Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-08
THE CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAMME.
Some Work of Interest Looked for Since
Rules Have Been Secured.


WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. THE House Of
Representatives is at last equipped with
code of rules for it's government, and the
way is now clear for legislation, which may
be expected to begin in earnest this week.
During the period of two months spent in the
House in it's efforts to organize committees
and provide the necessary rules for It's
guidance the Senate has been working
steadily, and as consequence, has secured
a considerable advantage in the passage Oh
IS bills and joint resolutions. The pro-
gramme this week includes at least one
measure of great popular interest, namely
the Paddock bill to prevent the adulteratfon
and misbran ding of food and drugs. Accord
ing TO notice given by the author of the bill
1t will be call ed up for consideration imme-
diately after final action is had upon the Dill
rela ting to the public printing md binding
which is now the unfinished business.
The Idaho Senatorial contested election
case will be brought to the attention OF the
Senate at the earliest possible moment, and
as it touched the privileged question of the
right OF Senator to n seat on the floor, IL
will be kept before the Senate until final
conclusion is reached. Some time Wednes-
day will be devoted to the delivery OF
eulogi' upon the late Representative Houk,
of Tennessee, and Senator Palmer may ad-
dress the Senate on his bill proDos1ng the
people. A number of public building Dlas
are in position to be easily reached.
feature of the weeks proceedings VIII De
kept from observation of the public beh1nd
the closed doors OF the Senate, for it IS ex-
pected that in executive session will be
fought out the contest over the nomination
of Postmaster Rathbun, OF Elmira, wherein
Senator Hill has taken issue with the Pres1-
dent, and perhaps also the cortest growing
out of the opposition of the Indiana Senators
to the nomination of Judge Woods, of lndt-
m ba M 10 Circnit ,IndpaS
Under the new rules the House, after the
Introduction of the report of bills, may
devote itself to business relating to the
affairs Of the District of Columbia. No bills
from the District of Columbia Committee
are yet on the calendar and it is not e1-
pected that the district will take up much
pected over several matters which will be
called up in the House at the first oppor
tun1ty, though no time has been liked for
their consideration. The most important
of these are the Worlds Fair investigation
resolutions reported by the Appropriations
position Committee.
Perhaps the most interesting feature of
the week, however will be found in the
proceedings OF the House Coinage Commit
tee, which has made an order that discus
sion shall close and voting begin at IL o clock
bill. Since that order was made Mr.. Bland
has introduced q substitute for the bill
named in the committee's order, and the
session of Wednesday may possibly be ex-
hausted before the committee reaches
final vote on the question of reporting free
adjournment until the following day is not
unlikely, as it can be positively stated to be
the intention of the committee to make its
report to the House at an early day.