Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-02-19
THE COMING WEEK
In Congress and Programme
Mapped Out.
Bland Expects Vote on Seignorage
Bill by Thursday.
Hawaiian knairs Will Occupy Attention Of
senais All The Week.

followed by the House OF Rsp-
for the last few days. Mr..
Bland has Speaker Crisp's earnest support
in the in, ension to keep the seigniorage bill
before the House until it is disposed Of.
After adjournment yesterday the Speaker
said: 1--WE shall 60 right along just 40 we
have been going until quorum votes upon
the question Of closing debate and remains
until = vote on the passage of the bill 10
taken. think we shall have . quorum
with Us Monday, certainly by Tuesday.
The bill will be passed"
The last statement was in response to
Mr.. Sayers, chairman of the committee on
appropriations, who expressed the opinion
that MIR. Bland would not succeed in secur-
ing the attendance Of q quorum favorably
toward bis measure.
"Wby," said Speaker Crisp. I'VE only
have nine votes short OF quorum in the
House this week. In that number were
nine Populists and eight Republicans.
Those eight Republicans will become eigh-
teen, am assured, when the bill 10 before
the House for passage
Supporters of the Bland bill conf iently
expect that it will be ont of the way BY
Tuesday night at the furthest. In answer
to QUESTION why the committee on rules
was not asked to bring in an order fixing
the time for taking a vote, Mr.. Bland ex-
planned THAT under the existing condition
such proceeding would be useless. "Un-
til we get quorum here" he said, I'VE
could not adopt an order and when a qno-
rum is at hand. we WON'T sed the ORDER"
After the seigniorage bill is disposed of.
Chairman Brown Of the committee on elec-
tons will ask the House to take up the re-
port in the contest of O'Neill W. joy, from
the llth district Of Missouri. Joy, Re-
publicsn, is the sitting member, and the
committee, by straight party vote, rec
that O'Neil, Democrat. and .
former member Of Congress, be given the
seat.
The Speaker stated that he favors action
upon this subject next 10 order, but Chair
man Sayers Of the appropriation committee
will antagonize the motion with the foftid-
cations appropriation bill. unless Mr..
ONeill of Massachusetts asks to have the
pension appropriation bill taken nr. Mr..
O'Neill is chairman Of the subcommittee 10
charge Of that measure. Mr.. Sayers said,
Saturday
II am getting little bit anxious about
our bills, and although promised Speaker.
Crisp to let the O'Neil-Joy election case
come up last week, in case the Bland bill
was out of the way, think must now in
list upon having at least one of the bills
disposed of. We have five upon the cal
sndar, all good bills, and want them well
On the way to the Senate. The committee
mas made an excellent record for prompt
ness in getting them ready for considera-
ion, but want to supplement that record
= tth one equally good for getting them out
Of the House,"
So, whether the election case or the ap-
bills shall follow the Bland bill,
he time of the House for this week prom
ses to be pretty we'll occupied. Until the
.ariff bill can be reported, Hawaiian mat
.ers will PROBABLY eDeross senatorial elo-
luence this week, almost to the exclusion
IF other topics. The transmission to Con.
,ress tomorrow of President Dole's letter
md Minister Willis reply will probably ex-
lite debate in the Senate.
Members of the committee on foreign re-
ations are preparing to speak in the light
If the information gathered by the investi-
ration just ended. The supposition that
he committees report will be submitted to
he Senate viii ia the next 10 days tends to
'asten the attention of the Senate upon the
ubject and arouse expectancy as to the
Dos ton Mr.. Morgan will take.
The resolution of Mr.. Stewart denying
he authority OF the secretary of the treas
Try to issue bonds under provisions Of the
act, was lost sight of during the
xecuuve busin ess of the past two or three
lays, and still remains undisposed Of and
nay bs made the text Of speeches.
The indications tonight are that the sugar
chedule of the Wilson tariff bill, with ab-
olutely free sugar and no bounty, will
'c reported by the Senate finance commit
ee without change, with the understanding
hat the question be fought out on the Sen
te floor, the committee standing in
he attitude of making no recon-
nendation on the subject. This course, it 10
aid, has been practically decided upon,
'ecause of the absolute inability OF the
committee to make any Recommendations
% the question that would be satisfactory.
senators representing the sugar interests of
he Southern states and beet and sorghum
interests Of the Northwest. reluctantly ad-
nit that they have no hope now Of any
ayorable action in the committee, but still
hreaten "Kilkenpy Cat" Aght in the SEN
se.