The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-06
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IN. senate waiting 10 Take Up the
Boud and Tariff Bills.

Washington. Jan. 5.-The coming week
81. -ra senate will depend entirely upon
-. nrogress made by the finance com
...--la II the idea held by the members
Il -rst committee prevails it is prob
et-. -bat there viii be no more adjourn
-,.r-s for two or three days at a time
.--sfrman Morrill, of the finance commit
49,. -x8ects to have his committee report
,...f lie bond and the tariff bills on the
-.-r,-ar meeting day, Tuesday next. The
ls-6cratic members of the committee,
.,,g..ver. assert that it will be impossi-
rla for the tariff bill to be reported for
--a GOOD reason that il has never been
Considered in the full committee, and they
win not agree TO its report on that day.
II is conceded that the bond bill viii
reach the Senate with the enacung clause
stricken out and a free coinage bill sub
s.f-uted. The debate on the free coinage
hin may extend over fortnight, although
some of the republicans profess to be-
rlre that they can bring the coinage and
tariff measures to vote within that
Inc present intention of the finance
committee appears TO be to report the
rarI bill as IL came from the House. al
though pressure is being brought TO bear
mon the committee TO increase all the
schedules from the Is per cent. increase
fixed hy the House TO % per cent. or .
Dfr cent Ii is not probable that a caucus
If the republican senators will be held
0n the bill. but there have been numer-
Gus conferences between the rank and file
and he leaders, having for their purpose
The concentration of the whole strength
0f the republican vote against any and all
amendments that may be offered.
The unfinished business before the SEN
ate is the resolution of Mr.. Elkins. de-
caring il to be the sense of the Senate
that hereafter no bonds shall be sold
without first advertising for bids, and the
amendment thereto by Mr.. Butler prohib-
itiug the sale of bonds in any manner.
This business Will come up again during
The morning hour on Tuesday.
The House of Representatives will prob
ably settle down TO the transaction of
business according to the usual routine
this week. At present there is no pro-
gramme prepared, but several matters VIII
De ready in a day or two for considera-
ton and action. The first thing to be pre-
seuted doubtless, will be the report of
fine committee on rules. This may come
In al to-morrow's session, but the proba-
biiites are that 1t will not be ready before
Tuesday at the earliest. Up to the pres
ept time the House has been operating
under the rules of the Fitty-nrSt congress,
but experience has shown that some
sight changes are necessary and desir-
able These wiz be neither numerous or
important, however, in the opinion Of
those best situated to form a correct Opin-
ion of the probabilities. Should the rules
be disposed of on Tuesday, the committee
on appropriations will submit the general
pension bill on Wednesday for action by
the House.
So far as known now. these are the
only two items of business that viii be
ready for disposal this week, but in the
morning hour probably there will be re-
quests for immediate consideration of
bills and resolutions that cannot be named
i'm advance In case the Senate should
send either the temporary revenue or
the bond bill back to the House with
amendments, its consideration would take
precedence of everything else, but neither
of them is looked for.
For month or so the more important
work of the House will be done in the
committee rooms. The ways and means
committee will proceed at once, it Is stat
ed to a consideration of the customs ad-
ministrative act of $780, with view to
so amending it as to restrict the posi-
hility of fraud upon the revenues by means
of underValuations. This is the most
serious matter with which customs Of
ticias have to deal. and a source of great
loss to the government.
The several elections committees have
gone TO work upon the cases referred
to them, and reports upon some of them
may reasonably be expected to be made
within the month.