St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-05

except that he asserts his intention of
pressing the bill, but if the measure is
taken up in the senate the entire week
will be consumed in its discussion UNI
less it is displaced by other business.
There is special order, made
last July, for the consideration
of the bill to ratify the agreement with
the Cherokee Indians of the Indian
Territory, but whether it will prevail or
not depends largely upon the managers
of the anti-optlon bill. When the house
of representatives meets at noon to-
morrow, it will find itself confronted
with large calendar, the legacy of the
last session of the Fifty-secOnd con-
gress. Upon the calendar OH the state
of the Union, which is the repository OF
all bills and propositions making appro-
priations, there are
Almost 200 Measures
awaiting action. A large proportion of
these are bills for the erection of public
buildings throughout the country, and
few have any chance of passing during
the short session. The house calendar,
to which is referred the bills of public
character, but which do not make a
charge upon the government, contains
80 measures. Some of these are of con-
siderable Importance, but the prospect
of their being enacted into law is not
bright. Not less than 1000 pension and
claim bills are languShing upon the
private calendar, and thirty-two pen
sion bills are awaiting action Oh the
calendar of unfinished business. 1t is
probable that nothing of Importance
will be taken up for action by the house
in the first week of the second session.
The principal efforts of the leaders of
tine majority will be to clear the deck OF
matters coming over from last session,
80 that the house may get into good
working trim. Monday the house will
hold brief session, during which the
customary resolutions will be adopted
for the appointment of "a joint commit
tee to notify the president that con-
gresS is ready for business.
Two Have Died.
Two representatives have died during
the recess-Messrs Warwick, of Ohio,
and Mcdonald, of New Jersey. The
house will adjourn as mark of respect
TO their memory as soon as the intelll-
gence is officially communicated to 1t.
Tuesday the house will hear the presi-
dents message and adjourn. The pro-
ceedingS OH the other days of the week
will depend upon circumstances as they
considerable number of private bills,
chiefly granting pensions, on which the
previous question has been ordered.
Fifteen minutes debate is permitted on
each of these bills. and it is quite likely
that the house will make haste SLOW
ly and spend considerable time
in action upon them. Early adjourn
ments may be the order of the day dur
ing the week. The District of Columbia
appropriation bill may be reported
toward the close of the week, but hardly
in time for action before the following
week. Besides these pension bills there
are privileged reports on the calendar
from the Raum and Watson investigat-
ing committees. Each has special par
liamentary rights, and may be called up
at any time, but as yet no determine
ton with reference to them has been
reached by the gentlemen in; charge of
the reports. A bill to permit railroads
to give commercial travellers special
baggage privileges has a favorable par
liamentary status, and may be called up
during the week. 81