The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-11-21
Important Measures Which Are to
Be Considered at the Final
Session.
The Battle Over tho Anti Option
Bill Will Be Fought to
Finish.
Dnvenporps Deputy Marshais May Have q
Hard Time Getting Money to Pay
Their Salaries,

WAsHINGToN. Nov. 20.-On Monday, Dec.
s, two weeks from now, the Fifty-second
congress will meet in final session. One of
the first matters to be brought before the
senate will be the Washburn anti-option
bill, which has already passed the house
and has shown that it has u clenr niority
in favor of its passage in the senate. Its
provisions are 80 eweeping that they would
practically, it is cha ged. shut up the Chi
caQo wheat pit tho New Orleans cotton e1-
change, and other institutions Of like char
acter. strong opposition WAS developed
to the bill in the senate, but there was q
still stronger movement in its favor. Sen
ator Washburn, of Minnesota, only con-
sented to lay it aside so as to allow of an
adjon nment Of congress- when August had
far advanced, on condition that it should
be made the first special order for the next
session and should be fought out to finish.
The senate has a number of other impor-
| tant house bills on its calendar. including
the free wool biil'' and other so-cnlled
''popgun" tariff repeal measures of the
house. These have slumbered hitherto in
the committee on finance. but determined
effort will no doubt be made to bring them
for his action. An opportunity may posi-
bly, be given the house to reconsider its
action and to take up the senate's free
coinage of silver bill. The silver men will
try to bring this about.
Appropriations for the current year will
probably evoke little discussion, except in
| one important respect. Secretary of the
Treasury Foster, to whom the law requires
that all estimates shall be sent prior to the
meeting of congress- has already intimated
that those estimates will simply be dupli-
cation of the appropriations which congress
| has already agreed to be necessary for this
year, and that no recommendations will be
made for any increase of expenditure or of
force. The one exception, upon which
| lively discussion may be looked for,
is that part of the sundry civil bill
which makes appropriation for expenses
| of United States courts, commissioners
and marshals and deputy marshals. Sena-
tor Allison said when reporting the sundrv
| civil bill for this year, as agreed upon in
conference. that the productions made by the
house would inevitably result in deficiency.
The senator wished to appropriate $780,,
600 for "fees and expenses Of United States
marshals and deputies.' The house cut
the amount down to $675.0 600 and stuck to
that figure. The senate gave $145, 600 for
| fees of United States commissioners. The
house knocked off $45.00O. The senate ap-
propriated 1926, COO for fees of clerks etc.;
the house reduced the amount to $175, 600.
Any attempt to appropriate for deficiencies
under these heads will assuredly precipitate
a debate which will bring up the whole
question of the election laws and their en-
| forcement.
| In the absence of Senator Allison in Eu-
rope. attending to his duties as member
of the international monetary conference,
Senator Hale. Of Maine. will be acting
| chair man of the senate committee on ap-
| propriations.