Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-06-27
CLEARING THE DECK.
The House is Ready to Act on the
Tariff Bill.
No Opposition 10 the Bill Permitting The Tax.
ation Of Greenbacks.

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y. eAi.A VI i.'.,,uius ~ ipiio" y. Wis
~ saPp'o'u .ii.ie ei,'fo "ouiu pe luiec
.p,o'os.u iisA' III ING mousse proper as
" i's,rnceioIs peiore the Dill couid go 70
enc ooii.hii..ec' oue thcre are TOO many
pefsons ANXIOUS " nave otner measures
proush1 up. Inc ways ana means COM
n,i.oee au'iits thht ~ Is IN a somewhat
uisorBaiiiIcu centurion ana not apic 10 act
upon the Dill az speedily as the mouse de-
sircs. In inc iirst place IL wiii'bc IKE TAX
ing up an cn.ireiy ne" measure, ana the
members VIII nave TO go over IL iaporlous-
~. inc sickness ana absence OF ChaE
man wilson nave made al proceedings
since the Dill passed Inc mousse mere
blank 70 MN, ana OWING 70 the pressure oil
DINER business the othcr members nave
not IoiioWed the hctalis III tne senate any
more closely than any general reader
would 40. For these ana many other rci-
sons considerable time VIII DO taken, and
meanwhile thc supporters Oh at icast u
, dozen measures VIII DC struggling ior
precedence IN the mousse
Taxation Of Greenbacks.
Mr. cooner ri Indiana orovvs morn
EAGER cvcrv Iavto b,vr iis mi ncrmittino
M
There ia really M argument AGAINST it
and M rarticuiar onDosition 70 81 and as
tho ovidcnc. Indicates that under cover of
0rccnback cxcmntion ,ni,cb other money
esc.ncs tar,tion the hill will doubtless I've.
come n inv n n ia ever voted on IT.
sbould he noted that the bill simplv
,ua,ycc tho claim of tbc federal governncnt
10 cxcmnt,on os tho supreme court has
decided that congress- has tbc uowor to do
n does not provido for taxing tho green
hacks hnt merely TINT tho states may tax
chem MS they do other money
The western advocates OF a general plan
for the reclamation of arid lands arc also
eager for day In the house, but Chairman
Cooper Is not disposed to give them a
show, MS he thinks 20 years from now VIII
be time enough to bring any more land
under cultivation.
Mr. Hatch Is, Of course, not satisfied
with results so far and wants great deal
more done for the benefit OF the farmers.
There is also great brood of labor bills
and resolutions which have been almost
forgotten In the pressure Of other matters,
but Chairman McGann insists that mt least
three of them must be considered at this
session. Another little bin which attracted
been ignored in the subsequent struggles,
Is that Of Mr. Meyer for coming tho scign-
ioruge--that Is, the alleged surplus silver
In the treasury. His bill was carefully
drawn toavoid tho objections urged in the
president veto, and he does not admit a
doubt that it win pass both houses and be
signed by Mr. Cleveland. All he asks is
the opportunity TO bring it to "a vote The
radical SiIypi, mon will gIippprt n oI cpllfSn
but they arc by no means disleartencd as
to their own schemes and are trying to
organize for another attempt this session
Union Pacific Hallway.
Tho cvcrlostino issuo Of yhot "a to bc
done obnutthc Pacific railway dcbtsis still
mn. and MIR Bailey has lately come to think
thnt somctbinp may vet hc done at t},is
session. So far ms tho outsider can soc
tbero has boen no nrogress whatever
Tho committees continuc to rive bcoripgs
from fine IN time and about twice n month
IL il publishcd that an entirely new bill is
contrsuplotod hut that is the whole of il
In tho SENATE tho variety of i,,dyments on
tho subject Il somewhat g,nusing senator
cul,opn maintains hjs nt.itu,lo If cbocrful
stcnticis, and +, all ;nonirios savs "Dop't
wary. n il 0xod thnt notbjpu is tn he
done " Senator Rrico chairman If thc
committee now Laws tho delay on tho tariff
Hill When messed nv a member of tho
bonso for n nositivc statement. no said
.,Tbo trouble now is that no one can real
izc tho way in which the earnings of the
Union Pacific have bcon decreased and the
destruction that is still poiny On. A fund
inc bill must Inc made on n basis of the
business of tho roa,l Tho desire socms IN
be ~ rat n hin that will secure tho gov
or,mont lion and think that 10 ;mnossi
hlc 7 WON'T saw that ~ will extend the
t;mc 100 vcars or oven III wears Int some
aa;,,s,,,,,,,t viii L., ,,,d, ), a -, nro,,.
Use. says Mr.. Bailey, "this is as clear as
mud" ,7 .aH
In this multiplicity of pressing interests
and there arc ms many more not men
tionetl--it Is idle to say which will gain
the right of way and still more SO to
guess when the whole will DO disposed of
Ii is also to DO noted that the senate has
scarcely touched the appropriation bills as
vet. and u mixed mass of personal and local
legislation awaits action in that body
All the big changes asked for by tho Dis
trict of Columbia have been but slightly
considered in the house and barely touched
upon in tho senate. In the rush to close