The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-05
BUSINESS FOR CONGRESS-.
LITTLE PROSPECT or AN EARLY
CLOSE or THE SESSION.
The PRINCIPAL Appropriation Biils Yet TO be
Acted On -Oiber Bills that will Necessarily
Occupy Two or Three Weeks Mt Least.

Acted On -Oiber bills ,hnt will Necessarily
Occupy Two or Three Weeks Mt Least.
WARRINGTON, June 4.-Twelve General
Appropriation bills are required to be passed
every session OF Congress to take effect on the
6rst OF July. The present condition of the bills,
az shown by the statement OF the Clerk of the
House Committee on Appropriations, is as fol
lows: The Pension bill, appropristinR $29
the Fertilization and Harbor ID fence bill, ap-
propriating t3l5,000 and the Deficiency bill,
nppropriatine tSl6723, have become laws.
The Navy Dill,appropriatins tl2, Az, $50, though
passed by the House. has not been acted upon
by the Senate. The Consular and Diplomatic
bill h passed both Houses, out there is dis
agreement on the Senate amendments The
Joint Committee OF Conference nave reported
that they are unable to agree, and the House
members OF the committee have asked to be
The Legislative. Executive, and judicial bill,
appropriatinR sl2,y9o,sl5, having passed The
in~ert amendments TO the extent OF t3,608,0t2.
The Post Once bill, as passed by the House,
appropriates sS3i3o, ,1O9, and Is now before the
Senate committee on that subject. The River
and Harbor pill, apnropristing so,s!2 $50, hayina
n ans os mo" aSs a. ,so smspa
ments To tho siilitsry Academy bill have not
made redort for month past The estimates
for the Sundry Civil Expenses bill have been
assigned to different suo-comn,ittses. with
erequsst to report tu the full Committee on
Tue Indian bi, sppro opriAtine ts0o6,77l. is pend
ins Ia the House. The Armv btii, appropriating
t23.o<7 ,g7T, exclusive Of the uncxpeDded balance
House.
There are over one hundred and nifty bills on
tho calendar Of the Senate, more tnan nf,y OF
winch are of a private n-ture, granting pensions,
&c. Among those OF an import .nt character
are the silver oil, tue two oils recently reported
from the Committee on Railroads to provide .
from the Uui"n and Central Psc,dc X iirosds,
MIR. morrilis educational BILL and the bill re-
70 amend the act OF NAV 81, 1870. TO en-.
force the rights OF citizens to vote so
:. TO meet % ;, the ooj.c,lons j., s s, recently ea-
Ia aduiton to these bills there several reso-
luttons to be conside cred, and some OF tbeul, "
taken up, will cause long discussions. especially
nitted early in the session, for which Mr.. whyts
Of Maryland has submitted substitute. Mr..
Morton has an elaborate speech prepared In
reie. ence to the resolution. but ss 1t will be I'm
possible to pass it without = long debate II will
pr''bsoly be allowed to go over 70 tue next
| session.
some 40 Ion taken to prevent toe innuI of
Chinese TO this country. here are two resolu-
tions ON that subject now before the Senate
President TO have the treaty with Cain. modi-
ned so as to restrict immiestion, and the otber
suomittsd by ar. Edmunds, instructine the
Commi,tss on Commerce 10 inq'tr what isgis-
laton, u any, 10 nscessAr! on the subject;
that reported f,om the Com mittee on Privileges
and Elections, to pay p. D. 5. Pinchbsck the
compensation and mileage OF q Senator from
March ., lS73, until the time his case was settled
by the oenAts.
In regard TO the bill to provide for and reRu-
late the counting OF votes for President and
Vice President, which passed the Senate on the
2<tn OF Marcn, motion TO reconsider, cn.ered
oy Ar. Thurman, 10 pending. anu that will De
called up at an early day. Toe nume Gus bills
of LEES Importance, now on the Calendar, and yet
to be received from the House Of Roprescnta
tives, viii occupy two or three weeks at ie ast TO
say nothing Of the appropriation bills Yet TO be
acted on.
Inc sui ,Ject of transferring the Indian Bureau
from the Interior to tue War Department viii
probably Ds discussed In the Senate 10 orrow,
wben the smenoment proposed by the Senate
Committee ON Appropr atoms, prOviding for
the expenses Of tne Ofhce Of the Commissioner
OF Indian Affairs. Is reached In the Legislative,
Executive and Judicial Appropri.tiUn Dill ihe
House Of ke, resent rtise,, 1. will be rcul. NIB r
ed, made no provision for tnat ONCE on account
of tho proposition to traDsfer tue Care uf tue
Indians 10 the War Department, but the Sen 10
Committee on Apo riAtinns inserted
amendment ALpropr sting 500 $50 for com ponsa-
tion OF the Commissioner of IDnIsD An .irs,
clerks, copyisls and messengers In that ONCE, IN
all mum bernR %, anu S6UUO for stationery, fuel,
light. &c. lhe amendment, IL Is thought, will
lead to long discussion.
The resolution of Representative Morrison
nxinR the Rtn OF June as the day OF nnai ad
juurnnent OF Congress, will not be considered
by tue Committee of WAys and Means. TO whicn
II has been referred, until further prOgi has
been made with the general app, opriatIon oils,
which II 10 necessary TO pass by the lst OF July
the commencement OF the nscsl year. Accord
Will not take place before the miuulo of July.
numUer Of Srnators say the Senate will post
pone the Belknap inpe<chment case, as other
wise the appropriation bi'ls could not DO acted
upun 10 tune TO afford tho Government the ne
cessary me. ..ns to carry on Its o.srations from
the LIST OF July next.