed Of Senator Hoar intends to ask
that the next subject of general legislation to
be considered may be tho Mormon bill. 1t u.s.
however, not likely TO be reached this week.
| When an opportunity presents itself Senator
Blair will mako an effort to secure considers
tion for the bill to establish IL bureau of labor
statistics, but he will not antagoni2e the
Mormon bill. He may fluid such an oppor-
| tunity during the morning hour.