The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-01-01
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The senat\Will Transact But
Littl6[ Business.
TIE TARIFF BIIB\ III THE HOUSE.

The Debate wm start Npn "wednesday
Unless Prevented by Mr.. Voutcilos Ha-
waiian Resolution Immedi%e Financial
Legislation Necessary.
WASHINGTON, Jan In accordance
with its resolution of adjournment con-
gress will reconveue on Wednesday. il
is not probable that the senate will really
get down to close business application
during the week, and some of the mos,
experienced observers of the course of the
senate under circumstances similar to
hose which will surround that body when
t shall reconveue freely predict that there
will not be a quorum during any part Of
the present week and that, therefore, no
important business will be undertaken
until Monday next. Several senators will
be absent in attendance upon Senator
Faulkner's wedding and many viii not
I return from their homes or from other
/ places to which they have gone for the
/ holidays until the first of next week.
The most important bill on the calendar
ls the federal elections bill, and 10 Is pos
sible that it may be taken mp for speech
making during the week, though it is not
likely chat there will be an effort to pass
the bill during the week The senate is
not likely to discuss the Hawaiian ques-
ton again while the foreign relations
committees investigation is incomplete,
so that subject bids fair to remain in abey-
ance for some weeks.
The program OF the house for the com
ing week has not been definitely arranged,
but it is probable that the tariff and Ha-
| waiian questions will both figure. The
tariff debate will begin as soon as the
/ house reconvenes on Wednesday. The
| Democratic members of the ways and
| means committee have not yet decided
| u pon the limit which will be set upon the
debate, but the Democratic leaders seem
to believe that it ought not to run more
than two weeks, -four days for general de
bate 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 upon whether the
{ Republicans insist upon the full reading
of the bill before the debate begins. Mr.
Burrows will reply to Mr. Wilson's argu
ment.
At the very outset Of the tariff debate
however it will be antagonized by the
. Republicans, who will come forward witt
the Hawaiian matter Mr.. Boutelle (Me.
served notice that as soon as congress re
= convened he would call up the resolution
which he introduced and which he main
j. tanned was of a privileged character Tht
Q question as to its privileged nature wa
held in allegiance by the speaker, to be de
{ cided when it came up formally before thu
q house. In order to prevent any embal
rassment on this point it has been decided
y by the Democratic leaders to allow tn,
Hawaiian matter to be brought up in tn,
shape of the MoCreary substitute for tn,
J. Hit resolution on Friday and give tina
h day and the next for its consideration
Whether the McCreary substitute, whicl
si condemns ex-Minister Stevens, will b
% passed or not is doubtful.
It is barely possible that some measure
TX for the relief of the treasury may upse
r. the present prospects in the house for tn
present week. The surplus is at its loves
p .ebb, and some proposition for the reple
tion of the national exchequer may b
- brought forward.