The Portland daily press., 1894-08-20
CONGRESSIONAL FORECAST.
Both Senate and House are Ready
to Adjourn.
THEY ONLY WAIT FOR THE RETURN
OF THE TARIFF BILL.

1t is Said There is No Longer Any Idea
l. That the President Will Veto It-Ouo-
RUNS Are Missing in Both Houses of
Congress.
Washington, August 19.-There is
good reason to believe the week that
opens 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 Is completed,
the conference report was adoped Friday,
and there is nothing for the Senate to do
but clear up the ends of very busy
session. About the only thing th at
keeps the senators here is the tariff, and
the general impression now is the Presi-
dent will permit it to become a law as
soon as 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 now is being prepared at
the public printing Office. After tomor-
row it is likely the Senate will meet for
a short time daily, and then adjourn.
pending the reception of the tariff bill.
Until it is known just when to expect
this measure from the President, it, is
not likely joint resolution fixing the
day for adjournment will be introduced.
lii the meantime there will be an effort
(perhaps successfully to pass the House
bill to repeal all laws authorizing a re-
bate OF the internal revenue tax on alco-
hol used in arts. Mr.. Sherman of Ohio
Saturday showed the necessity for the
passage of that measure. and Mr.. AL
lison of Iowa will be heard on the same
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sessions tariff legislation.
There is nothing much for the House
to, do apparently, but wait forlt the action
OF the President upon the tariff bill.
and then adjourn. The adoption of the
Murphy resolution in the Senate, Satur-
day is taken as an expression OF the
determination of tnat 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 resolu-
tions demonstrated the fact that, like
the House the Senate is practically with
out \ quorum. 1t is assumed that
none of the bills yet in con ference be-
tween the two houses need be further
considered at this session. They are not
likely to be passed even were the con-
ferees to CONNIE to an agreement there
on. Among this class of measures is
one relating to the powers of the COM
misioners appointed by the territorial
courts, another relating to the payment
OF state taxes against corporations in the
hands Of receivers appointed By United
States courts. This committee on rules
notified the chairman Of the committee
applying for day on which to consid-
er business reported from them that no
more allowments of time for that pur-
pose would be made. AS long as the
House remains in session bills may be
considered rand passed by unanimous
consent, but nothing that does not meet
general approval stands any show of get
ting through. just before the House ad-
gain consideration for the bill reported
by the conference committee agreed to
that day by the Senate, prohibiting the
immigration of anarchists. Objection
was made by several memb bers, and the
probabilities now are it must 90 over
until the next session.