The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-06-29
Secretary Lamont Has Whelied His
Ak for a Couple Of Re-
publIcans
Congressman In a HUFF Because
OF tho Endorsements OF a
House Rule.
No Particular PFegrAmms Yet Arranged
for tho Rest OF the session OF
This Congress

WasnmoToN. June 2s.-sso stary La
mont hAs vhettOd his az and 10 few dara
che ofllo al hsads of d. q. and Frank Il.
Coppin. Of HswFo't. two Kentucky repub-
leans employed on the river and hsrbor
work al Cincinnati under Major stiokney
will fall into tho basket Tho Ooppins are
employed In tbs drauahtsmen division and
receive handsome salaries. The positions
are said 10 be outside tine classified service.
90 there will be no danger OF the vscan,
positions not being filled by democrats.
Whether the sixth district will bs called
upon to ill the vaeano!si or whether Gin
cinnau will furnish tho Coppin's sueo ssors
can not at this time be stated.
The resolution introduced In the house
some days bgo by Congressman Sperry, OF
Connecticut. calling upoa the serReant-at.
foroement of section 40 Of the revised
statutes regulating the pay OF members 10
still before tho committee on rules. Moth
ing has been demo with the resolution be-
cause Of the illness of Speaker Crisp. Az
ooon as the speaker 10 able 10 resume his
duties Mr.. spsrry will urge tho rules COM
mIttee TO mako an carly report. He does
not propose to lst Che matter drop. however
much certain msmbsfs object to II. but will
insist on having q public statsmsnt from
the sergsant-at-arms. Quite number OF
congressman sinoe the action Of the house
last April. directing the sergeant-st-arms
10 enforce the provisions Of section 40. have
refused TO draw ono cent Of their salary.
The opinion 10 expressed that the whole
subjsct will get into tho courts, asd that.
too, before very long.
The committee on rules have not yst or.
ranged any programme of business to bs
followed after tho vind-up OF the appropri-
alton BILLS this weeh. Congressman Oath
waite. n member OF the rules committee.
said this afternoon that no had not dis
cussed the matter with tho other mem bers
OF the COMMITTEES. nor had the ohairmsn Of
the leading committees suggested what
bills they desired the house to consider.
II am inclined 10 think" said Mr.. Outh-
waite. that the committee on rules will
follow the same course pursusd during the
the long session of the Last oongress-Qive
each committee an hour for tho oonsidera-
tion OF such bills as the committee may see
a. TO call up. A great many measures 10
which there 10 little or no obioo,ion can be
disposed Of IN an hour. know that not a
few Important bills we're passsd that way
during the long session Of the fifty-ssoond
congress. There are are several important
bills now on the calendar. and II may be
that the committee on rules will bring In
some special ordsis for their consideration.
We can tell better next week what the pro-
Qramms will be-"
Col. Hatch 10 much eated over the pa,s-
ago OF hts anti-option bill. ho majority
wss larger than he had hoped to get, and
| he regards the exosss over his sIpeciations
as safe ground on which TO base hope ths,
the bill will pass the senate. too; bat 4,
won't. That is. NOT at this session.
republican member OF tho senate apricul-
tu,al COMMITTEES. TO which the bill
will probably bs referred is nu.
thority for stating that the meas.
us will make no advnnce ill
after congress reconvencs next De.
cspber. Coula its champions SECURE u,
| consideration in the senate at this sessiou
aud renoh n vote they would pnss u; but a,
20 elections will have taken plaos befor,
| @ ingress rsconvenea, many asnators will BE-
less likely 10 fear their constituents
and as the majority would be small
even were q vots taken now, 10 ia fair
to believe that 10 will dwindle into q minor
ity after the election.
After congress adjou'ns Senator Br o.
| who 10 the chairman OF thu senate commit
tee on Pacific railroads, will take his fellov
committee mstnberI in his Jrivate car on
nm extensive tour over tho Union PechC
and Central Pacific routes. They will starl
from Washington aud proceed to Chicago
going thence TO Omaha ana then over the
main lines 10 the Pacific slope. They vii
be gone about six wesks