The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-12-15
CONGRESS JUGGLING.
An Interesting Letter The Situation
in Washington.
sHERMAN's SILVER BILL DOOMED
The National Quarantine to Restrict
Immigration Will Pass.
APPROVED By THE COMMITTEE
APPROVED BIZ THE COMMITTEES
Senators Kyle and PeTer Expecting
to Act with the .'Unknown
quantity
Special to THE cHEoNIcLE.l

Special TO THE CHRONICLE.l
WASHINGTON, Dec. l0.-Congress is
jogging along very quietly, careful OF
making any breaks. The republican
members feel that it is not for them to
necessity for going slow on anything
new, and they appear to be i'll doubt
about some things that are not new.
The republicans say the democrats are
waiting to ascertain Mr.. Cleveland's
wishes before showing their hands
There is at least one thing upon which
the Cleveland democrats and the Hill
democrats appear to be in perfect ac-
cord. That is the repeal of the Sher-
man silver law. Senator Hill has him
self introduced bill in the senate for
its repeal, and a similar bill has been
introduced in the house by Representa-
tive Williams, of Massachusetts, who is
one of the most ardent admirers of Mr..
Cleveland in congress. The introduce
ton of these bills indicates that the
democrats expect nothing to be accom-
plished by the International Monetary
conference, and they are not alone in
that expectation.
If the talk of members is any indica-
ton it seems safe to predict that Presi-
dent Harrison's recommendations con-
corning ii further restriction of immigra-
ton, and the establishment of national
quarantine, will be acted upon at this
session. A bill has been introduced in
the house by a'democrat. to provide for
a national quarantine, and one in the
senate by a republican to suspend inn
migration one year from next March.
This last bill is approved by both senate
and house immigration committees, and
will also be introduced in the bouse, so
that it can be pushed without any un-
necessary delay.
Senators Kyle and PETER appear to be
fully alive to the Importance OF their
votes in the organization of the senate
of the sd congress, and neither of them
will give the slightest indication of
which party they Intend to vote with in
the organization of the senate. 1t is APP
parent, however, from their converse
tion that they expect, with other third
party senators yet to be elected, to hold
the balance of power in the next senate,
and that their intention is to insist upon
certain concessions from the party that
gets their votes.
Secretary Fosters annual report, in
which he shows, to his satisfaction, that
there should he surplus, instead of the
predicted deficit, for the fiscal year end
ing June 80, 894, is not as comforting
as one would have supposed such infor-
nation would be to the democrats who
are now engaged in preparing the bills
carrying the appropriations for that year,
congress, for the very simple reason that
they do not accept the secretary's
figures.
In quiet way the speakership of the
next house is already exciting consider
able interest, and if it shall soon he APP
parent that 6. epresen ntative Hooker's bill
changing the time for congress to meet
! from Decent Der to March stands good
chance of becoming law at this season,
that interes, will become all-absorbing
! Mr.. Crisp is the only avowed candidate,
and he has the advantage of possession !;
but there are four gentlemen Wilson of
! West Virginia; Bynum of Indiana; Me-
MILAN, of Tennessee, and Breckenridge
of Kentucky; any one of whom nay
become a competitor, with the backing
of Mr. Cleveland. BATES.
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