Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-10-06
THE WORK BEFORE THE HOUSE.
Plans Talked OF for Expediting Bust.
ness-PrOpOsed Division Of Labor ON
Appropriation Bills-Members who
Spend More Time In Pleasure than
Work.

Inc matter OF the reorganization of the House
OF Representatives. being much talked Of just
now. The conviction that unnecessary delay
in legislation must be prevented is finding ex-
preston in various plans for advancing busi-
ness this coming session, SO as not to have a
repetition of the last. Most of the plans have
In view the curtailment of the powers of the
appropriations committee. The proposition to
divide the appropriations bills among the vari-
Gus committees interested in them is not likely
to be adopted. Besides, the tendency towards
extravaganza such plan would be likely to
have, 1t is believed that it would tend still fur
Their to retard business. Many of Mr.. CarliSe's
supporters would like to see Mr. Randall de-
graded from his position at the head of the ap-
preparations committee. 1t is urged that as the
reconstruction of the American navy IS to be
one of the most important works ofthis admin
Of which Mr.. Cox was the head, viii be-
one of the most important this session, and
that MIR. Randalls friends would have no cause
committee. To make the position still more
comfortable for him, they would be willing to
give him the naval appropriation bill ALSO SO as
desire on the part of some to get Mr.. Holman,
the great objector, off the appropriations COM
p of for him Is the
This was last session one of the most insignif-
cant of all the committees of the House. It is
said, however, that during the coming winter
the Indian problem will demand the serious
attention of Congress- and that Mr.. Holman
having Travelled all through the reservations at
the head of the Indian Investigating commit
tee, and being possessed of q wonderful amount
of information on the subject, should be assigned
the task of solving the question. It is
appropriation bill in connection with the COM
mittee. Another plan is to allow the appropri-
atoms committee to remain as 1t was at the
close of the last session, near as may be, with
Mr.. Randall at its head, but to change the rules
OF the House SO as to provide that the appropria-
ton bills be reported within certain stated in
tervals, one bill, for instance, to be reported
the rest to follow with certain regularity, so
that the last bill will be disposed Of at least ten
days before adjournment. This plan, 1t is
thought, meets with the most favor, and is the
one that would be most approved of by Mr.. Car
isle. Some OF the working and thinking men,
bers believe that much more could be accom-.
plished if the majority of the members
lie duties at least as much time as
they devote to vacation. The vacation period
Is always much longer than the session, and
there are very few members who devote any of
this time to public business. Most of them go
of In pursuit of pleasure, and many withhold
their address from the House postmaster SO as
not to be bothered with their correspondence.
summer at Yellow Stone Park, Long Branch,
COney Island, Virginia Beach and in the noun.
tains about White Sulphur springs. Only one
or two have gone to Europe. There were very
few, among whom were Randall, Lowrey and
MatsOn, who remained for any length of time
at the capital to attend to public business. Mr..
Matson alone was conspicuous for industry,
trying to get the work of the pensions commit
tee well I'D for next session.