Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-12-12
Procedure in Congress.

Procedure In Congress.
WASHINGTON, December 11.-To.
morrow's session of the House of
Representatives, after the usual call
of States for bills, will be devoted to
the business of the District of CO.
lumbia. There are two conflicting
special orders for Tuesdays session
visible; one to provide for the con-
struction of Congressional library
building, and the bill reported yes.
terday by Mr.. Kasson, from the com,
mitteee on civil service reform. The
library bill, if given precedence to
which it is entitled by priority of as
signment, will undoubtedly be dis
posed of during the days session.
But the civil service bill, when
ever reached, may be expected to
give rise to a long debate, and will
probably be laid aside, from time to
time, to admit of prompt action on
appropriation bills, as fast as the
latter are advanced to a stage of
readiness.
The postal appropriation bill is to
be reported tomorrow, and the
committee now talk of calling it up
for action Wednesday, and say they
will report the military academy and
fortifcation bills before the close of
the week.
Wednesday has been assigned for
the consideration of sundry bills,
reported from the ways and means
committee, relating to the ad-
ministration of the customs and ex-
else laws. But as this assignment
is supplemented by containing an
order applicable to any other day
thereafter they will probably not
be pressed.
The committee in charge of the
civil service bill expect to secure the
floor some time on Tuesday, and in
case they are successful, the remain
der of the week will probably be
devoted to it's discussion, inter-
spersed with action on one or more
of the appropriation bills.
The Senate in the morning hour
will have the political assessment
resolution, as unfinished business,
but there is no prospect of any action
upon it as early as one o'clock when
the bankruptcy bill came up as reg
ular order. The Senate has agreed
to a final vote upon this measure be-
fore adjourning to morrow.
The contest between the adhe-
rents of the Judiciary committee bill
and the supporters of the Lowell
substitute is so steadily maintained,
and number of Senator's who ques
ton the deservability of any nations
al legislation on the subject of bank
ruptcy is so considerable that there
seems to be a strong probability that
the whole matter will be disposed of
to- morrow by indefinite postpone
ment.
The programme for the reminder
Of the week in the Senate is yet
uncertain. Mr.. Pendleton has
given notice of his intention to call
up the civil service bill as soon as
the bankruptcy question shall have
been disposed OF, and the probabil-
tiles favor the success of his motion.
But Mr.. Seweli has also announced
his determination to brtng the Fitz
John Porter bill before the Senate
at as early date as possible.
The Senate committee on appro-
priations will within few days be
ready to brush aside any and all
other business in the Senate with
the Indian appropriation bill, and
others of the regular annual series
will follow.
It is said by the oldest employees
at the Capital that yesterdays ses-
sion of the House and Senate were
the first that have ever, within the
period of their recollection, been
held on Saturday in the first week OF
the session of Congress. 1t has been
the uniform practice for many years
to adjourn over from Friday, or more
frequently from Thursday, until the
following Monday, until the sessions
have been well advanced, and the
fact that no motion was made last
week in either House for any such
purpose is regarded as significant
indication that the present session is
to be devoted to steady work.
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