Morning journal and courier., 1880-03-15
News 1y Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. Work of Congress. A Formidable Array of Leg
 islatiOn. Prospects for the Appropriations NOT LlKELYTO SECURE SPEEDY
 CONSIDERATION. The New York Strikes. DisaffectiOn in All Branches of
 Industry.
Prospects for the Appropriations
The New York Strikes.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

Matters Before COngress-The ApprO-
 prfat5Ons for DeficiencIes-Speedy Ac-
 ton Not PrObabIe-A Load of Bills In
 the House Weaver Going to Try
 Again.
 WASHINGTON, March 14-Public Printer
 Defrees has concluded to stop the publication
 of the Congressional Record unless bill is
 passed to meet the deficiency in his office the
 early part of this week. It is very doubtful
 now when the bill now pending to meet the
 deficiency will be disposed of. Tomorrow,
 under the rule, States must be called for bills
 for reference only, and after that motions to
 suspend the rules will be in order. As only
 motions to suspend the rules there is not much prospect of getting two-thirds of the House to set that order aside and take up the deficiency bill Mir. Springer gave notice last week that he would call up one of the contested election cases, that of Bradley vs. Slsmons, on Tues day, and another, that of Curtin vs. Occum, on Wednesday. As these are questions of the highest privilege they will have the effect to postpone action on the appropriation bills un- less MT. Springer, in view'of the exigsnoies of the case, shall allow them to go over to future day. But even then there is no certainty of speedy action on the deficiency bill because several members want to make speeches. MT. Hawley will have the floor an hour when the bill is again taken up and the Printing Con- mittee will want to be heard on their pro- posed amendment to change the form of appointing the Government printer. Much time is expected to be consumed when the bill comes to be considered by items under the fve-minute rule. Altogether the prospect of speedy action on the appropriation bills Is not very fsttering. The Indian bill and the consular and diplomatic bills will follow the deficiency bill. The marshals bill is out of the way as an independent proposition, be- cause it has been tackled on the deficiency bill. The Senate having doubled the amount on the fertilization bill, the House will be apt to make strong fight against the increase. All of tLe heavist appropriation bills are yet to be reported. Besides these bills the House has before it vast amount of business There are in the Committee of the Whole House 1O9 bills and propositions on the House calendar 32 bills, etc., and over 250 bills on the pri- vate calendar. There are also on the table over GOO bills from the Senate. Some of these bills are of great importance and members in- terested will make @ fight for them even as against the appropriation bills Among the most important bills in Committee of the Whole are the funding bill, the bill to repeal taxes on leaf tobacco in the hands of producers, the bill to pension soldiers of the Mexican war, several small bills relating to coinage and large number for the construction of public buildings in differ ent parts of the country. On the House cal endar is the bill for the relief of General Fitz John Porter, the bill relating to inter State commerce and other impor- tant measures. Besides this it is not unlikely that in difference to the senti- ment of the House the Committee on Ways and Means will be compelled to reverse it's action and report some tariff legislation rela- ting especially to paper, sugar and salt. Un- der the rules precedence must be given to committees tomorrow to make 8 motion to suspend the rules. If the committee have nothing to ask for, MT. Weaver will make an- other effort to catch the Speakers eye, and if he fails again on this occasion he will have to possess his soul in patience until the first Monday in April.