Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-02-08
WASHINGTON NEWS.
Business OF Congress- for the Ensuin.
Week-Pro hibition for the District of
Columbia.
WASHINGTON. Feb. z.

WASHINGTON, Feb Z.
In the House of Rep resenta,ives after tn,
call OF States for the introduction of bills and
OF committees tor reports the House will
probably resume, in committee of the whole
consideration of the half gallon tax bill, upor
which the general debate is now proceeding
Morrison will attempt to confne the discus
sion to the merits of the bill, out owing TO
the wide latitude given by the rules govern.
ing debate in committee it is likely severa
apeeches relating TO the silver question will
be delivered. 1t is the intention of the ap.
preparation committee to call up the pension
appropriation bill for action Tuesday The
bill usually provokes little discussion, bu,
the recent agitation rs to the new pension
legislation may on this occasion elicit general
expression of opinion on the measure. Should
it receive final action Tuesday, and should
the tax bill be disposed of. Wednesday will
De devoted to the consideration of the Allan.
tic and Pacific land forfeiture bill. Accord.
ing to special order made Friday last the
Fitz John Porter bill will be taken up Thurs
day, but it is understood that a vote will not
be reached this week
Senator Blair hopes to secure the right of
way In the Senate tomorrow, Immediately
after the morning hour, for his educational
bill. The chances are in his favor. Senator
Cameron wishes to have the bill to create the
assistant secretAryship of the navy disposed
of and will make an effort to secure that re-
suit at the earliest opportunity. Senator
Hoar proposes to ask the Senate 70 take I'D
the bankruptcy bill and Senator Platt con
templates pressing the bill for the admission
of Washington Territory. Neither Senator
Hoar nor Senator Plat will antagonize the
education bill. The regular order of business,
whatever it may prove to be, is likely to be
laid aside within day or two to enable Sem
ator Frye to make speech on his resolution,
reported from the committee on foreign re-
latons, in regard to the fisheries. There is
a general expectation that the judiciary COM
mittee will be heard from tomorrow in rela-
ton to the refusal of Attorney General Gar
land to furnish papers in the Dustin case, but
the expectation has no other foundation than
the fact that the committees regular meeting
day 10 Monday and that the subject had been
referred to the committee by the Senate.
Should the committee report tomorrow por-
ton of the open sessions of the week may be
devoted to the consideration of the constitu-
tional relations between the executive and
the Senate.
The Senate committee on rules, at its
meeting Saturday morning, ordered adverse
TcpOEtc Ou tHc TcoOlutlODS OucTeu ny SepAtOT
Platt, requiring that executive nominations
shall be considered in open session. Senator
Platt was before the committee and made a
strong argument in support of his resolution.
The vote upon it was as follows: Sherman,
Ingalls,, Harris and Blackburn, negative !;
Frye, affirmative. The resolution will be ad-
versely reported by Senator Ingalls,. Senator
Plat will ask that it go on the calendar, but
will not seek to obtain consideration of it at
once, as he does not wish to have it connect
ed in any way with pending issues between
the executive and the Senate, with which, in
fact, it has no ne cessary relationship. Ultl-
matey he will call it up in open session and
discuss it upon its merits.
Senator Colquitt, of Georgia. will intro
troduce into the Senate this week bill es-
tablishing local option in the District of Co.
lumbia. The bill, which is quite lengthy,
provides in detail for vote by the people
upon the question. 1t is extremely rigorous.
Under Its provisions no intoxicating liquors
can be manufactured within the limits OF the
District of Columbia, or imported therein,
and, if it becomes law, no wines can be
used at the state dinners of the President.
The bill has been submitted to several sena-
tors and representatives, and it is said that its
main features have been approved by many
of them. Senators Blair of New Hampshire
snd Hoar of Massachusetts, are quoted as
saying they will favor it.