The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-11

CONC FRESHMAN CUMMINGS MAKES An
.iNiLYSkS or THE SITUATION.

CONGRESSMAN CUMMINGS MAKES An
.iNiLYSS or THE SITUATION.
The Rules OF the House Force II tn Thought
rni aud Conservative Acton-ove so~e,
Bills mud RESOLUTIONS Now on the t"ie"-
.nr Awaiting Consideration - The House
Moving SLOWLY Stone stories Of the Hon
Thomas Ersckeu Reed and Others.
WAsH,SoroS. u. c.. Dec. To- business mon
Just now seem 10 be- afraid OF bugbehrs IN
Congress. There can be no buCbears in the
House By It's own rules 1, has torcc,i itself TO
he Thoughtful ard conservative. and ii cannot
run away with Itself. There is much spccuia-
ton as to what it will do in the short session.
It's work il prepared Ivy its committees. Tho
calendar Is already greatly overloaded. Ii
fills lO7 printed pages. The bills upon 1t we:o
all prepared and reported hy the lionse COM
nl;tccs in the long session. Th"y were left
over when Congress adjourned. There arc
3lS hills on the calendar of tho Committee Of
tn, Whole on tn" state ot IN. Onion. $50 on
the House calendar. l.2so on The Private cal
en,'a.. ~ among the unfinished business. y
Privileged Hoioits and - bils uu the Speak
ers tnhl. Th"oc measures are awaiting nc
ton undsr the rules OF the House. one"
tn. most important il u Mn giving com
mon carriers right to allow greater WEIGHT
Of -nmiie Lagsa!, tu commercial travellers
ana their cmtin} ur> at reduced rates OF trans
lor,atioa. ihIs WAS reported hy I'll" Hon.
lsa,nr Eaynut .fo.a IL" Committee OF Inter-
ttnto au'l Foreign Commerce" u awaits
ftrihcr consArrG;to ion q ia" ino.rjn: hour
Inn np,ci SIL!ey III. Is III ;iur awaiting
final ur;i"m,
l.ccm =, trr,n t',n tpi"m;'rr on C.aris. ard
Is tor IA" relief OF hr n"?s ut Col. SiLlcy II
tbcY-trnt ta.a-. Tia oil has bern tailed.
bat d, NJ on - reconsider he voyo IS ,crdng
Ih"n tncteiiH III, to amend the act 10 Ici,cal
nc Timber ,ul;u:c itws. Tho ire,Dus lles-
tior haa bc"n ordered ON amendment. Gu
g.o.scent. and thit r"a Ing.
THIS mos; Of tie o;hp; ll,is AZ. urivat rc7-
e:ou bills. Til" previous question has been
uILr.ed ON the passage u each ~ these Bills
with! i,ftcon minutes, debate Oh each side. In
tho business on theSrCakcrs tail" Ia n Senate
hi. ontitlei. AN Act to Facilitate the En-
forcrmcE: Of tho lG.misrat .o: and Contract
lnuc- Laws OF the , n:,ah states
The House goes to work Sow'y. Il moves
liks an overwoshtel wagon: but it moves
I under tho rulos. Gu tho first day 1. aaroin led
acDmmittcu 10 wait upon tho President and
tntcr.n him that it was ready for business.
When tho committee reported. that tho frosi-
dent would send in his messing. on tho follow
in.: day tho House adjourned. On tho next
day it heard the reading OF tho Presidents
message. rcleTrcu IL 10 tlS Oini!!lttce OIL mo
Whole House on tho state OF tho Union. and
adjourned. On the third day it cot down TO
business. After tho Speaker had laid before
tho House and rcforred 10 various COM
mittees executive documents from the
departments. the House entered upon the
onsiderntion OF business In what Is know as
tho morning hour. The first business In hand
would apparently have boon tho unfinished
business upon tho Speakers table uron which
1,;1,,o nrkt had hn.a hrnI r.
