Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-03
There 5 Lots Of Work
1t Congress lnclines 10 Roll Up
Its Sleeves.
A VERY BUSY SESSION IN ORDER.

The Tariff First in the Senate, and Any
thing Handy in the House-Batch of
Briefs from Department Reports-The
Treasury Statement - Bank and Coin
Statistics-Point. from the Post and
War Oflces-Capitai Notes.
WASHINGTON CITY. Dec. SIT is expected
that the first session of the Fiftieth con.ress,
which met at noon to-day, will be one of the
busiest sessions in the history of congress.
When congress agreed to a recess less than
month ago there was untouched on the cal
sndars of both houses much important legis-
lation. 1t is not possible that all Of this will
be disposed of, as the discussion of the an
nual Appropriation bills will occupy much of
the time of the house and senate between
Dec. and March 4. It is not expected that
much progress will be made during this
week with the business of the session In the
senate the unfinished business is the finance
committees substitute for the Mills tariff
bill. When congress al journed Senator Al
lison, who was i'll charge of the bill, gave
notice that when congress should again as
semble he would insist on the senate devot-
ing its time TO the tariff question. to the ex
ciusion of all other busiaeSS, until 1T had been
disposed of. Ii was even understood that
there would be no recess at Christmas time
if the bill had not been disposed of. Condi-
tons have changed since congress adjourned,
and although no policy has been formally
discussed by the members Of the ruling party
in the senate, it is considered possible that
the tariff measure will be laid aside after a
further discussion. to give the senate oppor-
tunity to consider other business. However,
the tariff measure is the unfinished business
on the calendar, and will come up after the
morning hour this week and until general
| order of business is agreed to.
| The house is prevented by its own rules
from taking up any of the unfinished bust
ness of last session for six days after its first
meeting, with the exception of such as may
have been made special order for partic-
| ular day. There is no special order for the
| coming week The direct tax bin does not,
as stated, come up for consideration on
| Thursday. Last spring when the house was
| in deadlock over this measure, it was pro-
| posed to compromise by postponing its con-
sideration to the second session A resolu.
ton was adopted by the house Democratic
caucus April II last to postpone the bill un.
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to have been introduced in the house, but
Reed objected so persistently that the reso
luton was not offered and no further &C
ton was taken.
Oates was the leader of the finbusterine
against the bill and he is now quoted as say.
| ing that he will again resort to tilibustering
tactics to prevent the passage of the bill
which in April had clear majority of the
house In favor of its passage
The measures whic en- are likely to come VI
for discussion this week are the District ap
preparation bill and the proposed investiga'
ton of election methods, particularly in In
diana, at the recent election.
Besides the tariff question, which is the
most important bit of unfinished business on
the calendars of congress, there are to bt
considered bills for the admission OF Dakota
Washington, and others of the territories, tn,
Blair educational bill, which sleeps in tn,
room of the house education committee, sew
eral pension bills and large number o
measures of interest III certain localities o.
sections, which will be urged for considera.
tion