Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-09-11
CONGRESSIONAL MILL
Little Work of ImpOr-
tanCe This Week.
LONG SPEECHES READY.
Modification Of the Geary Law Is Be-
ing Considered.

WAsHINGToy, Sept 1.-THE repeal bill
will continue to be the absorbing topic Of
interest before congress this week. To-
day, in the senate, Mr.. Teller may con-
elude his speech begun Saturday. Notices
Of speeches TO come have already been
given sufficient to ill in the greater part
OF the week and others are known to be
In course of preparation, 80 that In the
absence OF an agreement Of some kind
there IL no reason TO believe that a vote on
the bill can be reached this week.
Speculation Is rife as to the length OF the
debate now progressing. Thirty-three
senator's are said TO have arranged to
speak on the subject, beside which 10 or 12
more may address the senate before the
close OF the debate.
Mr. George of Mississippi has stated
that lie expscts to speak about two days.
Mr.. Jones Of Nevada and Mr.. Daniels Of
Virginia will each consume two days, and
Messrs. Morgan OF Alabama and Stewart
Of Nevada will each speak one day. Even
IL "A compromise shall ultimately be agreed
upon, the final vote will not be taken ear
lier than about the first week In October.
Some senator's are of the opinion that the
debate will continue until the middle of
Ortobcr
What the House VIII DO.
In the present unsettled condition of af-
fairs IL is impossible TO foretell what will
be the program OF the house OF representa-
tives week ahead. The fact, Is no course
Of action has been laid out by the leaders,
and they are satisfied to let each session
of the body take care OF itself. 1t is ex-
pected that the report of the committee
on accounts will be called up for dis
cuss on at once There Is In 1t the mate
rial for debate that shall last several
days
The minority recommend a considera BILE
reduction Ia he number OF committees TO
which clerks -hall be allowed, and, further,
that all clerks except those who are made
annual by statute shall be paid for the
session only 1t is hardly probable, how
ever, that there will be much OF a contest
over the matter nor that the radical
change recommended by the minority will
be adopted in the end. Such course
would amount almost to a revolution, for
the undertaking tendency Of years past
has been TO increase aud not diminish
the number Of committee clerks and OF
clerks who are changed from the session
to the annual list.
Later in the week, IL IL Is possible for
the committee on election Of president and
vice preside and representatives In con-
gress To rti'r nc measure to the house,
one of the ni,., prof. ng for the repeal OF
the federu! Ws may come up for
considerat.o he bill introduced
on Saturd %, .t of Massachu-
setts TO rcn ~ law, by extend
ing the tiu '.tinn from the 5th
of May, lSJ, o., >, +, 1874, and In vari-
Gus other w % liug the severity of
the provi.i I.p pi ~ measure.
This bii uulprstood to be an ad-
ministratioE measure, and early action is
said TO be d a. The committee on for
eign affairs, - which it has been referred,
does not meet antil Thursday, so that un-
less "A special meeting is called, report
on it cannot he looked for until the latter
part of the week. 1t Is likely that after
disposing of tie report of the committee
on accounts the house will take three
day recess while waiting for some matter
to be put In shape for action.
Chinese Exclusion.
The question whether or not the admin
istration has called q halt in the matter of
enforcing the Geary law and is desirous of
the passage Of the Everett bill to extend
the time for registration until Sept. z
next year, at the same time modifying the
stringency OF the conditions imposed by
the Geary bill, is exciting much attention.
Attorneys for the Chinese legation In
Washington, having heard reports that
additional instructions for the enforce
ment Of the law were being prepared at
the treasury department, made inquiries
there regarding them.
Subsequently one Of the attorneys stated
to reporter that they had been informed
that no orders on the subject had been
given other than those promulgated at the
time the exclusion act was declared to be
constitutional by the supreme court. 1t
Is believed that an effort will be made to
secure the stay of the execution Of the
Judgment of Judge Ross court.