The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-13
CONGRESS- TO SIT A YEAR.
The Sherman Law, However, Apt to
Be Repealed in a Hurry.

Considerable Interest Felt in the
Presidents Treatment Of the Tariff
Question in His Message-Several
Other Measures of Importance
Likely to Be Brought Forward in
Addition to the Tariff and Financial
Bills.
Washington, July 12.-Congress will
meet August in special session. and con-
tinue probably until August Is, 1894.
That the extra session is to last very
nearly or quite year is the opinion of
nearly everybody in position to know.
Senators and representatives are shaping
their affairs for a continuous session with
out intermission, except for the usual
holiday recess, until well into midsum-
mer, The Presidents message will deal
principally with the tariff and financial
questions. Much eagerness is displayed
by politicians as to the way the Presi-
dent will treat the tariff ques-
tion. Whether he will take the
ground which the Chicago convention
did on the question or adhere to what
were by many believed to have been his
own personal views in the report of the
committee on resolutions of the Chicago
convention, which was rejected, or the
Neal substitute, is a matter of much con-
lecture. In his letter of acceptance he
showed disposition to cool the ardor of
the ultra reformers. 1t is the opinion of
the democratic leaders whose position in
respect to the administration gives weight
to their utterances, that the new tariff
bill will be a conservative measure framed
with a careful regard for the
business interests of the country
and the matter of increasing the revenue
kept in mind throughout. 1t will be
shaped probably not to be prohibitive in
its features, but so adjusted as to yield
the greatest possible increase in revenue
without working injury to home inter
ests.
OTHER IMPORTANT MEASURES.
Atide from the tariff and financial legis-
lation, a number of other important
measures will be either resurrected or
presented for the first time in the new
congress. Mr. Hatch will undoubtedly
take advantage of the first opportunity to
call up his anti-option bill, which went
over from the last session.
A bill to levy q tax on incomes will
also doubtless occupy part of the time
! of the house. In the past the income
tax has had the strong support of many
men now in high favor with the admins
| tration. Secretary Carlisle and Secreta-
| tary Herbert are both on record as hav-
| ing voted for an income tax.
The mail ship subsidy bill which pass
ed in the closing hours of the Reed con-
gress, and which has come in for a large
amount of criticism at the hands of the
| democrats since, may be repealed, and
the free ship bill substituted.
The southern congressman, echoing the
war cry of the last campaign, mo force
bill, - will demand the repeal of the fed
eral election laws.
The question of the repeal of the 10 per
cent. tax on state banks will probably
come up in connection with the amend
ments or substitutes offered on the repeal
of the Sherman act. This is another
piece of legislation which is very much
desired by the southern representatives
in congress,
QUICK WORK ON THE SHERMAN LAW.
In view of the fact that the coinage
committee will be so constituted as to per-
NIT of no doubt of the prompt reporting
of bill to repeal the Sherman law, fl
nancial legislation will probably
attention of congress. As this
committee will be one of the earliest to be
announced, it is the opinion of the mem
bers now here that within two weeks
after the assembling of congress it will
have reported to the House a bill provid-
ing for the unconditional repeal of the
silver purchasing clause in the Sherman
bill.
The Georgia news items are very few
nowadays. The colonels have disap-
pearod from the metropolitan lobby, and
on these sultry evenings Col Frank
Flynt, the robust representative from
Griffin, sprawls himself on a luggage
truck and gazes wistfully toward the
Virginia hills. He declares that he
wants once more to tackle the land of
the corn pone and unadulterated butter
milk. 1t may not be amiss to remark
that Col, Flynt has at last succumbed to
the tan shoe craze.
Representative Russell has had Frank
Perry appointed postmaster at Camilla,
vice w. T, Brimberry, and will effect
changes at Bronwood, in Terrell county
and Boston in Thomas county, within a
few days. Mr.. Russell will leave for
home on Friday.
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