Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-11-14
HOT FIGHT ON HAND
Fifty-Second Congress Will Go
Out Scrapping.
WASHBURN'SANT NTL0PTION BILL
The Free Coinage Bill, the Sundry Civil
Bill and Others Win Make the
Go a Hard One.

WAsHNsToS, Nov. ls.-On Monday.
December 5,tnree weeks from now, the
| fifty-second congress will meet In hnsl
session. In the interests which has
centered upon the makeup and action
of the fifty-third congress. sight has
been lost for the time of the important
work yet remaining uncompleted on
the calendar of the fifty-second con-
gress.
One Of the first matters to be brought
before the senate will be the Wash
burn anti-optlon bill, which has al
ready passed the house. and has shown
that it has . clear majority IN favor of
its passage in the senate.
The title of the bill is "H. r. 7,S45,
an act defining options and futures,
therein and rsqu iring sucn persons en-
gagged in selling certain products to
obtain . license, and for other pur-
poses."
Its provisions are so sweeping that
they would practically, it is charged,
shut mp the Chicago wheat pit, the
New Orleans cotton exchange, and
other institutions of like character. A
strong opposition was developed to the
bill in the senate. but there was still
| stronger movement: in its favor. Mr..
Wasnburn Of Minnesota, who had the
bill IN charge, only consented to lay II
aside so as to allow of an adjournment
| Of congress when August had arrived.
on condition that 1t should be made
the first special order of the extra ses.
sion and should be fought out TO a tin-
ish. TINS accordingly mas to be done.
Other Important Bills.
The senate has . number OF import
ant house bills on its calendar, includ-
/ ing the "free wool 1lll'' and other So
called ''pop-gun" tariff repeal meas
ures of the house. These nave sum-
bereG hitherto in the committee on
| finance, but determined effort will no
| doubt be made to bring them out and
to send them up TO the president tor his
action.
the house may possibly be given an
opportunity to reconsider its action and
| to take no the senate's free coinage of
the silver bill. The silver men will try
to bring this about. The appropria-
tlons OF the current year will probably
evoke little discussion except in one
important respect. Secretary of the
| Treasury Foster, to whom the law re-
| quires that ali estimates shall be sent
prior to the meeting of congress, has
already intimated informally that those
estimates will simply be = duplication
OF the appropriations which congress
has already agreed to be necessary for
kx,a hat IL
tions will be made for any increases of
expenditure or of force.
| The one exception upon which q
lively discussion may be looked for, is
| the part of the sundry civil bill which
makes Appropriation for expenses Of
the United States courts, commission
ers and marshals and deputy marshals.
sundry Civil
Mr.. Allison stated to the senate when
| reporting the sundry civil bill for this
year, rs agreed upon IN conference,
J that the reduction made by the house
would inevitably result IN deficiency.
| The senate wished 40 appropriate $780,
900 for "fees and expenses of United
States marshals and deputies;" the
| house cut the amount down to $780,
| 600, and stuck to that figure. The
senate gave Sl45, 900 for fees of United
States commissioners; the house
knocked off $4,000. The senate ap-
proprlated S225, 900 for fees OF clerks,
ETC.; the house reduced the amount to
/ Sl75,000.
Any attempt to appropriate for def
ciencles under these heads will assured
I ly preclpitate debate which will bring
up the whole question OF the election
I la, In ha
/ absence of Mr.. Allison in Europe. at
/ tending to his duties as q member of
( the monetary conference, Mr.. Hall, of
Maine. will be acting Chairman of the
/ senate committee of appropriations.