St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-02
NATIONAL BELLOWS.
Windbags Will Be Let Loose
i'm the Halls Of Congress
To-Day.
Senators Will Stick to the
Tariff for Full Twenty
Days.
Many Measures OF Import
anee Come Up in the
House.
BIethen's Bid for the Post
Blethen's Bid for the Post
Raised by the Hallon-
wilkins Clique.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-Congress will
yeassemble tomorrow and resume the
work of the session. Contrary 10 the
expectations of most of the membf rs
of the two houses, there will be a
quorum of each house in the city, and,
presumably, at the capitol tomorrow,
so congress can take up its work where
it dropped it, Dec. 2l, without any OF
the delay ordinarily incident to the as
sembling of that unwieldy body. The
senate will resume tomorrow the con-
sideration of the tariff measure with a
certainty, which did not exist two weeks
ago, of voting upon it before the pres
ent congress expires. As heretofore
during the session. the tariff
will absorb the attention of
the senate to the exclusion
of all other business until it has been
DISPOSED of. The time for discussing
it is comparatively short, and nothing
will be allowed to interfere with its
consideration to the time fixed for the
taking a vote, Jan. q. The subcom-
mittee of the finance committee having
the matter in charge has Deen
Busy DURING THE HOLIDAYS
preparing amendments to be offered in
the senate in accordance with the ar
rangement made in the Republican
caucus prior to the report of the bill
from the committee. In spite of the
efforts of the subcommittee, these
amendments are not all ready, and it is
probable none of them will be offered
until next week. A great deal of spec
ulation is indulged i'll regard
ing these amendments, but no
positive statement as to their nat
ure has been given out. 1t is
expected that they will provide for
modification of the provisions of the
bill as reported for the reduction of the
duty on sugar, probably by providing
for bounty 20 be paid to sugar pro-
ducers. 1t is expected that the lumber
clause will be modified. There is little
doubt that the bill as it will be amended
will pass the senate when 1t comes to a
vote. The house has much important
work on hand. 1t may have to choose
tomorrow between the river and harbor
bill, which Mr.. Blanchard will attempt
to call up, and one of the appropriation
bills now on the calendar. Mr.. Blanch
ard is anxious to push the river and
harbor bill, in order that it may get to
the president in good time. There is a
general belief that the president
WILL VETO THE BILL
and Mr.. Blanchard. thinking that it can
be passed over a presidential veto,
wishes to have it sent back to the house
in time to make the experiment. On
Wednesday or Thursday an attempt
will probably be made to call up the
Smalls-Scott election case. The COM
mittee on privileges and elections has
another case which must be disposed of
before congress adjourns, and it wishes
the house to get to it as soon as poSSi-
bic. Mr.. Cultivate will also make an
attempt to call up a pet measure-the
Pacific Railroad funding bill-but as
there is much bitter opposition to it, it's
hardly likely to be considered. On Fri
day the Nicaragua bill is a special order,
and it is likely to obtain consideration,
as there will be quorum present. The
house committee Oh rules has not held a
meeting this session. and it is possible
that no meeting will be held. If not,
none but business not objected to, and
privileged business will obtain consid-
Grafton before the day of adjournment.