Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-08-23
REST AHEAD.

Close of the First Session of the Fifty-
Third Congress-Nothing Now to Do
But Clean Up the Flag ED.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2O.-There is GOOD
reason to believe that tie week that
opens to-day will see the close OF the
first session of the fifty-third con-
gress. The work of the senate is nm
lshed; the last of the appropriation olils
was completed and the conference re-
port adopted Friday, and there is no'h-
ing now for the senate to do but 10
clean up the fag ends OF busy ana
very entertaining session.
About the only thing that keeps SEN
ators here is the tariff bill; and the
general impression now is that the
president will permit it to become law
just as soon as the treasury officials
are ready to carry it into effect. That
he does not intend to veto the bill is
clear, for the law points are not being
prepared at the government printing
Office.
After this it is likely that the SEN.
ate may meet for short time daily
and then adjourn pending the recep-
ton of the tariff bill. Until 1t Is
known just when to expect this meas
ure from the president it is not likely
that joint resolution fixing day for
adjournment will be introduced.
In the meantime there will be an ef-
fort land perhaps a successful one) to
pass the house bill to repeal all laws
authorizing a rebate of the internal
revenue tax on alcohol used in the
arts Mr.. Sherman in his ''plain talk"
on Saturday showed the necessity for
the passage of that measure; and Mr..
Allison will be heard on the same point
and on the whole subject of this ses-
sion's tariff legislation to-day.
There was nothing much for the
house of representatives, apparently,
but to wait for the action of the presi-
dent on the tariff bill and then adjourn.
The adoption of the Murphy resolu-
ton in the senate Saturday is taken
as an expression of the determination
on the part of that body to do no more
business, and the futile efforts of the
managers of the quorum to vote on the
Sugar trust and bounty resolution dem
onstrated the fact that, like the house,
the senate was practically without
quorum Therefore. it is assumed that
uOuC VI Vic yCI III SohASAS lSS ~
tween the two houses will be further
considered at this session, for it is not
likely that they could be passed, even
were the conferees to come to an agree
ment thereon.
Among this class Of measures are
two proposed judicial changes, one re-
lating to the powers of commissioners
appointed by territorial courts, and the
other to the payment of state taxes
levied against corporations in the
hands of receivers appointed by United
States courts.
The committee on rules has notified
hairmen of committees applying for
a DAY on which to consider business
reported from them that no more al
lotments of time for that purpose will
be made. AS long as the house re-
mains in session, bills may be consid-
cred and passed by unanimous con-
sent; but nothing that does not meet
general approval stands any show of
getting through.
Just before the house adjourned last
Thursday an effort was made to gain
consideration for the bill reported by
conference committee and agreed to
that day by the senate prohibiting the
immigration of anarchists. But objec-
ton was made by several members,
and the proba bilities now are that it
must go over until next session.