The morning times., 1895-11-10
RIVER AND HARBoR.

river and harbor bill will have to be
passed this year, owing to the fact that the
bill of two years ago carried such nigga rtily
amounts, that number of improvements
already under way, We're practically de-
stroyed through lack OF funds to continue
the work, great deal OF careful considera-
tion will have to be devoted to III lis subject.
The river and arbor bill will undoubted
be double the amount of that OF two years
ago, and this will cause good deal of
opposition and filibustering all OF which
viii take up time.
The Nicarauguan Canal bill is certain 10
come 10 tie front again between December
and the time OF the adjournment of the
first session OF the Fifty-fourth Congress.
This measure could have been passed at
the last session of The Fifty-third Congress
had il not been for the disagreement be-
tween the Senate and House Foreign Az
fairs Committees as 10 the amount Of bonus
to be paid the Nicauruguan Canal Company
for their concessions from Nicaragua and
Costa Rica, and the work they had already
performed upon the canal. Otherwise the
bills framed by the committees OF each
ent character from the Bailey bill.
Northwestern members, as well as those
from New York and other States contig-
uous 10 the Great Lakes, will unquestion-
ably bring 10 the attention of Congress the
subject of a deep waterway from Duluth
TO the Atlantic Ocean. There is wide
difference of opinion as 10 the best man
per of attaining this object, and no mat
ter what kind of a bill is reported TO the
House for consideration, 1t will provoke
more OF less debate.
There is another important measure which
occupied the attention of last Congress,
and which will most assuredly come up
during the coming session, and this is a
bankruptcy bill ut the first session of the
Fifty-third Congress. This differed con-
sjderably from the Torrey BILL
Mr. Bailey's measure went TO the SEN
ate, and was taken charge of by Senator
George of Mississippi. who amended il so
that nothing was left of it but the intro
ductory paragraph.
REGARDED AS A MAKEsHIFT.
II was brought up several times in the
Senate but sidetracked TO make room for
appropriation bills. Representative Bail
ey's bill was looked upon with considerable
suspicion by business men throughout the
country, as they considered that 1T was
simply measure 10 afford a legal way for
a debtor TO repudiate his obligations.
AS it was to be operative for but three
years, it was regarded as mere make
shift, and any similar legislation that gets
through the next House will be of a differ
ent character from the Bailey bill.
Added 10 all this important legislation
pendIng, are the appropriation bills, which,
for various reasons. will be larger this year
than for several sessions past. There is al
WAYS more or less wrangling over these.
and when the members know that there Is
no absolute necessity for hurry in passing
these measures they will haggle all the
more
Many Republican members are anxious
TO avoid the mistake made by the Fifty
second Congress i'll remaining in session so
long that when they finally got away from
Washington to take an active part in the
lively campaign n of that year, there was not
sufficient time left to explain the provi-
sions of the tariff bill which had been passed
during the session.
They saw their mistake when 1t was too
late but IL is safe TO say that every man
in the Fifty fourth Congress who served in
the Fifty-second will use his utmost en-
deayors to make the first session as short
as possible.
They Will be handicapped, however, by
the great number of new Congressman. who
have yet to learn how important it is for
the people to thoroughly understand every
measure that has been passed during q ses-
sion before they are called upon to vote in
the following November. Mr.. Reed proba-
bly, realizes this better than any one else
and will make every possible effort to
choke off unnecessary debate.