St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-03
Neither House Likely to Do
More Than Hear the Presi-
dents Message.
The Senate's First Attention
to Be Given It's Substi-
tute for the Mills Bill.
The Appropriation Bills Will
Doubtless Take UP Most
Of the Session.
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congress will meet tomorrow at noon
to begin its second and final session. 1t
is expected that this will be one of the
busiest sessions in the history of con-
gress. When the body agreed to re-
cess less than two months ago there was
untouched on the calendars OF both
houses much important legislation. 1t
is not possible that all of this will be
disposed of, as the discussion OF the
annual appropriation bills will occupy
much of the time of the house and
senate between Dec. and March 4. 1t
is not expected that much progress
will be made during the coming week
with the business of the session. In
the senate the unfinished business is the
finance committees substitute for the
Mills bill. When congress adjourned,
Senator Allison. who was in charge OF
the bill, gave notice that when congress
should again assemble, he would insist
on the senate devoting Its time to the
tariff question, to the exclusion of all
business, until it had been disposed of.
1t was even understood that there
would be
NO RECESS AT CHRISTMAS
time if the bill had not been disposed
of. Conditions have changed since con-
gress adjourned, and, although no policy
has been formally discussed by the
members of the ruling party in.the sem
ate, it is considered possible that the
tariff measure will be laid aside after a
further discussion to give the senate
opportunity to consider other business.
However, the tariff measure is the un-
finished business on the calendar, and
will come up after the morning hour
this week and until general order of
business is agreed to. Monday. of
course, will be devoted to the presi-
dents message, and it is not unlikely
that bills not objected to on the calen-
dar will occupy much of the attention
of the senate during the rest of the
week. The house is prevented
by it's own rules from taking up
any of the unfinished business of
last session for six days after its first
meeting, with the exception of such as
may have been made a special order for
a particular day. There is no special
order for the coming week. The direct
tax bill does not, as has been 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 postponlng its
consideration to the second session.
Following is an extract from the pro-
ceedings of the Democratic caucus OF
the house on the 18th of April last. Mr..
Oates replied to Mr.. Holman that he
had come into the caucus with the ex-
pectation OF
MAKING SOME CONCESSIONS.
If he followed his own views he would
consent to no measure that did not i'll
yolve the absolute defeat of the bill
0ne direct-tax BILLY but he was Demo-
crat, and if the caucus decided against
him, he would abide by its decision and
support it with his vote.
The declaration was received with
applause by the caucus.
Resolved, that ON reassembling tomorrow
that the house shall adjourn with the under
standing that the committee on rules shall
report a special order setting aside Thursday,
Dee. 6, 1888, Immediately after the reading
of the journal, for the consideration OF
senate bill 139 to provide for the reminding
of the direct tax levied in 1861, IN which
order reasonable time, not to exceed three
days. shall be allowed for debate and amend
ment. and the time for a vote on its final
massage shall be fixed at four o. clock on
Tuesday.
AT THIS CAUCUS
125 members of the Democratic party
we're present, and the resolution was
passed without dissenting vote. When
the action of the caucus was about to be
known to the house Mr.. Randall rose to
offer the resolution. Mr.. Reed had been
leading the Republicans, who were op-
posed to consenting to anything but
vote on the bill. So persistent was Mr..
Reed that Mr.. Randall gave up the at
tempt to introduce the resolution. 1t
does not appear in the house calendar
that the committee on rules ever did
anything to carry out the agreement of
the Democratic caucus. MIR. Oates is
now quoted as saying that he will again
resort to filibustering tactics to prevent
the passage of the bill which in April
had a clear majority of the house in
favor of its passage. 1t is probable
that the District of Columbia
appropriation bill-the first of
the bills from the appropria-
ton committee-will be ready to pre-
sent to congress Monday or Tuesday. 1t
NAV be taken up for immediate consid-
Grafton. There is proposition for the
investigation of the methods adopted
by the members of the two great polit-
ical parties at the recent election, par
ticularly in Indiana. The house will
not unlikely discuss this question dur
ing the week. Besides the tariff ques-
ton. which is the most important bit of
unfinished business on the calendars of
congress, there are to be considered
bills for the admission of Dakota, Wash
ington and others of the territories, the
Blair education bill. which sleeps in the
room of the house education commit
tee. several pension bills and large
number of measures of interest," to GER
tain localities or sections, which will be
urged for consideration.
One Long Sleep.
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