St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-23
THE TARIFF LIMIT.
Morrison Gives a Week to the
Delivery of Speeches on
His Measure.
The Fallacy of His Time Schedule
Z Outlined by our Core
spOndent.
An Apparent Impossibility to Finish
Necessary Business and Adjourn
by July.

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tariff speeches will all be delivered within a
week, and that the bill viii pass the house
within fortnight he was evidently building
upon the hope that the lung power of the
house will be exhausted by that time, and all
so wearied by buneombe speeches that to get
rid of the measure they would gladly turn it
over to the senate and set the wranglers OF
that body by the ears. Mr.. Morrison dis
poses of pending business by award
| ing couple of days to the consideration Of
the public buildings bill, a week more to ap-
preparations, day to the interstate com
merce measure, two days to the bankruptcy
question and so on until the last week in
June, when congress will adjourn. What is
10 be the fate of pending private legislation,
II this be the programme, can easily be con-
Jectured, but with all his shrewdness and per
spicuity Mr.. Morrison is at fault in thus dis
posing in wholesale manner of important
public and private legislation
DOG IN THE MANGER
The bill to erect public buildings in vari-
GUS localities cannot be finally disposed of
in two days unless by animation to pass or
defeat them without debate. Over 81, 000 600 |
are appropriated for the purpose, and while |
it is an excellent way to help rid the treasury
OF its immense surplus, jealouses are already |
formed on the part of those towns, villages |
or hamlets left out in the cold as regards
public buildings, and the disappointed mem
bers win play dog in the manger. Mr.. Hol-
man does not favor this extravagant expen-
diture of public money, except at New AL
bany, the bill appropriatng money for which
he considers an unusually meritoriouS meas
ure.
APPROPRIATIONS
cannot be disposed of in a week in both
house and senate for the reason that the SEN
ate will make an increase to which the
house will object, and, if Randall is correct
ly reported, the house appropriations COM
mittee will not concur in and bitterly contest
all efforts of the Republican senate to enlarge
appropriations beyond the limit fixed by the
house. The postotfice appropriation bill is
in this condition now, with SO, 900, 600 tackled
on by the senate, which Randall proposes to
antagoniZe to the uttermost The
INTERSTATE COMMERCE
measures if they shall be taken up, viii oc-
cupy considerable attention, and great pres
sure will be brought to bear to secure their
passage, or to create commission to exam
inc and report on the subject to the next
congress-
RAILROAD LEGISLATION.
There is strong sentiment fayoring legis-
lation to compel common carriers to equalize
freight and passenger tolls while railroad in
terests are making powerful combination
to resist the passage of any such law The
subject is of too great Importance to be spir
tied away in one day, or even one week.
THE BANKRUPTCY BILL
will not be put on its passage at this session,
and the two days debate awarded it by Nor
rson will only serve to illustrate the fallacy
of considering it until next December.
RIVERS AND HARBoRs.
The river and harbor appropriation bill
will create the usual struggle among parties
who may consider themselves sighted in the
distribution of $10,00O,OOO or SIS, 900, 900
likely to be appropriated for internal i'm
provement.
MISSOURI RIVER COMMISSION.
The full commerce committee to-day au-
thorized Mr.. Clardy to report the bill for the
Missouri river commission to the house with
favorable recommendation. The bill as
finally agreed upon authorized the appoint
ment of a committee of three from the army
and two from civil life. The salary of the
last mentioned is to be 50, 500 each per year.
Mr.. Clardy in his report dwells largely on the
condition and future of the Missouri river,
showing its possibilities in transportation.
and the necessity of a system for its i'm
provement He quotes largely from Suter's
report, and estimates the cost of the improve
ments at $4,000 per mile. 1
MISSISSIPPI RIVER APPROPRIATION.
Mr.. Hatch appeared before the river and
harbor committee this morning and made an
in charge of the Mississippi between Illinois
and Rock Island to apply such portions of
the appropriation as may be needed to the
strengthening of the ''Sny' levees. The
committee is very hard at work, sitting j
morning and afternoon, with only a brief in
Permission for lunch, making every effort to
get the bill completed by the end of the
week.
FITZ JOHN PORTER.
There are many public measures of local I
Importance which cannot well be sighted
and the Fitz John Porter bill now lying dor
mant with the senate amendments until the
Republican national convention dominates
its candidate, must be disposed Of Gov i
Curtin argues that if Arthur is nominated he
will veto the bill; if beaten at Chicago he will
oppose it. The additional idea is advanced
that should Arthur be nominated and re-
elected he will approve the bill next session,
when the fight is all over. At all events Fitz
John Porter's friends prefer keeping the bill
back without concurring in the senate amend
ment till the contingencies of its approval or
disapproval shall have passed away. :
DATE OF ADJOURNMENT. :
1t is not easily seen how congress can adj +
journ by the 1st of July, unless an agree +
ment is effected with the senate to drop
pending business and vacate without cere- :
mony. In view of the complications between i
the house and senate on appropriation bills ]
no such compact is possible. The tariff de-
bate may be settled in two weeks, but the i
bill cannot pass in its present shape, and if '
a reduction on specified articles be attempted t
discussion must necessarily be extended v
A bill reducing the tariff can be passed by
the house at the present session, but not the C
process provided in the Morrison T
bill.
THE CATTLE AWARDS. t
The secretary of the interior made the fol- C
lowing cattle awards for the Indian bureau l
5o-day: Blackfeet agency, T. C. Power, of :
Chicago, ass COWS and % bulls at S37. "a
each; Fort Belknap, N. B. Jordan, of ST. =