Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-03
TODAY is THE DAY
When Third and Last Session Of 58G
Congress Will Meet.
Hardly Quorum Expected to be Present
The Business in Sight.

Washington, Dec AT 12 o'clock, to-
morrow, the House of representatives viii
convene in the third and final session OF
the SD Congress. When its term runs out
at noon, on March 4, next. it will have
been in session Is months. The atten-
dance of members on the opening day is
not expected to number much, if any,
more than quorum. The record of ar
rivals at the postoffice of the House, up t6
last night, was far short of a majority.
For a day or two there probably will bt
no absolute necessity for the presence of
quorum. The reading of the message OF
the President will be listened to- but it Is
not likely that anything elsewill be don't
tomorrow The House may hear the an
nouncement of the death of Representative
Myron B. Wright of Pennsylvania.
No programme of business has been ar
ranged by the committee on rules. Mr..
Outhwaite, one Of the majority members
of the committee, had not arrived in the
city, yesterday, and Speaker Crisp ana
Mr.. Catchings had not consulted the mi
nority members, Messrs. Reed and Bur
rows, but meeting of the committee will
be held after adjournment, tomorrow, and
will doubtless agree upon some line ol
action.
Among the bills likely to come up are
the Nicaraguan canal bill, and the bill to
per.ni it railroad companies to pool passen-
ger and freight business under regula-
tions by the interstate commerce commits
sion. The contested election case OF Will
liams VS.. Settle, 9Th North Carolina dis
trict, postponed from last session by agree
ment, will be brought up, but the results
of the late election have divested 1t OF IN
terest.
Aside from the regular appropriation
hills there is not now much business in
sight that is likely to receive final or deci-
siye action. The new financial policy, the
recent bond issue, and the investigation
of Judge Kicks of the United States court
for the northern district of Ohio, in rela-
tion to his action as clerk of court, will
doubtless be discussed Chairman Sayers
of the appropriation committee, says he
will have the pension and appropriations
bills on the calendar of the House, early IN
the week. If no other more important
business presents itself for consideration,
the House will send them to the Senate
before the week closes.
The pension bill is now ready to be re-
ported and IA final meeting of the sub-com-
mittee having in charge the fortificatlons
bill, will be held at II A. NJ, tomorrow,
at which Generals Schofield and Batchel-
Ter will be pressed for examination. Gen.
Schofield, president of the ordnance board,
and Gen. Batchellerehave submitted some
estimates for work at Fortress Monroe.
The Senate calendar contains 145 bills
and resolutions that have been reported by
committees, many of them measures OF
great Importance, which will be urged for
action as soon as the Senate can emerge
from the inertia which characterizes the
beginning of a session. The most impor-
tant, from political point of view, are
the four "pop gun" tariff bills sent over
from the House at the close of the last ses-
sion, and reported favorably to the Senate
August 20. Mr.. Jones of Arkansas, and
Mr. Harris of the finance committee, said
/ they intended to call these bills up, espec-
tally the sugar bill, at the earliest poossi-
BILE moment, but it is not likely that they
will urge them during the first week.
/ As it now stands on the Senate calen-
dar, the House bill providing for free
sugar, amended by the Senate finance
committee by imposing duty on btu
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country that levies duty on American
coal, (this being understood to be directed
chiefly against Canada), the House bill
admitting iron ore free reported by the
Senate finance committee without amend
ment, and the bill as to free barbed wire,
reported by the substitute providing fol
the free admission not only of barbcd wire
but of materials which might enter into
| its manufacture.
In view of the recent complications at
Bluefelds, Mr.. Morgan will take the
earliest opportunity to bring to the atten-
ton of the Senate his bill relating to the
, construction of the Nicaraguan canal,
which he reported to the Senate, April IA.
This measure is bound to be the cause OF
much discussion, and will be championed
by Senators Morgan and Frye. There is
thought to be but little doubt that it will
pass the Senate, but its fate in the House
is surrounded by elements of doubt.
The House bill to establish uniform
system of bankruptcy, favorably reported
to the Senate July 81, will be a matter OF
earnest discussion. and the anti-option
bill may protrude itself early in the ses
sion. Mr.. Washburn being as Jealous in
it's support now as he was when the bill
was up for consideration in the preceding
Congress.
/ This bill was reported to the Senate,
August 3. and on the same day was alsc
reported House bills to admit the terri
tories of Arizona and New Mexico tc
statehood. Mr.. Faulkner will endeavoi
to add these new stars to the flag before
the present Congress dies.
An Untrue Report
/ WASHINGTON Dec. 2-Secretary GreSh