The record-union., 1896-03-02

His Recent Opposition to the Tariff
Bill-The Cuban Resolution to Come
| Up in the House.
| WASHINGTON, March 1.-The com
ing week will inaugurate the discussion
on question Of the highest privilege in
the Senate-a title to seat in the body.
| Mitchell, Chairman of the Committee
on Privileges and Elections, gave notice
| Friday that he would call the Dupont
case Monday at 2 o'clock Mitchell will
make the opening speech, and will be
| followed during the week by Turpie of
Indiana for the Democrats, and by
sPritchard of North Carolina for the Re-
| publicans. The Chairman is of the
opinion that the debate on this subject
will not last longer than ten days, or, at
! the outside, not to exceed two weeks.
! Tomorrow there is every proba bility
of the Senate locking horns over a mat
ter against which there appears to be a
very determined opposition in the Sem
ate. 1t is the bill reported by the Sem
ate Committee on Public Lands to APP
prove a compromise and settlement be-
!
Berry sought to call it up late Friday
afternoon, and make it the unfinished
business but several Senators objected,
and upon his motion being pressed to
| take it up, the absence of a quorum,
| forced by the opponents of the meas
ure, was developed. Berry then gave
notice that he would move to take the
bill up Immediately after the morning
| business tomorrow. In antagonizing
the bill Friday it was characterized by
Gear as "a bill of very questionable
! character, involving millions of dol
| lars"
| The agricultural bill will be brought
UP tomorrow by Cullom, who has it in
charge. Inasmuch as there has been no
amendments to the legislative features
of this bill as it came from the House,
it will probably be passed in one after
noon.
During the week it is not unlikely that
Teller of Colorado may make his prom
ised speech on the tariff-silver question,
in which he will explain the stand he
has taken, and his reasons for his re-
cent opposition to the tariff bill.
Beyond this there is no programme
for the week.
The Johnson mineral classification
bill will come up for consideration be-
fore the Senate Committee on Public
Lands tomorrow morning. The men-
bers of the California delegation, who
are especially interested in the measure,
are suspicious that an effort will be
made to tack on one or two amendments
suggested by the Secretary of the In
terror, and are preparing to make strong
opposition to such move. The bill got
through the House SO eXpeditiously that
they do not want to tempt fate by hav
ing it go to the Senate with amend
ments carrying a big appropriation, as
Secretary Hoke Smith Suggests. Sen
ator White, Representative Bowers and
TREY L. Ford will all go before the
committee on Monday and endeavor to
prove the bill is all right as it stands.
They expect to have more or less aid
from Senator Dubois, Chairman of the
committee who has stated that he does
not believe in any interference from de-
partment officials in the making of
laws.
He holds that it is the duty of the
heads of the different departments to
give opinions and advice when request
that it is within their province to die
tate amendments to bills before Con-
gress. This is exactly what Secretary
Smith proposed to do in the matter of
the Johnson bill, but it is believed that
he will be heavily sat upon by the Sen
ate committee should he undertake to
carry out his present plans.
Another dangerous obstacle to the
T1L, l~sI :.
duced last week by Senator Mitchell of
Oregon, providing for similar commits
sion to examine and classify certain
lands in Oregon. 1t is feared that if
Senator Mitchell insists on pressing the
amendment which he has offered to the
johnson bill that it will kill the whole
measure, if not in the Senate, when it
gets back to the House Senator White
will endeavor to persuade Senator
Mitchell to withdraw his amendment
and wait for the Oregon bill, which has
been introduced in the House by Repre-
sentative Ellis. He will argue that as
Johnson's bill has passed both houses,
the way will be paved for the Oregon
bill if presented separate measure,
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON. March There is
such a demand for action on the Sem
ate Cuban resolutions that the man
ayers of the House of Representative
have consented that as soon as the leg
ihlative, executive and judicial appro-
priation bill, the pending unfinished
business, has been disposed of, Cuban
resolutions shall be the next order. How
much time will be devoted to their con-
sideration is as yet undecided At least
a dozen members have expressed to Mr..
Hit Chairman of the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, a desire to speak, and
it is probable that at least a full days
session will be occupied by the debate.
Following the Cuban resolutions, the
Postoffice appropriation bin will be
taken up in the House, and this, it is
expected, will probably exhaust the re-
mainder of the week.
SACRAMENTO PoSTMASTERSHIP.