Martin Of Indiana. Chairman Of tho Commit
tee on Invalid Pensions waived his right
far as tho private pension bills were con-
cernetl and the House took up tho public bills
Tho call In the mornin. hour rested with the
Committee on Public Lands. 1t had used up
some OF its time in the previous session. The
remainder In this session was given to a bill
conveying to the State Of Kansas portion Of
Fort Hayes Military Reservation ms n site for
soldiers cottage homes. 1t proposed to give
1000 acres OF valuable land for this purpose.
AS there Is already magnificent soldiers
homo in Kansas. this bill did not receive favor
able consideration. 1t was felt that 1t would
set n had rrecedont. and it was knocEe out
without ceremony
Ihon tho Committee on Naval Affairs took its
turn in the morning hour. Col Herbert OF Ala
bana. its Chairman. called up tho Senate
bill stopping the reduction OF the Engineer
Corps OF the navy. BY an act pissed
ten years ago this corps was TO be gradually
reduced to 40 oillcers. With the reconstruc.
ton OF tho navy, however. 1t has sine" been
found tina; if this reduction Is continued il will
cripple tho service. The lii proposed to leave
the number 81 officers at lal. instead Of 10
Although it came over as un finished business
in Tho Nava! Conmittee's morning hour
and thiri readin. had teen ordered on July
II last. Jujg- !. olman induccd Col. Herbert to
CNEluin an. biIi, The Secretary of the Navy
hal sud hat its passage was absolute
Necessity. nrd his assertion had been backed
by "a uhanim4Us report from the Com toe
on Naval Atl;,irs. Judge Holman attacked tho
hill vcioI-iy ~ aGruitly questioning Coz.
lie,hert =" got til. yeas and nays, .nr"n its
fHssujIy%. T. lass"l W vote OF ~ TO ~
vote and Col. Herbert moved to table his mo
ton. Tho motion t, roconsider was tabled Ly
thr ngn,. W.
ih,.'i Wr. iirha,l.on. Chairman Of the Com
torr"vrde tor tnn urln,ins aad distribution OF
puhIia a'rHm"ntS. IT, object is to perfect
hsiI mad been recomnII,toI Ia, the Committes
a. .uGiI, rrninE early II IN IL. late session
lar in. AMI thu was TIE ono called ny by Mr.
kl"harison Vhe !'l>' Nil gave tho President
b".I"SG "r nv Su rtl annu St
Ihi-, Superintendent, was to distribute all pub
fsnHors ana Krri.ss, ii On their H orders.
Tao nrercn. vi! give; ti.urnointment TO tho
JoNt OnHl'ttee on lflntl'S 1t Is very long.
covering s.Nty-two printed lagos Ths House
spent the rest Of The day IN It's consideration.
ii WAS passed after material am "ndmont.
81 II WIS the situation alter the III st three
days work OF tho House. Their. will 10 lI
moro w0rkin. days before the holiday recess.
and NJ working days tier tho recess. making
"a in all. In thes0G4 days The thirteen great
appropriation bills must he passed. They
have The ris ut OF way ovor all other business.
II look tho House nearly three weeks to BASS
the Sundry civil l at the LAT q session. Other
appropriation bills dragged thoir weary length
a.ong in loss time. II the time. however. is to
he suugrd Ly that consumed In tho first
sion. al. the time after the re"ess would tie ro-
u,iireI tor the consideration OF these bills.
When necessary, however, they may be rushed
through on suspension day. Gen Forney and
larry bingham set this example In previous
Congresses.
owing to tho privileged business nobody
can tell how often tho morning hour Will bo
reached In tho Session. II II comes up twenty
times. IL will be more than the average The
cal now rests near the COMMITTEES on banking
and Currency. II may result in the calling up
oft the rorrey Bank ruptcy, hill the most i'm
portant reported from that committee 1t
next reSt with the Com M se ON Aori.