The morning times., 1896-05-18

The program of business this week in
the House of Representatives depends
largely upon the developments from day
To day, so that forecast, especially OF
the order iu which measures shah be con-
sidered, cannot be accurately given.
Today under the rules, will be suspension
day, aud Mr.. DalZell Will ask, for the
Committee on Ways and Means, the pas
sage OF what is known as the package
bill" This provides that packages or
imported merchandise, weighing less than
100 pounds and valued at le IS than $500,
may be transported in bond over the
Canadian railroads TO destination.
Mr. Scranton has given notice that he
Will ask the House Immediately after The
reading Of the Journal today, TO recon-
slider the vote by which il refused, some
days ago, TO order TO a third reading the
bill to provide for the election OF dele
gate IN Congress from Alaska. An effort
will be MADE TO lay that motion on the
table. in case Mr.. Scranton presses 1t.
but should that fail, the subject Will be
open for discussion, and may occupy
goo1 portion of the day.
THE IMMIGRA TION BILLS.
Should there be any time left after the
House has disposed OF the motions TO pass
bills by suspension OF the rules, il viii
probably be given to the Committee on
Immigration for the consideration of bills
reported by it, This committee Will prob
ably have Tuesdays session at all events
II Will present the Mccall bill to regulate
immigration from Europe, aud the CoTliss
anI Mahauy bill intended 20 relieve the
cities on the Canadian borderoithe competi-
tiOn OF labor from Canada, which does nUt
find an abiding place IN the United States
The Committee on Rules are inclined
30 give the Committee on Labor a day for
the Phillips commission bill, nd the
Erdman arbitration bill. the latter eubOdy-
ing the proposition OF the then Attorney
General Oluey, passed at the last session
OF Congress, and which IL is understood
the labor organizations have approved.
The Phillips bill appropriates S50O,0O0
to enable commission TO make an ex-
haustive investigation into the relations
bef ween labor aud capital.
DISTRICT BILL NEXT.
The Appropriation Committee intends
70 keep the Senate hard at work on ap-
preparation bills during all OF this week.
'rhe District of Columbia bill is now the
unfinished business, ana 1t is believed
that this till will consume the better part
OF three days. Especially is this true
if the subject of appropriations for the
various charities preCipiJates a debate
al all ike tina I in the House.
The Qualifications bill Will come up
next. 1t VIII he reported to the Senate
today. Considerable increase is under
stood TO have been made n this bill
When this comes up Mr.. German VIII
offer an amendment providing for the
issue OF fifty or one hundred millions of
low, interest-be.ring certificates. and VIII
make another speech bearing upon the
financial condition of the country in con-
nectioB with the appropriations that are
being made.
The steering committee has decided that
nothing shah interfere with the appropri-
alton bills, but If there should be an
opening between bills the immigration que
tion may lie given short time for con-
sideration. An order Of business outside
of appropriation measures has not yet
been agreed to, but the Republicans Will
have another caucus early this week to
determine that subject.