The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-10
TH1s wEEK 1N coNaREss-
No Well Defined Order OF Business De-
eided on in the Senate Yet.

washington. Dec. s.-There will be no
well defined business policy in the Senate
till the democratic steering committee has
carried out the Instructions OF the recent
caucus. This viii probably be done early
this week, but no real effort viii be made
TO get down to persistent work until after
the holiday recess.
Without waiting for the steering COM
mittee, Mr.. Morgan viii begin the consid-
Grafton of the Nicaraguan canal bill ana
will address the Senate upon that measure
tomorrow. His remarks viii doubtless
call out others, as he proposes to keep the
subject actively before the Senate till
some action is taken.
on Wednesday Mr.. Morrill, will submit
some remarks on the several bills intro
duced by Mr. PETER and others relating
TO the proposed financial legislation. and
Mr.. Hunton has given notice that on the
next day he viii call up the bill to estab-
lsh a national university.
The order in which the measures of pro-
posed legislation Endorsed by the demo-
cratic caucus may be presented to the
Senate will be agreed to at as early a date
as the steering committee can nix, but a
prominent member Of that committee au-
thorized the statement that it had been
practically agreed that the bankruptcy bill
shall have precedence over all others
The policy of the republicans is causing
the majority some concern, and the fear
has been expressed that system of fill
clustering may be inaugurated. This, how
ever, is denied by republican leaders. It
is understood that they will not make any
objection 10 the appropriation for the en-
forcement OF the income tax, for the rea-
son that they believe its enforcement will
only result in making the law more unpop-
ular, The republicans have assumed the
position of favoring the passage of the
various appropriation bills and adjourn
ing; beyond this they will lend their oppo-
nents no assistance.
In the House of Representatives. al
though Mr.. Patterson, dem, of Tennessee.
in charge of the railroad pooling bill, has
given notice that he will ask the House to
vote upon its passage Tuesday afternoon.
the fate Of the bill primarily depends upon
the action OF the appointed COMMITTEES. If
the urgent efficiency BILL which the com
mittee is now working upon, shall be ready
to report to the House when it meets on
Tuesday Chairamn Sayers says he will pre-
sent 1t then, and urge immediate consider
alton. 1t Is believed that such a request
will be seconded by the House and the
pooling bill will be laid aside. But if the
appropriation bill shall not be ready a
vote on the pooling bill may be taken
Tuesday, and the general opinion is that il
will pass, possibly so amended as to give
the Interstate commerce commission final
jurisdiction of the proposed contracts be-
tween the companies.
Tomorrow, under the rules, is to be de-
voted to the consideration of affairs of the
District of Columbia and unless the rules
are suspended, as they frequently have
been on like occasions, local legislation
for Washington City will be taken up.
Mr.. O'Neill, dem, of Massachusetts, has
announced his intention to call up Wednes-
day the pension appropriation bill for 1896
96. This will evoke discussion of the pen
sion policy of the administration and may
occupy the time of the House for more
than a day. In that case it will meet the
antagonism of Mr.. Brown, dem, of In
diana, chairman of the committee on cleo
tons, who will on Thursday ask consider
alton of the Williams-Settle contested cleo
ton case from the Fifth North Carolina
district, which came over by agreement
from the last session. The committees re-
port favors the sitting member Mr.. Settle,
who is a republican. Contested election
cases are matters of highest privilege, and
1t has been customary for the House to
take them up when called for by the COM
mittee, so that il the pension bill is not
previously disposed Of it will probably
have to yield the right of way for the
time being