Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-21
INTERESTING WEEK.
The Senate is to Vote on the Substitute
for the Mills Bill To-Morrow.
Large Number OF Appropriation Bills Await
ing Action on the Part OF the Senate.
The House Programme
coNeREssIeNAL REsuarE

CONGRESSIONAL RESUME.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.-The present
week win witness the close of an almost
continuous debate OF nine months in con-
gress on the tariff question. By agree
ment the senate is to proceed to vote
upon the substitute for the Mills bill at l
O'Clock Tuesday afternoon, but if that
limit is not extended some i'm
portant provisions of the bill VIII
have to be voted on with but little or no
consideration in the senate. The sched-
ules yet undisposed of are those which re-
late to corn and rye, gold leaf, lumber
cotton manufactures, wool and woolens ,
gloves, leather, and molaSSes. Over
wool and lumber the principal conflict
has been raging before the sub-commit-
tee on finance in charge of the bill, and
the members of the committee say in
con sequence of the continued
PRESSURE FROM INTERESTED PARTIES
no agreement will be reached respecting
these subjects until the very last mo-
ment. AS to wool the probabilities favor
no change from the schedule as originally
reported in the substitute, though there
is possibility that the rate of dirty or
common woods will be reduced from IL to
10 cents per pound. Sawed white pine
lumber viii be admitted under duty of
81 80 per 1000 feet instead OF 81 as at
present.
There has been some talk about the
probability of certain Republican sena-
tors not voting for the bill, but the well
informed friends of the measure say there
is no danger to be feared from that
source. Besides the full strength of the
Republican side OF the chamber, it is be-
lieyed that Senator Brown of Georgia
will vote for the pill Although the
voting viii begin at 1 O'Clock Tuesday
afternoon, it will be late that night, if
not Wednesday, before the final vote on
the adoption of the substitute
CAN BE REACHED.
When the tariff bill is disposed of the
senate viii find itself confronted by an
accumulation of business demanding
prompt attention.
First in Importance are the appropria-
ton bills, which have come over from
the house. These are for the District of
Columbia, pensions, consular and diplo-
matte service, military academy and the
legislative, executive and judicial appro-
priation bills.
IHc tISL VI lutS6 HAS DC6u uuu6T cOu-
sideration by the subcommittee of the
committee of appropriations, and will be
ready to be reported to the
full committee as soon as
Chairman Allison is relieved from
the duty of managing the tariff bill. The
committee will recommend increased APP
preparations for street improvements and
schools over those made by the house.
The other bills viii come up rapidly
and if the committee can control the mat
ter they viii keep the senate busy this
week. Several senators, however, haYe
other legislation they desire accom-
plished.
Mr.. Chandler viii endeavor TO have
considered his resolution for an investi-
CATION into
THE ELECTIONS OF LOUISIANA,
which, with its amendments, he has
given notice he viii call up at the earliest
opportunity.
Mr.. Frye wants to take up the Pacific
railroad funding bill, already a special
order, and has announced his intention
of asking for its consideration at the
earliest possible day.
Among other bills in position to be
called up for action is one upon a subject
that attracted much attention prior to
the late election, namely: The regula-
ton of trusts and combinations
having for their purpose the restriction of
trade or production. Senator Sherman
the bill in question at the last
session, and the committee on finance re-
ported a substitute for 1t in September.
The author of the original bill is deter
mined to push the pending measure to
vote, if possible, this session.
THE PROCEEDINGS IN THE HOUSE
promise to be interesting from the be-
ginning this week. Monday brings with
it that dread of orderly legislators-sus-
pension day-but it so happens that
Under the rule the day viii not be open to
motions, as was the case
on the last suspension day, inasmuch as
the motions to be made must come from
committees and not from individual
members.
The Oklahoma bill is the unfinished
business, and the members who have
been pushing the measure hope for a bet
ter result than attended their efforts
when the bill was last under considera-
ton. They argue that with the advan-
tageous position they hold as the result
of the resembling OF the old rule they
must prevail in the end. Then, too, the
Democrats are bound
BY CAUCUS MANDATE
not to fiilibuster against the bill, and the
individual Republicans who have been
particularly active in Obstructing its con-
sideration are understood TO have done it
not so much from opposition to the Okla
homa bill as from desire TO continue as
a barrier against the passage of the Union
Pacific funding bill. 1t is be-
lieved that when they are convinced
that the latter measure win not
come up rs the next in order after the
Oklahoma bill, they win all vote to be
reached on the territorial bill If this
is realized the next motion
to suspend the rules win be upon the
passage of the Dibble bill for the pur-
chase of site for the city postofice in
Washington.
Mr.. Crisp expects 10 call mp the pend
ing contested election cases Tuesday and
Wednesday but just what order the bust
ness of the week viii assume ii is not
possible to state, as the committee on
rivers and harbors have selected the same
days for the consideration of their ap-
bill. while Mr.. Randall
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