Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-12-18
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Congress Will Be Busy.
LAST WEEK BEFORE THEHoLIDAY
RECESS.
LAST WEEK BEFORE THEHoLIDAY
SUSPENSION DAY IN HOUSE.
a Fight for Precedence Likoiy-Import.
ant H,iis pe%nding-The Tariff Bill
WIN Probably Exclude All other
business in the Senate.

special Legislation In which members OF
the two houses are interested to get
them out of the way before the consid-
GRAFTON of the more important appropri-
alton bills begun. In the senate the un-
finished business is the tariff bill, which
will, unless some compromise be made,
be in consideration daily to the exclusion
oil all other business. The members of the
financial committee and of the appropri-
alton committee of the senate have been
considering seriously the question Of
duration of the holiday recess. 1t was
originally intended to make this recess
bat ten days in length, just long enough
to clear Christmas and New Years day.
The proposition made to the house last
week for an adjournment from Friday
next until the 9Th OF January meets
with the disapproyal of the leading mem
bers of both appropriation committees,
and as the bills which are in their charge
must be considered to the exclusion of all
other business, it is thought that their
wishes will have some weight with the
members of both houses. Adjournment
will be probably had on Friday or Sat.
urday. Meantime there is every reason
TO believe that the tariff bill will be un.
der discussion to the exclusion of all
other business.
To-day, in the morning hour, Senator
Riddleberger's resolution for the reor-
ganization of the senate after Jan. | will
come up for consideration. Mr.. Riddle
berger promises to make q speech in
support OF the resolution, and if he Is in
the chamber when it is taken up, he will
undoubtedly carry out his promise. 1t
Ii thought that the resolution will not
be debated, and it ia said that a motion
80 lay IL on the table at the conclusion
of Mr.. Riddleberger's speech will
be made, and that the mo-
ton will come from the Demo.
cratic side of the house; that on this mo-
ton theirs Will not be O negative vote ex
cppt, perhaps, that of Mr.. Riddleberger.
However Democratic senators may disa-
gree with Mr.. ingalls, in his personal and
political views, they have no fault to
find with him as n presiding officer.
1t Is possible that the District of Co
lumbia appropriation bill will be re.
ported to the senate before the end OF
the week.
To-day is suspension day In the house. A
number of members are very anxious to
have measures uiiaJ have been favorably
reported by the committees passed, and
IL is not ut all. unlikely that there will
be Il blocking of harms as to which Tness-
nro shall take precedence. An eff
fort may be made to pass the river and
harbor bill under a suspension of the
rules, but in the present teinper of the
ent, its friends will probably have TO
abandon the project and nave the bill
considered late in the week.
Al determined effort will be made to
pass the Ni%caraguan canal bill to-day and
again On Friday, and it will probably be
successful, unless the opponents of the
measure resort to filibustering tactics tc
defeat 1t. The Oklahoma bill may be
called up and put on its passage. Should
the. friends of the river and harbor bill
decide not to attempt to pass it to-day,
they will endeayor to have 1t considered.
They will probably be a~ntagonized by
the appropriation committee with the
Legislative bill. Mr.. Clements OF
Georgia, IN charge of the bill in
the absence of Gen. Forney o
Alabama, who is sick, having expressed
q desire to- pass the bill at once. Shoulc
the legislative bill get before the house
it would occupy one, and perhaps two
days,
On Wednesday Mr.. Crisp Of Georgi;
hopes to call mp the contested South Car
DINA election case OF Small VS. Elliott
Lib CttSO Will bc AVbly CputtHteu Oh Ult
floor, and may lead to an extended pc
iitical debate. If it Gun be decided Oh
Wednesday, and the friends of the river
and habor bill do not obtain considera
tion of their measure or Tuesday, Thurs
day will find the house discussing inlets,
harbors, rivers and engineers reports
AT the close Of Fridays session, con
gress will probably adjourn for tht
Christmas holidays.
There are now before the ways ant
means committee three distinct proposi
lions for recess, one of which will be re,
ported to the house probably to-day
The resolution introduced last week was
for adjournment from Friday to Januar,
Z. Some of the members OF the commit
tee are talking of an adjournment fron
Friday to January a. The third propo
sition, and the n likely to be adopted,
is for adjournment from Saturday mex
to January 7.
The End of an Incident.