Morning journal and courier., 1885-01-05
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. AFTER THE RECESS. Congress Taking Up Its
 Work. AN IDLE WEEK IN PROSPECT se Far As Progress Is
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 Its Record of masterIy Inact1vfty Sqfe-very Little Likely To Re Done | Tts CSn,in* Wsek-NIattets That Press For Consideration Hut Are Certain To Drag Along Until The Ides Of March.
 l WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-The indications are l that the coming week in the House will be Gas iikh as tvs pees'' t4 thass witch pfeeetied the holiday recess and that but a Small l amount of business done will stand to it's
 cre.lit et the eloss: The eall of etates, ths
 first business in order, will probably result in the introduction and reference of larger 1 number of bills. than usual, the, members having losded up on their recent visit to their respective constituencies. It is nice thing to be able to say to constituent that
 his bill was read twice pro formal
 and if there had only been a
 little more time the third and
 final reading would have secured it's
 passage: After the eail of States motions
 by individual members to suspend the rules
 and pass any measure that may be designated
 are in order for the day: There are upwards
 of one hundfed natnes tipoh the Speakers
 list for recognition which came over from the
 last session, headed by MT. Hiscock, of New
 York. The, opportunity which he sought
 last session has passed and he has given his
 turn to another member, as have several oth-
 CTS near the head of the list The Speaker
 is understood to look upon this sort of
 traffic in first chances with little favor, and
 it is quite possible he will let last years list
 go with the last session and recognize only
 those who have measures which he deems
 most urgent: On Tuesday ''Afon: Tonson''
 will 'cone agaih'' in the form of Mr. Rea-
 gan's interstate commerce bill which has
 occupied the attention of the House since December ?. MT. Reagan hopes for it's pas sage and if a vote is reached the bill will undoubtedly be passed by 8 much greater number of votes than it would if there was not moral certainty that it will not be con- sidered in the Senate Other matters may postpone final action on this bill until later in the week, in which case Mir Townsend, of Illinois, threatens an effort to thrust the bill aside to consider the Mexican pension bill. At the close of the Mexican war many of those who served in that war on theirreturn emigrated to the, then, new State, where their influence in politics is now considerable and they must be heard, whether the bill is passed or not. An effort will be made to get the bill to a conference committee at an early day 1 The pensions appropriation bill, which has | been in Committee of the Whole for long time, will probably be got, out of the way | during the week. It simply appropriates | the 60,OOO,O ,OOO called for by the estimates and contains no other legislation and is | therefore not likely to take up much more time in the House. The consular and diplo- !anatic, the District of Columbia and the In dian appropriation bills are about ready to be reported to the House. but neither is likely to be considered this week.
 So far this session not sin hour has been ] given to the consideration of private bills, although there are thousands of just claims on the calendar and in committee with but he slightest chance of action upon them by his Congress. This treatment of private member to remark recently that he would ather trust Comanche Indian than the United States. MT. McNillan, of Tennessee yho is chairman of the Committee n Claims, will make strenu- us effort to enforce the right under 'rivate bills, but it is quite probable the ecessary two-thirds vote to set them. aside Til be found. Saturdays session will prob | ply be assigned by suspension of the rules o-morrow for the consideration of some sort special order and so the weeks slip by till 1 he 10th of March stare Congress in the face l { nd all becomes hurry, hustle and confusion ( nd the gavel falls at the close of the session 'ith much that might have been done left ndone .
 The Senate when it meets tomorrow has efore it as unfinished business the prospect aSdreary and interminable debate on the lter-State commerce bill-not the one in I oduced in the House. It has also before it. 1 t } special orders, number of bills forfeiting c le enormous unearned land grants awarded ! various railroads, on which there will - robably be more talk and no action For [ fety valve it has three important treaties, a Id long list of executive nominations still " 1acted on, upon which at any time when ' e discussion of public business is approach g point where conclusion might be in a lvertently reached any Senator can call an d ecutive session and so shut off public busi- a ss for the day.