The herald., 1894-03-26
It VIII Not Become Law without
Executive Action.
What the Senate WIN DO This Week.
The Programme In the House.
The Coming Senate
Tariff Debate
the Associated Press.


first, most Of these Communications are
appeals to the president to exercise the
veto power. II is stated, in fact, there
are ten requests for q veto to one asking
the president to sign the bill. The
eeigniorage bill was taken to Mr.. Thur
ber late Monday evening, March 10Th.
Mr.. Thurber receipted for it under that
date, and in the evening told the presi-
dent of its arrival. Tuesday morning
Mr.. Thurber took the bill to the white
house. The 10 days, at the expiration
of which the bill would become law
should the president take no action, be-
gin from the date Of the receipt given
by the presidents private secretary.
Sunday, however, Is not counted in
making up the 10 days. The president
may, therefore, hold the bill until Fri
day, March 30th, and on that day re-
turn 1t to the house with his veto or
signature, as the case may be. The in
dications are, however, there will be no
! occasion to count the exact number OF
hours, or even days, aa the president
will not allow the 10 days to pass and
the bill to become O law without execu-
tive action.
SENATE FORECAST.
The probabilities are that this week
In the senate will be given up largely to
matters OF minor importance. The Nc
Garrahan bill is on the calendar as un-
finished business and will have the
right of way after 2 o'clock Monday.
There will be an effort made to dispose
of this before the close OF the week and
Senator Hansbrough has given notice
that he will again call up the Russian
diota 0fi
posal of the McGarrahan bill.
Senator Dolph also intends to make
an effort, II the occasion occurs, to hpve
the bill for relief OF certain settlers on
public lands considered.
The fortifications appropriation bill is
now on the calendar and in position to
be taken up for action at Rny time.
Senator Harris may also move. in
accordance with given notice, coneiG-
Grafton OF the printing BILL but 1t is
presumed that his action in this matter
will depend upon the attendance OF
senators, many of the friends of the
bill being now absent.
Senator Turpie has evinced a desire
to have his resolutions concerning the
annexation of Hawaii voted upon before
the tariff bill Is taken up but il is doubt
full. in the face OF Senator Dolph's oppo-
Bition, whether this can be done.
HOUSE PROGRAMME.
The house will devote the coming
week to the contested election cases.
Tomorrow Is District of Columbia day
and it is probable q portion of the time
will be given to the bills from the Dis
trict OF Columbia committee, after which
the postofice bill, which was under dis
cussion when the house adjourned yes
terday, will be called up and disposed
of. According to the arrangement made
Friday, the O'Neil-Joy contested elee-
tion case will be called up Tuesday.
Inssmuch As the Republicans are al
ready committed to the policy OF filibus-
tering against the election cases, they
will consume the entire week. The
Republicans will demand the presence
OF Democratic quorum at every stage
in the parliamentary proceedings.
Every means known to parliamentary
law will be used TO prevent the seating
of O'Neil and English, the Democratic
contestants from the Eleventh Missouri
and Fifth California districts, respective-
ly. Should the cases by any chance be
disposed of before the end of the week,
the house will resume consideration of
appropriation bills. The army bill will
hoAb 70 III UIuoIs luooo IOuLlu6 mhbt6Ib
will probably occupy the attention of
the house until the taliff bill returns
from the senate.
sRNATE TARIFF DEBATE.
Inquiry among the Republican sem
atorB As to the policy they will pursue
with reference to the tariff bill when 1t
shall reach the senate, develops the
fact that they are as yet undecided as to
whether they will move to recommit the
bill upon the commencement OF the de-
bate on Monday week. This was the
first plan when the bill was received
from the house. and the Democratic ma
1ority OF the finance committee refused to
grant hearings, but there are indica-
tions that they have reconaidered, and
will not move in this direction, at least
not at the beginning of the
debate. There is no indication, how
ever, that they have abated the pur-
pose OF contending for every point OF
advantage and forcing, ii possible, full
debate ON every proposition contained
in the bill. They expect the general
debate to continue for at least month
and hope to have every schedule dis
cusssd, paragraph by paragraph, after
wards. Some of them intimate that
they consider it will be possible by this
course to delay action so as to render it
impossible to pass on the bill during
the present session.
The purpose of the Democrats is to
permit the Republicans to do the create
part of the talking. There will be COM
paratively few general speeches on the
bill on the Democratic side OF the cham
Der, If the members of the finance COM
mittee can control the matter. Some OF
this committee announce they will not
make speeches upon the bill while it is
being considered as q whole, and an
nonnce that their policy Is not to be
led into unnecessary debate upon the
various schedules. They say they will
make explicit statements of their
REASONS for the various changes, and
tneh refrain from further discussion OF
the measure. however much they may
be baited by the Republicans.
After there shall have been sufficient
time tor legitimate debate, they will
probably ask for continuous sessions
The Democratic members Of the finance
commi ttes think the bill can be dis
pcaed of by the lot Of June.
FenttoRts Bcourge Themselves,