Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-05
MORE TALK THAN ACTION,
Reassembling of the Fifty
Second Congress.
1t Promises to Be a Very
Windy Session.
Appropriation Bills Are About All
That Will Pass.
Possible Exceptions Are Laws Relating
to Immigration, Protection Of
Railroad Employees and the
Worlds Fair.

By the Associated Press.
WAsHINGToN, Dec. 4. The second
session OF the ffty-second congress,
which begins tomorrow, is likely to be
more remarkable for discussion than for
action, principally because of the lack
Of opportunity for the latter. One thing
that will be done is to provide means
for the maintenance of the government,
and it is generally believed the regular
annual appropriation bills will represent
nearly all the positive achievements
that can be credited to the session.
There may, however, be several i'm
portant exceptions. One of them
relates to the subject of immigration.
Public interest in the subject has been
stimulated by the radical suggestions OF
the senate immigration committee
that all immigration be suspended for
one year. Undoubtedly powerful
influence will be brought to compass the
defeat OF q bill embodyiDg such propo-
sition, but may be the great public sen-
timent behind it will oblige congress to
pass the measure. A strong effort will
certainly be made TO procure the repeal
OF the Sunday closing clause OF the
worlds fair bill. 1t may be that some
action will be taken to protect railroad
employees from the numerous casualties
that result from the insecure devices to
couple and stop freight trains. These
matters comprise what the best judg-
ment comedies will be all the probabii-
ties of original legislation on the part of
the second session OF the ffty-eecond
congress.
So much is involved in the revenue
question and in the appropriations to be
made, that more or less division ON the
topic may be expected.
The senate finance committee has not
yet completed the compilation OF its
series OF elaborate reports upon the dill
ferent tariff systems tried in the United
States. The reports will probably be
most interesting, and may come under
discussion at some period of the session.
Then there are the bills to admit
Arizona and New Mexico to statehood.
The house has passed both, and the
New Mexico bill is on the senate calen-
dar, favsrably reported from the terri
tories committee.
The anti-option bill is advanced go far
as to have become unfinished business
in the senate. 1t is known that large
majority of that body we're in its favor
last session, but it is threatened with a
renewal of determined and skilliul OBJ
structive tactics, and the result is still
doubtful.
There will probably be many PROPOSE
tions and much talk looking to reforms
in the national banking laws. The state
bank tax may also be fruitful theme
Of discussion.
A strong effort will be made by the
house appropriations committee 10 re-
trench expenditures at every point, but
as this must be done with great care in
order to avoid embarrassment to the
incoming Democratic administration,
there may be many stormy debates and
much feeling aroused before the desired
result ig obtained. In connection with
the appropriations is the pension list,
and there will be no lack of suggestions
looking to change in the laws designed
to regulate more closely the enormous
expenditures under that head.
Tuesday the presidents message will
be read: and is likely to fill out the leg
islative day in the senate. The anti
option bill is unfinished business, and if
the measure is taken up tomorrow the
entire week will be consumed in discus
sion, unless it is displaced by other busi
ness.
When the house meets tomorrow it
will find itself confronted with large
calendar, containing some bills OF con-
siderable Importance, but The prospects
of their being enacted into laws are not
bright. Not less than 1000 pension and
claims bills are languishing upon the
private calendar. 1t is probable that
nothing of Importance will be taken up
for action by the house during the first
week.