Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-02
The National Legislature Will Con-
vene in Regular Session Monday.
SOME VERY IMPORTANT MEASURES
That viii Have to be Considered
and Acted On.
A LIVELY TIME LOOKED FOR.


The fighting qualities developed at the extra
session promise to increase during the reg
ular session, and the public interest will
probably be excited at an increased ratio as
the session advances. There is a feeling
among democrats extending to those high
est in authority that the chances are thatN
another Congress will find the democrats
out Of power in the popular branch, and the
policy will be to accomplish all the demo-
cratic legislation which is possible during
this Congress. There is stormy prospect
ahead. and many conflicting opinions and
disagreements as to certain policies. Many
democrats will approach the tariff question
with fear and anxiety, but a desperate sort
of feeling with which many of the doubtful
ones have been imbued, upon the assump-
ton that the republicans will have the next
House anyhow. will probably lead them to
dash ahead with a spirit of recklessness.
Many have a disposition to venture every
thing and run the risk of the consequences.
Prepared for an Active Session.
Those members of the House and Senate
who availed themselves of the vacation and
visited their homes indicate considerable
reluctance to get back to Washington.
About 80 of the Representatives and a
small proportion of Senators have spent
their vacations in this vicinity, either remain
away on and on. The Speaker of the
House arrived in Washington this morn
Ing, and probably most of the statesmen
who are absent Will be here by tomorrow.
They will come prepared for an active ses-
sion and disposed to get at their work
speedily, If one may judge from the most
common expressions OF opinion. The ses-
sion on Monday Is expected to be very brief.
II Is expected that the Presidents message
will be received on Monday, but it may be
withheld until Tuesday on account of the
Of
Is expected to be of unusual length and in
teresting on account of some radical fea-
lures A great part of il will be devoted 70
bracing up the Wilson tariff bill but IL is
expected that 1t will contain recommended
tions for legislation affecting national
banks The advocates of the repeal of the
state bank tax expect the favorable con-
sideratlOn OF that question in the message.
The impression has been that the Hawaiian
question would be made the subject of a
separate message, but the extreme length
OF this message seems to Indicate that proba-
bly, this question is included.
Death of Mr.. O'Nein.
Probably almost Immediately after the
meeting of the House on Monday the death
Of Representative O'Nein of Pennsylvania
will be announced and an adjournment will
be taken Immediately. This announcement
will be received with a great deal of feel
ing by the House. Being the member of
longest service he was known as Father of
the House and regarded with considerable
veneration by his colleagues in both parties
Being of gentle and sympathetic nature
he was the adviser and sometimes the COM
forter of younger members and his per-
petual amiabilty made him one of the most
popular men in Congress. Every possible
mark OF respect therefore. will be shown to
his memory. and If the session on Monday
is prolonged at all 1T will be by spontan-
eous expressions of regret which members
viii be mpelled to without waiting for
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Measures for Imme late Consideration
The measures which are pending for i'm
mediate consideration in the two Houses
are not numerous, but they will necessarily
accumulate very rapidly as the
work of the session begins. 1t is doubtful
that the discussion Of the tariff will come
up earlier than the second week of the ses-
sion. 1t is hardly possible that the ways
and means committee will be ready even to
report their bill on the first day, the in
ternal revenue features still being undecid-
ed, and the statement to the customs
features not yet quite completed. The two
questions before the Senate standing in the
order named are the proposition reported
from the finance committee to increase the
national bank circulation and the House
bill repeating the federal election laws. 1t
Is expected that the federal election bill
Will be the first taken up unless ii is made
evident that the taking up of this bill will
block other legislation Indefinitely. Its con-
y
delayed, but democrats admit of no doubt
OF its early passage. Mr.. Hill announced
upon the adjournment of the special session
that Immediately upon the reaSsembling of
Congress he would endeavor to have the
rules of the Senate changed so as to pro-
vide for the previous question in some
form. 1t is understood that he is still of the
same mind and will make a very earnest
effort to secure the change of rules at once.
The Bankruptcy Bill.
The bankruptcy bill and the naturalization
bill were under consideration by the House
when the extra session came 10 a close. and
viii be the regular order, the bankruptcy
bill coming first when the work Is taken up
again The advocates of the bankruptcy bill
were very confident during the special ses-
sion that the bill could be passed through
the House. but believed that Congress would
be more favorably disposed toward it dur
ing the regular session, and consequently
yielded to let it go over. Their expectation
now is that the bill will pass the House be-
fore the tariff discussion comes up. This
however, is by no means certain. as a very
hard fight Is going to be made against It.
The naturalization bill, which comes next
In order, will probably be crowded out BY
the tariff and go over until the Wilson bill
has passed the House. The purpose of the
ways and means committee is to rush the
Wilson bill through the House as quickly as
possible, under whip and spur, making it
test OF party loyalty to vote for il with
out important amendment Before that
measure Is taken up, however. there may be
something done to protect the interests of
the United States in the Pacific railroads,
which have gone into the hands of n re-
ceiver- Pending the consideration of the
tariff in the House, the committees will be
preparing large number of measures for
consideration.
The Appropriation Bills.
The appropriations committee is now at
work, and 1t is their expectation that they
viii have one or two bills ready to report
during the first week Of the session Nearly
every appropriation bill reported from the
appropriations committee will show a very
heavy cut, and there may be considerable
lighting over these bills when they get into
the House Mr. Springer expects TO be able
10 report a general financial bill which he
mas Deen v'orkinS on, very soon after Con-
gress meets; and a bill to repeal the state
bank tax will also be reported early from
his committee.
The Hawaiian Question.
The Hawaiian question is going to be a
matter OF very great interest in both
houses OF Congress. but II is not certain
Yet when or how it will come up for con-
eideration. The question will doubtless be
taken up by the committee on foreign re-
latons in the Senate almost imrneiia tely
ana the committee on foreign affairs of