The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-19
WAsHlNGroN. Mnrch IS.

GDILlBUSIERlNG in the house and
H. routine calendar business in the
senate seem to be the probable
u congressional programme for the
weck The house is likely to begin
over again the struggle which be-
came so familiar pending the passage
Of the Bland seigniorGge bill, to secure
Il quorum which will submit to be
counted On roll call.
hn election contest will be the battle
ground on this oCcasion. Charles F.
Joy, Republican, WAS returned elected
At the last election Of the Eleventh
Missouri (St Louisy district, by plu-
rality Of sixty-ssyen votes over John
O'Neill, the Populur Democrat, who
hus for several previous terms repra-
sented that district in congress Mr.
JOY holds the seat, but on a contest by
ONeill, the committee on elections.
10y strict party vote, decided to re-
port in O'Nelll's favor
AS soon as the pending sunlry ciwl
Till ia disposed Of and MIR. Sayers,
chairman of the committee on apprO-
priations, thinks this can be done dur
Ing tomorrow session, it is the pur-
, pose to call up the O'Neill.Joy election
case and the report of the committee
on elections recommending the seating
of O'Neill This, il is understood, will
be antagouizsd by the Republicans,
who will require the majority to secure
the presence Of quorum OF their own
number to carry out the purpos- Of the
committee. Until that quorum OF
Democrats appears the .eXp,ctation Is
that no business will he transacted that
does not meet unanimous approval.
THE ENGIIsH-HILBoRNE CASE READY.
In the meantime the committeemay
report the English Hilborne case, from
California, where similar conclusion
has been reached that the Republican
sitting member, Hilborne, mu't give
way to English, the Democratic con-
testant, and that the two cases, to-
sether with that Of Williams versu.
Settle, from North Carolina, be dis
posed OF at once when the presence OF
d quorum is established and thus clear
the calendar Of this class of cases SO far
as the committee has prepared them
for action by the house,
10 the North Carolina case the com
mittee has determined to report in ia
yur of Sttle, thu sitting Republican,
but Williams, the unsuccessful Demo
cratic contestant, is determined to
carry the contest to the floor OF the
| house. ,'tf
Delegate Joseph has announce li'
| intention OF asking the house early in
the week to take up the bill pending
for the admission OF New Mexico to
statehood. But this will meet the
same obstacle inteyposeA IN the path
OF the reports in the contested election
cases-Eepublican uou.acllon. This
can be av,ileG, however, by the Demo
Gratis consenting TO AN amendment
which will admit oklahoma. Bat al
present there seems to be no prospect
Of this being done,
The tariff bill will probably bt
reported to the senate Tuesday
or Wednesday, and on that Ques-
tion and the fruitful Hawmar
topic some remarks may b,
made. MIR. Vest will probably, som,
time during the week, call up tbs
much discussed bill to provide new
site for the government printing office
which il the unfinished business.
Should the president return the
Bmnl seigniorge bill with veto, {
topic Of bitter discussion and excitin4
mtprest will be thrown before botl
branches Of the national legislature.