The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-01
CONGRESS THIS WEEK.
The Tariff and Hawaiian Questions
To Come I'D in the House.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.-In accordance
with its resolution of adjournment, Con-
gress will reconvene on Wednesday of the
present week. 1t is not probable that the
Senate will really get down to
close business application during the
week, and some of the most ex-
perienced observers of the course
of the Senate, under circumstances similar
to those which will surround that body
when it shall reconvene, freely predict that
there will be no quorum during any part OF
the present week, and that, therefore,, no
important business will be undertaken until
Monday, the Sth. The Senators generally
feel that there is little that the Senate can
do in the way of promoting legislation I'M
til the House shall act upon some Of the
measures before it. The Senate calendar
contains 10i reported measures, but there
are less than half a dozen of these that will
require any great amount OF time for con-
sideration. There are a number of claim
bills. of which the McGarrahan and the
Woodbridge are the most prominent, which
will I'm all probability be disposed of at an
early date, but whether this week or next,
or later still, will depend altogether upon
circumstances The most important bill on
the calendar is the federal elections bill.
dHu II II pOSSlDic THAI II il1y OE up
for speech-making during the week, though
IL is not likely that there VIII be an effort
10 pass the bill during the week. The BIN
increasing the bank circulation 10 the full
amount of bonds deposited is also still be-
fore the Senate and in condition to be
taken up at any time. The Senate is not
likely to discuss the Hawaiian question
again while the foreign relations committee
investigation is Incomplete, so that the sub
iect bids fair TO remain in allowance for
some weeks. unless there should be unex-
nQctp6 6QVpIOnmapfs The outlook for Leg
iSlation in the Senate is not, therefore, very
good, either for the present week or Tor
the immediate future. The Senate Will do
comparatively little until the House sends
the tariff and appropriation bills over.
The programme in the House for the com
ing week has not been definitely arranged,
but IL is probable that the tariff and Hawaii
an Questions Will both figure. The tarl1
debate will begin as soon as the House re-
conveueS on Wednesday,. The Democratic
members OF the ways and means
have not yet decided on the limit which viii!
leaders seem to believe that IL ought not to
run more than two weeNs--four days for
general debate and ten days for debate
under the five minute rule. Whether Mr..
Wilson. who is to open the debate. can
speak on Wednesday will depend on whether
the Republicans insist upon the full reading
Of the bill before the debate begins mas
much as the formal reading of this bill was
dispensed with when the Mckinley bill was
considered. the Democrats do not believe
that the objection TO dispensing with the
reading OF the Wilson bill will be interposed
by the Republicans. In that case Mr.. VIII
sons opening speech will be heard on
Wednesday. followed by that OF Mr. Bur-
rows. who will reply to Mr.. Wilson'S argu-
ment, for the Republicans. At the very
outset OF the tariff debate, however, it will
be antagonized b. the Republicans, who
viii come forward with the Hawaiian mat
ter. Mr.. Boutelle, of Maine, served notice
that as soon as Congress r%econvened he
would call up the resolution which he intro
duced and which he maintained was OF a
privileged character. The question as to it's
privileged nature was held IN allowance b.
the Speaker, TO be decided when IL came up
formally before the House. In order TO pre-
vent embarrassment on this point. il has
practically been decided by the Democratic
leaders 10 allow the Hawaiian matter TO be
brought UP in the shape OF the McCreary
substitute for the Hit resolution on Friday
aud TO give that day and the next Saturday
for its consideration. Whether the NcCreary
substitute. which condemns ex-Minister
Stevens. will be passed or not Is doubtful.
the purpose at this time being only TO give
both sides an opportunity TO ventilate their
views in order to get this question teEnpor-
arily out OF the way so that tie tariff de-
bate can proceed uninterrupted.
IL Is not probable that any attempt will
be made at the outset 20 set q limit TO the
tariff debate. II will be allowed 90 run two
DAVIS. perhaps three. and then IL the Re-