The Red Cloud chief., 1889-10-25
THE COMING ONcRES

THE COMING CONGRESS.
The T.ri9 Civil-Serviee. Trusts and Rsse
Questions VIII Occupy the Approaching
SessIOn.
washington, Oct 2I.-As members.
elect to the Fifty. nrst Congress reach the
city gossip respecting the organization OF
the next Houss Of Representatives natu-
rally increases. The consensus OF opinion
among memters.elect now here indicates
that the Speakership will go either to
Maine, Mr.. Reed, or Ohio. Mr.. Mckinley.
Messrs. Burrows Of Michigan. and Can
non. Of Illinois, are both Oh the ground,
however. and it 10 said will at least make
the contest interesting before balloting
begins At this time it would be a very
difficult undertaking to pick Our the
stronger candidate
Meier John Carson, Of the Philadelphia
Ledger, appears to nave already practi-
cally captured the clerkship OF the next
House. In his modest way he has been
working all summer. and il is claimed by
his friends that he has pledges sufficient
to elect on the first ballot.
Colonel Swords appears to have no rival
for the position Of ser geant-at-arms, while
SoCtO u CouuIAoSOS AoOS ~
Of dOOrkeeper and pO ,,master.
There are not many Senators and Rep
resen,atives in Washington now, but
most OF those here expect u very interest-
ing and busy session Of Congress during
the coming winter. The tariff, trusts. the
Civil-Ssrvics law, h Interstate Conn
merce law, b educational question. a
National election law and subsidies will
be among the subjects that will engage
the attention OF Congress. What are Fec
ogniz-d as the great questions OF the day
will for the most part be presented a.
party measures and are Likely to render
the coming session q very important one.
Senator DOlph thinks Congress will take
NO step backward in the matter Of legisla.
ton Of Interstate Commerce or Civil
Service reform Both the Interstate
Commerce law and the Civil-Service law,
he thinks, will probably be amended. but
not so to destroy their efficiency. wher-
ever amendments are made to either will
defer the purpose Of eradicating defects
disclosed by experience and 10 make them
more effective The race question, he
says, will undoubtedly be- discussed
in connection with the contested cleo
iion cases and Independently Of them.
1t is a live question and will not down
at any bidding. He feels confident that
the tariff will DO revised and the source Of
the 9 diminished. Some measures
not very dissimilar 10 the Senate bill will
be passed. 1t 10 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
which it may pass to prevent or 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.
will probably be lone regard
ing the seal fisheries and also the Cana
dian fishery dispute. These questions
however, will not divide the parties He
has no dOubs there will be some amend.
ment to the Interstate Commerce. law
and Congress will undoubtedly lesislate
on the subject Of trusts, il it is possible
TO define q trust in such q way as not t.
interfere with legitimate business
Congressman HIT Of Illinois, thinks it
too early to make any predictions
about what Congress will do at the COM.
ing session.. No conference Of even the
most informal kind has yet been held, so
that no means Of judging what other
members are considering IS to be- hal.
Then. shifting Of opinion on many i'm. !
points is so likely that a judg-
mont now is not very apt to hold when
actual voting on questions begins in Feb.
Tuary and March. Something in the way
Of amendatory legislation to the Inter-
State Commerce Law may 10 expected.
As to the Civil-Serv 9, Law. too many
Of both parties are pledged
its support to allow its repeal The
Of trusts will probably be i'm
'olved in the discussion Of the tariff.