Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-01-22
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Programme Of the Two Houses for the
Coming Week.
THE SENATE TARIFF BILL.
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SENATE TARIFF BILL.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.-The present
week will see the conclusion of the tariff
discussion in the senate, and probably
the passage of the bill. There is no
question in, the mind of any II of the
| adoption OF the senate substitute with
such notifications as may be offered to.
day. One OF these win be the reduction
of theduty on lumber from SO. 90 to ST. so.
There may also be a slight change iii the
wool schedule. The senate will hold a
night session tonight to consider these
matters and to conclude the discussion.
1t may be necessary for the senate to
meet at an early hour Tuesday morning
if the original plan is to he carried out
and the vote on the bill to be taken at !
o'clock Tuesday afternoon. 1t is the in
tention of the senators having the bill in
charge to carry out their plan to the
letter. Senator Allison said to a re-
porter, before the adjournment, Satar-
day, that the final vote on the bill would
be taken Tuesday. ttWe will begin to
vote on the amendments at / o'clock
Tuesday said he, 'and probably COM
| plete our work at a late hour Tuesday
night.
With the tariff bill out of the way the
senate will proceed to consider approprl-
alton bills. The first of these to be
taken up will be the Districtof Columbia
bill, which is still i'll the hands of a sub
committee, 1t will be submitted to the
full committee early in tile week, re-
ported to the senate and probably be
passed on Wednesday, or Thursday.
Senator Plumb will probably make an
effort before the end of the week to
call up the Des Moines river lands bill,
and Senator Frye will ask to have a day
set for tile consideration of the Pacific
railroad funding bill. Mr.. Platts com
mittee on territories will likely report
before the end OF the week a disagree
ment to the house amendments to the
bill for the admission of South Dakota,
and the bill will 90 to joint conference.
1t may be discussed at length, however,
before it is acted upon.
In the house to-day is: committee sus-
pension day. After reading Of the jour
nal, a motion will be made to take uL
the Oklahoma bill under suspension oil
the rules. 1t is understood that the fill
! clustering tactics which have heretofore
i prevented the consideration of this meas
ure, will be dropped in accordance with
the agreement with Mr.. Weaver. Mr.
Anderson OF Kansas, who led the fight
against the report of the committee on
rules, is not SO much opposed to the Ok
lahoma bill as to the Pacific railroad
funding bill, and it is understood the
funding bill viii not be taken up to-day.
Even If an effort should be made te
bring it up, tins viii doubtless take place
after the Oklahoma bill has been dis
posed OF. AS it win require atwo-thirds
vote to pass this measure, it will doubt
less fail. Other matters Will then be taken
up-probahly a bill for the erection of a
~postotfice in the District of Columbia
and a bill granting a pension to Mrs.
I Sheridan.
Mr.. Crisp hopes to call up the election
cases, Small vs.. Elliott, and Sullivan VS.
FELTON,. Ii he succeeds, the house viii
be kept busy for two days by these
cases. Mr.. Blanchard will antagonizt
Mr.. Crisp with the river and harbor bill
which is now unfinished business. Mr.
Randall is awaiting an opportunity t,
call up the sundry civil appropriation
bill, and il the house gets into a wrangl,
over the river and barber bill and tn,
election cases, the sundry civil bill
map be slipped in TO prevent trouble.
1t is possible the conference report o,
the N~icaraguan canal bill will be pre-
sented to tile house Tuesday. II it-is j
will occupy the attention of the hous
during the session of that day, and post
pone by one day the programme her
mentioned.
The vote on the tariff bill has beef
postponed until 5 o'clock Tuesday even
ing.