The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1893-01-17
amman Hall Getting to BE Consplcu-
Gus with It's Orators All
Round.

WASHINGTON, Jan. u special j
Representative Burrows of Michigan
who is one of the prominent members OF
the committee on ways and means ana
a recognized leader on the republican
side of tie house, was asked by The
GLOBE correspondent this afternoon what
in his opinion would be accomplished in
the way of general legislation before the
end of this congress.
"Nothing whatever" said Mr. Burrows,
then adding as an after thought, "unless
possibly we pass a bill or two upon the
subjects of quarantine and immigration
"Do you believe it among the posi-
bilities that a silver bill will be passed: -
"No, sir, that is altogether out OF the
question. The republicans have not yet
begun to lift democratic administrations
out of quagmires."
Glow will the remaining seven weeks
of this congress be spent 2"
of we were to begin tomorrow" re
piled the Michigan statesman, deliber
atelv, land take up the general appro
priations bills one after another until the
entire number yet to be passed, alto
gether about a dozen, were disposed of,
we would not nave a single hour left on
March 4, provided W. gave proper con
sideratiOn to the subjects which must be
treated. We will likely spend a week or
ten days, aside from the appropriations,
discussing one thing or another, but there
will be no general legislation and very
little private legislation before March 4,
with the exception of quarantine and i'm
migration"
"Then you expect nothing from the
committee on ways and means?"
mo, sir, nothing whatever. Except
ing a little buncOmbe in the way of a re-
port or two upon the condition of the
treasury there will be no legislation this
session from that committee. The ways
and means committee has practically ad
journed until next January. There is
not the least probability of any internal
revenue measure being brought forth
and if it were brought forth it would no.
be passed"
Yesterday Senator Kyle, of South Da
kota, demonstrated how much influence
he has with the democrats and how little
he cares for the interests of his constitu
ents, compared with his desire to act with
the party soon to come into power. Al
a meeting Of the senate committee on
public lands a number of bills of great
importance to everyone in the northwest
and especially South Dakota and N
braska, were taken up and consolidated
with a view of having the lot of subjects
disposed of and into legislation before
the end Of this session.
One of the bills was drafted by Senator
Kyle. 1t was proposed by Senator Petit
grew to adopt as an amendment to tie
cons oiidated bill a measure made by
Representative Picker, which had passef
the house 1t proposes to give a deed t.
all settlers who have resided upon. public
lands for a period of eight years, whether
any improvements have been made or
not, if the eight years residence is proven
and settlers pay $1.25 an acre for the
land.
Senator Kyle boosted at Sioux City
recently that this measure would MOI
become law, because, presumably, it was
drafted by Major Picker Every dem"
crat on the senate committee vote,
against the bill and it was defeated in
committee; SO were the other bills, as
the committee could not report the lot
Thus Mr.. Kyle, by cooperation with the
democrats, defeats home legislation foI
the sake of having an opportunity to seal
his compact with the democrats.
The orator of Tammany was as con
spiCueus in Washington L day as the
senatorial candidate of Tammany il
Albany. 1t was really a field dav in the
house of eloQuence, of sarcastic rotor
and rejoiner and of exciting debate,
which deserved crowded galleries and
full attendance on the floor. The weather,
however, which is the bitterest that the
latitude of WashinglOn has known fo,
many years, kept all visitors away fir, n
the wind swept capitol hill and deterIe,
many members tr, Attendance I'll.
measure which excited all this "iniere>r
in the house was Representative Crain'>
resolution providing for an amendment
to the constitution changing the date uf
the inauguration of the president from
March to April 30, and making the tern
OF a member of congress begin on ID.
cembcr 81. instead of on March 4.
This is one of the propositions to amend
the constitution which, ever since Mr.
Grain introduced it four years ago, has
excited unusual attention. There are so
many arguments in its favor, based
chiefly upon the climatic advantages of b
later date for presidential inauguration
and upon the long period which now in
tervenes between the election of a mem
Der of congress in November of one wear
and the beginning of his term in Decsm.