Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1890-08-02


we're only alio Seu r,n oi
Sax years
Tne members OF the Senate COMMITTEES
on Elections evidently think that the
Federal election bill ID 10 10 taken IN AZ
TINS session, rs they are daily engaged in
considering that measure as nc passed th,,
House, aud they have aIready agreed
upon several. amendments thereto. This
S fact that it is we'll 10 bear ia mind
wheS atte,apting to predict the tate OF
the bill.
Tue republican caucus COMMITTEES has
agreed upon the order of business in the
Senate Tor some time TO coue. and Their.
IL little. n aay doubt OF their report being
adopted by the caucus at It's next meet
ing The appropriation bills Including
the River and HaIb0r bill, are TO be dis
posed of as rapidly as possible. aud il AT
any Tune there Is no Appropriate bilI
'eady Tor consideration Tue tarsif bill H. IN
De taken up with tho Jude rstanding that
IL rs To be laid aside from time to time.
until all the Appropriation bills are dis
posed OIL Ihis makes IL almost certain
that the formal discussion of the tar,fl
bill will no. begin until August. aud HI h.
hardly probable that less than six weeks
will be- given up To the tariff talk. ami
the chances are that &c will take LONGER
The committee has not decided anvthins
about the Federal election bill. thouxh
many people believe il will be taken m
after the tariff bill rs disposed OF. Th.,rr
will DO another caucus on it shis week.
Tue Senate has decided that the 0eoIoe
icai Survey plan OF. irrigatiDg the arid
lands OF the west, adopted by the House.
WAS too slow and expensive TO say noth'
ing Of It's shutting settlers cat of severa /,
millions of acres OF land 80 it has amended
the Sundry Civil bill by striking out The
appropriation of $720 600 for the irriya
ton survey. ln place of it the amend
ment increases The amount for typosraDh
10 survey trOm 5000, 900 10 So o 600. and
provides THAT 0no halt of il snall he npent
west OF The lOlst meridian, aud provides
further that ali OF the land reserved from
entry under the act OF 1888 shall be
thrown open, except where reservoirs or
canals have already been located or select
o1. his hction was taken nt the request
OF the western Senators. 4
% or Pierce mas offered an amend
ment 10 the tariff bill which he think.
would bring about reciprocity with the
sugar producing countries quicker than
anything else. IL empowers the Presl
dens 10 restore the present tariff on
sugar against any nation which refuse,
70 enter into adequate relations with
the Uaited states Tor the admission ol
our agricultural products.
The House programme for the first hal
OF this week Is already mapped out
To day it passed the Origin Al Packag,
bill" rs amended, and took up the. bIi
| providing Tor a National bankrupt law
which Is 10 be voted upon-snd 4
| will pass Wednesday afternoon. Apprs
priation bills will probably take up tn,
/ rest of the week.
| The republicans are confident that til,
congressional re-apportionmenE unie
the Eleventh census can DO accomplish
ed at the present session, and In tim;
TO have the next House OF Represents
tives elected under iL There will &c 4
estimated, be decrease In the repre-.
sentatlon from the South aud New
England, and quite an increase in tn,
Northwest. Where the representation
of State is decreased. all OF the mem
bers from that state would have to b,
elected as members -aT-large; where |
is increased only the additional mem
bers would have TO be elected at large
Ii this can be CARR Il out 1t will knOcl
che Democratic gerryman, er Of Ohi'
inL0 cock ID hat.