National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-02-11
TIE WEEKS STINT.
Work to BE Done i'm the House ana Sen.
atp-lJensurea Refore Committeea.

Work to BE Done i'm the House ana Sem
nte-DIensurcs Before Committees.
More than $500 bills most of them of a
private nature, have been introduced in the
house Of representatives during the present
session of congress. OF this number less than
200 have boon acted upon by committees and
reported to tho house for action. To-day
another opportunity will DO offered to in
crease the number of pending legislative
measures under the usual Monday call of
states and territories for bills and joint reso.
lutions. Mr.. Randall will call up the naval
appropriation bill Tuesday, and 1t is probable
that two days will be occupied in its con-
sideration. The bill to prevent the spread
of contagious diseases among cattle, it Is
expected, will BIO brought before the house for
further discussion in the latter part of the
week, and it is barely possible that the ship
ping bill may also DO reached in committee
of the whole by Thursday. In view of the
formidable opposition already manifested
against the former measure Members in
terested in its passage are apprehensive that
it will not command majority vote. The
retirement of Alfred Pleasanton as O major
general will be the question to be considered
next Friday-"private bill day." The commit
tees of the house have number of important
measures on their dockets for consideration
this week.. The ways and means committee
will hear arguments of business men on
various phases of the proposed tariff legisla-
tion. 1t is believed by members of the COM
mittee that Mr.. Morrison's bill will not DO re-
ported to the house for three or four weeks.
The public lands committee expects to take
action this week on the bills which provide
| for FORGETTING the alleged unearned land
grants Of the Northern Pacific and Atlantic
Pacific railroads. The coinage, weights, and
measures committee will probably report Q
bill providing for the withdrawal of the trade
dollar from circulation. The foreign affairs
committee has resolved to insist that the
house should refer to the correspondence re-
ceived from the state department. last week
relative to the prohibition of American pork
in foreign countries, on the ground that the
| question is one of treaty obligation. The com.
merce and agricultural committees, however
both claim jurisdiction of the same subject
and the question Of reference will probably
give rise to spirited discussion.
The senate having adjourned Immediately
after the passage of the Mexican land bill last
Friday, there is no unfinished business todbt
laid before that body to-day, and the day
will probably BIO devoted to the consideration
of miscellaneous business on the general cal.
endars without reaching in regular order any
measure of great national Importance. The
bill to provide for the erection of a congress
sional library building has been made a
| special order for tomorrow and the McPher-
son banking bill, now on the calendar with O
favorable report from the finance committee
is set down for consideration as special or.
der on Wednesday. The discussion of tn,
last named measure and of the various i'm
portant amendments already proposed as sub
stitutes for it, will doubtless run Throughout
| the remainder of the legislative week.