Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-12-04
Calendar Encountered With
Proposed Laws.
Little Progress Probable some Inn
porfant Bills on the List Of Uunn-
ished business. but They are Not
Likely tobe Acted On.

. sion OK congress, which begins week
from tomorrow, can dispose OF much of
the proposed legislation which encum-
beers its calendar Little is usually ac-
7, compllshed at the short session beJ ond
Still the house with its instrumental
i, ties for the expedition of business, can
accomplish great deal in a brief time.
j, The question of additional revenues for
the government will depend on the
senate, to which the house sent the
Dinglay bill almost year ago. Should
1t be impossible or be deemed inexpedi-
ent TO press that measure through the
senate, there is, of course, possibility
that the proposal to increase the reve-
nues by an additional tax on beer or the
imposition of duty on tea, coffee, etc,
may take tangible form, and If So such
legislation must originate, under the
constitution, In the lower branch of
congress. There are on the several cal
endars of theshouse 1905 bills reported |
from the various committees, and the |
proportion which will pass the coming
session must be necessarily almost in
dnlteeimal. Most of them are private
bills tof which there are I,Ioo), bur there
are also $50 bills on the calendar on the
state OF the union and 90 public bills on
the regular house calendar Some of
these are of very great public impo,-
lance, and those interested will, no
doubt. do all in their power to secure
action on them.
The power lodged in the hand, of the
committee on rules, which gives the ,
members of that committee control of {
the house programme, VIII make that t
committee the practical arbiter of what !
shall be submitted to the house for Its /
action. That committee /, composed. | ]
as at present, of the speaker, with Mr.. v
Henderson of Iowa, Mr. Dalzell of Penn {
sylvania, and Mr.. Mcmillan of Tenn s
essee. The death of ex Speaker Crisp l
creates vacancy at the head of the mi h
nority of the committee. which must be
filed by the speaker. The names prom Il
nently mentioned In connection with c.
he vacancy are Mr.. Bailey of Texas, W
Mr. Catchings of Mississippi, Mr. Turner ii
If Georgia, Mr.. Richardson of Eennes- W
zee and Mr.. Dockery of Missouri. h,
The bill which in many respects is X
raught at this time with much interest re
nd which will press hardest for consid NJ
ration is the Pacific railroad funding M
i'll The hnpde -. 81, = hi
are payable early in the com St
,g year, and either an extension or a sa
'reclosure stares the roads in the face. d.
or eight years funding bills have &C. tn
lpied good share of the attention of WI
ongress. The present bill, of which thu
II. Powers of Vermont is the author, an
as reported shortly before the close of loa
e last session. Everything will be w
'ne by those interested In 1t to secure pa,
ere
The friends of the Nicaragua canal wa
e also bending every energy to secure
ton on the bill reported by Mr.. Doo- we
tie, which provides for guarantee by cio
2 United States of S,ooo 900 90, - bro
nds for the const,uc,ior ot ,hs ., ano
The war claims committee. which II
owed fight on several occasions at the ano
I session. promise 70 renew ,ha,- lauI
pressiveness this xy;,ter ssos.;.u, mel
: the passage of the claims awarded "Of
der the Bowman act and the French thai
,lia,;on claims The c,.,,,s ~. g. wi
u amounting to $I62,4so and the lat ora'
to $2,7oS, 100, were put In the sundry gre'
II bill at the last session rs r,der and
the senate, but the bill was vetoed by acti'
president, and they were then cisc'
'pped. Wal
ar Mahon, who Is chairman of the de
r claims committee will also press nous
Pennsylvania border claims, which WI
'e been pending in congress for years you
he Loud bill to cure the abuses of WIN
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of books aad pamphlets will also be
sed as will the Picker service pen. wy
BILL which occupies position on ~
calendar of a privileged report ,.''0'
mong the other bills are the Wads.
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