The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-08-06

they may choose to permit the ropuplooooe
10 monopoliss the discussion Of the sub
ject.
The usual Sunday quiet. Of the capitol
building was broken to-day by the as
sembling Of the democratic tariff com
ferees at o'clock. All Of the democratic
couferees were present except Senator
Voorhees,, who 10 siek, and Chairman
Wilson. who has gone to West Virginia to
see his sick wife. The meeting lasted till
9o'clock and was marked with even moro
than usual secrecy. Some OF the con.
gsthsr. Others who were more communi-
cativs, explained that the gathering to-
day was due to desire to expedite . est
tlement ut the earliest moment possible.
The meeting resulted in an understand
ing that the report should be made ono
way or the other, by agreement OF other.
wise, within the next 12 hours. That Il
would bs an agreement. was not, how.
ever, definitely settled. On this point the
confsrees say they have not yet entirely
passed the danger point. although they
seemed moro confident tonight that there
would be IN agreement. The discussion
turned on sugar, Iron ore and coal.
KICKS.
without reference to the strong opposition
to the now sugar schedule BY the Louisi.
ana senators. This opposition may b
overcome. however, by permitting the
present bounty or portion OF It to run
until Jan. next. BY postponins the time
In which the bounty provisions OF the
Mckinley law shall be repealed un-
Ill Jan. II, would operate on the
crop about to be gathered. The Louisi.
ana senators said they would be willing to
accept half Of the bounty for the present
year In addition 10 the duty on the new
compromise schedule. Some attention
has also been given to the income tax, and
while final agreement has not yet been
reached, Il 10 practically conceded that
the senate limit OF five years will bo
adopted.
Arsvisw Of the legislation which has
been accomplished by the second session
Of the Fifty.Third congress up to and In.
cluding Aug. 8, shows much has becn done
aside from the sngrossing tariff struggle,
which has largely diverted publication
from matters which would, under other
conditions, have been considered OF great
consequences. One OF the most important
acts Of the session which passed both
houses by strict party vote was the full
filiment Of the plank Of the democratic
platform and was an net repeating all the
laws creating federal supervisors OF elec-
tions and defining their power.
Another important act was to enable
the people Of Utah to form Q constitatiou
and state government, aud to be admitted
into the union on o full footing with tho
original states and providing the machin-
cry by which tho territory will be adj
mittcd, probably in December, 1895. The
act making the first Monday In Septem.
bsr . legal holiday, to bs called Labor
day, was passed. Three bills passed to
give effect to the award Of the tribunal
arbitration ct Paris which edjudicated
the seal fisheries disputes. Several meas-
ures were enacted In accordance with the
Recommendations Of the Dockssy commits
sion (so called for improving and simpli.
flying the methods Of doing government
business.
IMPORTANT BILLS.
The most important were those chang.
II
in the treasury department., improving
tho methods Of accounting In the post
ofilce department and changing the money
order system and regulating the making
Of property returns by the officials Of the
| government.
The naval bill, empowering the presi
dent to flll vacancies In the grade ol
ensigns or assistant engineer by
selecting from the graduating class
Of the naval academy where the
vacancies exceed the number Of cadets
In the line of division or the engineer di.
vision. Also vacancy In the naval
school from the district which the secre.
tary Of the navy is called upon to 1li
must be filled by the appointment Of 9
resident of that district Of two Year,
standing. Three Of the appropriation
bills have not yet gone to tho president
the river and harbor and the general do.
flciency and sundry civil.
Incidental to the sundry civil bill 10 th,
provision granting 100000 acres Of sur
veyed arid public lands to each Of the
states to which the desert land law IL ap
plicable-Nebraska, Kansas, the tcrritor
les Of Arisona, New Mexico, Oklahom;
and Utah-to be selected within 10 years
Five deficiency bills have been neces
sary this season. The principal items Il
the first ono were sl27.5O0 to pay for tn,
assistant janitors and custodians undo
the treasury department, and 100000 TO
tho mileage for the members, tho regula
mileage appropriation for the first session
having been used during the special ses
sion. Tho second bill included s745,0
for the treasury department, $500, 600 Of
for the customs service, 100000 for th
pension service, $4,000 for tho censu
and 100000 for tho treasury dc
partment, half OF II for tn
enforcement OF tho Chinese ex
clusion act, with $4,000 for tn,
treasury printing, and $4,000 for the i'm
provemcnts to tho Runboats Cas,ino an
Machias. The fourth carried abou
s2l5,0O0 for tho treasury. most Of it 10
bureau of printing and engraving, and 70
United States courts, 81. 5000.
The fifth bill. approved Juncsl5. carries
SlG5,OOJ for the public printing Office an
sls5 600 for the custom service.
Jacksou's Crowd safe.
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