The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-12-24
CONGRESS AND COMMITTEE
Studying to Serve the Need Of
the Union
THE FINANCIAL MEASURE
Decided Upon by the Ways and Means
Committee
Increase the Revenues-r1atters
Discussed by Officials
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.--It being gener-
ally understood the ways and means COM
mittee would not be prepared to report its
bill for relief of the treasury situation be-
fore tomorrow or Thursday, the attendance
in the house today was comparatively
small.
The speaker announced that by inad-
vertence Saturday the name Tracey IRE.
publican of MssourD had been omitted
from the committee OH naval affairs. After
little argument and objection from Crisp
In behalf ef the minority against the chair
man of three election committees, the
speaker ended the matter by making a con-
cession and referring the contests one to
each committee in regular order. Dingley,
chairman of the ways and means commit
tee, said the committee met this morning
and unanimously decided, in view of the
presidents message, that it was not ap-
propriate the house adjourn until proper
response had been made.
Representative Bowers of California in
troduced three bills providing for public
buildings, one at San Diego, to cost $780,
900; one at Fresno, to cost 100000, and
one at Visalia, to cost $4,000.
He also introduced bill for relief of E.
L. Ross, gauger at Visalia, whose bond
department, and who could not. therefore,
draw his salary.
Representative Beach of Ohio will intro.
duce in the house tomorrow a bill provid-
ing that the duties imposed by the tariff
laws of the United States shall not apply
to food products and raw materials from
such nations as may make equivalent re-
ciprocal concessions in favor of merchan-
disc imported from the United States.
The president. after the passage of this
act, is directed. through the proper diplo-
matte agents of the government, to nego-
tiate commercial arrangements upon such
basis with any and all foreign govern
ments. The provisions of the act shall
not apply to any article upon which ex-
port tax 10 imposed.
At 1928 pm. the house adjourned until
tomorrow. ..... No
WILL GET TO WORK
The Republicans of the house, since they
are to be deprived of their holiday recess,
have determined to proceed with the work
OF the session and have other committees
improve the time while the ways and
means is engaged in the preparation of a
revenue bill. Their object is to make this
short session and bring about final
adjournment as carly in the summer as
practicable. Chairman Cannon, of the APP
preparation committee, will get that body
to work at once on the frat appropriation
bills and hopes to make q good record for
finishing, business within a reasonable time.
Chairman Hit of the foreign affairs COM
mittee, which seems likely to be the most
important OF this congress, next to the two
mentioned above, says he will call meet
ing for an early day. There are several
international questions that the committee
will soon have to deal with and some of
them are so conspicuous in interest that it's
action will prove of great Importance.
Foremost among these is the movement
by the Cuban insurgents and their Ameri-
can supporters to secure recognition of
their status as belligerents. Even il it was
disposed to postpone this delicate question,
and no such disposition is manifest, it
would be difficult to ignore it for several
reasons, and great number of petitions
have already been referred to the commit
tee. Chairman Hit says this will be one
Of the first matters to be taken up. There
is talk, which has not crystallized into any
definite movement, that the most feasible
plan Of dealing with the question would be
to appoint a delegation to investigate and
report upon the standing of the revolution
lists. In addition to Cuba and Venezuela,
the Waller case and the alleged attempt of
Great Britain to advance its Alaskan
boundary will have to be considered, be-
cause resolutions calling for information
have been submitted, and some Of these
are privileged resolutions which call for
consideration within seven days, under the
rules.