The morning news., 1894-03-26
THIS WEEK IN CONGRESS-.
Nothing Very Lively in Prospect in
Either Branch.

District of Columbia Matters Expected
to Give Way To-day in Favor of the
Postal Appropriation Bil-The
o'Neill-Joy Election Case to Come
Up Tomorrow and the English-I5iu-
born Case to Follow.
Washington, March 25.-According to
the rules, Monday is District of Columbia
day in the House, and. under ordinary
conditions, the committee in charge Of
affairs relating to the district would have
Undisputed right OF way for the consider
alton ofmeasures called up by it, But when
the House adjourned Saturday the postal
appropriation bill was pending. and it is
probable that consideration of that meas
ure will be continued when the House
meets tomorrow until it shall be dis
posed Of
Should district measures be taken up,
| the bill to authorize the Metropolitan
Street Railroad Company to change its
| motive power, is the unfinished business.
IL was considered two weeks ago, giving
rise to an animated discussion of the
| merits and prospects of the underground
trolley system Mr.. Walker, rep, of
| Massachusetts,, offered an amendment re-
CltELrlG
| underground motive power, the bin as re-
| ported from the committee leaving the
company free to put in either trolley or
cable.
THE o'NEILL-JOY CASE.
The O'Neill-Joy contested election case
from the Eleventh district of Missouri will
becalled up Tuesday. II is the understand
ing that the republicans will not further
oppose the consideration of the resolu-
tlons declaring Mr.. O'Neill, dem, enti-
tied the seat now held by Mr. JOY. rep,
ouO they will require the democrats to
produce quorum of their own mum Der TO
pass the resolutions when the time comes
TO vote on them. The point in the case
is as the validity of votes cast for Mr..
JOY upon which the judges of the election
did not place their initials as required by
the law of the state.
After that case has been dispOsed of the
committee on elections may proceed with
the English -Hillborn case from the Third
California district, in which the ma ority
have reported in favor of seating Mr.
English, the democratic contestant The
returns show that he was defeated by but
SO votes
THE APPROPRIATION BILLS.
The contested election case out of the
way the consideration of the general ap-
cording to the opinion of speaker Crisp,
there will be no interruption of the pro
gramme until all shall have been Passed
OF course this does not mean that bills
may not be disposed of by unanimous con-
sent, and doubtless a number of tho Sc
against which no objection lies Will be sent
TO the Senate every day.
IN THE SENATE.
The week in the Senate depends more
upon the unexpected than anything liked
and determined. Should the Prcsidentsend
a message to the House vetoing the Bland
seigniorage bill, the Senate may find itself
plunged into an irregular financial debate
on various silver proposition now before
1t. A tariff twist will certainly be
given to the discussion if the sill
Yer senators, who threaten that a
veto Of the seieniorage bill means
illimitable opposition to tariff reform,
know what they are speaking Of and have
their forces as well in hand as they say
they have. Another week remains be-
fore the tariff bill can be taken up in the
regular order Of business, but the silver
men are threatening that this week may
be spread into months of discussion if the
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