National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-19
THE OUTDOOR IN CONGRESS.

Considering the Number OF Conflicting
Interests, and the Committees Who will
Seek for Precedence, the Outlook In tho
House IL UncommanIy indefinite.
Notice has been given by the chairman of tho
elections committee that he will to-day call
up tho Wallace Mckinley contested election
case for action blythe house of representatives;
but, in Wow of tho fact that the third Mon
day Of the month is tho only day on which
tho list Of committees can DO called for mo-
tons to suspend the rules thoro is reason to be-
lievo that the house will give preference Co tho
regular order of business. In this event the
call will begin with the judiciary committee,
which will offer resolution to fix special
day for the consideration of tho senate bank
ruptcy bill.
The banking aud currency committee,
which stands next on tho list, will hold a
meeting this morning to determine its action
under tho call. 1t especially desires to pro-
cure the passage Of the Dingloy bill provid-
ing for the Investment Of the bank noto
redemption fund in government bonds aud
the (scnate) Mcpherson bill authorizing tho
issuance of national bank circulation to tho
full amount of tho bonds hold by tho treasury
as security, and 1t may, therefore, offer y
resolution this afternoon to make both of
these measures special orders for specified
luIuGb hhls. IncTc is u hLIOuk UTODNDlllIY,
however, that the committee may determine
to ask for a suspension of tho rules to pass
ono of these bills undor to-day's privileges
Immediately.
Other committees, If reached, will offer
resolutions as follows: Coinage, weights and
measures, to pass Representative Lacy's bill
providing for the issuance of 81, 50, aud So
silver certificates foreign affairs, to fix day
for the consideration of all measures hereto
fore reported by it, public lands, to pass bill
providing for tho repeal of tho pre-omption
and timber culture laws, and for tho amend
mont of the homestead act; militia, to pass
n bill increasing the annual appropriation for
tho militia to 100000.
Early tomorrow, or perhaps to-day, if no
can find opportunity, Mr.. Randall will
demand votes in tho house upon the consular
and diplomatic, the District of Columbia, and
tho army appropriation bills which wero
passed upon by tho committee of the whole
last Friday.
Tho English Peelle contested election case
is to DO urged for consideration by the house
as soon as the Wallace Mckinley case shall
have been disposed of, and there promises to
be confusing struggle for precedence during
all the rest of the week on the part of the
special champions and adherents of large
number of miscellaneous measures heretofore
reported.
Among these are the national library, the
educational, and the land grant forfeiture
bills; tho bill to amend tho Thurman sinking
fund act and the bills relating to the presi-
dental count and the presidential succession
(most of which measures stand in the cate
CORY of deferred special orders), together
with tho collocation of bills to provide for
the erection of public buildings, and the bill
| to forfeit the Oregon Central land grant,
which are pending in the house as unfinished
business" and sundry measures which hold
prominent positions ON the house calendar or
in committee of the whole, such as the bill
to provide for closing tho gaps in the lovoes
of the Mississippi river and tho Missouri
judicial district bill, which gave rise to the
family quarrel in tho delegation from that
state and went over as unfinished business"
on Saturday. Matters may be still further
complicated If Mr.. Randall brings forward
for passage tho legislative, executive, and
judicial appropriation bill, which may DO
reported from the appropriations committee
day, and on the whole the outlook for tho
week In the house 10 uncommonly indefinite.
Saturday, it may be mentioned, has been
assigned for the consideration of business
from the committee on naval affairs, except
ing to provide for additional war vessels, but
this special order, like most others, is liable
to be set aside by various matters Of higher
privilege.
The unfinished business in the senate is
tho bill for the creation of bureau of labor
statistics. The agricultural and pension APP
preparation bills are upon the clerks table
awaiting consideration, and these with the
Utah bill, will probably consume tho time of
tho senate during tho week.