St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-17
YETALITTLE LONGER.
Congress Is Not Quite Ready
to Go Home to It's Con-
stituents,
Though 1t Nay Not Linger Ee-
yond the Early Days Of
October.
Corn Reported in Excellent
Conditional Model Of the
Executive Mansion.
Representative Beck Over
Wopked--A Violent Wind
Storm at the Capital.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16.-The business
before congress is in a remarkable con-
dition. All of the regular approprla-
ton bills. excepting the Sundry civil
and general deficiency bills, have been
passed by both houses. and these two
are at the very finishing point and will
undoubtedly be out of the way within a
few davs. and within this present week
if it is desired. 1t is almost impossible
to forecast the proceedings in either
house for one day. In the absence OF
about half of the senators and repre-
sentatives. business is conducted by
unanimous consent. A point OF mo
quorum - will defeat any measure, as II
is with great difficulty that quorum is
procured for any purpose. An impress
sion prevails on every hand that con-
gress is on the eve of adjournment,
and very few men in either house Will
venture to predict what next will be
done. 1t is believed by nearly every man
in congress that the Democratic members
of the house at their caucus on Tuesday
evening will agree upon resolution
providing for adjournment. The date
fixed by Mr.. Oates-Thursday the 10th
will not be accepted, however. If the
resolution is adopted, it is believed that
the dav fixed upon will not be earlier
than Wednesday or Thursday of next
week-the 26th or 9th. 1t may be, If 1t
is agreed in caucus that an adjourn
ment resolution shall be adopted, that
it will be defeated by point OF mo
Quorum" and that congress will refuse
to adjourn. The only men VINO can be
found about the capitol who oppose ad-
iOurnment are the Republican members
of the senate committee on finance and
the Democratic members of the house
committee on ways and means, who
constitute the majority of each COM
mittee. These men. it is believed by
many, are not in spirit opposed to an
adjournment, but simply refuse to take
THE RESPONSIBILITY
of advocating it, and that. while they
will vote against a resolution TO ad-
jOurE, they will, in reality, be glad to
see it adopted. The only thing that ap-
pears to remain in the way of adjourn
ment is the matter of responsibility.
The committees mentioned are the two
which usually take the initiative in adj
jOurning the first session of each con-
gress, and they feel that TO take the ini-
tiative under the present condition OF
the tariff and the present status OF the
campaign would be to say that they
have had enough of tariff discussion
= rn drOYa tho GnhInar
From the very best information obtain
able, the senate tomorrow will. after it
disposes of the Chinese bill, take under
consideration the sundry civil and gen.
eral deficiency appropriation bills. Fol
lowing these will come the ter
ritOriaI statehood bills. Tomorrow
is suspension-of-rule day for the
committees in the house; but
members of the committee on apprOpri-
atiOns say they intend to push to COM
pletiOn the conference report on the
sundry civil appropriation bill. which is
pending as unfinished business. The
agreement of the cOnfeTrees to continue
work upon the congressional library
building, under the plans already en-
tered upon, and making an apprOpria-
ton of $500, to continue the work. is
the bone of contention in this measure,
and will lead to considerable debate.
This and one or two other features in
the bill will make some discussion in
the senate also. The general deficiency
bill is to come up during the week, and
the friends of the Oklahoma bill declare
that they will have their measure con-
sidered if nothing else is done. 1t is
their intention to raise the question of
consideration every time bill is called
up, and to block procedure until the
Oklahoma bill IS completed.