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Of revenue taform but beginning
wlIl most probably be made A
feeling NJ caution prevails among
the Democratic majofiiy ia the
House, and no purely political
measures are likely 70 be pvt for
ward during the fcw carly weeks
Of the new year Individual views
upon financial and economic qu9s-
tions, a. embodied Ia the bills
already introduced, will DO die.
cl.scd without leading To imme.
date action The three Appropri-
alton bills placed before the House
this week, namely tho Fortified
tons, Military Academy, and
Pension bills, were selected lor
first action Of Congress for the
reason they give rise to less debate
than Others, IL being cxpcdient tC
get rid Of those on which all agree
and prepare for a long debate upor
measures which are sure 10 cal
forth a diversity Of yisws. The
main issue between the two politi.
cal parties, the tariff question
will most probably be the last die
cusscd. There Is decided activit,
! among the various House commit
, tees. Many Of them met this weeh
for the first time, organized, ar
ranged for their regular meeting.
and did considerable legislatiy,
work. Among the fourteen hun
bred bills introduced in the lIous
during the week, were 4 series o
bills and resolutions bearing ol
the question Of adopting som
@ measures Of retaliation against for
eign governments, which hay
prohibited the importation q
American pork. Several Of tn
4 most important committees hay
been called upon to consider th.
question, namely the Ways an.
Means, the Foreign Affairs, an
the commerce committees. Thee
bills were offered by Mr.. Kasson {
Iowa, Deustcrof Wisconsin, Brown
of Indiana, Townshend of I'll. an
Senator Anthony Off J.. shown
e that n remarkable uuanimitv !,
p sentiment prevails over a wild
& section Of country, in favor Of Ia,
ing immediate steps to deal wit
i the subject in a business like maj
d ncr. In the Presidents message
n Congress Tuesday, he commentc
fayorably upon the annual repo
Of the Mississippi river commi
II sion, and recommended the ear
~ passage Of a bill for the improy
=" ment Of the river. When Speak.
Carlisle laid The message submi
r. ting the report bsfore the Hous
n. Mr.. Willis, Of ny. chairman Of Il
Y. committee on Rivers and IIarbol
d. and Mr.. KIM, Of La chairman
the committee on Leyets and Il
proycmcnt Of the Mississip
~ River, each moved that the matt
- be referred To his committee. II
IT. gave rise to a general debate, 1
veloping the vicwsof seven Ca
n. gressmen upon a subject likely
ma attract national attention. I
House voted to refer the mesa
ed TO the committee on Rivers n
lIarbors. During the discussi,
the irrepressible member from c
orado, Mr.. Bedford, WHO'S never
W unhappy as when 'losl tosight'
"s an opportunity to say that
ca Ways and Means committee "
AZ composed Of the brains OF t
al. House and the Appropriate
*. committee 'of the white button
]. mandarins' whatever that may
an The other committees he "a
to were slaves aud compelled to b
ell. their necks aud AK the speaker
,et. recognize them, but he thank
mi Heaven the House was nov un,
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