St. Paul daily globe., 1889-01-07
LAID OUT FOR SOLONS.
What Congress May Do in the
Next Seven DAYS.

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WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-The time of
the senate during the coming week will
be devoted almost exclusively to the
consideration of the tariff measure-ip
fact, no other business likely to provoke
discussion will be brought before that
body until the vote on the tariff bill is
taken Jan. q. The remaining time
given to its discussion will be devoted
largely to extended speeches on the
principles underlying the bill. There
are few senators who have not been
heard at length as yet, and there are
others who want to be heard again.
Several orators were on their
feet during the week just ended,
and others are to be heard.
1t is well understood that no
amendment to the bill will be adopted
without the sanction of the finance
committee. and that no amendment will
be proposed by that committee unless it
is known to be satisfactory to all of the
Republican majority. AS the work of
the senate is cut and dried in the COM
mittee room, there is but little object in
proposing amendments to carry out the
views of the majority. So the Demo-
cratic members Of the senate think, and
as far as they have an interest in the
bill the vote might as we'll be taken
now. Tomorrow, in the morning hour,
tie resolution of Mr. Edmunds, relating
to the Panama canal, will be again
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ably be passed as originally introduced
and reported. If any strong objec-
ton to it should be developed,
it will likely be withdrawn.
The deadlock in the house is likely to
continue during the coming week, I'M
less some compromise can be effected.
Mr.. Reed will call up his resolution
abolishing the call of states and terri
tories on suspension Mondays the first
thing Monday, after the reading of the
journal, the pending motion being a
demand for the previous question on
the resolution. Both sides seem equally
determined. Mr.. Reed says
NO BUSINESS
of any kind shall be transacted until
the resolution is passed. The oppo-
nents of the resolution say it cannot
pass this congress. They seem to be
gaining strength. The fact that Mi.
Randall and Mr.. Mills, Democrats.
voted in committee against the reso-
luton, and that it was only
adopted by Speaker Carlisle voting
with Messrs. Reed and Cannon, Re
publicans, is having much weight as
the fight progresses in determining the
action of the Democrats who have here
tofore been inclined to vote for the
resolution. 1t has also leaked out that
Mr.. Carlisle voted for the resolution
conditionally. 1t was the understand
ing in committee, SO Mr.. Randall SAYS,
that if the resolution, when offered in
the house, should be met by determined
obstructive tactics. Mr.. Reed would
withdraw il. 1t is rumored in high
Democratic circles that it was upon
this condition that Speaker Carlisle
voted for it. Mr.. Reed has not as yet
shown any disposition to withdraw it,
and there is no reason to believe that
he will. The matter is likely to block
legislation the coming week. If,
however, the resolution is disposed of,
Mr.. Crisp, of Georgia, will on Tuesday
call up the contested election case OF
Small VS. Elliott, of South Carolina, and
follow it up the next day with the Sulli.
van-Feiton contested case from Califor.
MIA. Thursday is set aside for conSid-
otiap of hills ranortad from tho oau.
mittee on Indian affairs, but Is moi
likely to get the floor unless it can de.
feat the friends of the Oklahoma bill,
who will at all times raise the question
of consideration in favor of their bill
Several appropriation bills are now
awaiting action by the house, and will
be called up at the first opportunity.
They have the parliamentary right OF
way. The snndry civil appropriation