Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-01-13
WORK OF CONGRESS
A Sharp Debate Expected oD
 Inc Negro Question.
BUTLER AND INGALLS, TO TALK
The Majority and Minority Reports on
 Rules Before the House.

Senator Plumb's Speech on Leasing Seal
 Privileges in Alaska Mormons Maxim
 a Protest Against Idaho-Dlsputed ed Cases in the senate-Three Reports on the sil-
 colt Dedication.
 WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.-Interest in the procoedings of Congress this week, will center in two things-ths discus sion of the rules, which will probably occupy a great portion of the time of the House of Representatives, and the debate in the Senate between Senators Ingalls, and Butler on the race ques- tion.
 The discussion in prospect in the Senate can hardly be called debate, as both of the speeches to be delivered are prepared and will be delivered al- most without reference one to tho other, except as both refer to the same measure pending in the Senate.
 Negro Emigration.
 Some time ago Senator Butler intro duced in the Senate a bill intended to provide means whereby the Govern ment may assist the negro emigrating from this country Senator Butler will develop his views on this subject at some length for the benefit of the Sem ate and Senator Ingalls, will on the same day. If it is feasible. give his ideas on the samo subject. These speeches may not be delivered until Wednesday although it was originally the intention of Senator Butler to speak to-day.
 Seal Privileges in Alaska. Senator Plumb addressed the Senate to-day on his resolution in regard to the leasing of the seal privileges in | Alaska and the allegations of abuse made against the Alaska Company. Senator Gall, who was to have addressed | the Senate to-day on the subject of swamp lands in Florida, agreed to allow his speech to go over until to- | morrow so as not to conflict with the Senator from Kansas
 Hearing the Mnrmons. The Senate Committee on Territories is giving a hearing today to the repre- sentatives of the Mormon Church in | Idaho, who will appear by counsel to protest against the constitution under which the people of that Territory arc asking to be admitted to the Union. Notwithstanding this opposition, the | friends of Idaho are positive that the Senate Committee will report favorably l during the week the bills for the ad- mission of their Territory and of Wy oming. This will not likely be debated l during tho week, but the senate will be asked to set an early day for their consideration.
 l Land Claims in Oklahoma. | Tho Senate Committee on Public | Lands made a favorable report to-day | on the bill to settle claims to land in towns and cities in Oklahoma, and an | effort will be made during the week to obtain consideration for tho bill, ur- gency for which is admitted. The Worlds Fair Report.
 The Senate Committee on the Quadri- Centennial has completed it's hearings, for the present at least, but no report is expected from them for several weeks.
 Disputed Cases in the senate.
 The Senate has the executive calsn- dar so nearly cleared now that it will not unlikely get down to some of the disputed cases during the week. Among those still pending in committee are those of Messrs. Brady and Mccall, collectors of internal revenue in Vir- ginia; Eugene Schuyler, Consul-General at Cairo, and several consuls and post masters.
 Two Reports on Houss Rules.
 The most important business before the House will be the submission of the majority and minority reports of the Committee on Rules and the discussion of them that will ensue. Mir. Carlisle IS slightly lndlSpoSed, buo unless ms indisposition develops into something worse he will be ready with the minor ity report tomorrow or next day. The majority report has already been pre- . pared and is now in MT. Carlisle's pos possion.
 The SiIcott investigation.
 Three reports will be submitted by the memb bers of the Silcott investiGat- } ing committee. The majority report will recommend the reappropriation of minority reports respectively will urge the reference of the whole matter to the Court of Claims for settlement and , the dropping of the question by Con- gross. It is probable that bill reap