Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-05-11

are loaded with all sorts of bills, to
which the House will be able to pay
little or no attention. In making a
programme they cannot be consid-
cred. Only few of the most i'm
portant bills, with the general appro< |
priation bills, can be taken up |
before adjournment The calendars
now cover more than 80 pages. Upon
the private calendar there are 345
bills, nearly all of which are claims.
Upon the House calendar are SO bills,
among which are measures relating
to the postal system, the public lands,
the courts and the coinage. There
are many bills Of considerable im-
portance on the calendar of the com
mittee of the whole, the entire NUNS
Der on that calendar being 166.
There are also ITS bills from the
Senate on the Speakers table, await
ing the action of the House. Tt is
too late now to allow these calendars
to have any weight in the arrange
ment of q plan of work. The bills
upon them must take the chances.
Some of them will be passed under
a suspension of the rules on the days
set apart for motions Of that sort,
and others will get through by
unanimous consent, but nearly all
will remain on the calendar.
The business of great public in
terest to be done before adjournment
will be confined to the general APPS
preparation bills, the special orders,
and the ways and means committees
bill to reduce internal taxes. Some
time ago the House set aside to-mor
row for business presented by the
committee on the District of Colum>
bia. It is expected, however, that
the committee on agriculture will
ask for the consideration of the bill
to enlarge the powers and duties of
the agricultural bureau and will not
allow the District to use the day
without q contest. IF the District
should win the district appropriation
bill will probably be taken up on
Tuesday. There are four special
orders-the bill to make the Com
missioner of Agriculture Cabinet
officer, the bill for a distribu
ton of the Geneva award,
the bill for the erection of a library
building, and the Grape bill to ex-
tend the charters of national banks.
The library bill may be left out of
the programme for the present. 1t
is believed that time will be saved by
allowing the other special orders to
be taken up in their order, but Chair
man Hiscock, of the Appropriations
Committee, will urge the passage of
the District Appropriation bill this
week. Many members would be
glad to see the National Bank bill
taken up at once, before the other
special orders, but all attempt to do
this would probably arouse serious
opposition among the supporters OF
| the two other bills. The first special
order has many earnest advocates
| and will be very strongly supported
by the West and South. The bill
reported by Mr.. Anderson, of Kan
sas, provides that the Bureau of Ag~
riculture shall be an executive de,
partn ent, under the supervision of a
Secretary Of Agriculture, who shall
organize bureau of agricultural pro
ducts, one of animal industry, one of
lands, and one of Statistics.
Before the chairman of the appro-
priations committee insists upon
having the time continuously for the
remaining appropriation bills, the
House will probably dispose of the
bill for reduction of internal taxes.
The Legislative, sundry civil, def
cheney and navalaappropriation bills,
with the river and harbor bill, are
yet to be considered, but they can
be put before the House at any time
If they should be taken up now and
passed, it would be impossible to
prevent an adjournment Immediately
thereafter, and that case much busi>
ness would be left undone which
ought to be done. If they are post
poned for time, the special orders
already mentioned, with the revenue
bill, can be disposed of. There are
also several election cases which may
disturb the general plan which has
been indicated. This glance at the
situation shows the prominent bills
and interests which must be consid>
cred in making a programme, and it
is believed that for the remainder of
the session the course of business
will be nearly in accordance with
this general plan.