Daily Kennebec journal., 1893-11-08
THE EXTRA SESSION.
Fore.aste Of the Coming Tariff
Fight in Congress.
What the House Has Accomplished
10 War Of Business.
1-spsahss Rsef a fifibsstasss
ism last Dsfsss AsIsarsaesf.

WASHINGTON, D. C. Nor. -.-gSp-caai r
Tie hssSsse ea4 . E9Fefasse Ct the difficulties
THAI Esay s-tena! The pass4z= n nsw tariff
laE 5zss before il al j0zrssesi Congressman
H.eess opssoS<GrsEy TO sAox by exAznpG. sAe
possibilities 81 issocAlng hzzssne-s xhea cas-
snaz fsels 80 disposed came the other DAY.
AID be izrzaaezilaseig toox advantage Of IL
The zrsJzbls ARISE eser q re~oizFsoa guEhor-
Exkag the eon1 rsiztse sa says and rae4ssas 80
~ during al sos1rrEsnt 10 qrepaEe a tassE
bali
Mr. Resss, in his web knazu nasal voice.
ob3eered aEd prpses4issl a y0ss- Es thsrs was
EST a qy.oru,n of Lhsnapcrzzs present.. The
ssrseaas~sz-arn2s did h. bsssS 10 hxiag II
sass-ss1r Hssxshssrs. hss tAex woszd nus be in
E4asllssaEeai despite his thrsaEs. azsd he did
Ed szseaes=i IN geEtins TIE Necessary quo
rsIss.-
The agreement arrived at after i've iae,1r
sae4ssf9c1 was thai after the s~w tariff bzii
shall have tsssa rsporfsz2 10 TIE house tae
Republican lnea2tsrs Of tAe wSys zsssl
raezzs e0zafasttee shall h- allowed ID days
ID zh hicE ~ prexsare tarAr report, that of tie
majority 70 be wishhehd zzeznw bile and the
twa alszl sim zltAasoss-iy. II was Az easy
wag e1t u tr0aoi- th4s shreaEesssi 10 n
ts<f<s~ with the programme far a1al AL
l0aFnEoraE.
Abs~ntees Crtfieixsd-
Is she%S, however, the aanssz of mem
bsrs leaviE- the hdslsz without a penla-
cratic quorum. a cslsGCas Ehaz j. zet1iEz ia
sss quite ennIMsn and which will probably
be less prsetieesi hereafter. Had Mr.. Reed
and his fsw Republican followers feft 80
disposed they could aAye hsEst the house in
a dsadlsc& all night
The Ney York delegation seern 20 be the
.laasz frequent viSlzrors Of the rzle a-salnss
atssseptesisfs1. possibly because The metro
polls IS a nlore attractive city to them thaE
the capital AZ ali events, they Ees from
tae city AZ tas first opportunity. and they
arr otfel away from the house when ths1r
yoSs~ are as-e-i@d
The Democratic members who attend tg
their business have nos yrt got over sheis
Indignation sE the offssase Of their esal,
lesZaes, and possibly something uAy hs
beard regsrsiinZ the matter on the foor at
tie re-,aIar session. In the case referred
TO nine EusEnbsrs disappeared after the call
of the hnszse waz ursiered- Had tas=e uiae
mem b.rs hsen In their seats " hen the sec,
end vote sas taken Democratic quorum
would have besn deselopsd-
Yet the house did good deal more work
than the senate daring this extra session
There were nearly 1. 80 bills and resolutions
introduced. some 80 Of which fosInd the4l
way back 70 the house after action on tae
part Of the com sitsees- 4 great majority
Of these bills. however, are get TO be passed
upon t,y the senate. which a=voSei most Vi
its time over the Sherman r-ssal bill
Work In the Hsuse.
This extra session has. however. aecGflf
ylished sorzs work besides passing the r..
peal bill. and the zeEs-al business Of cofs
-re=s il far more advanced than IL has been
Ter several years. The session ean there
fare be looked upon a. g sEerEss, although
there will always be divided opinion a.
10 the effects Of the repeal Of the Sherman
Las.
