Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-12-10

l,loo, but there are also 256 bills ON
the calendar on the state OF the Union
and " public bills on tho regular
house calendar. Some OF these are Of
very great public Importance, ana
those Interested will no doubt do all
IN their power to secure action upon
them.
The powers lodged In the hands of
the committee on rules, which give m.
members OF that committee control OF
ehe house programme will make that
committee the practical arbiter of what
sEali be submitted to the house for
IT'S action That committee Is COM
posed as at present constituted OF the
speaker Mr.. Henderson OF Iowa Mr.
palzell OF Pennsylvania and Mr., Nc
Millin OF Tennessee The death OF
nN~Sieaker Crisp creates n vacancy at
the head OF the minority of the COM
mittee, which must be filled by thu
speaker The names principally mem
toned In connection with the vacancy
are BAILEY of Texas. Catehings OF Mis-
si<sippi Turner OF Georgia, Richardson
OF tennessee and Dcrkery OF Missouri
The bill which. in many respects. Ia
tt8nght at this time with most interest
ana which will press hardest for con-
sideration is the Pacific railroad fund
ing bill. The bonds guaranteed by
the government are payable early in
mo coming year and either an extern
sion or u Foreclosure stales tho roads
IN the face, For eight years funding
bills have occupied good share OF tho
attention OF congress, Tho present
htll of which Mr.. Powers of Virginia
is the author, was reported shortly
before the close OF the last session.
Everything will be done by those In
tolestod IN II To secure consideration,
Tho friends OF the Nicaragua canal ara
also energetic to secure action ON
the bill reported by Mr.. Doollttle.
which provides for u guarantee by the
United States of 500 900 900 OF bonds
for the construction of the canal
Tho war claims committee which
showed fight on several occasions In
tho last session, promises to renew
their responsiveness this winter, es-
pecially tor the passage OF the claims
awarded under the Bowman act and
the French spoliation claims. These
claims. the former amounting to 1884,
ib9, and the latter to $2,70S. 1856, were
put on the sundry civil bin at the last
session M u rider OF the senate, but
tho bin was vetoed by the president
and they were then dropped. Mr., Ma
hon, who Ia chairman OF tho war
claims committee, viii also press the
Pennsylvania border GLAZING, which
have been pending In congress for
years
Tho Loud bill to cure the abuses of
the law relating to second class mat
ter. under which newspaper matter Ia
transmitted at | cent per pound and
which has been the subject OF much
criticism of the postoillce department
because Of the advantage taken OF tho
law In various ways for the transmits
sion OF books and pamphlets, will also
be pressed ms Will tho Pickler service
fusion bill, which Ia In favorable
poSlLon on tho calendar M priv
LEGGED report
Among the other bills are the Wads-
worth bin for tho creation OF bureau
OF animal industry. for the inspection
of meat and tho regulation OF tho
transportation of live stock, the Inn
migration bill the Chick"rng bill for
asccrtaininE the Feasibility and cost
of ship canal from lhe great lakes
to the Hudson, several important pub
lie land bills, tho bills for the admis-
sion of the territories and many other
sion Of the territories and many others
OF special interest to particular local
titles. There are nlso several import
ant measures In tho senate which might
come up In the house for consldera-
ton.