The morning times., 1895-12-23
P0PGUf BILLS ON TARIFF
Ways and Means Committee
Ready to Meet Issues.
WILL GO TO WORK AT ONCE
A mend ments TO Wilson Bill VIII Be
Sent TO the Senate This Week.
Bill to Remodel Financial system
Win Be- Taken Up-Trouble In
the Senate.

- -For- the first time since the short session
OF the Forty Congress, III the
winter OF IeS2-3, Congress will enter
holiday week today with Ihe intention of
sitting tinosgh the season Usually devoted
to recess.
The-DcCasion for this unusual zeal and
devotion to public interests was Presi-
dent Clcveland's message OF Friday last
Which asked the Congress not To take ITS
usual respite from labor at This season of
the year, but To remain ana provide The
leg lslatI on Necessary to relieve the
financial situation Of tie government. The
House VIII enter upon THIS work IICmptly
today through It's committees announced
on Saturday
The ways and Means Committee viii
meet at IL O'Clock and proceed dis rap
IDLY as may be with the considerable ion and
preparation -of bill or bills to meet the
conuition which confronts them.
Tie measure OF relief which IL is ex
pected the committees Will propose VIII
lnciuce, -eltlier-fB Cne bill or several, as
may be deemed most eXp.dIent, brief
amendments to the tariff law.
NO ADJOURNMENTS.
1t is not probable that the committee will
be ready to report To the House before
Wednesday or Thursday at the earliest and
there VIII be no adjournment FOR more Than
a day or two at 4 TINE unit; the proposed re-
lief shall have been enacted. Should this
be accomplished this week. the House viii
probably then indulge In three days re
cess over the New ears holiday.
In the meantime, the Committee on Rank
ing anu Currency will be al work on a bill
to remodel the financial system of the coun-
try, IN the hope that it will be ready FOR
report TO the House when business shall
be eregularlyresumed in January
Although the Senate viii be nominany
in session this week, II is believed that there
Will at no time be a quorum present. A
FINANCIAL debate may be precipitated Tues
day Mr.. Vest presses the resolution for
which he asked immediate consideration
Saturday. This resolution directs the Sec
retary OF the Treasury 10 coin the silver
bullion in the Treasury and apply the sily er
dollars SO coined TO the redemption OF the
Treasury notes issued in pa yment for the
bullion under the Sherman act.
SILVER IN THE SENATE.
If the Senate should be in a humor TO per
NIT the resolution to come to vote il will
surely pass, Ior the silver men are in the
ma jority by at least dozen, dTd possibly
fourteen votes. The resolution or Mr.. But
Ter, Pop, North Carolina, directing the
Secretary OF the Treasury to meet the
obligations of the Government with silver
whenever that money is OF less value than
gold, is also on the table and may be the
subject of a speech at any time.
1t is likely that the Senate will meet
only at intervals, for as all legislation re-
lating to finance and the revenue must
originate in the House, until some measure
is sent over from the House there will be
little occasion for the Senate to remain
In session. Now that the holiday recess
has fallen through the Republicans may
urge the Democrats to at once fill their
committee lists, but there is little proba-
bility of this being done until the new
year is inaugurated. Taken altogether.
the coming week in the Senate promises to
be unproductive unless the unexpected
happens.