The evening world., 1894-08-24
NO spEECHMAkING.
Senators, Agree to Rush Through
All Possible Business
House and Senate Resolve to Ad.
journ On Next Tuesday. E.
Congressman Still Urging Cleveland
to Sign the Tariff Bill.
(By Associated Prsss.)

WASHINGTON, Aug. I.-1ne SEN
ators have reached an agreement
about the procedure In the Senate. Sen
ator Harris representing the Democratic
side and Senator Henderson represent
ing the Republicans had an understand
ing before the Senate met to-day.
The Senate will Immediately go into
executive session and lear up all the
nominations possible. Some OF the con-
tested nominations will go over. which
lis equivalent to rejection as reappoint-
ment is required if the President desires
TO retain the candidate in office.
/, After the Executive calendar is cleared
Up the Senate will consider the bills to
which there Is no objection in open SEES
sion, but no other business will be taken
up. .... .,.
The agreement also means that no
speeches are to be made, and this IL one
OF the points that the Republicans have
been contending for. The. bfll to amend
the alcohol schedule of the Tariff BIN Is
not to be considered.
Immediately after the reading OF the
= journal III the House Mr.. Gatherings,
from the committee on Rules, offered IL
,,.-josnt-reseaation for sine die adjourn
ment next Tuesday, Aug. ~, at
Z, clock. 1t was adopted without 'di.
- Siston.. =.
!. Mi. Catchings, then moved that when
e the Huuse adjourned to-day 1t be to
e meetfon Monday next.
Mr.. Loud (Rep., CALI, resisted the
: motion,s ma king the point OF no quorum
ON the rising vote, which resulted: W-lo.
= He subsequently withdrew the point.
. however. and the motion was agreed to.
* ~ possible, the Senate wore more
3 deserted appearance than on Yesterday
and the day before despite the fact that
one Republican, MIR. Higgins. and two
< Democrats, Messrs. Camden and But
Ter. had returned.
I: MIR. George asked and obtained in
dennite leave ofkabsence for his col
league. Mr.. McLaurin, on account OF
: SERIOUS illness in his family, and then
: Mr Harris without testing The presence
proceed to, consideration of executive
business.
This was agreed to and at 1906 p. NJ.
the Senate went into Executive Session.
Af.er going Into executive session some
: legislative. business was done. The TO-
loWinglowing bills were passed:
House BIZ to provide for. tine collection
Of thermal revenue; TO carry into effect
the provisions OF the convention between
the United States and Venezuela. relative
10. the, aroitra lion and settlement OF the
calm OF the Venezuela Steam Transport
tatisn Company; fixing the salary OF the
! United States Commissioner in the Vene-
zue.an claim arbitration at 5000; also
House bill granting right OF way through
i electric railway purposes.
The following House bridge bills were
2 authorizing the contraction OF bridges
qacruss the Missouri River at de Witt
. Mo-. :, across the Usage River in Mis-
squirt across the Missouri River at st.
ijouis. Mo.
!, 4 The House concurrent resolution for
sGnalnadjournment Of Congress on Tues
day at 9 O'CLOCK was laid before the Sen.
ate. and at the request Of Mr. Cockrell
IN tn al uT
agreed that when 1t adjourned to-day 1t
be. to meet on Monday next
A resolution was offered by Mr. Lind
ss pr G s' ia the B 81 " ,Se
Worlds Columbian Exposition OF the
names of the persons to whom. the d.
Ilomas. were awarded. the work to be
done by the bureau OF Engraving and
Printing. and the cost to be paid from
shci appropriation of 100000 already
made.
grew directing the Interstate Commerce
Commissioners to furnish Information
concerning the ownership OF railroads by
foreign government The rates Gharsed
compared with the charges made by the
railroads OF the United States for like
service, and the cost Of operating rail-
roads owned by the Government and the
revenues compared with the roads Of the
United States. Also as TO the wages
raid to employees by Government rail-
the United States. The resoption was
agreed to.
President Cleveland's purpose on the
Tariff bill was the main reason for the
resolution passed In both Houses to-day
for final adjournment at 2 o'clock next
Tuesday.
Representative Catchings, OF the House
Committee on Rules. had called on the
President earlier In the day and on
reaching the Capitol conferred with
Speaker Crisp as to the adjournment
The resolution was thereupon framed
and introduced with the authority Of the
Rules Committee.
1t Is understood that Mr. Catchings
z outlined this plan to the President and
u met with approval. Mr.. Catchings
would say little as to his talk with the
President. He regarded II as settled
however, that the bill would became a
law next Monday midnight. without the
: Presidents signature.
Mr.. Catchings also inclined to the belief
that the President would send a messag.
10 Congress on the subject. 1t is saic
=. that while a message on a measure no.
vetoed or signed would be unusual, &
would be entirely regular
II any positive action on the Presi.
dents part had been contemplat ted to-
morrow or Monday. the House managers
would not have bound themselves to post
pone the adjournment until Tuesday next
White House to-day. but did not see tn
20 already begun. Mr.. Wilson accompa ME,
II friend interested in an appointment.
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