Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-06-09
BILLS TO LIE OVER
And Other Matters Connected With
Closing Congressional Work.
Democrats Believe Business nust Revive and
Win Claim Credit Thsrslss.

WASHINGTON, d. c., June a.-[Special. +
Il am not worried much by the delay OF
the senate" said Mr.. McSagny Of Indiana
in summary Of prospects in his district,
for Think they will succeed in getting
the new tariff into operation just in time
for tremendous revival Of business. 1t
will come about the turn Of the season, as
we say in Indiana and will work we'll in
my district. The Democrats there have re-
versed the usual process this year. They
lost the municipal elections and have there
fore harmonized early and gone to work for
November, while the Republicans have al
ready quarreled over their successes. Ev-
erything is in good shape for revival. The
supply Of coal is so nearly exhausted that
when this strike Is over the mines will run
day and night for six months. twill take
all the coal miners in the United States till
next Christmas to catch up with the de-
mand, and then, as has been SO often stated,
the shelves are bare of goods, and corsump-
tive demand will force great activity. 1t is
the fashion to say that the Democrats blum
der at the critical time, but I am satisfied
the Republicans have done It this year in
OelaylnK action On the tarlH."
IsidOr Rayner's Speech.
This sort OF consolation is becoming quite
common among the majority members, and
even those who are sore over the financial
measures find some relief in it. 1t is almost
a pity that the bill to repeal the tax on
state bank issues had to be side tracked, for
the debate on it was both entertaining and
instructive, and it got better the longer it
lasted. The speech Of Isidor Rayner
against state banks was particularly able,
except the usual errors In history which
are so common in the debates on finance,
and the fact that his blows were telling was
evidenced by the number Of interruptions.
Messrs. Boatner, Bailey, Cox and Warner
were all after him at one time, and no
sooner would the chairman get them to sit
down and the speaker utter q sentence or
two when two or three more members
would pop up and refuse to be silenced. The
wit and humor of this running debate were
very largely mingled with sarcasm, and it
was evident that the state bank men felt
the irritation due to the consciousness of a
losing cause. Their best counting showed
majority of 80 against the repeal, and so
they were quite willing to let the measure
be side tracked for the present.
Work Of the Session Practically Done.
The calculations of the managers OF the
measures next In order varied greatly, but
all admitted that the end of the session is
postponed. For the Indian appropriation
bill they allowed from two to five days, for
the deficiency bill three to six days, and for
the bill appropriating $500, 900 to the inter
national cotton exposition Of next year at
Atlanta at least two days. These have the
right of way, and the hope is still INDUCED
that by the time they are done with or done
for the tariff bill will come back from the
senate. 1T will be discussed with great
liveliness," says Hon. John J. O'Neill, ''Dut
it will pass just the same. The opposition
will be sporadic and not organized. The
members will seek to emphasize their indi-
vidual opposition to certain features of it,
but the bill will pass" Other members
express conviction that it will pass sub
stantially rs it comes from the senate, mem.
bers of the house being, AZ a rule, much
more eager to get things done and get home
than senators. Many other measures, very
many indeed, will die for want of time.
Practically, say the older heads, the work
Of the session Is done. its record is made,
and it will go to the country with the APP
preparation bills and the tariff bill, the re-
peal OF the Sherman law and the federal
election law AS it's record of work. This is
about all, they say. that will really be done
at the date of adjournment. which tbev
now considerably name as .'some time in
july
Bills Which Will Not Pass.
This leaves out n great MANY measures nc
to which even their authors now give nm
hope for this session and are not very en-
thusiastic for the next There are ali the
AGRICULTURAL bills. with antioption MT tho
head of them: all the bills for irripntinp Mi
creation out west; nearly all the measures
from the judiciary committee and all that
beautiful mess which comes in every wear
from the advocates of education. labor re-
form. temperance and so forth-that vast
herd of bills to make everybody yirtuous
and happy by act of congress- With these
must 10 the l5 or more bills 10 improve the
currency in various WAYS. the best known
of which are Mr.. Walkers somewhat elab.
crate bill. Mr.. Cooper's bill permitting the
taxation of vreenbacks. Mr.. Brookshire's
bill for regulating money In general and
Mr.. MEYERS bill for coming the seicniorare
ON a plan that will obyiate the objections
set forth in the president s veto All these
too, make but small part of the many bills