The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-12-03

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-The senate will
be called to order Monday at u o'clock,
noon. when the last session Of Tho 5Sl
congress will begin. The vIce president
10 In this city and will preside. The sss-
result Of committee action during the
long session, and 10 collects at least 100
items, covering wide range Of matters.
Much interest 10 feit among the ssna.
tors Of oil political beliefs In the presi.
dents message and In its recommenda.
tions. Il 10 necessary to discuss them
further before deciding upon plan OF &C.
tion. The democratic majority Of the
finance committse 10 on record 10 favor Of
the passing Of the bills aud Il 70 not I'm.
probable carly action Of the committee Ia
sought to frustrate any attempt to pre-.
veat legislation. These will have mliah
teAe IN directing the course Of the senate.
II thers are recommsuda tions for radical
departures on financial methods they are
sure TO lead to much spsshmakina early
In the session and later to form basis Of
committee action.
Signincance 10 also attached to Senator
voorhees' declaration that hs will ask the
finance committee to cit on Tuesday.
Tuesday is the day for the regular meet.
Ina Of this committee but Il doss not or
dinarily meet 20 promptly after the 1ssem.
bling Of tho senate. chairman voorhees,
declines to state the object Of the meet.
Ing further than to soy II 10 held for the
purpose Of permitting an exchange OF
views among the members. II the presi.
dent's message 10 received Monday the
executive recommendation could, Of
course. bs taken up, but 90 there has been
no positive assurance No to whom the mos
sage would como In, when tho meeting
was decided on, II would appear the chair
man had other objects In view. II 10 poe.
sibls bic purpose may bs to arrange .
policy upon the supplemental tariff bills.
These bills have oil been reported by the
committee, but IL may be considered
necessary to discuss them further
before deciding upon . plan Of
action. The democratic majority Of
the finance committee 10 on record In
favor Of tho passage OF the bills and Il ID
not improbable that the oarly action oi
the committee 10 sought to Illustrate any
attempt to prevent legislation. This 10 not
altogether Q surmiss for Il 10 known soms
of the so-called conserva tive senators
have advised that . general party confer.
encs 10 held after tho senate convenes fog
the consideration Of this question. The
experience Of tho last session showed
Whenever caucuses were hold the con.
servatives carried their points. Hence
there 10 reason for tho prompt action oI
the friends Of the supplcm cntary bills.
There appears TO he nothing outside ol
financial or tariff questions likely to cx
cite ripple during the week. After the
receipt OF tho presidents message and
when II gets down to business tho senate
may take up the calendar In regular OF.
der, or Il may proceed tn consider out ol
order, some Of the moro important bills
which have been reported. such as thoss
for the admission OF Arizona and New
Mexico, or tho bankruptcy. nnti.optior
and Nicaragua bills. In any svent the
daily sessions OF the week will bs shor
with the probabilities strongly in favor o.
adjournment from Thursday to Monda,
the week following.