Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-01-27
IN CONGRESS-.
The Senate Will Spend Coming the
Week on the Bond Bill.
House Will Clean Up Appropriation Bills and
Contested Election Cases.

Washington, Jan. 2G.--Thc time of the
House, this week. will be largely occupied
in the consideration Of appropriation bills.
The diplomatic and consular Dill Is ready
to De reported Debate upon it may begin
Immediately.
Under the rules, tomorrow is assigned
to the District Of Columbia, but as yet
the committee on the affairs OF the dis
trict has placed before the House only two
important measures. The diplomatic and
consular bill will probably be good for
several days debate. and when it Is dis
posed of, the District of Columbia appro
priation bin will be ready for report to the
House.
The committees on elections, partcl
larly committee No 2, Will be prepared
with reports on one or two contests re
ferrcd to it, tomorrow, in case the House
should lack occupation.
Although, Friday Jones of Arkansas.
IN charge Of the House bond bill, gave no
tico that he would ask the Senate TO r.
main in session, Thursday next, until the
bill was disposed of. IL Is hardly likely
that a vote will be reached that day, rs
number ol senators have expressed their
intention of speaking on the free coinage
substitute, and the time is too short after
the morning business, each day, has been
attended tn, TO permit of the delivery of
speeches. 1t is probable that before the
week Is out, "A vote will have been taken.
Jones asserts positively that the free
coinage substitute will be adopted, and be
places the majority at between five and
eight votes
incidentally during the week there will
be moro or less discussion IN the Senate
on the Monroe resolution reported by the
committee on foreign relations. ThurStnr
Of Nebraska, has given notice that he will
address the senate on the resolution,
Tuesday.
Quite an array of talent has been Sc
cured for the discussion of the silver bin,
this week Nelson of Minnesota. Will ad
dress the Senate, tomorrow, and Tillman
Of South Carolina, will take the fioor.
Tuesday.
Among the peakers Of the week will he
Voorhees, ex Chairman of the finance com
mittee. who, It is said will take senator
sherman to task for his at,itnda on the
financial question and will pay his I'd
spects To the recent bond syndicate Cock
rell Of Missouri, Mitchell Of Oregon.
Bacon nf Georgia Hansbrough, ana pos
sbly Hill of New York, will speak on the
money question.
Imme diately afeer the silver bill is out
of the way, the tariff measure passed lay
the House will DC reported to thc Senate,
and that will take precedence as IN
finished business. 1t is not known
whether this will be favorably or adversely
reported. All depends upon the vote Of
Jones of Nevada. He has not vet given A
final answer on the subject.
If it should be unfsvOrab,y reported.
the Republicans will have it placed IN
the calendar, ard they claim to have votes
enough TO call il up an give il the right IL
way. They also claim to have a sufficient
number of votes to pass it when the time
or taking vote shall arrive
Both the Utah senators, although nc.
knowledged silver men. are said to BE- ia
vorahle 10 protection, and will vote for
the measure agreed upon by the recent
Republican caucus.
The financial question can be easily
discussed in connection with the tariff
bill, and while this substitute may Inc the
last effort to pass free silver bill through
Congress, 1t will hardly be the end of the
discussion on the subject.
There IS n disposition to take hold Of
the appropriation bills as soon as possible.
and for that reason, the tariff measure
will be debated by those in its favor ms
little as possible Already the leaders are
beginning to figure on an early adjourn
M mt, in the hope that Congress can get
away before the Presidential campaign is
fairly on