Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-30
WILL KEEP LAWMAKERS BUSY
Some Questions Before the Approaching
Session of Congress.
PACIFIC FUNDING BILL TO Be CONSIDERED
Must he Disposed of this Year or
EARLY NcNt Year In order to
Give the Roads the Alleged
Necessary Relief.

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WASHINGTON. Nov. 2o.-Gt is not prob
ablc that the house at the coming session Of
congress. which begins week from tomor-
ggw, can dispose Of much of the proposed
legislation which Cucumbegs Its calendars.
Li,tIc is usually accomplished at the shor,
session beyond the passage Of the regular
supply bills. S'lll the house with its in
strumentaiiues for the expedition Of busi-
ness can accomplish a great deal In brief
time. The question OF additional revenues
for the government will depend on the SEN
ate, to which body the house sent the Ding
ley bill almost a year ago Should it be
Impossible or be deemed ineXpcdi-
ent to press that measure through
the senate there is Of course,
possibility that the proposal to in
crease the revenues by an additional tax on
beer for the imposition Of a duty on tea,
coffee etc. may take tangible form, ana II
so such legislation must originate uhuer the
cons tuition In the lower branch of con
gress.
There are on the several calendars of the
house / 100 bills reported from the various
committees and the proportion which Will
pass at the coming session must be, nectS-
% no,rsc nriyste hills tof which there
are lOO), but there are also 2u6 bills on the
calendar on the state of the union and nine
ty-six public bills on the regular house cal
cndar Some of these are OF very great
nmI.Iic innnrtanco and those interested will
M Joubt do all in their power to secure
action on them.
POWER OF THE COMMITTEE.
The powers lodged in the hands of the
committee on rules. which give the members
vi li'". ,'I ,, a,,,,,i,t,o thn nractical
EIIH', It ~ ir'I, ,La, sI,i, In s,fbpiIfed to the
a. - D,,g' , w. ,o,ion Tb,t committee is
l'ou-, ..,,'.,,5 ,s ot nrosnnt constituted of the
~, t.@ fIo,jorsnr ,nr Iowa MIR Dal-
sPr"N.' ,,l,',,,,i,,a,,ia and Mr. NcNilln of
zen ol '"'iri ~, ~ Ja,b ~ cySneaI,ar C,risn
IthueSSe'. ~, lu' W. a. b,,,l nf Tho minor
creates Nd'an,! ~, ~, ,,,tIL r,,,gt ho gIlca
NY Oh ,ne ,,,,, ,,a ,rircin,Ilv men
Dy the Sp'aNtI' nc ""t, ,t,L H., ,I,,,c,, o,.s
toned IN conhg''loh w" wv ,".''J' NJ
Mr. balley o. lcNaS, W. -, w., pjbar5
slsSlppl MI luIhel u5 C,o ,', ,,, ~ Vi
son oi Iehh'Saee an" MI VI
souri,. T., ,,. r,,,,, T.,
Inc plIL M"lG", -, .is -, o,d
! fraught TINS lme WIN iiiuaI ltI'' 80, C,t, a."
which VIII press va rHtst iot i,i ,
the Pacihc rallfoad Iuu"lus ul.'' NV ii "S'l,'a
guarauietl ny lHt ho'rn ',,,',' r,S %
carry III lhc ,o.'lnS go , CO. ,hc r,,G, +,
tension or foreclosure s'G.cS tn' ,T"IS - -,
the race TOT elSh. StS'I lu,.,uS 20 n
received E"ou smart ", 'i.S ttt Ni po
gres@ inc present pli', ui M",gm W., ~"
ers OF Nrslhla - Ine dul"Vi 49, I. ,',i
shortly before tIe closc VI tne ,aGI
Everything VIII pe 9oHe py t"ose i'''' ''''"
in 1t to secure cohsluerallo'I'
OTHER IMPORTANT MEASURES
The friends of the Nicaraguan canal. are
also bending every energy to secure action
on the bill reported by Mr.. Doolitte which
provides for a guarantee by the United States
of 500 GOO .OOO of bonds for the construction
of the canal The war claims committee
which showed fight on several occasions at
the last session. promises to renew its ag