The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-26
PR0LONGlNG THE SESSION.
HOST or BTLLS WITTTN0 THE
ACTION or CONG GRESS.


The Den diock OF the Appropriation Bills
Delaying Adjournment Important Mrns-
urcs that are 20 be Acted ON this Week
WASHINGTON, June 25.-The failure of
the Committee OF Conference to agree on the
controverted amendments to the Legislative,
Judicial and Executive, the Consul r and Diplo-
matte aud the Post Once Appropriation bills,
will, 1t IL supposed, prevent Congress from i'd
iourning us soon was anticp ted. namely,
about the 10Th OF July. The question as to
whether the Indian Bureau shall be tr ,nsfe red
to the War Department, on which committee
Of conference has been asked. will also serve to
DELAY the passage Of the fndi Appropriation
bill. Inus FAR about 1900 petitions a memo
riais have been presented in the House. three
fourtbs OF them beiug public and the remainder
private measures rwo three only OF the
general Appropriation bills h We become laws,
and much other business remains to he trans
tcted. IL Is not at al probable that the iarih
bill will In be considered ,,
An effort viii be made IN me Senate TINS week
To have one day devoted to the cOnsideratiOn OF
bills On the calendar not objected to. lhere
are nearly 100 bills on the calendar reported
are OF priv ,ts ch racter. The number of hills
reported by tue rlous committees are; Pen,
sions, "a; Claim, ~ District Il COLUMBIA and
Military Af.irs, II e ,ch Judiciary, ii Puolic
Lands. ~; Commerce, Finance, p".ents,
An ,rs, Poe, Once, and Post Roads ana Private
Lind CLAIMS, 3 eacb; md one or two from each
of the otner comnittees. Cnjer tue rule 70 , uls,
pose of the hiils on the calendar not objected
To, at least one-nalf Of these can be acted on IN
q day. Tue whole nutnoer OF bills intro iured
III the Senate this session is 9tD vi these lI3
have been passed by that oodv, and neariy one
half OF them by The House. The Others are
ether on the House calendar or before the
In the House abou, $500 bills have been ln'ro-
duced, about 25J OF which have been passed.
aud ll6 Of tuem nave been ~ ssed by the senate.
| Ins Others are either on tie Senate calendar
awaiting action or before the com nittees.
| d.. Al "ssNla a
week in he Sepate, end no d uot DC discussed
/ for the sixth or eighth time. Although the
right OF Pinehoack TO so!t was disposed OF
| carly In the session. a resolution Is pendtns TO
| allow him The pay anu mile ge OF senator
from March 3, 1873, until the termination OF the
II will give r. Pinchback about tSOoU The
Democratic Senators will oppose 1t, and II Will
pYSsrs are a few W iii, Of in portaSce on the cal
| epdaT Of the Senate, and none oil character TO
prolonE IN. session sitss ,ne ,n reiuia Va
me two bills repOr Cd by Mr West from the
| Committee ON X iilroads to create sinking fund
for the liquidation OF the Government ponds d.
| vsnced 10 the Central and Union Pacific Pallroad
companies. and ior the liquidation OF the Coy
| ernment bonds advanced TO the Union Pacific
| Railroad Company, and for the settlement Of IN e
| claim Of the Government on sccOunt OF said
bonus. viii proosoly be considered at an early
, y tut II IL not anticipated rhat tncy Will CON
| suma mucn ne. Tue Senate bill rel Ting 10
tue irg, i tender of silver v.' "h'en "as afeauy @
been quite extensively discussed Az. " '''''
| has oeen out upon tbl House till Tor the issue
| Of coin as an amendment. and tue whole su D
| ject made the special order for 2 O'Clock on
| Monday, out as Mr. Allison will call up the Army
| Appropriation oil before thst hour. the speci /
| order will he displaced, though II will probably
! be considered as soon a. the army oill snaii be
| osposed OF.
| Ihs biil reported by Mr.. Paddock, from the
| Commiitee on Post Offices aud Post ROADS, 10
| restore the fr hiking privilege. comes " to-mo
row AS the unfinished bu'iness; but Il Mr. Alli-
| son snail Insist upon the cOn>id dera,ion Of ths
Army till, that TO restore the frauking privilege
| VIII be laid aside.
| rne bill reported by Mr.. Howe from the Library
| Commit. tee, to provide for tue construction VI a
| new library building, aud the resO ution " ~
| Sargent, recommending the Pr sident to ,necl
| such change IN the treaty sti .uiatIuns between
! toe Unlted ct tes dnJ Cuiua as will stop tue Ia
L OF Chinese subjects to tnis country, VIII be
| Called up AZ All e.tty day.