The Portland daily press., 1894-07-09

Before the First of the Month-District
of Columbia Bills to be Considered and
Appropriation BiIls-The Committee of
Conference Will Discuss the Amended
China to be Considered,
Washington, July S.-Mr. Cockren has
been busy getting as many appropriation
bills in shape as possible SO this week can
be occupied by the Senate in their discus
sion. The legislative bill will be reported
to the Senate tomorrow and there will only
remain, besides the District of Columbia
bill, sundry civil, Indian and deficiency
bills to be reported. The pension bill will
be called up tomorrow and likely a number
of political speeches will be made on this
bill.
Mr.. Morgan, chairman of the committee
on foreign relations, will endeavor to have
the afternoon of tomorrow or next day set
apart for the consideration of the Chinese
treaty, which has been pending in the Sem
ate for tie past three months, and which
was laid aside to make way for the unre-
stricted consideration of the tariff bill. 1t is
probable, that owing to opposition from the
Senators on the Pacific coast.the discussion
of this convention may consume more
than day. The Senate finance committee
will not take any action on many of the
bills referred to it, and its whole time will
be devoted to the consideration of the tariff
in conference. The first meeting of the
conference will be had tomorrow morning.
The desire is coupled with strong hope
on the part of the Democratic managers
he fc rybi he txvo
disagree may be settled speedily and the
bill may be sent to the President for his
signature before the first of next month
but the Republicans say this is impossible.
Tomorrow will probably be given over by
the house to the consideration of the Dis
trict of Columbia measures. A meeting
of the committee on rules is expected to
be held Monday afternoon orTuesday morn
ing at which an order of business for the
rest of the week will be prepared. The
measure first TO be submitted will doubtless
be Mr.. fuckers Joint resolution proposing
an amendment to the Constitution provid-
ing for the election of Senators by the di-
rect vote of the people. aSeveral other bills
probably will be included within the order
but it is unc ertain what they are. strong
pressure is being brought to bear for the
early consideration of the bill to amend the
interstate commerce act to permit pooling
arrangements by railroads and it stands fair
show of getting a place. Whatever the
programme agreed upon may be it's execu-
tion will be subject to interruption for the
purpose of receiving and considering the
conference reports on the Republican bills
which may be expected any time after
Tuesday. Should the report from the con-
ferences of the tariff bill be ready in the
course of theweek it too would be given
an Immediate hearing. A return to the
consideration of the measures called up by
the committee in the morning hour"
tends to greatly facilitate the disposal of
the bills in the House. Several rather i'm
portant measures were thus passed last
week and the number doubtless will be- in
creased this week..
Gen. Sewall Resigns.
Washington July 7.-General Frederick
D. Sewan of Maine chief of internal reve-
nue. agents has rendered his resignation to
Commissioner Miller and will probably be
succeeded as head of the corps by Revenue
Agent Wellborne ". ColqH1tt brother of the
late Senator from Georgia. General Sewan
has occupied the position since 1868.
Hoar's Lottery Bill in Favor.
Washington July Ex-senator Hoar expects
that the House judiciary committee will
report favorably on his lottery bill which is
chiefly directed against the traffic in lot
terry tickets carried on by express compa-
MES. One section of the bill forbids the
opening or maintaining of ap agency in
any city for the sale of LOTTERY tickets.
This provision Representative Boatner who
is chairman pro tenn of the committee on
judiciary says will probably have to be
eliminated before the bill can secure the
approval of the committee.
The Vigilant Beaten.
Glasgow, July 1.-THE Vigilant, the Ameri-