St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-05-12
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WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE committee on the
District of Columbia will be entitled to the floor
in the house to morrow after the usual cell for
the Introduction of bills. The committee pro-
pose asking the consideration of measure pro-
vding for the extension of sewerage system for
Washington.
Tuesday has been set apart by the house for
the discussion of oils reported by the COM
mittee territories The committee has not
yet decided upon the bills to be considered.
Mr. Randall expects to try TO secure the pas
sage of appropriation bills on Wednesday and
Thursday, The army, District of Columbia and
consular and diplomatic bills have been reported
to the house. The chairman of the appropria-
tions committee will try and bring up the District
of Columbia bill first. He will, however, be an
tagonized by the chairmen of the various com
mittees, who will try and secure the passage of
measures that have been reported
Mr. Eaton expects to ask consideration of the
bills upon the question of presidential count and
succession; Singleton, of the bill authorizing the
construction of building for the accommoda-
tion of the congressional library, and Mr. Payson,
of bill providing for the forfeiture of the land
grant of the Oregon Central railroad, which bill
was unfinished business at the end of the second
week last month. These questions for consider
atlon the friends of the respective measures say,
will be raised every morning until the various
questions of precedence are definitely determined
Un.ess the house decides otherwise Friday will
be devoted to private bills.
The consideration of such business as NAV be
presented by the committee on Judiciary has been
made the special order for Saturday
Indian pensions and agricultural appropriation
bills, and the Utah bills will probably occupy the
senate during the week, with Il possibility that
the bill to establish bureau of labor statistics
may be reached before the close The house
shipping bill which has been passed by the senate,
has not yet been released by that BODY but
awaits the action upon Fryes motion for a con-
ference committee. This question will prob
ably come up on Monday or
Tuesday, and may give rise to considerable de-
bate, as request for a conference upon amend
ments which have not been considered by both
houses being, with one exception, unprecedent
ed IN the proceedings of the senate 1t is thouobt
that 16O senate bills are now uporrthe honse cal
endar, IN addition TO mass of original measures
awaiting the action of the house, and for this
reason the senate Is proceeding in very leisure
ly manner with everything but the APPROXIMATION
bills and other house bills. There is little hone
of action by the house during the present session
upon any new senate bill not of the first import
ance.
HEwrTT's TARIFF BILL.
Five Democratic members of the wavs and
means ommttee-Morrison, Blackburn. BIoun+
Herbert and Hewitt-met at the house of the
last named gentleman last night, upon his invi-
tation, to consider tariff bill which he intends
to introduce in the house tomorrow. What tbis
bill will propose has already been stated Its
principal feature will be series OF provisions
based upon the recommendations of the secre
tary OF the treasury, and upon the decisions rem
dered by the treasury department with respect
10 the construction of the present tariff
law, which are designed 10 remove the dificuI
ties that now occur in the administration of the
law. Mr.. Hewitt is the chairman of the sub
committee OF the ways and means committee tn
which this matter was referred early in the ses
sion, and he has been at work upon it SINCE 6 He
has, however, added to these provisions, others
which propose reduction of the present tariff
rates on some articles, and the abolition of the
tax on others, that will, in his opinion reduce
the revenue from customs duties about
100000 per year In this latter
portion of his bill it is understood
that Hewitt provides for the enlargement
of the present free list to the extent of putting
on that list all articles enumerated in the free list
of the Morrison tariff bill as it was reported to
the house and few Others, and that he also
adopts the limitation clause of the Morrison bill
with respect to the extent 10 which duties shall
be collected on the articles enumerated in the
cotton, wool and metal schedules of the present
tariff law. The object of the meeting at Hewitt's
house last night was to secure the opinions of the
members of the Democratic majority of the wavs
means committee respecting the introduction of
the proposed bill at this time The matter was
informally discussed, but nothing determined as
to the consideration of the bill by the COM
mittee. Mr.. Hewitt will, however, introduce it
III the house tomorrow
chairman Morrison, of the ways and means
committee, said tonight, when asked about this
matter, that the committee had never considered
anything beyond the Morrison bill, and that since