Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-06
GOSSIP ABOUT CONGRESS.
SENATOR'S NOT HURRYlNG WITH
THEIR BILL ON THE TARIFF.

Comparative Figures rs to Legislative
Matters-The French spoIiation Claims
Explained Next Senate To he in
the Hands ~ the Vice President.
WASHINGTON CITY, Aug. d -inaSmuch as
the fisheries treaty and the appropriation
bills will occupy the attention Of the senate
during the next two weeks. there has been
no necessity for the senate committee ON
finance to hasten action on the tariff bin
which has been in prep ration for some time.
Members of the Subcommittee having the
bill in charge say 1t will not lie ready to
report TO the full committee or a caucus be
fore the middle OF next week, and mat there
is no prospect Of lis coming up in the senate
before the 18th instant limitations are
thrown out, however, that the public viii he
surprised at the brevity of debate on the
tariff bill, ami that an effort is To I've made to
pass it by the end of the first week in Sep
tember
Thare is plenty of work ON the hou~e cal
endar to occupy the attention OF that body
while the senate is talking tariff. and there
will I've no excuse for ,dicneSS The house
calendar fills los pages There Is an average
| of about fourteen bills on each page making
1900 bills awaiting action There have been
introduced in the house at this session IL ,U1S
bills and ll0 JOINT resolutions. a total OF -
| los against 10, 1917 at this period in last SEES
sion. or these there have been reported
| from committees and placed on the calendar
| 3.2H, against 3, "A at tins stage III
the last congress. In the senate
there have been introduced BAL"
| bills and 1oO JOINT resolutions, a total Of
| S,5l9, against : $50 at tins time IN the last
| congress On these there have been 1874
! written reports and between 80 and iUO
verbal reports-in all about :. 100 bills out OF
| 3,5l9-against l,5Nl in the last congress.
showing large Increase in the committee
work in the Fittieth over that in the Forty e
ninth congress
The committee work in the house it will be
| seen, Is far below thai IN tine last congress a
the increase has been IN the senate commit
tees during tins year ovtr that OF two years
ago Members Of the house say that large
number Of bills viii be passed While the SEN
ate is discussing the tariff luaSmuch "a the
senate calendar consists of but twenty four
pages the upper branch of congress Will be
, enabled II clear mp much OF the work the
house viii do, after the senate has passed Its
tariff bill, providing some time elaIseS after
|
the senate sends its tariff hilI 10 the house
and before adjournment
A subject that Is likely To cause A -ooi
deal Of debate IN the house this Week Is the
provision in the deficiency bill Tor the pay
, ment Of the French spohation claims. II 4
, probable that many citizens do moi
know Just what these claims are The story
is rather long one. hut the salient point, OF
. | IL can he gIypu briefly as follows.
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ON the ground that there were no funds
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as house and senate on the naval appropriate,
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he appropriation OF s. 5hnHp allowed by Il
to house for heavily armored cruiser of -
lily tons displacement The house cnnferreeS,
n Is believed will he willing to accept the st
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