The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-01-07
INCONGRESS.
IN the HOUSE the Loud Bill to Amend
the Postal Laws

IN the HOUSE the Loud Bill to Amen0
the Postal Laws
win Ne Disposed ef-After That the fae
oino Railroad Tending Bill-In the
Senate Our Fofeign Relations snd
Olnsy's Position Will Come Up.
WARRINGTON, Jan. A-Just before
the holiday recess the house Of repre-
upon the recommendation
of the committee on rules, arranged
the business of the house for the first
week In the new year.
On Tuesday and Wednesday the
Loud bill to amend the postal laws SO
as to prohibit the transmission in the
mail of serial novel publications and
sample" copies of newspapers at the
second class rate, will be the spe-
cial order. Discussion under
the general rule will continue
from immediately after the reading
Of the journal on Tuesday, the 9Th
inst, until 2p. m. on Wednesday, and
under the flve-minute rule upon pro-
posed amendments until o'clock, when
voting will begin upon pending amend-
ments and the final passage of the bill
When the bill was called up rather un-
expectedly several weeks ago It devel-
oped surprising strength, but since
then the opposition has been active,
and the chances of its passage are now
considered rather doubtful.
After this bill has been disposed OF,
the rest of the week-Thursday FRI
day and Saturday-will be devoted to
the consideration Of the Pacific rail-
road funding bill reported by Judge
Powers, chairman Of the committee on
Pacific railroads Two days will be
given to general discussion and one
day to debate and action in committee
Of whole upon proposed amendments.
The bill will be reported to the house
at o'clock Saturday and the vote on
its passage taken on Monday,
the 18th inst, immediately af-
ter the reading of the Jour-
nal. The debate on this measure will
doubtless be interesting owing to the
opposition which exists among mem
bers of the house to the action Of the
majority of the committee. The bill
proposes to extend the government
lien over all the physical properties Of
the companies which, it is claimed, the
present lien does not cover, and subs
stituting for all outstanding obliga-
tions new four per cent. mortgage,
the governments debts to be carried
at two per cent. per annum. In addi-
ton to this, the Southern Pacific Co. is
required to pay the amount charged
against the Central Pacific Co. SO long az
it remains lessee thereof. The amount
Of the Union Pacific mortgage will be
S54, ,731, 900, and of the Central Pacific,
net, $52, S01, 900. Messrs. Hubbard, of
Missouri, and Bell. of Texas. have made
minority reports, opposing the recon-
mendations of the committee, the
former recommending that the bill be
drawn by Attorney General Harmon
and introduced by Senators Brice and
Morgan to enforce the governmen,
liens upon the property by proceedings
in the court of appeals of the
District of Columbia, and the
latter that the debts of the companiea
be extended at three per cent instead
of two, secured by first mortgage up
on all their propertieA They will prob
ably lead the debate against the com
mittee's bill.
BY the terms of the order Q making
these measures the special business
consideration of any other matter Il
shut out, and it will take unanimoul
consent to act on anything else until the
orders have been exhausted. The only
exception is that on Friday night pri'
/ vate pension bills will be discussed fol
two hours and half as usual without
, quorum.
When the senate meets Tuesday
morning it is quite likely that the de
bate on matters pertaining to our for
eign relations and the position assumed
by Secretary Olney for the executive
| will at once begin to take shape
Whether Mr. Cameron will call up the
Cuban resolution on the opening day
of the session is not known, for that
senator has not yet returned to the
city, and the subject is entirely in his
hands.
Mr.. Hale, who is looked upon as the
leader of the anti-Cuban recognition
sentiment in the senate, said Saturday
that several senators who had beer
heretofore silent on the subject, hai
come out against the Cameron resolu
tions and there was now no possibl,
chance for its passage.
On the other hand Messrs. Cameron
Lodge, Chandler, Morgan and Mills
assert that the sentiment favoring 40
tion by congress is becoming more Wig
orous and that the fighting will bt
forced from the start. Mr.. Hale, who
in the absence of Mr.. Allison, is acting
chairman of the committee on appro
priations expects to have the army bill
reported to senate Wednesday and thii
will be.put forward to antagonize tn.
/ Cuban proposition.
Two speeches are booked for the com
ing week, one by Mr.. Pc fer. probably
Wednesday, on his resolution for the
appointment of national monetary
/ conference, and another by Mr.. Proctor
on the joint resolutions providing fol
the election of president and vice presi
dent and senators by popular vote.