Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-07-16
DAYLIGHT AHEAD.
House Leaders Can See an End
of Their laborS.
Present Week Will Probably Dispose
of Most important Measures.
Tariff Bill Opponents in Senate Will Make a
Strong Fight.

WASHINGTON, July l5.-The managers
of the House think they can see daylight
ahead, and the present week will put all
matters of general interest and importance
out of the way. Tomorrow will be given
up to the consideration of Representative
Bailey's bill for a uniform system of bank
ruptcy, and vote on its passage will be
taken at 80. In case the bill is out of the
way in time the judiciary committee will he
recognized before adjournment so that it
will have all of Tuesdays session for a dis
cussion of measures reported from 1t.
Nine bills have been selected by the COM
mittee for presentation, but il will be inn
possible to consider them all. One of these,
considered of much Importance, is to estab
Iish a system of salaries for marshals, clerks
and attorneys of United States courts, and
abolishing the practice of paying fees. The
bill is in some respects the outcome of re-
ported abuses Of officials of the United
States courts in Massachusetts and Ala
bama.
Wednesday will be given to the commit
tee on military affairs to clear up the more
important bills, the passage of which it has
recommended. This is far as the committee
on rules has disposed of this week, but the
probabilities are that before the week
closes the bill to amend the interstate COM
merce act to permit railroad companies to
arrange freight and passenger pools, will be
called up. Considerable opposition to the
bill is expressed and several applications
have been made to the committee on rules
not to let it have n day until next session.
The expediency and justice of the PROPOSE
ton is recognized by the managers and they
say it shall have consideration. Unless the
friends of the measure consent to strike
out the provision permitting appeals to be
taken from the rulings of the interstate
commerce commission, it is doubtful whether
the bill will pass.
The Senate has made such rapid progress
with the appropriation bills that it is quite
possible the close of the week will see all
the departments of the government provided
for for the present fiscal year. When this
is accomplished the minority will occupy
position of singular advantage in regard to
the conference reports on the tariff bill.
Should those features of the House bill
which conservative" Democrats and the
Republicans most object to, be reinstated in
the conference report, ii will be in their
power to say awe are quite ready to vote
to adjourn, or stay here and discuss this
matter until the fourth of next March, if
need be. There is no rule by which you
can shut off debate or compel the adoption
of conference report which does not con-
cede something to our views
If, after the appropriation bills are dis
posed of the Republicans in the Senate and
House should combine to break the quorum
it is doubtful if the the Democrats will be
able, without an extraordinary effort, to
hold their forces together and command
| sufficient votes TO adopt the conference re-
port. Some of tie more aggressive Rcpub-
lican opponents of The tariff bill are already
limiting at the possibility of such a contin-
gency arising. The better opinion seems
to be that some kind of adjustment will be
arrived at though not until after August l,
the date now fixed for the bill to
take effect. Augu,t 10 is the date which
one of the most active of the conferees
names as the time when he hopes to see the
bill signed by the President.
No other important measures are pending
between The two houses which Senate is in
any humor to take up. The anti-option bill
was talked to death in the Senate in the
last Congress and would meet an equally
strong opposition if called up for Senate.
action at this session. Almost as much op-
position would await the bill to forfeit the
unearned railroad land grants which the
House passed last week.