New-York tribune., 1876-06-26
THE OUTLOOK IN CONGRESS.
A STATEMENT or THE CONDITION or LEGISLATION
.Np THE IMPORTANT MEASURES YET TO BE
ACTED on.
InrrgrA1 prEss nl.rAIcml


ACTED On.
GENERAL PREss DisPATCHl
WAsuTSGTON. June 2j.-The Committees OF
Conference have thus faT failed to agree on ue ',hs'
yered amcndnon 10 the legislative, judicial ana TX
ecutlye the Consular and Diplomatic and tae PustOih'e
Appropriation bills. and this fact may prevent Congress
fro alournl on the l0th oi July The question as 10
whether the Indian SHAH be transferred to tho
War Department, ON which Committee of Conference
has been asked. viii also serve 10 delay.
Thus far. about 10000 petitions and memorials have
bec presented in the House, hrecourthS OF them re-
,pecting public aud the remainder private measures II
Is not at al probable that the TlrG bill will again be con
sidercd.
An effort will be made in the Senate this week 20
nave ono day at least devoted 10 the consider
alton OF bis on the calendar not objected
TO- There are now nearly 700 bhs reported
from Committees. about ono-half Of them being OF a
ur,,te character for pensions claims &c The largest
number Of private bills have been reported from the
Committee on Pensions, and the next larger rumber
,rntu the Committee Claims. The number OF DIS re-
ported by the various committees are rs Ioho"s;
peu,ions "a; Claims, IS District OF Columbia ana
Military Affairs - each Judiciary ii Public Lands@ @oi
Commerce, Finance, Paents.' Railroads and Indian
Affairs 3 each; Naval Affairs, Post-Ohee and Post-
Roads. and Private Land Claims, each and one or
two from each Of the other Committees. Under the
rule 10 dispose OF the bill the calendar not OBJ
eted TO- al least onehaf OF these can be acted on In
dag.
The whole number OF bills introduced in the Senate
.bIs session /. 90 OF these i73 have been passed by
that body aud nearly onehalf OF them by the House
The others are either on the House calendar or before the
Committees In the House about $500 bills have been
introduced about $50 Of which have been passed. aud
l6 OF them have passed by the Senate The Others
are either Senate calendar awaiting action, OF De
fore the Committees.
The Pnchback will come up again this week IN
| dnuht hc A sCu ed
eighth time although the right Of Mr. PiEohback 10
scat was disposed Of early the session. resolution
IL pending allow him the pay ana mileage oi asehator
from March g. 1872 the termination OF the contest III
1876 Should this resolution be passed II VIII give Mr..
Pinchback about $4,000. The Democratic Senators
will oppose H. and there will probably be an extended
debate upon It,
There are not many bills OF importance upon the ealcn-
da the Senate now character to proong the session
after the regular appropriation bills shall nave Deen dis
posed Of The br TO create sinking fund for the lqur
daou OF the Government bonds advanced 20 the Central
and Union Pacific Railroad Companies, for the lqulda
ton OF the Government bonds advanced to tho Union
Paciac and The settlement OF the Government claim on
account OF said bonds will probably be considered at an
early day II is not anticipated that they Will consume
much time. The Senate bill, relating 10 the
legal tender OF silver coin, which has already
been extensively discussed, has been put upon
the House bill for the OF coin an amendment
and the whole subject made the special order TOT
o'clock on Monday; but Mr. Allison viii call up the
Army Appropriation bill before that hour the special
order splaced. The bill reported by MT fad
dock from the Committee on PostOhices ana Post
Roads 10 restore the franking privilege, comes up TO-
morrow as the unfinished business. III Mr. Allison IN
ssts upon the consideration Of the Army bill that 10
restore the franking privilege will be laid aside The
bill TO provide for the construction OF new library
building and the resolution OF Mr. Sargent recommend
inc the President TO effect such change in the treaty
nnl,tons between the United States and China viii
top the influx OF Chinese subjects 10 this country are
sti pending. They will be called up at an early day