The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-30

that the house at the coming session Of
congress. which begins a week from to-
morrow, can dispose OF much OF The pro-
posed legislation which 4ncuubers it's
calendars. Little is usually ACCOMPLISHED
az the short session beyond the passage
OF the regular supply bills Sflii. the
mousse, with it's instrumentalities for the
expedition of business, can accomplish a
great deal in a brief time The question
OF additional revenue for the government
VIII depend on the senate. 10 which body
the Rouse sent the Dingfey bill almost
year ago. Should IL be Impossible or be
deemed inexpedient 10 press that meas
ufe through the senate. there is. OF
course. a possibility that the proposal to
increase the revenues BY an additional
tax on beer. or the imposition of a duty
on tea. coffee etc. may take tangible
form. and If so such legislation must or
lsipate under the constitution. in the
lower branch OF congress-
There are on the several calendars of
the house .ts5 bills reported from the va
rioas committees. and the proportion
which viii pass at the coming session
must Be necessarily almost infinitely
small. Most OF them are Of course prf-
sste bills tof which there are LOO. but
there are also 80 bills on the calendar
on the state OF the Union. and 80 public
bills on the regular house calendar. Some
OF these are OF very great public import
anee. and those interested VIII no doubt
do All IN their power to secure action on
them. The power lodged in the hands OF
the committee on rules. which gives the
members OF thar committee control of
the house programme. viii make the
committee the practical arbifer OF what
shall be submitted 10 the house for it's
action. That committee is composed at
present of the speaker. Henderson OF
Iowa. Dalzell OF Pennsylvania and Nc
"a
Speaker Crisp creates a vacancy at the
head or the minority OF the committee.
which must be filed by the speaker The
names principally mentioned i'm connec-
tion with the vacancy are: Bailey of
Texas. Catchings OF Mississippi Turner
of Georgia. Richardson OF Tennessee and
Dockery of Missouri
The bih which IN many respects is
traugat az this time with NEST interest
and which viii press hardest for consider
alton, is the Pacific railroad funding hin
The bonds guaranteed by the government
are payable early in the coming year and
either an extension or foreclosure stares
the roads IN the face. For eight years
funding bills have occupied good share
OF the attention Of congress. The present
OH, OF which Powers. OF Vermont is the
author, Was reported shortly before the
close OF the last session. Everything viii
Dc done by those interested in il TO Sc
cure consideration.
The friends OF the Nicaragua canal are
also bending every energy TO secure ac.
ton on the bin reported by Dooli*tle
Whlsh provides for a guarantee by the
United States OF sl0a COOS 600 OF bonds for
TIE construction OF the canal.
me war claims committee which show
eu nsnt on several occasions at the last
session. promise 10 renew their aggres-
SiFeness this winter. especially for the
passage Of the claims awarded under ths
bowman ACT and the French spoIiation
cialm2 These claims. the former amount
ing 20 So. 80 and the latter TO s.. 70s fs.,
were put on the aundry civil bin ~ ths
last session As a rider OF the senate. hut
the BIN was vetoed by the president ara
tliey were then dropped
Mthon, who is chairman OF tho u,ar
claims committee win also press ,hc
FenhsyiFdnla border claims which hay-
been pending ia congress for years.
the Loud Dill. 10 cure the abuses OF The
law relating 70 second-class mai matter.
anu Nhieh has been TIE subject Of much
criticism or the postofiiec department ne
cause or the advantage IN various wsvs
Tor the transmission of books and naranh-
lets, VIII also be pressed. as viii he -
Plckler service pension bill which o,-,,raes
a iayorahle position On the calendar ss a
privileged report
Among che other bliss are the wass-
worth oil for the creation Of q b-,rss,,
for animal industry, for the Inspection ~
meats aud tie regulations Of the trans
poriasion Of live stock the inmlvrstfor
bal: the Chsckering biz for ascertaiuie.
fhe feasibility and cost OF some ship ,,anai
from the great lakes 10 the Hudson; sev-
erai important public land bals the bnls
Tor the admission OF the territories ana
many others os special Interest 20 nartic,,.
lar localities
There arc also several Important meas
ureS IN the senate which might come over
10 the house FOR consideration.