Morning journal and courier., 1884-04-28
News by Telegraph
FROM ALL QUARTERS.
THR FlRB Oh ORATORY
Ready To BeIch On the
Tariff.
A SERIOUS RAILROAD DISASTER.
Forty Bodies Taken From
the Wreck.
STARTED ON A LONG TRAMP.
TIae Six Day Walkers At
Their Work.
STARTED ON A LONG TRAMP.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
The Business or LawmakiDg-Pre-
grammes For the week I'm Both Houses
The Grand Tariff SympOsium-The
Great Struggle to Come This Week
Both Sides Full of Confidence.
WASHINGTON, April 27-The programme
of the Senate for this week seems very SIM
pie. Mr.. Plumb gave notice that he would
try and press the pleuro-pneumonia bill to
its passage tomorrow. He may or may not
succeed. The Senate is an uncertain quanti-
ty and this bill seems to have aroused a de-
gree of constitutional objection which may
extend the debate on it for several days.
The next special order is Mr.. Frye's shipping
bill. Several Senators have speeches pre-
pared on that measure. Nothing of great
importance is pending in executive session.
The work done by the House during the
past week is summed up in the passage of the
Dingley shipping bill with Mr.. Cox's amend
ment admittien foreign built iron and steel
ships to American registry free of duty and
concurrence in the Senate amendment to the
naval appropriation bill for the armament of
the new steel cruisers. Some other business
was transacted, but it was either SO unim-
portant or SO meritorious as not to challe nge
objection from any member. The coming
week promises to be no more fruitful in
general legislation than the past. Tomorrow
after the call of States for the Introduction
of bills. which if of sufficient impo rtance to
elicit debate have not the ghost of a chance
to pass, will be devoted to the consideration
of business pertaining to the District of
Columbia. However important to the peo-
pie of the District, whose only legislation is
from Congress, this class of business attracts
but little attention from the average member;
and early adjournment for want of a quorum
in the usual record of District day. Tues
day. Wednesday and Thursday and the first
four evenings in the week are to be given to
debate On the tariff bill. Speeches from
Messrs. Carlisle, Hurd, Randall, Hopkins,
Hiseock Hammond and other leaders will be
delivered. Friday is private bill day and
Saturday has been given to the consideration
Of the bill to amend the act of March,
1882, to execute certain treaty stipulations re-
laitng to Chinese immigration. Mr.. Morrison
said that if he could get three days during
the coming week for a discussion on the
tariff he would be willing to terminate gen.
eral debate upon it. The vote will be close,
so close that after a careful counting of
noses, both sides feel confident of victory.
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matter. II the motion does not prevail, as
now seems the more probable, the bill will
be launched on q sea of boundless dis
cussion and what the final result will
be the ablest men in the House are unwilling
to venture prediction The naval appropri-
alton bill with its sixty Senate amendments
has gone to a conference. The committee
is composed of Senators Hale. Logan and
Beck and Representatives Hutchins, Randall
and CaIkias The two first named in either
house are well known for their firmness and
as the vote of two from each house is neces-
ssry to secure a report we likely to be
treated with a spectacle of an irresistible
force coming in contact with an immovable
body.