The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-11
THIS WEEK IN CONGRESS-.
The Tariff and The Repeal Of the
Federal Election Laws to Come Up.

Move to Substitute the House Bill
for the Bill Reported from the
Senate Judiciary committee-Th The
Republicans to Oppose His Scheme.
Washington. Dec. 1O--The second week
Of the second session of the Fifty-third
congress will mark the placing of the
first mile stone on the long road to tariff
revision.
An effort is also likely to be made
to redeem another democratic platform
pledge in the repeal of the federal cleo
tion laws. The Senate is to be the scene
of the attempt in this direction, ana the
leader in the effort will be Senator Hill,
of New York. Mr.. Hills plan win be
TO substitute the House bill for
the bill reported from the Senate Judi
ciary committee. In this he is certain
to meet with considerable opposi-
tion from the republicans, who take the
ground that the Senate bill was not
regularly acted upon in the judiciary
committee, all but one of the republican
members being absent when it was
ordered to be reported. Therefore, under
Mr.. Hoar's lead, they will insist that the
House bill be referred to the committee
on privileges and elections for mature
consideration and report. If their insist
ence upon this point be very pronounced,
it is probable that the democratic
managers will assent to the reference.
Then calling the committee Immediately
together they will endeavor to report the
bill for action within the week
Gapators NIoYsYl1 tho 1,1a nv
chairman of the finance committee, will
fire the first gun of the coming tariff fight
in the Senate, in the shape of a set speech
on Wednesday, in which it is believed he
will, in his quantity humorous style,
make the most Of the difficulties which
his political opponents are meeting in
their efforts to unite their party on the
tariff bill.
THE HAWAIIAN CORRESPONDENTS
In the event the President should send
to the Senate the Hawaiian correspond
ence called for by resolution, there will
be lively debate, of which the public
will probably obtain the benefit, as the
republican senators are disinclined to per-
NIT the matter to be discussed in the
secrecy of an executive session. Mr.
Hoar's resolution simply asks the Presi-
dent so far as in his opinion, it shall not be
inconsistent with the public interest to
communicate to the Senate, copies of all
instructions which may have been given
to any representative of the United States.
| or any naval officer thereof, since March
4, 1881, in regard to the preservation of
| public order in Hawaii or the protection
of the lives and property of American cit
| izens or the recognition or support of any
| government thereof. If the Presidents
response should be confined strictly within
| the limits of the request, the cOrrespOn-
dence will include only the state depart
ment instructions sent to Minister'S Will
| lis and Stevens, Commissioner and
Minister Blount and sheir prede-
| cessors, Ministers George M. Merrill
and James M. Comfy, together will the
navy department instructions given to
| Commander Wiltse, Admirals Skerrett
and Irwin and their predecessors in COM
| mand Of the naval forces on the Hawai-
! ian station. 1t is believed, however, that
the reply will include Mr.. Blounts re-
| port and all the other voluminous docu-
ments relating to the present situation.
| In any case protraCted and highly in
| teresting debate in open session is likely
to arise upon the correspondence as pre-
sented.
THE BUSINESS OF TUE HOUSE.
The business of the House will depend
| largely upon the disposition that is to be
pectation is that the bill will be reported
to the House on Wednesday, At the
present writing it is hardly probable that
! the republican members of the committee
will have finished their report By that
time, and as matter Of courtesy to the
minority, discussion of the bill may be
| postponed until the following Monday
The territories committee, under the
| rules, will have control of the morning
hour Tuesday, when the bill giving an
enabling act to Utah will be again called
| up. The republicans tllibuStered against
the bill on Friday last and similar action
is expected from them again 1t is not
| improbable, however. that if there be a
dearth of business during the week, the
committee may ask the House to go into
committee of the whole and discuss the
three bills relating to the admission of
Utah, New Mexico and Arizona, that were
| reported during the extra session, and
are now on the calendar. If these
bills be taken up they will be vigorously
opposed by the republicans and possibly
by some of the democrats, the republi-
cans moved by political reasons and be-
cause of the fear that the senators from
the proposed new states may be strong
reinforcement to the already full rank
of free silver men in the senatorial body.
The appropriations committee have
their work well in hand. The sub
committees have in most cases completed
the details of the duties assigned to
them, and the chairman says several of
the bills can be reported at few days
notice.
The urgency deficiency bill will be
ready to report to the House not later
than Wednesday, and if it be not an
tagonized by the tariff bill viii at once be
taken up for discussion.
The fOrtiiicatiOns bill is in such a shape
that it, too can easily bereported the latter
part Of the week If this measure be
called up Immediately it will hardly be
disposed of in less than two Gays, which
will probably leave but little opportunity
for the consideration ofany other measure
during the week.
If the committee on judiciary be reached
during the call of committees during the
morning hour it is the intention Of Chair
man Culberson ito call up the bill now on
the calendar limiting the jurisdiction of
the federal courts in corporation cases.
PERSONNEL OF THE NAVY.
If the naval committee be reached
again during the week il is the intention
TO secure action if possible on the concur
rent resolution providing for the appoint
ment Of a joint committee to investigate
all matters relating TO the personnel OF
the navy. Some opposition WAS mani
tested to the resolution last week but
test of its merits was not reached by the
House owing TO the absence of a quorum
As rigid economy is the WatchwOrd Of the