Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-12-15
HOUSE COMMITTEES.
PROBABLY ALL WILL Be ANNOUNCED
BEFORE THE HOLIDAYS.
A Long Session Predicted-The Tariff
Question--Tobsnco-T
and Harbors-Briefs.
From Our Regular corrssDondcnt.I

From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON. December 1.-THE prevail
ing impression ia that Speaker Reed will an
nOunce all of the House committees before
the holiday recess. He is anxious 10 break
the record and get this business Gil DIS
posed of before the legislators go to their
homes to eat their Christmas turkey. IL
will enable the Speaker to enjoy himself
all the more, "a he viii not be worried
when he ought TO be INDUCING IN the
pleasures of recreation. 1t Is probable that
some of the committees will be announced
on Monday and the balance are expected
on Wednesday. This precludes the
adoption of the new rules 20 govern the
House until after the holidays.
LONG SESSION.
There is every reason TO believe that this
session of CONGRESS will be a long and IN
teresting one. and with oil the business on
hand It does not seem possible that IL VIII
end before the middle Of August, though
the average Republican member Will tell
you that every effort will be made 70 tnisn
the business Of the session by the ISL OF
July. During the first session OF Con-
gress it always requires from four TO SIX
months to get the regular appropriation
bills ont of the way. THIS Is because nearly
half of the members of that important
committee are new members. They DO the
vorL in about one third of the time at the
short or second session. The appropIa-
tions are increasing each year. ana the
items are also growing from year 10 year.
The committee have % listen 20 the CLAIMS
of members. and q great many outsiders
also appear to talk up the interests Oh va
rious sections of the country.
Tariff I'LL.
The Ropu blicans have given their pledge
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will require several months, and they VIII
meet with considerable embarrassment ia
framing 4 measure that will not touch the
interests of many men who have lent imam
cal aid to the party IN nat onh elections;
The Republicans are souareiy committed
to the repeal OF tho tObacco-taXes, ana
there are thirty or more Democrats who
will vote 20 get rid OF the tax on tobacco
no matter IN what form the proposition
nav come. There are also many hepuol-
cans in TINS Conere 81 who viii not agree 70
repeal of the tObaccO-taXes. II ~ said thhL
there are almost as many Republicans OPP
posed as there are Democrats n IaYOr.
rIynEs AND HAEDons.
No decentralization bill was passed at
the last session of Congress. Jhefe u
bound to b. one this session. 1t will call
for APPROXIMATIONS OF az least s2j.OpO OOp:
The friends Of the Eenrepin canal viii
also fight hard for subtta1tial RECOGNITION
tins year. Tire decp-water advocate on
the Gulf OF Aie.i.J vii also claim hoe
raj appropriation. They want large sums
of of MONEY srcnr on Galveston harbor and
Mt Aransas Pass. Texas. These questions
will complrate the uaton ana require
many additional days tortuo passage Of tne
bill.
EDUCATION.
Thu Rlair education hiU. Of course. will
como a1qir ana Will uatoa lively issue.
II nudrnE+o5ir has tbe sllppOrt of ma
iorif- OF tn r,e-ahors az both branches Of
Songress Int II vs.ll' be desperately fought
in the House. end # tine rules will permit
tLe-c are b.fh Icuulicaus and Democrats
Who vii 6l,i,.-'iot .ioorou iv. and 90 their
utmost 10 defeat tnc measure.
A dotorr,irr1 crorl is ~ be made 10