Evening journal., 1890-03-24
IN SENATE AND HOUSE.
The Business That win Occupy Congress-
Attention This Week.


WAsHINGTceb March 24--The proceed
ings Of the hop.e during the coming week
will be enliyel.si by the discussion on the
Chicago Worlds fair bill on Tuesday.
There will be some opposition 70 the meas
ure. but the impression among members is
that the bill will be passed without sub
stantial change. Measures concerning the
District Of Columbia occupied the house to-
day. Among the bills that came up for
passage was one TO establish a Columbus
memorial park on Rock Greek near this
city The bill to admit Wyoming 10 state.
hood is being discussed. Other measures
Of lesser interest will occupy the house dur.
ing the rest Of the week
The senate will dispose Of tho sherman
antitrust measure some time during the
week, but the many amendments offered tC
it may be debated until quite a late day.
When it is out of the way tho undervalua
tions bill win be taken up and passed.
There was no opposition to il from the
Democrats in the finance committee and
none is expected in the senate There may
be some debate over the amendments offered
by the senate committee, but this will not
consume much time. Today the motion Of
Mr.. ingalls, to table the motion OF Mr.. Blair
to reconsider the vote by which the senate
refused TO pass the educational bill to o
third reading will como up for action and
it win likely be agreed TO- In anticipation
Of this action Mr.. Blair has offered his bill
in new form, and very likely he will re
| port it to the senate favorably again before
the end of the week. 1t will have 70 taks
its chances en- the calendar, though, and the
| probability is that it is dead for this session
| at least
The Dolph committee investigating ths
secret session leakages is about ready to pre-
sent supplementary report What actor
will be taken upon il is problematical. Th,
senate may take up this matter in the secre
session or il may take up the Florida nomi
nations during the week. No day has beer
fixed for either.
The report of the elections committee il
the Montana contest is ready and was pre-
sented TO the senate today and the case viii
be called up for argument and action earl,
in the week
The committee on agriculture have re
ported to the senate adversely the Mander
son bills, one 10 grant bounty on bee
sugar and the other providing for the pun
chase of beet seed abroad and exemptin
beet sugar machinery from import duty.
Among the bills reported TO the senat
favorably were the following: Authorizin
the secretary Of the treasury TO appoint a
agent at $40 day to investigate the cond
tion Of the seal industry in Alaska; apprC
priating 100000 for a public building a
Ashland, Wis; increasing the appropriate
for building at Scranton, Pa, TO $3.50, 0Ol
The house committee on the library ha
authorized a favorable report on the senat
resolution eppropriating $4,000 for th
erection Of bronze statue of Christophe
Columbus at the western entrance Of III
Capitol grounds, and for the removal Of Il
naval monument now occupying this site /
a square in the northwest section OF the cit,
The house resolution appropriating $50
to inclcse and beautify the monume
: ground Of Moore's Greek, ia North Car
lima, also received a favorable report. N
following senate bills were also favorab
reported; Appropriating $4,000 for d
erection Of a bronze statue Of Spencer
Baird, late secretary Of the Smithsonian /
stitution, upon the grounds in front Of tl
National museum in this city; approprin
ing $4,000 for the erection Of a monnme
in Washington to James Madison; appr
priating $4,000 to be expended by Il
Trenton Battle Monument association
erecting and completing the erection Of
monument on the battle field OF Ire
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