The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-12-08
FIFTY SECOND CONGRESS-
ITS SECOND SESSION WILL BE CON.
vENED THIS MORNING.
There Will Probably be Much Talk, but
Little ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Ex-
clusion Will be Brought Forward.
Also Sunday Closing ofthe Fair.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-The secon Z
session of the Fifty second congress,
which begins tomorrow, will likely be
more remarkable for discussion than
action. Not that there are not very
many things to be done, if the bulky
calendars Of the senate and house are
put il evidence, but principally be-.
canse IF Il lack OF opportunity or of in
c'inatiou. The thing that must be
doue and wi! be done is to
provide for tie maintenance of
the government, and it is
generally believed the regular annual
appropriation bills will represent
nearly all of the positive achievements
that can be credited to this session.
There may, however, be several iln
portland exceptions. One of them re-
lates to the subject OF Immigration
The public interest in this subject
which was awakened last summer by
q fear of the cholera epidemic has
been stimulated by the radical sugges.
ton of the senate immigration com
mittee that all immigration be sus-
pended tor year. Undoubtedly DOW.
erful influences will be brought to
bear to compass the defeat of any bill
embodying such proposition, but it
may be that the great public Senti-
ment behind it will oblige congress 10
pass the measure.
A strong effort will certainly be
made to secure the repeal of the Sun
day closing clause of the Worlds Fair
act. 1t may be too that some action
will be taken upon the s1bi-c5 to
which the president has repeatedly
called the attention of congress-
namely, the desirability of legislation
to protect railway employees from the
numerous casualties resulting from
the absence of suitable device to
couple and stop freight trains.
These matters comprise what tl. @
best Judgment comedies to be all the
probabilities of original legislation on
the part of the second session of the
Fifth-second congress- No one expects
any tariff legislation in either
house, but the subject if so much in.
volvs d in the revenue question and in
appropriations to be made that more
or less division on that topic may be |
expected. The anti-option bill has |
advanced so far as to become unfinished |
business in the senate 1t Was known |
10 have a large majority of that body |
In its favor last session upon direct |
vote if one could have been reached |
but it is threatened with renewal of the |
determined and skilful obstructive
tactics which then proved successful
and the result is still doubtful There
will probably be many propositions
and much talk this session locking to
reforms in the national banking laws,
q necessity for which is still to be in
Dictated by the Keystone and Maverick |
bank failures. The state bank tax
may also be a fruitful theme of dis
custom and AL iauce senators and
representative vii be heard upon |
some CT - ~ radical propositions. |
Thee matters, however, are likely TO
be simply themes for discussion with. |
out action. Strong efforts will be
made by the house appropriations
committee to retrench expenditures at
every point, but as this must be done
with great care in order to avoid en-
barrassment to the incoming Demo-
cratic administration, there NAV be
many stormy debates and much feel
ing aroused before the desired result is
obtained.
In the senate the vice president will
appoint committee to wait on the
president aud notify him that the
body is ready to receive any communi.
cation he may desire to make. To
this committee will be impaired the
information that the president will
communicate to the senate the next
day, whereupon adjournment will
follow.
Thu house will hold brief session