Morning journal and courier., 1884-05-26
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. MAKING HASTE SLOWLY The Tardy- Policy of Our
 Lawmakers. Time Used Up With Talk. No Chance Of An Early
 Adjournment. Sherman In The Race. Not Anxious But Willing
 To Accept.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.


 Business For the week-The Prospects in Both Houses sOfCOngress-NOt Much DiIi- Gence Likely to Distinguish the ses- slon-POlIt1cs the Probable Settler of the Day of AdjOurnmemt.
 WASHINGTON, May 25.-The Utah bill is the unfinished business in the Senate. It will probably be set aside tomorrow for the consideration of the Mexican veteran pen sion bill. Mir. Logan will move to strike out the amendment making proof of necessitous circumstances requisite before advantage can be taken of the measure by the veterans. The bill to provide for the protection of the interests of the United States in respect to any incun1brances on property wherever they have an interest has the first place during the morning hour. MT. Beck is opposed to this measure on the ground that it places extra ordinary powers in the hands of the execu- tive and that under it's provisions the govern ment can pay of the mortgages on the Union Pacific and assume full control of the road Mir. Morgan has an amendment pending that the amounts of railroad mortgages shall be decided by competent judicial tribunal be- fore they are settled by the executive.
 With two appropriation bills on the caIen- dar, the legislative and river and harbor, the House accomplished actually nothing in the way of general legislation during the past week and the outlook gives promise Of but. little more during the coming week. To morrow under the rules belongs to the Dis trict of Columbia committee for District bus iness but notice has already been given that the day will be taken for the Wallace-Mc- Kinley Ohio cleo tion case. This case is .re than usually interesting from the fact that local jealousiss supplement, or rather push aside, party predilections and it is hard ly possible 8 vote can be reached before late on Tuesday. Western members are anxious for action on soma or all of the land grant forfeiture bills. The public building combination is watching chance at their special order and numerous other sps- ciRl orders stand ready to be sprung on the House on the first reasonable chance of be- ing considered; so if tie election case is put out of the way by Wednesday there is likely friends of the several special or ders. The bill declaring forfeit the lands of the Oregon Central railroad has rather the advantage in being the unfinished business and it is doubtful if even an appropriation bill can push it to one
 
 appropriation bill would both be disposed of by the House this week would be giving the body more credit for diligence than it's past record for the session would warrant. Friday is private bill day if the House does not ad- journ in honor of Decoration day, as it very probably will. Saturday is signed to a committee for special business and this ends the month. For vari- ous reasons the conference committees are making but little headway and the military academy bill still stands the only one of the fourteen general appropriation bills that has become law. The difference between t. @ two houses on most of the bills, notably the naval and diplomatic appropriation bills, is very great but it is mainly in regard to dollars and cents, the House cutting down to the very lowest figures and the Senate increasing the appropriations in g way that only plethoric treasury can justify. Fortunately no great political question is involved and members of neither branch will be likely to allow Uncle Sam's financial account to keep them longer here in hot weather than they can help. As before stated politics growing out of the conventions are more likely to de- termine the day of final adjournment than legislation and Congress may or may not ad' journ by July or even August l.