St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-19

row as mark of respect to the late
Senator Gibson. of Louisiana. In the
morning hour Tuesday the McGarrahan
bill will be further discussed This
measure has been allowed to occupy the
morning hour by unanimous consent as
long as any one cared to speak upon 1t.
Senator Wilson, of Iowa, has entered
the lists, aud as he is understood to
have made thorough study of the FAM
Gus claim, his remarks, together with
the rejoinderS that will Doubtless be
made, may prevent the senate from
reaching vote on the proposition to
pass the bill over the veto until after
the holidays.
The anti-option bill still hangs over
the heads of the senators as the unfin-
ished business, and will come up for
further discussion after the morning
hour on each of the three working days
remaining before the recess, but il is
not expected that vote can be reached
in that time.
The programme of the house has been
definitely outlined for three or four
days on which congress will be in ses-
sion before the holiday recess. Tomor-
row is committee suspension day, and
the roll of committees will be called and
an opportunity given each committee to
pass one Dill, provided it can secure a
two-thirds vote and escape a point OF
mo quorum" by even one member. The
call rests with the committee:on patents,
which at the last suspension day desired
to pass bill for the relief of patentee
named Wimans. The two pension com
mittees and the three claim committees
war claims and private land claims
are next in order Oh the committee rolls.
fp Of il fa
bic to an increase at this time OF the
private obligations of the government,
and it is doubtful if any pension or
claim bills OF much Importance can get
through.
Tuesday is made special order for
bills from the committee on public
lands, and Wednesday has been simi-
larly allotted to the commerce commit
tee. Chairman McRae, of the former
committee, would like very much to
pass his swamp lands bill. but if he
finds the opposition to it strong may
conclude that half loaf is better than
no bread and attemptto pass the timber
culture bill, the Des Moines river land
grant bill OF bill for classification OF
lands along the Pacific railroads.
The committee on commerce will meet
tomorrow to decide on the list of meas
ures it will attempt to pass. 1t gives
preference in framing the list to bills
that apparently have little opposition to
fear The most important bill the com
mittee wishes to pass is the omnibus
lighthouse bill, appropriating more than
100000 for new and necessary light
houses oD the great lakes and the At
lantc and Pacific coasts. 1t is also
anxious to pass bill for the construc-
ton of several additional revenue cut
ters.
Thursday IS chiefly set apart for adj
journing over the Christmas recess, and
apparently will not be otherwise note
worthy. After the holidays the appro-
priation bills will begin to monopOliZe
the time of the house. Thus far the
army bill. reported by the military com
mittee, is the only one of the regular
annual appropriation bills Oh which ac-
tiOn by the house has been had. The
appropriations committee had expected
to pass the Notifications and District of
Columbia appropriation bills before the
holidays, but the necessity of rigid
economy in their preparation delayed
them. The Notifications appropriation
bill was placed on the calendar yester-
day, but will not be taken UP for the
present because of the absence of its
manager. Representative Breckenridge,
of Kentucky, who is one of the members
of the congressional committee to at
tend the funeral services over che body
of the late Senator Gibson.