St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-24
CONGRESS COGITATING.
The Solons Debating Whether
They Had Better Go or Stay.


WASHINGTON, Sept. 23-It is proba-
BILE that the work which must be dis
posed of by congress before adjourn
ment will be put out of the way this
week, and that the house and senate
will be in position to pass upon
resolution for adjournment on very
short notice thereafter. Whether or
not that resolution will be taken up IN
the near future is still an open Ques-
ton, although the prospects seem to
be against it. The caucus of yester-
day outlined the work of the senate and
disposed of the question of an adjourn
ment in the near future. Republican
senators are not inclined to take the in
itiative, although they have been urged
to do so by few Democrats in the SELL
ate who are anxious to get home. Those
who are figuring on the matter do not
fix the date of possible adjournment be-
fore Oct. 10, and most of those who have
confidence in the breaking of the session
before November fix the date at or
about Oct. 20. All of the appropriation
bills are disposed of, with the exception
of the sundry civil bill (which is still in
conference. and the general deficiency
bill, which is now pending in the SEN
ate. The house has not yet appointed
it's conferees on the sundry civilbill,
but they will probably be appointed to-
morrow, and then it will be the work of
a day to agree upon report. The only
point of difference now between the
two houses is the national library
clause, which it will probably be
necessary to omit entirely from
he bill. The senate has in
structed it's conferees to make
this proposition to the house, and In
order to dispose of the bill the house
will likely agree to this suggestion.
The senate will probably take up the
general deficiency bill on Monday and
dispose of it in one day. The bill will
then go into conference. The deficiency
bill and the sundry civil bill disposed
of. the senate proposes to take up the
bill for the admission of Washington
territory and pass it. 1t is not definitely
determined yet whether or not
the other territorial bills will
be taken up next. If they
are they will be followed by
the Sherman trust bill, which the eau
Gus of yesterday determined should be
disposed of an early day. There does
not seem to be much prospect of the re-
port of the finance committee coming in
this week, although it was said early
last week that it would be handed in
Tuesday next. The hearings on the
sugar schedule before the subcommit-
tee have been postponed twice, and
they are now expected to begin on
Monday morning. The leaders Of
the house will make an effort
to prevent the transaction of
any business except that of minor
importance because of the lack of a
quorum. A great deal of log-rolling
has been done in the last week or two,
and the more conservative members are
beginning to be timid of any legislation.
The proposition to bring about practi-
cal adjournment of the house. which
has been urged by Representative
Springer, has not met with much favor.
1t lis looked upon as rather revolutionary.
The house, however, is rapidly coming
to place where there will not be more
than fifteen or twenty members
of either party left on guard.
This week the resolution offered
by Mr.. Grain looking to legislation
against trusts is likely to come up and
provoke discussion. The senate resolu-
ton appropriating 100000 for the relief
of the yellow fever sufferers is to be
considered at special meeting of the
committee on appropriations to be held
on Monday, and is likely to be brought
mp in the house almost any day during
the week. AS there is some opposition
to it already manifest, there is likely to
be quite debate over it. The commit
tee on public lands has some business
which is to be called up if possible dur
ing the week. The Oklahoma bill is
practically buried for the session.