New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-02-22
CONGRESS WASTING TIME.
GIVEN APPROPRIATION BILLS YET.

SEVEN APPROPRIATION BILLS YET.
MOI 4 STROKE OF WORK DONE on ANY OF THEM
BY THE HOUSE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES AND
GOSSIP OF TIE CAPITAL.
The House is so slow in the transaction OF
its business that no appropriation bill was
touched Yesterday. There are seven OF
these bills vet to be sent to the fresl-
dent. The Tobacco Tax and the Chinese
Immigration bills may yet fail because o1 me
crowd of business. The Democrats arc beSln
ming to be less confident than they were oI
the propricty of trying TO rcpeal the
Federal Election law. The Democrats
have been informed that the Republicans
oro ready to 90 on with the investigation OF
the alleged intimidation at the North, but The
former do not seem 20 be interested IL the
matter now. The past week has been gay in
Washington, and several interesting 1esuVi-
ties are announced as TO come off IN the next
few DAYS.
! CONSEQUENCE or MISSPENr TINE.
TWO PIT MrA,CGEa OF 1dr HOUSE IN OA>GEE of
FAILrxG-sEvEN APrgOPBIATIoN BILLS YEr TO
BE PASSED.
IBY rrIrGRAPH 10 THH 1RIEJSEl
U.suISGroV. Feb. 21.-Thc Internal Revenue
hill. containing The section reducing the tax on to-
=
restrict Chinese immigration upon the Speakers
table in the House. 1t may not he easy 10 take
them therefrom during the remainder of the present
session.
Bv the rules of the House, a majority may order
That busiuess on the Speakers table be proceeded
with after the morning hour; but a. the session
draws to a close il is that there IS morning
hour in the House. The Appropriations Committee
usually takes the floor immediately after the rea'-
hg of the journal and holds 1t for the remainder OF
The day. II there Is no morning hour
then bills on the Speakers table can
,ny be reached bv vote of two-thrds of the menl-
hers for suspension of the rules. The Tobacco
Tax and Chinese bills, therefore, VII hardly be
reached this session unless the rules are suspended
II is doubtfn if two-thirds vote 10 secure this can
lee obtained. A vote which taken in the House
to-day seemed 10 alarm the advocates OF reduction
OF the tobacco tax. -.
pome OF the most important legislation OF Congress
has remained on the Speakers table at me ohu 81
> the closing session AID has thus Decu uei'dteu'
when 4 il could have been reached II would nave
commanded a decided majority
Only five of the twelve regular annual appropria-
lion bills have a. yet received final action. They
ere the Pension, the Military Academy the Consular
snd Diplomatic the Indian and the Naval hppro-
priation bills Tho Fertilization bill Is III the
hands Of Il committee of conference. The Post
Once APPROPRIATION Dlll HIS ulSO JHSO pd9SVH
both Houses, but is now on the Speakers
table awaine acton IN regard to the Senate
amendments THE Army Approximation bill
is before the Senate. The Deficiency and
River and Harbor bills are in Senate committees.
The other two bills have yet to pass the House
samely. the Legislative. Executive and Judicial
bill. winch is pending in that body, and the Sundrv
Civil which will probably be reported TO II from
the Committee on Appropriations tomorrow.
Among the other important measures that nave
nassed one or both branches of Congress. but are
still pending are two already mentoned-thG IN
ternal Revenue and the Chinese Immigration bilI;
ol,o the Senate bill for the revision Of the patent
laws and the ono extending the time for the COM
nlction Of the Northern Pacific Railroad, the House
EIll for the distribution of the Geneva award,
now on the Senate Calendar and the "Stcamho2t"
md "Iuter-State Commerce" bills, which, having
PASSED the House. are still in the hands OF the
Esnate Committee on Commerce. Another subject
left for action by Congress during the short remain
der of the session is the provision Of means to pay
arrears of pensions and TO make up the deficit III the
revenues