The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-23
Gossip of
the Capital


Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Washington. March 22.-The indca-
tions are that the extraordinary session
of congress will be much longer than was
at FIRST anticipated even by the senators
and members who desire to discuss the
tariff bill fully. The delay, of course, Will
not be in the house, for that body VIII dls-
pose of the measure in ten days. Ihe
hitch Will be in the senate. Upon no lesS
an authority than Senator AldllCh, VINO
will have charge of the tariff bill in the
upper branch of congress, it is learned
that the Republicans as well as the coun-
try at large will be exceedingly fortunate
If the new revenue measure Is ready Tor
the presidents signature by the hrst or
July or possibly later The Democrats
are determined to contest every men OF
ground and will insist upon discussing eV-
cry item of the bill to their hearts con-
tent If they pursue that policy II can
only be guessed when final vote Will be
reached ON the bill in the senate.
Then comes another delay The meas
ure will be SO amended in the
senate that the house will not know
| its offspring when it is returned for rat-
| ncation. Both houses will insist upon
| their rights in conference and the fight
there viii likely be as long as 1T was in
| the senate. In the meantime the country
| VIII SuItl just as IL mas ever SlllNC N'iN
| Wilson bill went into effect three years
| ago.
The word "Popocrat' is coming into
| general use in congress. In referring TO
the opposition in the last campaign Rep
resentative Dalzell in his speech during
the closing days of the last. session in
defense of Justice Shiras of the supreme
court who was bitterly attacked by the
| PrNanitaG i'm the last pamD1lpn, referred
to them not as Democrats or Populists,
| but as "Popocrats.' In his autobloSFa-
| ply, which appears in the congressional
| directory, Representative Williams, of La
zerne county, refers to his late opponent,
John NJ. Garman, as a "Popocrat."
ill
Uncle Joe" Cannon chairman of the
| house appropriations committee, is origi-
nal if nothing else on Friday last when
the four appropriation bills which failed
to become laws at the last session be-
cause of the presidents failure to sign
them were reported to the house for i'm
| mediate passage, the Democrats set up a
great howl. Among the principal kiCkers
was silver Dick" Bland. He was not
in the last house, but his voice was ia
milar to all the old members. On Satur-
day morning Mr. Cannon and Mr. Bland
got on the house elevator at the same
time, and this is the conversation which
took place between them:
why hello Bland; I'm glad to see
YOU" said Cannon, as he grasped the
free silver champions hand. "Do you
know | thought | recognized your voice
! Yesterday while | was busily engaged in
repeating the Lords prayer backward
and forward?"
Mr.. Bland acknowledged that he had
made a few remarks on the subject and
expected to extend them as the session
progressed.
-:l|:-
Representative Handy, of Delaware
made his maiden speech in the house on
Friday last. The occasion was on the APP
preparation bills. He Is fair speaker
and made a good impression on the Demo
| cratic side of the house. He spoke IL
behalf of the new members. He thought
that it was not just the proper thing fol
this congress to pass in few minutes ap
preparation bills carrying over a billion
dollars. why, Mr.. Speaker he eX
claimed, II wonder If any Legislative body
in the history of the world ever voteC
such a sum of money on such brief anC
inadequate discussion and consideration
These bills have never been considered by
a committee of this house We have i!
yet no appropriation committee to con
slider them Seventy-tVe millions of dol
lars with one hundred and sixty minutes
of discussion! Nearly $500 900 minute
. The sundry civil bill alone carries $4,000
OOV, and it is proposed to pass il after tor
tv minutes Of discussionl Here we arr
to make the UNPARALLELED record of ap
nronIatinp a million a minute"
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