The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-24
NO SPEICHMAKING.
Senators Agree to Rush Through
All Possible Business
House and Senate Resolve to Ad.
journ on Next Tuesday.
Congressman Still Urging Cleveland
to Sign the Tariff Bill.

tby Associated Press
WASHINGTON. Aug. 24-The Sem
ators have reached an agreement
about the procedure in the Senate. Sem
ator Harris representing the Democratic
side and Senator Henderson represent
ing the Republicans had an understand
ing before the Senate met to-day.
The Senate will Immediately TO into
executive session and lear UP all the
nominations possible. Some Of the con-
tested nominations will go over, which
is equivalent to rejection. as rsappoint-
Hent Is required il the President desires
to retain the candidate in office.
After the Executive calendar 10 cleared
UP the Senate will consider the bills to
which there Is no objection in open ses-
sion. but no other business will be taken
up.
The agreement also means that no
speeches are to be made, and this is one
OF the points that the Republicans have
been contending for. The bill to amend
the alcohol schedule of the Tariff bill is
II possible, the Senate wore a more
deserted appearance than on yesterday
ana ana ne Ren DAY before; despite the fact that
Democrats, Messrs. Camden and But.
Ter. had returned.
Mr.. George asked and obtained in
definite leave of absence for his col
serious illness in his family, and then
Mr.. Harris without testing the presence
OF quorum, moved that the Senate
proceed to consideration of executive
business.
This was agreed to and at 12.O5 p. M.
the Senate went into Executive Session
Immediately after the reading of the
Journal Jour, In the House NJ; Catchings.
from the Committee on Rules offered a
joint resolution for a sine die adjourn
ment next Tuesday. Aug Is, at 2
o'clock. 1t was adopted without d.
vision.
Mr.. Catchings then moved that when
the House adjourned to-day 1t be to
meet on Monday next.
=, MT; Loud Rep;. CALI. resisted the
on the rising Vote VIXEN t re 90 tic dG1S Elo
He subsequently withdrew the point,
however, and the motion was agreed to.
President Cleyeland's purpose on the
resolution passed in both Houses to-day
for Anal adjournment at O'Clock next
,Rsprssentativs Gatherings, of the Hous,
PRESIDENT earlier In the day and on
reaching the Capitol conferred with
Speaker Crisp as to the adjournment
The resolution was thereupon framed
and introduced with the authority Of the
Rules Committee
1t is understood that Mr.. Catchings
outlined this plan to the President. and
1t met with approval, Mr.. Catchings
would say little as to his talk with the
President. He regarded II as settled,
however. that the bill would became a
law next Monday midnight, without the
Presidents signature.
Mr.. Catchings also inclined to the bslief
that the President would send a message
to Congress on the subject. 1t is said
that while message on a measure not
vetoed or signed would be unusual, It
would be entirely regular.
III any positive action on the Presi-
dents part had been contemplated to-
morrow or Monday the House managers
would not have bound themselves to post
pone the adjournment until Tuesday next
Chairman Wilson also went to the
President, az the Cabinet meeting had
already begun. Mr.. Wilson accompanied
a friend interested in an appointment