The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-02-05

1t Indicates the Doteab OF bhe Ho"s"A0
This Week Congress Will Talk of the
Election Laws. Hawaii and the Bond
Issue-Mr. Bland Thinks He Has
Large Majority for His Bill for the
Coinage of the Seignorage.
Washington, February 4.-The fea-
lures of the week in Congress will be
over the bill to repeal the federal cleo
ton laws in the Senate, on the MeCreary
Hawaiian resolution in the House, and
perhaps on the Stewart resolution de-
claring against the proposed treasury
bond issue. The repeal of the federal
election law will come up in the Senate
tomorrow afternoon, and be discussed by
Senators Chandler, Bate, Hawley, Har-
ris, Hoar, Frye and Vest. The discus
sion will close on Tuesday at 4, when the
Senate will vote on the bill ahd amend
ments. There may be struggle for pre-
cedence Wednesday, as Senator Teller
has given notice of his intention to call
up the McGarrahan bill, and Senator
Vest has given similar notice respecting
bill to provide for the erection of a
new government printing office. The
Stewart bond resolution will again be
taken up in the morning hour Wednes-
day, with some chance of finding more
permanent resting. place than the Vice
protracted beyond the limits of the
morning hour. Interest in the executive
sessions during the week will depend
largely upon whether the committee on
judiciary, which meets tomorrow, acts
on the nomination of Wheeler FL. Peck
ham as associate justice of the supreme
court.
In the House, after the vote Tuesday
afternoon upon the resolutions relating
to Hawaii, Mr.. Bland will call up the
silver seignorage bill reported by him
from the committee on coinage. Mr..
Bland is sanguine the bill will pass with
out serious opposition or delay. He
thinks the House should not take more
than day to consider it as the subject
has been thoroughly discussed. He be-
lieves that more than 30 Republicans
will vote for it. He assumes that the
Democrats who opposed the passage OF
the bill for the repeal of the Sherman
law and many Democrats who voted Tor
the repeal bill have been disappointed at
the lack of results therefrom4 and wi IL
vote for this bill. He believes that two
thirds, if not three-fourths OF the
Democratic members, are for it. When
the Bland bill is out of the way, and
possibly not more than two days will
be giyen to its consideration. the contest
ed election case of O'Neill VS.. Joy, from
the eleventh district of Missouri, will
come up on the report of the committee
on elections to oust Joy and seat O'Neill.
O'Neill will probably be seated by par
ty vote.
A poll of the Senate indicates that the
income tax will be stricken from the
tariff bill by a small majority. Several
Senators ara out of the city and few
| who are here could not be found. In
many cases Senators have been able TO
state with absolute certainty how the
absentees will vote, and they have been
put down accordingly.
Against the income tax-Aldrich, Ali
son. Brice, Caffrey, Camden, Cameron,
Carey, Chandler, Cullom, Davis, Dixon,
Faulkner, Frye, Gallinger, Gibson.
German, Gray, Hale, Hawley,. Higgins,
Hi, Hoar. Lodge, McMillin, Mcpherson'
Perkins, Platt, Proctor, Quay, Sherman.
Villas. Washburn, White, of California,
White of Louisiana-Total, Al.
In favor of the tax-Allen, Bate, Berry,
Butler, Call, Cockrell, Coke, Colquitt,
Daniel, DUBOIS, George, HanSDrOugn.
Harris, Hunton, Irby, Jones of Arkan-
sas. Jones of Nevada, Kyle, Martin,
Mills, Mitchell of Oregon. Morgan,
Palmer, Pasco, PETER, Pettigrew, Power.
Pugh, Ransom, Roach, Stewart, Teller.
Turpie, Vance, Vest, Voorhees,, Wolcott
Total 81.
Dou ubtful-Black burn, Dolph, Gordon,
Lindsay, Manderson, Wilson-Total 6.
For the Benefit of Life Savers.
Washington, February 3.-Mr. Wise,
Democrat of Virginia, from the commit
| tee on interstate and foreign commerce,
submitted to the House today, with a
recommendation that it pass, bill ex-
| tending the benefits of naval hospitals to
keepers and crews of life saving stations.
The Treasury department. endorses the
| bill.
| The Pension List.
Washington, February 3.-The follow
| ing Maine people were granted pensions
| today: -,
| Original-John Butler. Waterville,
Joseph Nichols, Jr., National Military
| Home.
| Additional-Warren C. Harlow. Free
| port
Mexican War Survivors, Increase
| Tboodoro II Whitfau Cornish.