Among the mere important measures
acted apur bF the house. which will be ia
ortier Ia the senate 1t THE opening Gi tbs
regular session are the following For tEa
rslsef Of purchasers q tiEsheF sad staE4&
IaEasIs; for the prateerh0n Ut persons farIaistA
IL. Labor aad material fer public works,
Amending the tiis1iser culture laws; for It's
better control and IN Froutose the safety of
national banks, d5sgaalifying justices,
fszsIzes anal United States commission
ers from sitting as sscn IN estsss 10
which they are iEters.tsst. presiding rev
enae cutters for the great lsAes, san
Francisco hsrbor and the New England
coast: increasing the number II army Sf
fieers To be detailed to colleges aTlaeEalHe
the law rsIatIve to the fees Of [ Einsd states
district attorneys, rTlazsAAls. commission
ers as1d cIerAs of courts, the psl3sie pvinElgz
tsli. repeating tae section II tks statutes ~
c8Iring pru5f q Ioyzlty Ia psDssoa Gases;
adding lbs ~serstarY of agriculture 70 TIE
liss Of eIig tias f3r the presidency ia case oi
the deaf b # TIE president; allowing the sef-
taesnenE Of fhs property ef the Mormon
charsh held By receiver. aiai fixing tEIe
Qualifications 20 ysss and hold ofIlee In tie
Cherokee Gzties-
Chairman Wilson, who has had charge a
rhe pre- 2aratlan az the r0r1zh draft Of the
tariff bill, has made s1ea advances that
llttle more Is t. be done 70 euzn plate The
draft Il tie measure for which the Demo
cvstic party proposes to s5and spoascv.
CEairruan Sayres ot the appropriations
committee has alzs done considerable gosSei
work. tlevcsing bis energies to tie pFvpaTs-
fIass of intricate estimates as to the ex,
rass4es Of running the gDTernIneaf-
ri
were passed. -AB5Giz them. perhaps one Ct
the most Important tg the sa.sF. was one 30
aleE the WoFla's Fair Prize " innersf expo
sJtioa, soon TO be hsid in NesF York city.
Plans Of SILVER Advocates
Although the repeal os the Sherman la<
wsz wnas thsr silver men had kong expect
ed. thsy are by ~ means sii-sseartsElesi and
hare airsasIy beg7ET what tasy terra an
s+e4Is8eAt iauai canlpaiSn-' AZ their recent
exuierenes about 30 pronIzsns ras1 ef :ha=
f4s1iou were present Speaking of sastT
plans Ter tbe f1sgre Senator Dus-e1s says
We arse sIi hopeful q tlse fatsre sud srs
satisfied that the sentiment Of TIE country
is for fres coinage. The eEesfioa = h0~
E--ss I'd pzzs ths i-sg5e before the people i1
the various congressional DISTRICTS. An e.
ferz wiIl Hs uaHle ss the EsxE slaerioa 20
CARR Congress and pass FREE eo5Fa-ge bfil-
IL ar Cleveland sloEId veto is then, tse
fxst viii he carried into she presidential
s.sectsoa-
.-ft was tae opinion u all that politics
shssisd ne kept cut ot II and tEas the f@shs
it sEs4.Ee xstAiH the par+y iiaes Of the two
xrpAs parties By toe eleeTiaa Of ssseA Hsez
- arr fzvgsrs.ssle 50 silver. regardless ~ Es@
y;ea< tsxy asay ilstd Gu e&her gtssssi.5zssl
IL fsz- 5ssStszsase = D@uBocz2t and a Ksgisis-
gicaR ssz ratnislg tssF congress la the SANE
.gtssr5es zFst lie Republican = sigver rlars-
We seisl sslppsIrz tie Republican. sgssi Tios
versa .
Wy h5ie IL s@- atss sseflhEssly dSseTzIs sEassf
ssssee- : ss Fss5.{y thzs the work II szssssaF-
tz sh@ Isesss5ss 0Ii this ga@ssiga u2tl be eszS-
,7tssresf thrfsaEk Efse BSfaetaltlE les217e- lt
j. also xsfv sast zR address VIII hs 3sssssst.
.iZze4s By ihs s5lrer senator's ard rsszgssssa-
la5fEe-. ts - zeut ozt isy tfsIs Seszzsse- ssss-
ing tuA i--g1e fairly ard ssawsTs4 ts sEistgs-s
wSEa7 t&gs essuSrar&ssz # EEse currency ngsr
tEsz. z1srstss5 nsTiSS secps-9rziy bring 70 TIE
ss-.E ssfEuess ssiG EssS1 llesrs q tEe esslEsrs,
sl-s5 warnssaz th. psopbe azssass the move
Is hiest wslE =. male by the banks aEd sEya-
czrss1 ty the csBd men IL eszxrsss and tee
crxsisseTst to sssrrsy-x Sod By assE1zzx bonds
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