The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-02-19

Likely To Be Reported Without Any
Recommendation as to Sugar, and a
Kilkenny Cat Fight Will Follow.
Washington. February 19.-There ap-
pears no present prospect of any variation
from the programme followed by
the House of Representatives in the last
few days. Mr.. Bland has Speaker Crisp's
earnest support in his intention to Keep
the seigniorage bill before the House un-
til it is disposed of. After adjournment
yesterday, the Speaker said: We shall
go right along just as we have been go
ing until quorum votes upon the
question of closing debate and remains
| until the vote on the passage of the bill
has been taken. I think we shall have
quorum with us Monday, and that
certainly by Tuesday, the bill will be
passed"
The last statement was in response to
Mr.. Sayers, chairman of the committee
on appropriations, who expressed an
opinion that Mr.. Bland would not sue
ceed in securing the attendance of
quorum 1avorably disposed toward his
masure.
s'Why," said Speaker Crisp, 3we have
only been nine votes short OF quorum
in the House this week. In. that number
were nine Populists and eight Republi-
cans, and those eight Republicans will
become eighteen l am assured when the
bill is before the House for passage"
The supporters of the Bland bill con-
fidentIy expect that it will be out OF the
way by Tuesday night at the furthest.
In answer to question as to why the
committee on rules was not asked to
bring in an order fixing time for the
taking of the vote, Mr.. Bland explained
that, under the existing conditions,
such proceeding would be useless
"Until we get quorum here" he said,
1--WE could not adopt the order. When
quorum is at hand, we won't need the
order"
After the seigniorage bill is disposed
of, Chairman Brown, of the committee
on elections, will ask the House to take
up the report in the contest of O'Nelll
VS.. Joy from the 11th district of Missouri.
Joy, Repu blican, is the sitting member.
The committee. by straight party vote,
recommended that O'Neill, Democrat,
and i former member of Congress be
given the seat. The Speaker has stated
that he favors action upon this subject
next in order but Chairman SayerS, of
the appropriation committee, will antag-
on1ze the motion with the Notifications
appropriation bill, unless Mr.. O'Neill of
Massachusetts,, asks to have the pension
appropriation bill taken up. Mr.. O'Neill
is chairman of the ub-committee in
charge of that measure. Mr.. Sayers said
Saturday: II am getting a little bit
anxious about our bill Although l
promised Speaker Crisp to let the
O'Neill-Joy election case come up last
week, in case the Bland bill was out of
AZ ink Of n ictI II
having at least one of the bills disposed
Of We have five upon the calendar, all
good bills, and | want them we'll on the
way to the Senate. The committee has
made an excellent record for promptness
in getting them ready for consideration,
but l want to supplement that record
with one equally as good fer getting
them out of the House." So whether the
election case or the appropriation bills
shall follow the Bland bill the time of
the House for this week promises to be
pretty well occupied.
Until the tariff bill can be reported,
the Hawaiian matter will probably en-
gross Senatorial eloquence this week
almost to the exclusion of other topics.
The transmission to Congress tomorrow
of Presidents Dole's letter and Minister
Willis's reply will probably excite debate
in the Senate. The members of the COM
mittee of foreign relations are preparing
to speak in the light of the information
gathered by the investigation jnst ended. 4
The suppositioI that the committees
report will be submitted to the Senate
within the next ten days tends to fasten
the attention of the Senate upon, the sub
iect and arouse expectancy as to the
position Mr.. Morgan will take.
The resolution of Mr.. Stewart, denying
the authority of the Secretary of the
Treasury to issue bonds under the pro-
visions of the resumption act, which has
been lost sight of during the executive
business OF the past two OF three days,
still remains undisposed of and may be
made the text of speeches.
Among the Senators there is much
speculation as to who will be the next
man nominated by the President for the
position of associate justice of the Su-
preme court, to which Mr.. Cleveland has
made two appointments which failed of
confirmation. Half a dozen names are
being talked of and among them there is
found a renewal of the rumor that
Senator Gray may be named. The states
comprising the district in which the
vacancy occurred are Connecticut, New
York and Vermont. But there is no
reason why the President should not go
outside of these states if he sees fit. 1t
is argued that inasmuch as he has made
two Intellectual efforts to name man
from New York, he may make selection
from a section where less antagonism
would be found. If he were to nominate
Mr.. Gray, it is said he would be con-
frmed without formal reference of the
nomination to the judiciary committee
New York names naturally figure in the
matter and among them is heard that
one Of Judge Gaay neff1ck baen OF Albany
Cleveland man, and is opposed to Hill,
but it is said Hill would not oppose con-
frmation. Judge E. H. Lacombe of the
Circuit court of New York, is also dis
cussed as an available candidate, and