The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-12-03
LAWS WITHOUT END
CALENDARS OF THE HOUSE CON-
TAIN 1850 MEASURES.
the Government Is Pending
Before the Senate.


bic that the house at the coming session
Of congress can dispose of much Of the
proposed legislation which encumbers its
oa,enders. Little is usually accomplished
ar the short session, beyond the passage
of the regular supply bills. Still the
house, with Its instrumentalities for the
expedition OF business can accomplish
great deal in a brief time. The question
of additional revenues for the govern
ment will depend on the senate, to which
body the house sent the Dingley bill al
most a year ago. Should 1t be possible,
or be deemed expedient to press that
| measure through the senate, there is Ct
course a possibility that the proposal 10
Increase the revenues by additional tax
on beer or the imposition of duty on tea,
coffee, etc., may take tangible form, ana
IL so, such legislation must originate un-
der the constitution, In the lower branch
Of congress.
There are on the several calendars of
the house 1856 bills reported from the
various committees. and the proportion
which will pass the coming session must
| be necessarily almost indefnte-small
Most of them are of course private bills
(of which there are 11O0). but there are
also 235 bills on the calendar on the state
Of the Union and SO public bills on the
regular house calendar. Some of these
are of very great public Importance, and
those interested will no doubt do all IN
their power to secure action upon them.
The Rules Committed.
The power lodged in the hands of the
committee on rules. which gives members
of that committee control of the house
program, will make that committee the
practical arbiter of what shall be sub
mitted to the house for Its action That
committee is composed at present of the
speaker, Mr. Henderson of Iowa. Mr.. Dal-
zell of Pennsylvania and Mr.. Mcmillan OF
| Tennessee The death of ex-Speakel
Crisp creates vacancy at the head OF
the minority of the committee. which
must be filed by the speaker. The names
prominently mentioned In connection witt
the vacancy are Mr.. Bailey of Texas
Mr.. Catchings of Mississippi, Mr. Turnei
OF Georgia, Mr. Richardson of Tennes
sec and Mr.. Dockery Of Missouri.
The bill which in many respects II
fraught this time with most interest anc
which will press hardest for consideration
is the Pacific railroad funding bill. Th
bonds guaranteed by the government ar
: payable early in the coming year, an,
either an extension or a foreclosur
stares the roads in the face. For egh
!. years the funding bills have occupied
good share of the attention of congress
The present bill of which Mr.. Powers O
| Virginia, Is the author, was reporto
: shortly before the close of the last ses
c sion. Everything will be done by thos
b Interested in 1t to secure consideration.
( Nicaragua Canal.
i The friends of the Nicaragua cana
d are also bending every energy to secur
/. action on the bill reported by Mr.. Doc
s little, which provides for guarantee b
r the United States of $1O0.0O0,000 of bond
d for the construction of the canal.
e The war claims committee, whic
d showed fight on several occasions at tn
l. last session. promises to renew It's ae
e gressiveness this winter especially &c
ii the passage of the claims awarded ur
II Ger the Bowman act and the Frenc
N spoliation claims. These claims. the foi
l. mer amounting to ,459 and the la
IA ter to 81 70S, 1856, were put on the sundr
" civil bill at the last session. as a rider
the senate bill. but the bill was vetoe
h. ty the president and they were the
l. dropped. Mr.. Mahon. who Is chairma
" Of the war claims committee, will nli
,e press the Pennsylvania border claim
70 which have been pending in congress fl
OF years.
as The Loud BILL to cure the abuses
the law relating to second-class ma
matter, of which newspaper matter
: transmitted at one cent per pound, al
which has been the subject of much cri
N icism of the postoffice department b
cause of the advantage taken of the la
-, in various ways for the transmission
- pamphlets and books. will also be presse
= as will the Pickler service pension oi
which occupies a position on the Gale
"a dar of a privileged report.
Among other bills are the Wadswor
bill, for the creation of a bureau for
- Immediate industry for the exportati
= of meat and the regulation of transport
ton of live stock; immigration bill; t
Chickering bill, for ascertaining the fea
~ bility and cost of ship canal from {
great lakes to the Hudson; several II
portant public land bills; the bills for [
admission of the territories. and ma
~ others of especial interest to particu
| localities.
There are also several important me;
ures in the senate which might col
over to the house for consideration.
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