The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-19
SAID TO BE IN A RUSH.
Congress is Rushing Things So
Some People Say.
Trying to Leave a Fairly Clear
Docket for Next Time.
A MASS OF BILLS.
IS OF BILLS.
A GreatNumber of Unimportant
Measures Are Passed.


Congress is rushing things. The senate
outdid itself By passing three appropria-
ton bills in ono day. and on that and the
following day the house put through bust
ness SO rapidly that it outran its commit
tees and had to adjourn at p. m. for
want Of something to do. In the enormous
mass of bills and resolutions thus rapidly
disposed of there was very little OF national
interest lnd very much that has been on
hand q long time and is Of supreme impOr-
tance to individuals. How many widows
were helped, how many old claimants sat
isncd, how many had various disabilities
removed and how many others were re-
lieved in various ways it would take
long time to count up, but IN the aggre-
gate several hundred people were made
happy That John Henry smith of NUN
lenburg county, Ky, got the $1,000 he has
clained ever since the soldiers took his
hogs in 1861 is not of much conseq to
q nation OF 65, 600, 900 people, but it is a
powerful big thing and a right smart
chance Of money to John Henry
The Appropriations.
The senate has been unusually moder
ate, with possibly three exceptions. in add
infs to the house bills. The big addition IS
to tho river and harbor bill, which is in
creased by one-third, or about SO, 600, 600,
but sort of understanding has grown up
between the two bodies that the house
shall be extremely economical, that the
house allow itself to be forced There is
also big increase for tho District of Co
lulnbia- Tho commissioners asked for So,
066, 1G3. Tho house appropriated So, 2O6,
473, and tho senate has added $64S, O65.
No matter what the conference committee
may do 1t is now evident that the reduc-
tions will about equal the increase, the
pension Office having announced that it
will not need all the amount appropriated,
SO that the total cost Of government for
tho year now just begun viii not exceed
S4S1, COO OOc, or about $3S, 900, 600 less
Delegate Rewlins managed his little bill
so adroitly that the house cOncurred in the
senate amendments without discussion,
and, as he puts il, the region that was
called Mormondom will come in as the
forty fifth state with nearly 800, 600 people
and resources for q million, and she will
come warmly welcomed by men Of all par
ties and be orc of the fairest and most pro
ercssiyc of the sistcrhOOd after having had
the most romantic and varied territorial
childhood If any state since Massachusetts
and Virginia. ="
1t is impossible for tho committee to say
with any certainty what arc the chances
OF the other two territories Chairman
Faulkner says, f. We shall probably report
for Arizona and possibly for New Mexico,
but it's getting pretty late in the season,
and both measures would undoubtedly
cause prolonged debate, SO the senate viii
feel like letting them go over to the short
session, and You know what that means
Is well L do. So far can be judged
by precedent, the chances would be against
thCir admission next winter, for business
crowds, and reasons for exclusion are apt
TO multiply during tho vacation and politi-
cal campaign Much the same may be
said of the numerous proposals in regard
to tho Pacific railway indebtedness After
many meetings, with no apparent prog
Iess, the chairman of the house committee
announced that positive action for this seS-
sion must be taken, and after prolonged
session tho com mittee decided to consider
the Reilly funding bill the basis for
final action No conclusion, however, was
arrived at. and so far as members Of the
committee viii cypress an opinion it is to
tho effect that they Will not have time to
act dccisivcly at This session.
President Cleveland and the Tariff Bill.
All this time alternating reports of prog
ress and delay came from the conference
committee on the tariff bill in the morn
ing to tho eject that the senate was to
have everything its own way, and in the
evening that the house bill would come
out on top. Historically the course Of
things may be given with tolerable Ger
tainty on few points. It is known that
in tho consultation at the White House
Mr.. Cleveland took ground against many
of tho senate amendments, that his influ-
ence has been Of some weight in strength
eniug the house conferees, that they have
gained much more than was expected, and
that the senate cOnferees have shown great
anxiety to come to an agreement, but that.
after all, the fight will be, as was expect
ed, from the start ON iron ore coal and
sugar, especially sugar. All this was made
known while only tho Democratic confer
ees were In session, but they took up SO
much time that tho Republicans in the
senate got impatient and insisted, by reso-
luton, upon full committee action. In
managing the Mckinley bill the Repub-
1ican confcrees met first at Senator Al
drich house and then at Mr.. McKinley's
room, after which tho whole committee
mot. Tho Democrats retired gracefully
till the Republicans had agreed, but it was
all dono very pleasantly, and there was
no great delay
"A Question OF Honors.
Echoes Of tho strikes and riots are stiH
heard in both houses, and a much dis
cussed question is, Who has carried of the
honors2 Much is said in praise Of General
Miles and some others. but there is a prac-
tically unanimous vote for the president,
Senator Davis and Governor Matthews Of
Indiana = I want to do a little talking
on that resolution, - said General Sickles,
referring to the resolution for n committee
OF inquiry. " I have congratulated Sena-
tor Davis, but L want opportunity to
do it publicly. OF course I liked General
Gordon 8 speech, and 1t was eloquent and
fun OF southern fire and all that, but be-
lieve liked Davis speech all the better
because there was no show of eloquence,
no fireworks in it, It was just hard solid,
American common sense and the pure
metal Of answering patriotism. 1t braces
a fellow up Just to read it. Every sentence
is fun Of courage. Let him have the
thanked that old fellow after the battle of
Cannaa tl,pen1lSa ha had not flazraiTad rf