Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-24
ne COMING coNoaess.
The tariff. CivfI-serviees Trusts and Race
: Questions VIII Occapy the Approaching

The rarfH. C1vfl-Service. Trusts and Rseo
= Questions VIII Occapy the Approaching
Session.
WASHINGTON. Oct 7L-As members
elect TO the Fifty first Congress reach the
city gossip respecting the organization OF
the next House Of representatives. natu.
rally increases. The consen sus of opinion
among members-eIect now here indicates
that the Speakersbip will go either to
Maine. Ar. Reed. or Ohio, Mr.. Mckinley.
Aessrs. Burrows Of Michigan, and Cam
non of Illinois, are both on the ground,
however. and it Is said will at least make
the contest interesting before bailoting
begins. At this time IL would be Q very
difficult undertaking to pick out the
stronger candidate
Major John Carson, Of the Philadelphia
Ledger, appears to have already prscti-
caIly captured the cferkship OF the next
House. In his modest way he has been
working all summer, and it is claimed by
his friends that he has pledges sufficient
10 elect on the first ballot.
Colonel Swords appears to have no rival
for the position Of sergeant- alarms, while
there are several candidates for the Offices
OF doorkeeper and postmaster.
There arr not many Senators and Rep
resenfafives in Washington now, but
mos of those here expect very interest
ing and busy session of Congress during
the coming winter. The tariff, trusts. the
Civil-Ssrvice Law, the Interstate Com
merce law, the educational question.
National election law and subsidies viii
be among the subjects that will engage
the attention OF Congress What are Rec
ognized as the great ques: ions of the day
will for the most part be presented as
party measures and are likely to render
the coming session a very important one
Senator Doiph thinks Congress will take
no step backward in the matter of legisia-
tion of Interstate Commerce or Civil
Service reform Both the Interstate
Commerce law and the Civii-Service law,
he thinks, will probably be amended. but
not SO TO destroy their efficiency Wher-
ever amendments are made to either viii
defer the purpose OF graduating defects
disclosed by experience and to make them
more effective. The race question, he
says, will undoubtedly be discussed
in connection with the contested cleo
lion cases and Independently of them
1t is live question and will not down
at any bidding. He feels confident that
the tariff will be revised and the source of
the revenue diminished Some measures
not very dissisniIer TO the Senate bill will
be passed. 1t is possible, he thinks, that
some bill upon the subject of trusts will
be passed, but the subject must be dealt
with in the main By the States. The
power of Congress over this subject is sc
limited as to render of little value any
law which it may pass to prevent OK con-
troll trusts in the State.
Congressman Brown, of Indiana thinks
a revision of the revenue system the most
important Question awaiting the action Of
Congress and favors the repeal of the tax
on tobacco and on alcohol used in the arts
and a reduction of the tax on sugar.
Something will probably be done regard
ing the seal fisheries and also the Cana
dian fishery dispute. These questions.
however, will not divide the parties He
has no doub b. there viii be some amend
ment TO the Interstate Commerce law
and Congress will undoubtedly legislate
on the subject Of trusts, il it is possible
20 define trust in such a way as not J
interfere with legitimate business.
ongressman Hit, of Illinois, thinks it
rather too early to make any predictions
about what Congress will do at the conn
ing session. No conference of even the
most informal kind has vet been held, SO
that no means of judging what other
members are considering is TO be had.
Then. shifting OF opinion on many i'm
portant points is so likely that a judg-
ment now is not very apt to hold when
actual voting on questions begins in Feb
ruary and March Something in the way
of amendatory legislation to the Inter-
State. Commerce law may be expected.
As to the CivLI-Serv-c. law, too many
Congressman Of both parties are pledged
to its support to allow its repeal The
subject of trusts will probably be in
volved in the discussion of the tariff
which will of course come ND next session.