Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-25
TheGeiing andCeIniingg
Last Days Of the Present Con.
gress at Hand.
A LOOK AHEAD AT THE PROSPECT.

Names That Loom Up for the COMMITTEES
Chairmanships-TheP President and His
Cabinet and Their Temporary Arrange
Washington Briefs.
WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. 25-This is the
last week of the Fiftieth congress. For a
time there was a general belief that there
would be an extra session of the Fifty-first
congress called by President Harrison in the
early part of April, but now It is thought
that IL there is an extra session it Will not be
called before October. The appropriation
bills are in such position that It will take q
very unusual and unexpected complication
to prevent the passage of any Of them The
bill 10 admit the territories has become a law,
and the only business of vital Importance,
which the Fiftieth congress leaves unfinished
is the revenue business. If the direct tax
bill should be signed by the president the
necessity for the reduction of the revenue
will not be Immediate and it is thought that
President Harrison viii not think it neces-
saIy TO call together the Fifty-first congress
until October
The elections resolution will hardly come
to final vote in the senate. The Democrats
| appear anxious TO talk on it at great length,
and it is probable they will prevent its adop-
ton, and nothing will be done in the senate
| except passage Of the appropriation bills By
mutual understanding the tariff fight in the
house was suspended on last Friday that the
| decks might oe cleared for the final action
| which will probably commence tomorrow,
by which time the appropriation bills will be
out of the way, probably.
Tomorrow Randall viii demand consider
alton of the resolution which gives the
Cowles-Randall revenue bill the right OF
way. Upon this it is impossible TO foresee
| the action of the house. Mills has not vet
| decided what course he will pursue By
| flibustering tactics he can prevent the resolu-
| tion being ever considered. Ifitcan be brought
TO vote it will pass by 100 majority. Great
pressure is being brought to bear on Mills By
his friends not 70 interpose obstructive motions.
| 1t is claimed, especially by the southern mem.
bers, that it is bad policy to place the Demo,
cratic party in that position in the face OF
the almost universal demand for the repeal
Of the tobacco tax. This pressure may final
" overcome Mills determination to resist al
all hazards the passage Of the bill With
| this resolution out OF the way, Crisp will call
up the California election case; Dunn hi.
Alaska bill; Ford his immigration bill; Gate:
his naturalization bill; McCreary his Ed
munds' Panama resolution. Should MiIls
keep 10 his present resolution TO use all par
| hamentary means to defeat the Cowles bill
these bills will die with the congress.
As the Fiftieth congress prepares to break
| up the members who will return 10 the mex
congress are discussing the possibilities o.
the speakership, and Of committee chairman
| ships 1t has besn long time since the Re
publicans had control OF the house and a.
the complexion of the membership hs,
changed a great deal III that time there il
likely to be quito struggle for the more i'm
portant chairmanships In fact they viii I'm
| questionably be quite factor in the organi
cation of the house and the election of 6
| speaker.
The Craftsmanship of the committee OF
ways and means, in one sense the most I'm
| portant committee in the house, Will depend
on the result Of the speakership contest In
| svent OF the election of Mckinley to the
speakership 1t will likely go TO Reed, and in
event OF Reeds election it will probably go
| TO Mckinley. If either of these gentlemen
Is chosen speaker, the Craftsmanship OF the
committee on appropriations will go to Can
| non Of Illinois, himself candidate for the
| speakership.
Rowel of Illinois is now the leading Re
| publican member Of the committee on cleo
| tons, and he expects TO be chairman OF that
COMMITTEES. There is prospect of heavy and
important work for that committee In the
Flfty-frst congress in settlement of the many
contests for seats in the house
| Caswell Of Wisconsin is the fourth Repub-
Gcan in the list of the committee on judiciary
but he has been a member OF the house for
twelve years, and as he is one of the most act
i've members of the committee he is leading
candidate for the Craftsmanship.
Thomas OF Wisconsin will likely be the
chairman OF the house committee on wal
claims. he is the oldest Republican mem
Der on the committee, a good lawyer, and ii
thoroughly acquainted with the work Of tn.
committee.
The Craftsmanship Of the house committe,
on postoffices and post-roads will 20 to Bling
ham of Pennsylvania. He has been the lead
ing Republican on this committee for the las
ten years, and was postmaster at Philadel
phia for five years
| O'Donnen OF Michigan is named for tn.
craftsmanship Of the house committee OF
education. A lively contest IL likely to b
made for the Craftsmanship OF the house COM
mittee on agriculture Funston Of Kansa,
| and Cutcheon Of Michigan will be tbs con-
| testants, and their friends in the house will
push the claim Of each.
In event OF the election of Mckinley 10 the
speakership an old member of the house gives
the following as the probable selections for
chairmen Of the committees named: banking
and currency, David WILDER, of New York
commerce, W. W. Morrow, of California
rivers and harbors, Thomas NJ Bayne, of
Pennsylvania; foreign affairs, W. W Phelps,
Of New Jersey; military Affairs, Byron NJ.
Cutcheon, OF Michigan; naval affairs, A. C.
Harmer, Of Pennsylvania; public lands,
Lewis z. Payson, Of Illinois: District Of
Columbia, Lewis E McComas, Of MARYLAND
railway and canals, Charles r. Grosvenor,
| Of Ohio; manufactures, James Buchanan, OF
New York; Pacific railroads, D. B. Hender-
son, of Iowa; patents, Benjamin Butterworth,
Of Ohio; pensions, Isaac c. Struble, of Iowa
library, Charles O'Neill, OF Pennsylvania.
During the last week Of his stay in the
White House President Cleveland will be 9
busy man. His work will be chiefly in ex-
aiming bills sent from congress. Saturday
1l2 such bills were on hand for examination,
and the rush of the final days Of congress has
not yet fairly begun. Although the presi-
dents goods and chattels will have disap.
peared from the White House by Sunday
night, the president and Mrs Cleveland will
not bid farewell TO their home until later. II
has been the usual custom for the outgoing
president to give luncheon to his successor
at the White House on the afternoon Of In
auguration day, and then to take his leave.
That custom viii be followed on this occa-
sion. After the ceremonies at the capitol
and the review Of the procession, Mr.. Cleve-
land and the members of his cabinet, Mr.
Harrison and Mr.. Morton, with few of
| their most intimate friends will lunch at the
White House, and then Mr.. Cleveland will
say good bye to his successor.
1t does not appear to be definitely settled
yet whether Mr.. and Mrs Cleveland will