The sun., 1894-12-10
THIS WEEK IN CONGRESS.
40 ORDER or BUsINEss TEr Ar.
RANGED fOR THE SENATE.
tnnni uin IN the Sezste, sud II the
House the Railroad FosIine RIII sua the
Urgency Deficiency uilI Will Co-e uH

Nr. horpnr VIII Brine Up the Niesrsgu.
tnnnI uin IN the Senate, sud IL the
House the Railroad roeIine RtIi sua n |.
Urgency Deficiency min VIII Cone Us.
WASHINGTON, Dec. o.--There will be no well.
Defined business policy in the Senate until the
democratic steering committee has carried out
the instructions Of the recent caucus Thi. will
probably be done early this week, but no real
EFFORT will be made to get down to persistent
work until after the holiday recess. without
waiting for the steering committee. Mr.. Morgan
will begin the consideration OF the Nicaragua
canal hill, and will address the Senate upon
tlut measure tomorrow. Ills remarks will
donhtlcss call out others, as he proposes 10 keep
H.. subject actively before the Senate until
s,iic action Is taken.
lac order In which the measures Of proposed
le.siation endorsed by the Democratic caucus
may he presented to the Senate will be agreed to
at - carly a date as the steering committee can
set together, but a leading member OF that com.
tait'e is authority for the statement that it has
been practically agreed that the Bankruptcy bill
s.a'l nave precedence over all others. The policy
" the Republicans is causing the majority some
cuirerii, and the fear has been expressed that a
fys,em VI hlibusterng may be inaugurated.
This. however, Is denied by Republican
leaders. 1t is understood that they will
not make any objection TO the appropriation
son that they believe its enforcement will only
result in making the law the moro unpopular.
The Republicans have assumed the position OF
favoring the passage OF the various appropria-
tion bills and sdjourning; beyond this they will
lend their opponents no assistance
In the House of Representatives, although
Mr. Patterson (Dem., TENN, in charge Of the
Railroad Pooling bill, has given notice that he
will ask the House to vote upon it's passage on
Tuesday afternoon, the fate OF the bill primarily
depends upon the action of the Appropriations
committee. II tho Urgent Deficiency bill,
which the commtttesis now working upon, shall
hr ady to report to the House when IL meets on
TUESDAY, Chairman Savers says he will present IL
then and urge immediate consideration. II Is
tie House, and the Pooling bill will be laid aside.
Bu. Il the Deficiency bill shall not be ready. a
vote un the Pooling bill may be taken on Tues
day. and the general opinion Is that 1t will pass,
wssihly 80 amended as to give the Interstate
Commerce Commission final Jurisdiction OF the
proposed contracts between the companies.
Tomorrow, under the rules. Is to be devoted
To the consideration OF affairs OF the District of
Columbia, and unless the rules are suspended
a. they Frequently have been on like occasions,
tax en- up
Mr. O'Neill Dem. MassJ has announced his
WR esd TSs viii enoSp
nf the pension policy OF tho Administration. and
may occupy tie time OF the House for more
'lian day. In that case II will he antaConzed
bv MIR. brown dbem Ind hartman of the Com
mttte on Elections. who will on Thursday ask
consideration OF the Willams-Settle contested
election ease from the Fifth North Carolina dis
ri :. which came over by agreement from last
session. The commit port favors the sitting
member. settle. who is Republican. Con-
tested election cases are matters OF highest
privilege and II has been customary for the
House TO take them up when called for by the
10 tnaf II IF the VIII fnsSn bin ,nys is mot
!r.d the right Of way for the time being