The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-20
HEADING FOR THEIR HOMES
Preparing for The Wind-up Of a Busy
and Interesting Session.

The Work Of the Senate Finished and
Very Little Left for the House to Do.
The Law Print Of the German Tariff
Soon to Be Ready Small Likelihood
of Anything More Getting Through
Now.
Washington Aug 19.-There is a good
reason to believe that the week that
opens tomorrow will see the close of the
second session Of tho Fifty-third con-
gress. The work of the Senate is finished
the last Of the appropriation bill was
completed and the conference report
adopted Friday, and there is nothing now
for the Senate to do but clean up the
failing industries Of busy and a very
entertaining session.
About the only thing that keeps sena-
tors here is the tariff bill and the general
impression now is that the President will
permit it to become a law just as soon as
the treasury officials are ready to carry it
into effect. That he does not intend to
veto the bill is clear, for the law print Is
now being prepared at the government
printing Office.
After tomorrow il IS likely the Senate
will meet for a short time daily and then
adjourn, pending the reception Of the
tariff bill. Until it is known Just when
TO expect this measure from the Preident
it is not likely that Joint resolution fix
ing day for ad Ournment will be intro
duced In the meantime, there will be an
eIort, and perhaps a successful one, To
pass the House bill to repeal all laws au-
thorizlng a rebate Of the internal revenue
tax on alcohol used in the arts. Mr..
Sherman in his "plain talk" on Saturday,
showed the necessity for the passage Of
that measure, and Mr. Allison will be
heard on the same point, and on the
whole subject OF this sessions tariff legis-
lation tomorrow
There is nothing much for the House Of
Representatives to do, apparently, but to
wait for the action of the President upon
the tariff bill and then adjourn. The
adoption Of the Murphy resolution In the
Senate Saturday is taken as an express
sion of the determination on the part of
that body TO do no more business, and the
futile efforts of the managers TO
get quorum 10 vote on the
sugar trust and sugar bounty resolution
demonstrated the fact that, like the
House, the Senate was practically with
out quorum therefore IL is assumed
that none Of the bills yet in conference
between the two houses need to he
further considered at this session, for it
is not likely that they would be passed,
even were the conferees to come to an
agreement thereon.
Among this class OF measures are two
proposed judicial changes, one relating TO
the powers Of commissioners appointed
by territorial courts and the other to the
payment Of state taxes levied against cor
porations in the hands Of receivers ap-
pointed by United States courts
The committee on rules has notified
chairmen Of committees applying for a
day on which 10 consider business re-
ported from them that no more allot-
ments Of time for that purpose will be
made. AS long as the House remains in
session, bills may be considered and
passed by unanimous consent, and moth
Ing that does not meet general approval
stands any show Of getting through
just before the House adjourned last
Thursday an effort was made to gain con-
sideration for the bill, reported by a con-
ference committee and agreed 10 that day
by the Senate, prohibiting the immigra-
tion Of anarchists. But objection was
made by several members and the proba-
bilities now are that il must 60 over until
next session.