The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1892-01-21
THESE DAYS II COSC2ES
What is Going on in the Two Horses
and What Will Come Up.
TH FIGURING OF NORTH CAROLINA S
The Federal Building Bills; Whist OTIS
Opportunity-Ihe Speakers H.
ness-OtIer Matters

WASHINGTON, D. C., IN Is
Although the House has not be- n
able to act upon any of the hun.
dreds of bills tia have been in ire
dueed by its II EN- bets, the senat., s
no Y in-thc full tide of legislat; n.
A dozen bills have already pass
that body and have been sent ovf.r
to the House. A 7nnug TIL n are Sow
eral bills making ropsiat'ons f r
public buildrn gs, a class 81 measures
which Representatives very MT a
wish to father. The work is to oe
Ike ot up this week, and as there e
| already 81 of these bills on The 5. :
ate calendar WITHIN easy reach, the
mem bers of the House Will prob:, Y
su fer some loss t prestige N f>e
eyes of their constituents thro, :, h
the activity of the Ser ate T. s
brings to mind the fact that Wins n
should have pu die building at.
the measure was intro0uced 9. d
III tlrlngly woi ked, sd We. i
secure one with tut ioa.h, IL Y
to sns get Federal huilsli ags WI u
| tb. actual demand ard NJ e-sity +
or is not half So pressing as thai
" nston-Salem.
After the intrnductio on Of bills ~
IN ROW the House of Rcpyesent :
| tises will taha 10 the r1.-as1re
| ported oy Mr Richardson, ct t.
| nessee, from The JOINT com niitee
printing, entltle*. "A bi provii- g
for the public printing .al bini, g
| ard the distri onto o. pu die d..ctI-
| ments. 1t is e. o. cted th,t vt least
half of the sessions Of me Hotee
during the week viii De consume n
| the consideration Of this measure
TIE bill makes a general revision #
the present system of printing AID
| distributing public documents, d
as there are fifty nine pages Of it a 4
| 1t contains many things Il puolic :
terast and others OF special inter, {
| to the Congressman themsel es, IL is
improba BILE that 1t can b. brongh o
a cote speedily.
On Saturday Messrs. Nc Miilin a d
Catchings, mem bers of tle HuuSe
rules committee, had their first ctt4-
ference with the Speaker on the SUB
| Ject Of a permanent code If rules for
| the Honse of Representatives du.I,..
the Fifty second Congress. Tuey
hope to be able to report the rules 20
| the House during the week IN or IL
| tt at they may be taken ul before It's
close, but past experiences of re
time necessary TO accomplish O. A.
gressional work Of such delic;i e
| nature as the framing OF q set Of
rules would Indicate that naxpt eted
delays may defer the rel ort losIe r
| than is anticipated. Besides, 1Qe
| illness of the Speaker militia IS
| against rapid work.
Acknowledgement Davidson is here
looking up authorities in tine law
library in the case IF Bai&tr against
Hack, one of til special tax-oo. ID
NJ alters. The matter will not cofs;e
| up this term Of tne Supre NE Coust
aud may not be reached IN 80
years
The Speaker is still too III to pre-
side over the House.
Senator and NJ IS Vance say ~ 9
Of their pleasant reeoliectlons #
their recent trip to Europe was q
visit to the late Card nal Manu- :.
The President is busy prepa i,g
a message to Congress on the CHI u
81; uation Unless that cou airy apr
oeizes war will be declared.
Hon. A. FL A. Williams intrcd ac-
ed a bill to-day providing tor az p
preparation to build 2. mtnunent %
Gen. Greene on the bsttl. .ieio f
Guilford Court House |, Is sirl. 'ar
to Senator Varce's measure. l.e
also introduced joint resolution t5r
the election of President aud Vtre.-
President directly by The peep
M. Williams preserved sn e@'.n-
81 ely signed pet. ion from Be- tdsv .
of leading tobacco men and othe ;,
ad coating relief from the "ppft :
Size features of the internal tax "A
tobacco.