Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-05-23
NOT TO BE RUSHED
The Senators Agree to POST
pone important Bills
DURING CONVENTION TIMES
While the Members Are Absent Caring
for Their Fences Of Bills for This
Week. Presidential Pointers.


wAsnNoroS. May e2.--It 10 the pur-
pose Of the senate appropriations COM
mittee il possible to clear the senate
docket Of al pending great appropria-
ton bills before tho members separate
to attend the national conventions OF
their respective partice. They have
only seven more working DAYS in which
to accomplish this. On Tuesday OF
next week. by tacit consent, y truce
will he proclaimed 70 last through both
the Minneapolis and Chicago conven.
tions, each eide agreeing not 10 press
important legislation during the sb-
aence of members OF tho other party.
1t 10 possible that the rapid work of
last week when both the naval appro-
priations and the er;versand harbors bills
were pushed through, may be almost
equalled during the coming
week by the passage OF the
pension and diplomatic and consular
appropriation bills, which are the only
two now before the senate, conse-
Quently the unfinished business and
tho special orders will once more have
to wait and take their chances. There
is nothing in any Of them to induce
senators 70 display . burning interest
in their immediate passage. First on
the list, the bill to give United States
courts jurisdiction over offences COM
mitted on subjects of treaty powers, has
. strong opposition in front of it on the
abstract question on infringement of
state rights and has no very powerful
sentiment back of 1t. 1t became evi-
dent, during the short period devoted
on Friday to the consideration of the
next measure on the list, the judiciary
committees bill revising the coinpensa-
ton of district attorneys, that there
was q disposition ON the part of every
senator to object to . reduction of the
compensation of the officer in his own
state, and the amendments then
adopted substantially killed the bill for
this session. at least.
Experimental Stations.
The only other order is the bill TO
establish experimental stations for the
been discussed sufficiently to show that
it also is certain Of defeat.
Mr.. Butler of Sonth Carolina has
given notice of an intention to bring up
on Tuesday or Wednesday the bill for
the transfer of the revenue marine
from the contlol Of the treasury de.
partment to the navy department.
Thie 10 q measure which is strongly
supported by Secretary Tracy Of the
navy, and with equal vigor Is opposed
by Secretary Foster of the treasury.
Much feeling has been developed over
it, both on the floor of the senate and
In the departments. Opposition to the
bill in the senate is headed by Mr.. Cock
rell of Missouri, who resorted to the
tactics Of talking against time to pre-
vent its going through the senate in
the last congress. Mr.. Gray of Della
ware and Mr.. Butler and the
chief advocates of the bill
which has enough supporters on
both sides of the chamber to
insure its passage if it can be brought
to q division. Secretary Tracy finds
himself ia the curious position on this
measure Of being openly antagonized
before congress by leading bureau Off
GERS of his own department Line OH.
GERS Of the navy are bitterly fig h ting
the proposed change, inasmuch as the
addition of the treasury marine service
to the official forces of the navy prcpe,
would diminish their opportunities OF
promotion and lessen their chances of
obtaining "soft snaps" If this trans
fer measure should ever be accorded
the floor the indications are that II
would hold its ground as "unfinished
business" almost to the end.
Battles for tho House.
4 - &C a. e..
in the house and the clash will come
this week between the advocates of the
postoffice appropriation biil, under the
leadership of Mr.. Henderson of NORTH
Carolina, chairman of tho committee
on postoffice and postroads on one side
and the advocates OF the anti-optior
bill, under Chairman Hatch of the
f, committee on agriculture on the other
Mr.. Hatch thinks patience has ceaseo
| to be virtue. He intended to call W
the anti option bill some time ago, bu
gave way to the river and harbor anC
snndry appropriation bills. 1t IS Mr.
Hatcn's intention TO call up thi
measure this week and if Mr. Hender
con moves to take up the postotiic bill
there will he battle royal for su
preniacy. Mr.. Hatch has expressed
himself vigorously on the subject. lie
| says il tho advocates of the postoffic,
bill attempt to fiIibuster against tn,
anti-option bill he will not ALLOW an,
more business to be transacted
until the internal regions ar,
turned into a skating pond. Tn,
farmers in the house, land they are il
large numbers), will fight for the anti
| option bill, so that Mr.. Hatch will no
lack supporters Tomorrow (Monday
is set apart by the rules of the hous'
for business concerning the District o
Columbia, but it may be set aside fol
sundry court bills, which will probably
be finished in another legislative day
Al anv rate the sundry civil bill viii II
all probability be out Of the way befor,
Wednesday, and then the fight vii
come on the anti-option and post osiie'
bilIs. Either OF these measures can b
disposed Of in less than three days, ant
| it 10 probable that both of them ma,
be passed before the week ends.
ac1 PRESIDENTIAL SENTIMENT