The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-05-24
THE WORK BEFORE CONGRESS.

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WASHINGTON, May M-The passage ol
the appropriation bills is an indispensable
prerequisite TO the adjournment of con-
gress, and assuming that the House still
hopes to get away on the 31st they nave re-
naming just seven working days.
The condition of the public business
which must be disposed of is as follows:
The Pension Appropriation Bill, Navy
Bill, Army Bill, Fertilization Bill, Consul
lar and Diplomatic Bill and Indian Bill
have passed both Houses, and most of
them are laws. The Post-office Bill, with
the Senate amendments, was sent to the
House Committee on Appropriations early
last week, and will be reported back to-
morrow and sent to the Conference Com
mittee. The other appropriation bills,
with Senate amendments, have also been
referred to the House Committee, and it is
thought that the House will agree to the
amendments.
| The Military Academy Bill has been in
! conference for some time, and up to Friday
| there was no prospect of an agreement
The Agricultural Bill has passed the House
and is with the Senate, but it will not take
long to dispose of that. The District Of
Columbia Bill is in conference. The River
and Harbor bill is in the Senate, and notice
has been given of large number of amend
ments to it that will be offered in that
body. but it will be hard to say whether
they shall be adopted. The Special Def
cheney Bill appropriating over nfne millions
for pensions is pending IN the Senate. The
General Deficiency Bill will not be reported
| until the Sunday Civil Bill shall have been
disposed OF. Blount, who has charge Of
that bill, will to-day move to dispense with
the morning hour. and go into committee
on hat bill, and he hopes to get through
with it Oh Wednesday evening. a.
| 1t is not likely that any opposition will
be made to pay the U. s. Marshals until
action shall have been had on the pill
which recently passed the Senate in
relation to the appointment of Deputy
Marshals There is also large amount OF
miscellaneous business which it is desired
to dispose Of. @s9ta. ef
Looking over the whole field the pros
pects are certainly not brilliant for an ad-
journment on the 3lst To accomplish it
both Houses will have to de9ote themselves
assiduously to the ap Jropriation bills
alone, and must sacrifice ali other subjects
of general legislation, including the tariff
bills, funding bills, interstate commerce,
Chinese Immigration bills payment of
pensions to Mexican soldiers and soldiers
of the late war, questions relating TO the
count of the Electoral vote. ETC. "r"
1t seems t. be very generally conceded
that if Congress does not get away till after
the Chicago Convention that the session
| will be prolonged several weeks. e.. q, Z
! EVERY MAN HIS OWN GOVERNMENT.
| Mr.. George N. Lamphere, Appointment
Clerk OF the Treasury Department., has just
published one OF the most valuable books
relative to the operations of the various
departments of the Government that has
ever been issued. 1t gives clear and con-
else description Of the Government of the
United States in. its three great depart.
ments-Legislative Executive and Judi
cial; also contains the Declaration OF Inde.
pendence and the Constitution Of the
United States; also gives the practical
workings of every department., bureau and
Office in the Executive branch of the Gov.
ernment e1.s,. ....
MINISTER TO BELGIUM.
The President sent to the Senate to-day
the nomination of Jas. 0. Putnam, Of New
York. to be Minister Of United States tc
Belgium, vice VIM. Casino Guodlos
resigned. oea & ~ A#