St. Paul daily globe., 1888-04-16
THE MILLS TARIFF BILL
Likely to Get Attention in the
House This Week.

LIKELY TO GcC ACCenClOn Ill Cuc
House This Week.
Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, April 15.-The bills for
the admission of the state of Dakota
into the union and establishing a
bureau of industry will occupy the time
of the senate during the week. The
Republican senatorial causus commit
tee will have another meeting on Tues
day or Wednesday and consider the
order of business, but it is unlikely that
anything will be agreed upon for the
current week. In the house there will
be medley of affairs during the next
six days. Tomorrow is committee sus-
penSion-of-rules day. The first of the
merce, which committee intends to
for completing bridge across Staten
Island sound. The next committee
under the call is rivers and harbors, and
Chairman Blanchard intends to move a
suspension of the rules for the passage
of the river and harbor bill. 1t is prob
able that there will be some objection
to this, and lively skirmish may ensue
and occupy the entire day. A telegram
has been sent to Chairman Belmont, Of
the committee OIL foreign affairs, re-
questing his presence in the house to-
morrow for the consideration of the
consular and diplomatic appropriation
bill, in the event that that measure can
be taken up. The Indian appropriation
bill is unfinished business, and that
will be taken up again at the first avail
BILE moment. Tuesday, according to
notice at the time when
THE MILLS TARIFF BILL
was reported from the committee on
ways and means, is the day fixed upon
for taking up that measure for general
discussion. There is report in circu-
lation to the effect that the chairman of
committees having appropriation bills
on the calendar and a anumber of Repub-
licans will attempt to force cOnsidera-
tion of appropriation bills on Tuesday,
to the exclusion of the tariff bill, for the
double purpose of clearing up apprOpri-
begun, and pOStpOning action on the
tariff to the latest day possible, but a
most diligent inquiry has failed to locate
any such intention. The committee on
ways and means and leading members
on both sides of the house say that there
is no doubt of the tariff bill being taken
up on Tuesday. The committee on
agriculture has continuing order which
gives it two days for consideration of
revenue and general appropriation bills,
and Chairman Hatch will likely urge
recognition of his order. This may dis
joint the present order of business. 1t
is not known, and will not be till Tues
day, just how much time each week
the committee on ways and means will
demand shall be given to the discussion
of the tariff bill, but the general i'm
preston is that five
DAY AND NIGHT SESSIONS
will be devoted to the measure. Friday
is set aside for the consideration of
private bills. The tariff bill will at
times be laid aside for portions Cf days
when conference reports and apprOpria-
tion bills are to be received and consid-
cred. Wednesday was some time ago
set apart as a special order for measures
from the committee on labor, and Chair
man O'Neil has called an extraordinary
session of his committee for tomorrow
for demand for the house to observe
his special order. and permit the
consideration of various bills
he will ask to be taken up.
The bills the committee on
labor especially prefers to have action
upon are those providing for the arbitra-
tion of labor disputes; prohibiting the
sending of convict-made goods out Of
the state in which they have been man
ufactured, and amending the act pro-
hibiting the importation and immigra-
tion of foreigners and aliens under con-
tract OF agreement. The committee on
labor is very strong in the house, and
will make formidable demand. The
appropriation bills are very generally
delayed-much more so than usual.
Only two appropriation bills have be-
come laws during this sessiOn-both de-
ficiencies. There are ON the calendar of
the house the pensions, consular and
diplomatic, military academy, Indian.
river and harbor, postoffice, and the
legislative, executive and judicial ap-
preparation bills-seven. Others pend
ing in committee and yet to be reported
are the a0ricultnral army and navy