Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-18
ANXIOUS TO ADJOURN.
Senators and Representatives Eager
to Leave Washington
FOB PLEASANT SUMNER RESORTS.
A Quorum Of Either House Very Hard
Thing to Get From Now 0n.
GREAT HELP TO A YOUNG WEST POINTER
tFRoM A STAFF CORRESPONDENT ]

tFRoM STAFF CORRESPONDENT
WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE eagerness
to adjourn and get away from Washington
is manifest and undisguised in both House
and Senate. Quite number of members
have been absent for some weeks looking
after their district conventions and local
politics, and will not return. So great is
the anxiety and SO pressing are tine de-
mands from home, it will be next to i'm
possible to hold q quorum in the House
after the middle of next week. The
weather is hot, and there is little comfort
to be had sweltering in the badly venti-
lated chambers
With the exception of the sundry civil
and deficiency bills, all the appropriation
bills are practically disposed of. The sun
dry civil, however, is in the throes over the
provisions and appropriations made by the
Senate for the Worlds Fair, and Mr.. Hol-
man is indisposed to let 60 his clutch upon
the House so long as the fight can be kept
up between the two bodies over this matter
of disagreement. If the vote to be taken
on the Worlds Fair matter next Tuesday
shall result in a triumph for Mr.. Holman
and others who antagonize it, then the ses-
sion must be prolonged by conferences be-
tween the two houses until one branch or
the other shall yield.
Hoiman's Usual objection Looked For.
The deficiency bill, now undergoing con-
sideration by the Senate. contained various
amendments to which Mr. Holman will un-
doubtedly take exception, especially to the
items for payment of the awards of the
Court of Claims in the French spoliation
cases, and this disagreement will doubtless
add to the length of the session. 1t is
stated, however, that effort is being made
bv the advocates of the Hatch anti-option
bill to prolong the session through disa-
greements between the House and
Senate, so that opportunity may be afforded
to bring that bill up for consideration and
pass it in some shape through the Senate.
Mr.. Washburn asserted Yesterday that
the opponents of the measure wanted to
''talk it to DEATH" but so far Mr.. WASH
burn is the only Senator who has spoken
on the bill. 1t was not debated in the
House, but passed under suspension of the
rules.
One Protracted Debate Pr.dicted.
AS the Senate Judiciary Committee could
not agree concerning the constitutionality
of the bill, and reported it back without
recommendation, and Senator George has
reported substitute changing the measure
from revenue to an interstate commerce
bill, it will occasion protracted debate in
event it shall be taken up for consideration
and made special order to continue from
day to day until disposed of.
AS an illustration OF the contrarity of
opinion regarding the constitutionality of
the pending measure, Senator Morgan sig
nifcantlv remarked to-day that ''there was
six months debate on that bill" While a
majority of the Senate undoubtedly tavors
some legislation repressing dealings in
"options" and futures" majority does
not favor the Hatch bill The opinion is
therefore expressed that inasmuch as the
bill cannot pass without extended discus
sion, and that amendments will be offered
to include stocks, bonds, coal, petroleum.,
flour, meats, real estate, and all transactions
in "options" and FUTURES" in addition to
dealings in grain and cotton, the bill cannot
be considered and passed at this late day of
the session. NJ. F. /.