Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-08-20
THE LAST WEEK,
Beyond Doubt, of Second Ses-
sion of SD Congress.
Nothing Now Keeps the House and
Senate But the Tariff.
The President Will Probably Sign the Sill at
an Early Date.

WASHINGTON, Aug. l9.-There is good
reason TO believe that the week, which will
open tomorrow, will see the close of the
second session of the sd Congress. The
work of the Senate is finished; the last of
the appropriation bills having been COM
pleted, and the conference report adopted,
Friday. and there is nothing for the Senate
to do but clean up the ends of very busy
session.
About the only thing that keeps the Sen
ators here is the tariff. The general i'm
preston now is that the President
will permit it to become a
law as soon SIS the treasury officials are
ready to carry it into effect. That he does
not intend to veto the bill is clear, for the
law print is now being prepared at the pub.
| lie printing office. After tomorrow it is
likely the Senate will meet for short time
daily and then s0journ, pending the recep-
| ton of the tariff bill. Until it is known
just when to expect this measure from the
President, it is not likely that joint reso-
| luton fixing day for an adjournment will
be introduced.
In the meantime there will be an effort
(perhaps successfully to pass the House bill
to repeal all laws authorizing rebate of
the internal revenue tax on alcohol used in
the arts. Sherman, Saturday, showed the
| necessity for the passage of that measure );
Allison will be heard on the same point and
| on the whole of the subject of this sessions
tariff legislation.
There is little for the House to do, ap-
| parently, but wait for the action of the
President upon the tariff bill, and then ad.
journ. The adoption of the Murphy reso-
luton in the Senate, Saturday, is taken as
an expression of the determination of that
body to do no more business, and the futile
efforts of the managers to get quorum to
| vote on the Sugar Trust and sugar bounty
| resolutions demonstrated the fact that, like
the House, the Senate is practically with
out quorum.
1t is assumed that none of the bills yet in
conference between the two Houses need
be further considered at this session, and it
is not likely that they will be passed, even
were the conferees to come to an agree
ment thereon. Among this class of meas
| ures is one relating to the powers of COM
missioners appointed by territorial courts
and another relating to payment of state
| taxes against corporations in the hands of
| receivers appointed by United States
courts.
The committee on rules has notified the
chairmen of COMMITTEES applying for a day
on which to consider business reported
from them, that no more allotments of time
for that purpose will be made. As long as the
House remains in session, bills may be con-
sidered and passed by unanimous consent,
but nothing that does not meet with general
approval stands any show of getting through.
Just before the House adjourned, Thurs
day, an effort was made to gain considera-
tion for bill reported by the conference
committee and agreed to that day by the
Senate, prohibiting the immigration of
Anarchists. Objection was made by sever
Al members and the probabilities now are
that il must 90 until next session.