Morning journal and courier., 1884-05-05
News by Telegraph
FROM ALL QUARTERS.
THE CLIMAX AT HAND,
Congress About 70 Stop
Talking Tariff.
TO TAKE A VOTE TOMORROW.
Other Matters Pending in
Both Houses.
AFTER TALK OFTHE WALKERS
Ready to Tread the Track
Again.
TALK THE WALKERS
Ready to Tread the Track
Again.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

| The L0bors of Congratulations Pending
| In the Senate-The Tariff Revision COM
ing to a Head-A Vote te be Taken This
week-The Effects of Eaton's Great
Effort.
WASHINGTON, May 4.-The shipping bill is
the unfinished business in the Senate. It has
| been debated several days and will probably
not be disposed of before the end Of the
| weeks. The general belief is that the bill to
establish a department of agriculture with
| full powers of an executive departm emit will
be made special order. Senator Plumb,
who has charge of this measure, is
sanguine of its passage this session.
He says the agitation Of an
enlargement and elevation of the bureau of
| agriculture has gone on until nearly all iber-
al and fair minded men concede its right to
become an executive department.. Such a
change he contends will be better not only
| for the agriculturists themselves. but for all
classes and interests. Mr.. Kenna has sub,
| mitted substitute creating an executive
department to be known as the department
of industries with a secretary of industries at
| its head and providing for division of sgri-
culture in charge of a. commissioner as
subordinate part of the department of indus
| tries.
Ia the House the coming week promises to
be of considerable interest. On Tuesday the
| general debate on the Morrison tariff bill will
close and then a vote will be had on striking
out the enacting clause which if carried will
end the tarif discussion, SO far as the House
is concerned until after the presidential
election. As to the result of the vote there
is still much speculation. It is certain that
the backs Of three or four of the doubtful
Democrats have been stifened during the
past week, notably by the speech of Mr..
Eaton, who managed to be just humorous
enough to command attention to his arau-
ments an achievement of which but few of
the ablest orators In the House for several
days could boast Mr.. Randall will be among
the last to speak in opposition to the bill.
His utterances are looked forward to with
interest on both sides. Mr.. Carlisle, it is
now said, will not speak on the bill, but he
may yet think it necessary to do so to save
the measure While the tariff Democrats
have gained few votes, a corresponding
loss from the Republicans from the North
west is now claimed, and it is said that the
Minnesota men, who originally voted to take
up the bill for consideration intending to
vote against its passage, will now vote
against striking out the enacting clause. So
the vote promises from present indications
to be close one Should the
bill be killed the House will go
on as rapidly as possible with
the appropriation bills ard admonishsd
by the past three warm days will hurry up
the time of the final adjournment. Should
the Morrison side succeed amendments will
be offered without limit and the debate pro-
longed to great extent. Should Mr.. Nor
rison succeed in obtaining an order to cut off
debate the House will be consumed by long
amendments and it was stated yesterday that
the various editions of the Scheneck and 9th
er former tariff bills, as we'll rs that of the
tariff commission, are being hunted up to be
held in readiness for the emergency by the
opponents of the bill.
Tomorrow is. under the rules, devoted to
motions by individuals to suspend the rules,
but Judge Lowry he's preempted the day by
giving notice of his intention to call up the
Virginia contested election case of O'Farrell
VS. John Paul. This being a question of
high privilege, involving the right
of member to his seat, takes
precedence unless the House by
majority vote declines to consider
it. Friday is private bill day and on Satur-
day the House will participate in the cere-
monies of unvt ling the statue of Chief JUS
tice Marshall which is to stand at the west
front of the Capitol. It is there fore probable
that beyond vote on the tariff, to which the
country is looking with considerable interest,
no great amount of business will be done in
the House during the coming week.
Kellogg in Bad Odor-A Move to ExpeI
Him From the House.
BALTIMORE, May A Herald special from
Washington says: There is a strong
feeling among the Democrats of the House
that a motion should be offered for