The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-18
HAS DONE GOOD WORK.
The New Rules Will Expedite Bust
ness in Congress.
Appropriation Bills Unusually Well
Advanced-Business to be Aocumu-
lated Against the Senate.

Appropriation Bills Unusually Well
Advanc ed-Business to be Accumu-
lated Against the Senate.
Washington, April 17.-There is a great
mistake made about the way the present
congress has done business. From all
over the country, the cry comes up, why
doesn't congress do something" In so far
as the House is concerned, the inquiry is
out Of order. The Rouse has done its
work promptly and well, in comparison
with former houses 1t is true that day
after day has been wasted for an alleged
lack Of quorum; and yet it is true, also,
that the House is further advanced with
its business than any of its predecessors.
APPROPRIATE ON BILLS.
: -Four of the large appropriation bills
have already been passed, and are now
before the Senate. These bills are sun
dry, civil, Notifications, military
academy
The postofice appropriation bill is now
before the House, and will be passed soon
after the House gets quorum and gets
down to business again.
In addition to these bills there are three
or four Others. of the more important
class, which are ready to be reported.
These are in addition to other important
business which the House has transacted,
including the passage of the tariff bill, of
the repeal of the federal elections bill, of
the Bland seigniorage bill, etc.
BUSINESS TO BE EXPEDITED.
The impression is that business will be
very much expedited by the adoption of a
rule for counting a quorum. Under
Speaker Crisp's administration the work
of the House has been transacted more
rapidly than heretofore. The main
hindrance in the way has been the too
frequent points of mo quorum" But for
this the House would have been much
further advanced even than it is now. Give
him an ever-present quorum and'Speal1er
Crisp will cause this House to show
a business making record without par
allel. 1t is not at all unlikely that all, or
very nearly all, the important business
that will originate in the House will be
passed within the next six weeks
THE ToRToIsE-LIKE SENATE.
The remarks made above, about the
rapidity of action and the advanced state
of business, apply only to the House The
Senate has been slow--lamentably, shame
fully slow. That body does not seem to
realize that there is any necessity for
rapid progress in business. There is alb
solutely no excuse for the delay which
has occurred over the tariff bill That
delay has doubtless played an important
part in the disasters which have befallen
the democrats in elections this year. The
House has lost patience with the Senate
in that matter.
PILE UP BUSINESS ON 1T.
When the House gets to work under its
new rules, it is going to pile up business
in the Senate. 1t is going to dispose of
all the business before it as rapidly as
possible, and send it over and have it
accumulate ON the Senate calendar Then
the House, having finished its work, will
have nothing to do but adjourn over from
day to day, or from Monday to Thurs
day, and then from Thursday to Mon
day. This course would turn a search
| light on the Senate which would show up
to the country the shortcomings of that
| body, as they never were shown up be-
fore. The country would see then who
was to blame for delay, and there would
be storm of indignation which even the
Senate could not withstand. 1t would
| put fire on their backs that would make
them move, whether they wanted to or
not. Such a thing is a contamination de-
youtly to be wished,