Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-07-18
HELD BY ONE BILL
Washburne's Anti-Option Bill
in the Way
OF AN EARLY ADJOURNMENT
OF the Two Houses of Conxress-Mzr
tsrs That Can Be Disposed
Of in Short Order.

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rapidly approaching the end of the ses-
slon and in the opinion of the houss
leaders, this week will probably witness
the closing scenes- On the other hand,
however. the opinion prevails among
the minority that adjournment will
not Do reached before the first of
August. The proceedings in the house
this week will bs confined largely to
the consideration of appropriation bills.
Tomorrow 10 suspension day and sew
erai members are expecting glance of
recognition from the speaker to enable
them TO pass special measures. The
bill TO transfer the revenue marine
service from the treasury TO the
navy department is one of the meas
ures slated for consideration. On
Tuesday at IL o'clock . vote will be
taken on the worlds fair proposition in
the sundry civil bill. and IL is believed
final vote on the bill will be taken
ane an endeavor 10 have q closure on
the bill. The deficiency and the fort-
tcation appropriation bills are ex-
pected TO receive attention during the
lAtter part OF the week.
Washburne Is Suspicious
Senator Washburne of Minnesota re-
mains firm IN his belief that there 10 a
set purpose on the part of the leaders
IN the senate to force an adjournment
Just a. soon as the last appropriation
DILL has been fully disposed of IN order
To prevent action by the senate on the
anti-optIon bill, IN which he takes SD
much interest and which has passed
the house and only needs concurrence
by the senate, TO send it To the presi-
dent. He has shown by two test votes
that there 10 q working majority Of at
least tiye IN the senate in favor OF the
enactment of such legislation. and he
thinks he can get the bill through with
out material amendment II he can
only call II up aud make il un-
finished business. His chief DIFF
ficulty hes in the fact that SD
soon as he starts with il an appropria-
ton bill is thrust IN the road and he
finds himself facing no thOroughfare.
The Minnesota senator believes the an
nounced intention of Mr.. Aidrich of
Rhode Island TO make q set speech on
the tariff for revenue resolution of
Mr.. Hale some time this week TO be
part of the same policy Of delay,
though the announcement that MIR.
Aldricn would make sucn q speech
Was made by Mr.. Hale when he called
up the resolution on the 25th OF June
before the anti-opt.on bill came to the
front.
Tho Key tn the situation.
Whether the Minnesota senator's sus-
picions are we'll founded or not, il is
apparent that the snti-opton bill is
the key to the situation so far as
early adjournment is concerned. Ii
that bill can be postponed till Decem-
Der. an adjournment between the lst
aud 5,n of August 10 possible and even
probable. IL II gets before the senate
As the continuing order with all the
appropriation bills out of the way
there is no telling how long the session
may last. Senators who have voted
with Mr.. Washburne to take up the bill
are by no means satisfied with Its
present form. They will pro-
pose and will probably carry
amendments which will send 1t
back for consideration by the house
and an almost interminable struggle
may thus oe brought about. There is
really nothing else likely TO delay con-
gress. The sundry civil bill, even with
worlds fair boomerang attached, can
probably be disposed of in conference
In ten or twelve working days and the
pending foFtiiicatlons and deficiency
bills are likely to occupy still less time.
No legislation 10 contemplated on any
one Of the other bills this session at
least.
Another Biii In the Way
Mr.. Buffers proposition to- transfer
the revenue marine service To the navy
"a the outside bill OF national char
acter upon which there seems to be q
determined intention to push vote.
There Is a majority of senator's in its
favor, but 1t wall encounter a strong
opposition in the house aud be
bitterly sntagonized bv such men
as Sherman. having the support of the
secretary of the navy and the opposi-
ton of the secretary OF the treasury.
When the senate adjourned yesterday
there were 80 house bulls on the senate
calendar requiring acton outside of "a
httls batch of pension bills Just re-
celved. All these could be disposed of
i'm two dsys or even less time. There
fore the prospect OF an early adjourn
ment az concerns the senate seems TO
hinge almost entirely on the course
taken by the anti-optlon bill.