The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-11-30
BILLS IN THE HOUSE
there Are on the Several Calendars
Only 1855.
SHORT SESSION FORECAST
II Is Not Expected That Much
viii Be Done-lome of the
Measures for W hlch Non-
slderation IN ee Urged.

Washington. Nov. at is not prob
able that the house az the coming ses-
sion % congress can dispos. = much
Of the proposed legislation " which en-
cumbers its calendars. L!ttle Is usual
ly accomplished at tn short session
beyond the passige ot tne regular sup
ply bills. sun tn house with lis In
strumentaiitlIs Ter the cxpe ditl0n OF
business can accomplish great deal
In "a bI..if time. III question Of addi-
tlundl revenues for the government
VIII depc1d upon the srnltr. 90 which
body the house mt the Dngley bill
almost a year ago. Should IL ha i'm
possible or be deemed inexpedient to
press that measure through the senate
there Il, Of cOurss, "a possibility that
the proposal to Increase the revenues
by additional tax on beer or the i'm
position of a. duty on tea, coffee. etc.
may take tangible form, ana IL so.
much legishtion must originate. under
the constitution. i'm the lower branch
of cCagTess. There are on the several
calendars OF the house i.i65 bills re-
ported from the various committees.
aud the proportion which will pass the
coming Session must he necessarily al
most ind iinitely small Most of them
are, OF course. private bills. Of which
there are l.lO0, but thsTc are also 256
bills on the calendar on the state of
the union AMI 10 public bills on the
regular house calendar. Some Of these
are OF very great public Importance
and these interested will NJ doubt do
all In their power Ia secure action up
on tnem.
The power lodged in the hands OF
the committee on rules, which gives
the members OF that committee con-
trUl OF the house programme, Will
make that cgmmHtCe the practical ar
bitter OF Whit shall be submitted to the
house for It's action. That committee
is composed at present OF the speaker.
Mr.. Henderson OF Iowa, Mr.. Dalzea of
Pennsylvania and Mr.. Mcmillan of
Tenne essec. The death OF ex-Speaker
Crisp creates a vacancy at the head
of the minority OF the committee which
must be filed by the speaker. The
names prominently mentioned In con-
nection with the vlcarcy are Mr.. Ball
ey OF Texas, MIR. CatChings of Missls-
sippi, kr..-Turnsr--of Gc0rgia. Mr..
Richanison of Tennessee and Mr..
Dockery of Missouri.
The bill which, in many respects, IL
fraught this time with most Interest
ana which will press hardest for con-
sideratlOn ~ the Pacific railroads
funding bin. Thc bonds guaranteed
by the government are payable early
In the coming year and either an ex-
tension or. a foreclosure stares the
roads In the face. For eight years
funding bills have occupied good
share Of the attention OF congress. The
present bill. of which Mr.. Powers OF
Virginia Is the author. was reported
shortly before the CLOSE Of the last ses-
,sstH Ia. ~ fh.1.zs.
Interested in 1t II secure cOnsldera-
tlOn.
Inc friends OF the Nicaragua canal
are also bending every energy to Sc
cure action On the bill reported by Mr..
Do1little, which provides for guar
ant.e by the United States of 100000
900 OF bonds for the construction OF the
canal. The war claims committee.
whith showed fight ON several occa-
sdOns at the last session. promises To
Renew It's AggressivtncSs this winter.
especially fCr the passage of the claims
awarded under the Bowman act and
the French spOliauon claims. These
claims. the former amount to slS2,i5s
and the latter $9,70s.iss. were put on
tho sundry civil bill at the last session
as rider Of the seuate, but the bill
was vetoed by the president and they
were then dr0pp,l. MIR, Mahon, who
Is chairman ot the war claims commit
tee. will also press the Pennsylvania
border claims. which have been pend
ing In congress for years
The Loud bill - cure the abuses OF
the law relSting to secOnd-class mail
matter. OF which newspaper matter Is
transmitted at | cent per pound, and
which has been the subject ot much
criticism of the postctilce department.
because OF the advantage taken OF the
law IN various way for the transmits
sion of books and pamphlets, will also
be pressed. as Will the Picker service
fusion bill which occupies position
on the ClienGlr of a privileged report.
Among the otaer bills are the Wads-
worth bill. for the creation OF a bu-
reau fer animal Industry for The In
sp,ction of ms at and the regulation OF
transportation OF live sock, the iufIni-
grafton bill. the Chickering bill. for
ascrrtaining the feasibility AMI cost OF
shin canal from the great lakes TO
the HUDSON, several important public
hnd bills the bills for the admission
OF ths territories and many others OF
especial interest to particular locali-
tis There are also veral important
measures in the senate which might
come over 10 the house for conS!dera-
tiCn.
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