Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1884-06-16
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FROM ALL QUARTERS.
THR ITCH FOR TALK
Likely to Keep Congress
in Session
BEYOND THE PRESENT MONTH.
Matters That Yet Remain
for Action.
THE REVOLT AGAINST BLAINE,
New York Independents
Bolt the Ticket.
THE REVOLT AGAINST BLAINE,
New York Independents
Bolt the Ticket.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

Pensions for Mexican veterans-A Bill
That Is Worrying the Republican Sem
atOrs-NIuch Uncertainty Regarding Its
DisposItion-NOt Much Business in Pros
pect for the House This Week - The
Question of Adjournment Yet in Doubt
WASHINGTON, June 15.-There is bewilder-
ing incertitsde about Senate affairs. The
Mexican pension bill has been up and down
for several weeks. Amendment after amend
ment has been rejected and ten days ago it
was believed the bill would pass as it came
from the House. At that time General Lo-
gan wished for this consummation. How he
feels after his vice presidential nomination is
not known. The pension plank in the Chi
cago platform seems to have upset the equi-
librium of the Republican Senators. Mr..
Ingalls,, a keen and influential statesman,
wants the bill to embody the views of the
Republican party as set forth in the platform
of the convention. Mr.. Sherman desires to
ignore the platform platltudes and go in for
necessary improvements to the general pen
sion law. The caucus on Friday had no
definite result. Among the probabilities is
another caucus consideration tomorrow to
agree upon def mite plan of action. 1t may
be as resultless as the last; but something
has to be done sooner or later. The D emo
Gratis of the body are getting restless
Some of them do not conceal the fact
they are willing to go one better than their
opponents in the pension business. What
outcome of these contending impulses may
be is doubtful The generally accepted
theory is that the bill will be amended in
such way that the Democrats cannot afford
:.
fectly certain that there will be a lively de-
bate looking to campaign objects before the
measure is disposed of. Mr.. Hoar is ex-
pected back this week. He will undoubted,
ly press the consideration of the Utah bill at
the earliest possible moment. Mr.. Hill gave
notice SONS days ago that he would try and
get up the postal telegraph bill tomorrow.
This, however, may prove difficult task,
since number of Senators on both sides are
willing that it should be laid aside for the
present. MIR Buffers resolution calling for
an investigation of the New York banks will
probably be called up tomorrow. If it is
there will be an interesting discussion. The
Senators Oh the Democratic side are
primed with attacks on the national banking
system, especially with reference to the i'm
munity enjoyed by officers who have either
defended or been otherwise at fault in their
official capacity. The experience of the past
few days leads to the opinion that most of the
d
calculated to affect the issues of the cam
paign and without reference at all to the
pressing demands of national leg islation.
There is little prospect of the coming week
being an eventful one in the House unless q
political debate be precipitated upon the
body. Its ipflammable constitution and the
latitude given to debate in committee leaves a
large possibility for such an occurrence, but
the lateness of the session will serve to some
extent to ward it eff. From present in
dioations it appears that the regular
order will prevail tomorrow and that COM
mittees will be called for motions
to suspend the rules under the regular call of
States for the introduction of bills for refer
ence which will be brief. The division Of
the parties in the House is such to pre-
vent anything on which there is not non-par-
tisan agreement from getting through by
two-thirds vote. The call begins with the
Committee on Banking and Currency. Tues
day has bee. assigned by unanimous consent
to consideration of the bill FORGETTING the
lands granted to aid in the construction of
the Louisiana Backbone railroad. This will
be antagonized by Mr.. Randall with the def
cheney appropriation bill; there are Indications
of combination between the friends of tho
bill and those supporting the bill to amend
the Thurman Pacific railroad act by which
the former will take sufficient time for a vote
on their bill and give the latter the rest of
the day. Should this combination succeed
it will leave Wednesday and Thursday for
the deficiency bill. The sundry civil bill is
expected to be ready for Friday ana il
brought in then will crowd out the private
bills for which that day is assigned. The
committee hope TO complete this
bill on Saturday, leaving only
the fortidcation bill to be acted
upon by the House, thus practically placing
all the general appropriation bills in the SEN
ate by June 90. Between personal explana-
tons, desultory speeches and the numberless
incidents constantly sprinsing up in the
House some doubt may be entertained as to
the calculations of the Appropriation com
mittee being carried out. If they are it will
be the best weeks record the House has
made since the session opened. It is quite
as likely the sundry civil appropriation bill
will go to the Senate some days
later than indicated. In either event
the Senate will not be likely to be ready to
adjourn by the time fixed by the House
June 80 If the two houses cannot adjourn
before the Democratic convention assemblies
in Chicago week will be wasted for want of
quorum during the meeting and another in
talking over the conventions action. In
fact nobody will be 10 a hurry to adjourn
unless it is brought about before July s. So
that the question as to when Congress will
finally adjourn is as much in doubt three
months ago.