The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-24
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SenatorA Agreo to Rpsh Through
All Possible Business:
Mouse Ind Ssnats Resolve to Ads
y. joufn, on Next Tuesday. -
;sConsrcssmen Still Ursing Cleveland
~ Sign the Tarin' Bill.
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I wASHINGTON, Aug. &.-The SEN
Z ntors. have. reached ian agreement
about the procedure in the Senate. Sen
4ator Harris representing the Democrat tic
sfside and Senator Manderson represent
ing the Republicans had an understand
ing before the Senate met to-day.
The Senate will Immediately go into
executive session and clear up all the
nominations possible Some Of the con-
tested nominations will go over. which
IS equivalent to rejection. rs reappoint-
ment is required il the President desires
to retain the candidate in Office.
After the Executive calendar Ia cleare
up the Senate will consider the bills to
which there Is no obi In open res
sion, but no other business viii be tsken
up. -"
The agreement also means that nc
speeches are to be made. and thist Is one
of the points that tic Republicans have
been contending for. The bill to amend
the alcohol schedule of the Tariff bill is
not TO be considered.
Immediately after the reading of the
Journal in the House Mr.. Catchings,
from the Committee on Rules, offered a
Joint. resolution for sine die adjourn
(: ment next Tuesday, Aug. y, at
o'clock. 1t was adopted without di-
Mr.. .Cstchtngs then moved that when
the House adjourned to-day IL be TO
MI. Loud Rep., CALI. resisted the
motion, making the point of no quorum
on the rising vote, which resulted: $50.
He subsequently, withd'ew NV the -d point NJ
III II possible, the Senate wore more
deserted appearance than on yesterday
I and the day before, despite the fact that
Democrats, Me5srs. Camden and But
Mr.. George asked and obtained in
league, Mr.. McLaurin, on account OF
serious illness in his family. and then
Mr.. Harris without testing the presence
o OF Su9 to ecnsiSeTation OF executive
This was agreed to and at 12.o5 p. NJ.
the Senate went into Executive Session.
After going into executive session some
legislative business was done. The fo.-
lowinglowing bills were passed:
House bill to provide for the collection
( OF Internal revenue: to carry into erect
the provisions OF the convention between
the United States and Venezuela, relative
TO the arbitration and settlement of the
calm Of the Venezuela Steam Transpor-
tation Company: fixing the salary OF the
United States Commissioner In the Vene-
1ne:an claim arbitration at $500; also
the '. arlington Military Reservation }or
\ electric railway purposes: 80,
The following House bridge bills wer'
s authorizing the contraction of bridge
across the Missouri River at DE Wiyt
a Mo-; across the Usage River In MI 8
.sotiri; across the Missouri River at 81
!. ! Ths . House concurrent resolution 10
rs Gnsl adjour9snent OF Congress on T%es
agreed that when II adjourned to-day 1
X b. TO Deet on Monday next
~ Aaresoiution was offered by Mr.. Lind
NJ say and was agreed to, providing, 70
n the printing in the Diplomat OF thu
Worlds Columbian Exposition OF tn
Names Of the e the wh work the
n done by the bureau Of Engraving ant
me. Appropriation OF $4,000 alread!
4 resolution was offered by Mr.. Petit
grew directing the Interstate Commerc
Commissioners to furnish information
- concerning the ownership OF railroads b
foreign Governments, The rates charge
for carrying passengers and freight a
-Eompared with the charges made by tn
service, and the cost of operating rail
roads owned by the Government and tn
revenues compared With the roads OF III
raid to employees by Government raj
roads as compared with wages paid !
X the United States The resolution wa
agreed to. .a.
President Cleveland's purpose on tn
Tariff bill was the main reason for tn
resolution passed in both Houses to-da
for Anal adjournment at o'clock ne'
Representative catchings. of the Hou,
Committee on Rules. had called on Il
reaching the Capitol conferred wit
Speaker Crisp as to the adjournmen
The resolution was thereupon frame
and introduced with the authority Of Il
Rules Committee.
1t Is understood that Mr.. Catching
outlined this plan to the President, ar
e 1t met with approval. Mr.. Catching
would say little as to his talk with Il
President. He regarded 1t as settle
law next Monday midnight. without Il
Presidents signature.
Mr.. Catchings also inclined to the bell
that the President would send a messa
to Congress on the subject. 1t is sa
that while a message on a measure n
vetoed or signed would be unusual.
would be entirely regular.
IL any positive action on the Pres
dents part had been contemplated I
morrow or Monday, the House manage
would not have bound Themselves to pos
pone the adjournment until Tuesday neI
Chairman Wilson also went to I
White House to-day. but did not see I
PRESIDENT, as the Cabinet meeting h
already begun. Mr.. Wilson accompani
a friend interested in an appointment
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BEEKMAN NOMINATED.