The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-03
LAST OF The FIFTY-TH|RD
The House Nill Meet for Its Final
Session Today.
,ILLS TO BE CONSIDERED
'op Gun Tariff Measures VIII Come in
for Share of Attention-Arizon and
New Mexico Knock for Admission.
Bluefields Must BE Looked To.
By the United Press.

By the United Press.
Washington, Dec. 1.-At 12 o'clock to-
morrow the house of representatives
will convene in their final session Of the
Fifty-third congress. When its term
runs out at noon on March next, it will
have been in session for fourteen
months.
Besides listening to the reading Of the
message of President Cleveland, 1t is
not likely that anything else will be
done tomorrow. The house may hear
the announcement Of the death of Hon.
Myron b. Wright, late representative
from the Fifteenth district Of Pennsyl-
vania, who was reelected to the Fifty
fourth congress, and died four days af-
ter the election.
Among the bills that are likely to
come up are the Nicaraguan canal BILL
and the bill to permit railroad compa-
nies to pool passenger and freight busi-
ness under regulation by the interstate
commerce committee.
The contested election case of Will
Jams VS. Settle, from the Fifth North
Carolina district, which was postponed
from last session by agreement, will also
be brought up, but the results of the
late election have divested it of inter-
est, aside from the regular appropria-
tion bills.
Chairman Sayres. of the apprOpria-
tion committee, says he will have the
pension and appropriation bills on the
calendar of the house early in the week
and If no other important business pre-
sents itself for consideration the house
will send them to the senate before the
week closes. The pension bill is now
ready to be reported, and the final meet
ing of the subcommittee having in
charge the Notifications bill will be held
at II O'clock tomorrow, at which time
Generals Schofield and Bachelor will
be present for examination. General
Schofield is president of the ordinance
board, and General Bachelor has sub
mitted some estimates for work at Fort
ress Monroe
The Senate Calendar.
The senate calendar contains 145 bills
and resolutions that have been re-
ported by committees, many of them
measures that are of great Importance
and which will be urged for action as
soon as the senate can emerge from the
inertia which always characteriZes the
beginning of session. Most import
ant among these, from a political point
of view, are the four so-called pop
gun" tariff bills sent over from the
house at the close of the last session
nnh OIL 70 hlxy tn thn a
Aug. 20. Mr.. Jones, of Arkansas, and
Mr.. Harrison, of the finance committee,
have said that they intended to call
these bills up, and especially the sugar
bill, at the earliest possible moment.
AS 1t now stands on the senate calen-
dar, the house bill providing for free
sugar was amended by the senate
finance committe by imposing duty
of 40 per cent. on all sugars.
The house bill providing for free coal
was amended by the senate finance
committee by imposing duty on BIZ
luminous coal when imported from any
country that levies a duty on Ameri-
can coal this being understood to be
directed chiefly against Canada). The
house bill admitting iron ore free was
reported by the senate finance commit
tee without amendment, but the fourth
bill, as the free barbed wire bill, was
reported by a substitute providing for
the free admission not only Of barbed
wire, but of the materials which might
enter into its manufacture.
In Regard to Bluefields.
In view Of the recent complications at
Bluefields, Mr.. Morgan will take the
earliest opportunity to bring to the at
tention of the senate his bill relating to
the construction of the Mcaraguan
canal, which he reported to the senate
so long ago as April IA. This measure
is bound to be the cause of much discus
sion and will be championed by Sena-
tors Morgan and Frye. There is thought
to be but little doubt that it will pass
the senate, bur Its fate in the house is
surrounded by elements of doubt.
The house bill to establish a uniform
system of bankruptcy, which was favor
ably reported to the senate on July 81
last. will be a matter of earnest discus.
sion and the anti-option bill may pro-
trude itself early in the session. This
was reported to the senate on Aug.
and on the same day there was also re-
ported the house bills to admit the terri
tories of Arizona and New Mexico tC
the sisterhood of states. Mr.. Faulkner
will endeavor to add these new stars t
the flag before the Fifty-third congress
dies.
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