The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-14
In A HURRY TO ADJOURN.
NO MORE TARIFF BILLS TO COME
BEFORE THE HOUSE.

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BEFORE THE HOUSE.
The Bankruptcy Bill Also to Be Left
Enacted Upon-The Anti-Options Bill
Likely to Be Side-Traoked in the
| 5enate-The Result of the Session
Barren.
| WASHINGTON, July l3.-To wind up the
necessary business and bring the session to
a close is the purpose Of the democratic
majority of the committee on rules and the
democratic leaders in the House. This will
prevent the consideration of any more tariff
bills, or the bankruptcy bill The demo-
Gratis Of the committee Of ways and means
have had several conferences Of late as to
their future action, bat they are not dis
posed 10 20 ahead until the political situa-
ton is more clearly defined and the wishes
OF the party leaders are more fully
known. Mr.. Stevens of Massachusetts, may
obtain favorable report on his bill to make
iron ore free Of duty and reduce the rates
on pig and bar iron, but he cannot get 6
vote upon 1t in the House. The bill may
be allowed to go upon the calsnder for con.
sideration next winter.
There is still less chance that anything
will be done with the free lumber bill of Mr..
Bryan of Nebraska, and on the free sugar bill
which Mr.. SCOTT Of Illinois and Mr.. Stout
Of Michigan have been earnestly pressing.
Business legislation is practically at an
end with the action on the silver bill. The
record or the present congress in matters OF
interest to the business world has not been a
long one. The tariff bills which have been
passed by the House have been in the right
direction, but they have been only pin
pricks In the body Of the Mckinley law.
The Senate committee on finance will dis
N iss all the tariff bills In one coutemptuous
report, or brief reports all submitted at the
same time at almost the last moment of the
session
THE ANTI-oPrIoNs BILL.
The anti-options bill has been whipped
through the House, but il likely to be side
tracked in the Senate in order to save the
President from embarrassment.
Legislation toward refundinR the debt of
the Pacific railroads has been purposely
allowed to drift over until after the cleo
tions.
The committee on the judiciary has put
in some hard work on the bankruptcy BILL
and it may be possible to carry it next
winter.
The House passed on Monday the bill to
promote the safety of railway employees,
voted for a policy of insotion and the meas
ure will not be taken up in the Senate at
the present session.
Bills TO change the patent laws are on the
calendars Of both houses and some good
legislation may be possible OF attainment
next winter.
The result of the session In finished work
is barren one, however, aud there is only
the usual chance that the results next win
ter will be more complete.
TIE APPROPRIATIONS.
The appropriations made by congress will
touch the half billion mark. Every effort
to reduce the total has been checked by the
sober fact that the appropriations which
must be provided for by existing laws are
$50, 0OO, 900 larger than before the FiftY-frs
congress passed the dependent pension bill
and provided for the sugar bounty and sub
sides to mail vessels. Several millions will
be called for for the refunding of duties illeg-
ally exActed under the worsted decision, the
sugar bounty will take $40, 000, 000 aud the
increase In pension expenditures is likely to
eat up $50, 000,O 900. The postal expenditure
is constantly growing and although of
set by increased receipts the figures
show an increase in the total appropriations
The fact that $500 900, 900 or more has been
actually appropriated, including the per-
mapent appropriations under eIistipR laws
will be a somewhat awkward one for the
cTlIlcs OF bDe last congress, out they will
sndeavor TO show that the increased expen-
diture is really the result of the baneful
legislation of that congress, which cannot
be repealed with q republican Senate and
President standing across the path OF reform
legislation.
ALL IN HURRY TO 60 HOME.
Adjournment before Aug. /, possibly by
the end OF next week, is the universal expec-
taaon. now that the silver hght is over and
the real hot weather has come. Senators
and representatives want to get away to
their districts or to summer resorts at home
I or abroad. There Is no disposition toward
| political debate on either side of the House.
| There are too many men in both parties
| who were disappointed with the action Of
the great national conventions, The only
| important bone Of eontent ton between the
two houses left Ia the sundry civil bill.
THE WORLDS FApR FIGHT.
The Chicago worlds fair people will make
a hot fight in the House against the amend
ments adopted in the Senate to-day closing
the fair on Sunday and shutting out liquor.
They would rather, they say, not have the
| S5,000,000 appropriation than to take 10
with these conditions, which, they say will
cripple the fair financially The House,
| which voted down both propositions, may
| take them at their word and reject the
whole Senate amendment, appropriation
and all.
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