The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-07-16
WASHINGTON, July Is.

1PHE senate has made such rapid
progress with the appropriation
bills that it il qnite posi- BILE the
u close of the week will sec all
the departments of the government
provided for for the present fiscal year
When this result has been accomplish
ed the minority will occupy posi-
tion Of singular advantage in regard
to the conference reports on the
tariff. Should those features Of the
house bill to which the Conservative"
Democrats and the Republicans most
objece. be re-instated in the conference
report, it will be in their power to say
well, now, gentlemen, we are quite
ready to vote to adjourn or to stay here
and discuss this matter until the fourth
of next March II need be, and there is
no rule by which you can shut off do
bate or compel the adoption Of con-
ference roporb whi ch does not concede
something to our views
#, after the appropriation bills are
disposed Of, the Republicans in both
senate and house should combine to
break quorum, it is doubtful whether
the Democrats would be able without
extraordinary effort TO hold their forces
together and to command sufficient
votes to adopt the conference report.
Some of the more aggressive Republi-
can opponents of the tariff bill are al
ready limiting at the possibility of such
contingency arising. But the better
opinion seems to be that some kind OF
an adjustment will be arrived at Au-
gust 10 is the date which one of the
conferees names as the time when he
hopes to see the bill signed by the pres
ident.
The anti.option bill was talked to
death in the senate ia the last congress
and it will meet with equally strong
opposition if called up for senate action
at this session. Almost as much oppo-
sition would await tho bill to forfeit
unearned railroad land grants which
the house passed last week.
DAYLIGHT IN THE HOUSE.
The managers Of the house think
they see daylight ahead, and so far as
measures OF general interest and impor-
tance are concerned the present week
will put them all out of the way. To.
morrow will be given to the considera.
tion of Representative Biiley's bill for
a uniform system OF bankruptcy, the
vote on its passage to be taken at 80
o'clock.
Nine bills have been selected by the
committee for presentation. but mani
festIy it will be impossible to consider
thom all. One of these which ia con-
sidered of much importance is that to
establish system of salaries for the
marshals. clerks and attorneys Of
United States courts, and abolishing
the practice of paying fees. The bill 10
in some means an outcome OF an inves-
tigation into the reported abuses of of E
fcials of the United States courts in
Massachusetts and Alabama
Wednesday will be given to the com.
mittee on military affairs to clear the
more important bills, the passage OF
which has been recommended. The
probabilities are that before the week
closes the bill to amend the interstate
commerce act so as to permit the rail.
road companies to arrange freight and
passenger pools will be called up. Con-
siderable opposition to the bill has
beon expressed Unless the friends of
the measure will consent to strike the
provision permitting appeals to be
taken from the rulings of the inter.
state commerce commission, it is
doubtful that the bill will pass.