Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-01-14
AT WASHINGTON.
NO Material Advance I'm Work Ltksiy
This Week-Economy the Order.

AT WASHINGTON.
NO Material Advance i'm Work Ltksiy
This Week-Economy the Order.
WAsHINGToN, JAN 1.-THE Fifty-sec-
ond congress Is now in the second month
OF its existence, yet it has not material
~ advanced any 1egi Station, nor is the
present week likely To work any change
In this particular. The senate is wait
ing on the house, where the appropria-
ton bills must originate, and, in the
absence of rules comforting the neces-
sary authority, the house committees
are unable to report any measures
On the calendar of the senate there
Is nothing of general interest unless
the old We'll and La Abra bills NAV be
thus characterized, aud there is little
prospect of reports coming from COM
mlttees at an early day in the
week; SO that beyond listening
to speeches and considering nomi-
nations in executive session. there
will be little for the senate to do.
The house has no programme of bust
ness for this week, and until a code of
rules is framed, the course of proceed
lngs will depend upon the conditions
that arise from day to day. The COM
mlttees have as yet done nothing more
than effect an organization, so that it
Is unlikely that any measure will be
on the house calendar in session for
action before the next week. Under
the temporary order of the house.
made to facilitate business prior to
the adoption of a full set of rules,
to-day will be devoted to the intro
duction of bills under call of the states.
The committee on accounts expects to
report early in the week a resolution
making the usual assignment of clerk
ships to committees. There is some OPP
position to the allowance of clerks to
the small committees. which may lead
to prolonged debate on the necessity
for economy in expenditures
Mr.. Blount, chairman of the foreign
affairs committee, has moved recon
sideration of the vote by which the
house refused concurrence in the sem
ate resolution making an appropriation
| to charter a supply vessel for the relief
| of Russian famine sufferers; and if the
opportunity comes he will endeaTor
| during the week to have the house
agree to reference of the resolution
| to the foreign affairs committee.
The house committee on rivers and
harbors effected an organization Satur-
| day. There has been some inform al
| discussion among members with refer
ence to the policy 10 be pursued by the
committee in the matter of river
| and harbor improvements No con-
| clusion has been reached, but there
seems to be a belief that little
| new work will be authorized. The ex-
| isting contracts will be kept up. but the
| total amount recommended by the
committee viii be materially less than
at present. Delegations are not ex-
pected or encouraged to come and viii
| not be heard except upon application
previously presented through a senator
| or representative. Senators and rep
| resentatives will not be. as heretofore,
| formally invited to appear before the
committee. but such as present them
| selves will be accorded brief time to
| present such matters as they desire
Representative George ID. Wise. of
Virginia, called the house committee
| on interstate and foreign commerce
to order Saturday morning. He read a
letter from Representative Mills, the
| chairman. stating that he would be alb
sent from the city some time and re-
| questing Mr.. Wise to act as chairman.
| An organization of the committee was
| effected
The Chicago public building bill will
be referred to Messrs. Newberry, of
| Illinois; Tarsney, of Missouri, and
Sweet, of Idaho, as subcommittee of
the house on public buildings and
grounds This is the largest bill, as
respects the amount of the appropria-
ton, carried before the public buildings
committee. The building committee
met Saturday morning, but nothing OF
| Importance was done beyond the desig-
nation of subcommittee Chairman
Bankhead said it was absolutely neces-
Sary that the committee should be con-
sentative in view of the state of the
governments revenue and expendi-
tures.'