The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-12-10
THE WEEK IN CONGRESS-.
No We'll Defined Policy Has Yet Been
 Mapped Out.

Washington, Dec. 9.-There will be no we'll defined business policy in the sen- ate until the democratic steering com mittee has carried out the instruction of the caucus. This will probably be done early in the week, but no effort will be made to get down to persistent work until after the holiday recess. With out waiting for the steering committee Mir. Morgan will begin the considera- ton of the Nicaragua canal bill and will address the senate upon that meas ure tomorrow. His remarks will doubt less call out others, as he proposes to keep the subject actively before the senate until some action is taken:
 On Wednesday MT. Morrill, will sub init some remarks on the several bills introduced by MT. Peffer and others relating to proposed financial legisla- tion. and MT. Hunton has given notice that the next day he will call up the bill to establish a national university, The order In which the measures of proposed legislation endorsed by the democra tic caucus may be presented to the senate will be agreed to at as early date as the committee can get to- gether, but prominent member of the committee says 1t has been practically agreed that the bankruptcy bill shall have precedence over all others. The policy of the republicans is causing some concern and the fear has been ex- pressed that system of filibustering may be inaugurated. This, however, is denied by republican leaders. The republicans have assumed the position of favoring the passage of the various appropriation bills and adJourning and beyond this they will lend their oppo- nents no assistance.
 In the house although MT. Patterson, dem., Tennessee, in charge of the rail road pooling bill, has given notice that he will ask the house to vote upon its passage Tuesday afternoon, the fate of the bill primarily depends upon the &C., tion of the appropriations committee If the urgent deficiency bi... which the committee is now working up shall be ready to report to the house when it meets on Tuesday. Chairman Savers says he will present it then and urge immediate consideration. It is believed such a request will be seconded by the house, and that the pooling bill will be laid aside but if the appropriation bill shall not be ready vote on the pool ing bifi may be taken Tuesday. The general opinion is that it will pass possibly so amended as to give the interstate commerce commission final Jurisdiction of the proposed contracts between the company. Tomorrow is to be devoted to the consideration of af- fairs of the District of Columbia, and unless the rules are suspended local legislation for Washington city will be taken up.
 MT. O'Neill, dem. of Massachusetts, has announced his intention to call up on Wednesday the pension appropria- tion bill for 1S95-6. This will evoke discussion of the pension policy of the administration, and may occupy the time of the house more than a day. Tn that case it will meet the antag- onism of MT. Brown, dem. of Indiana, chairman of the committee on elections, who will on Thursday ask considera- tion of the Williams-Settle contested election case from the Fifth North Car. olina district, which came over by agreement from last session. The con- mittee's report favors the seating of Settle, who is republican,.
 Contested election cases are matters of highest privileges and 1t has been customary for the house to take them up when called for by the committee so that if the pension bill is not pre- viously disposed of, it will probably have to yield the right of way for the time being.