Morning journal and courier., 1884-06-30
! News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. i GETTING NEAR THE END Of the Present Session of Congress.
 THE CLOSING DAYS AT HAND Unless Politics Become a
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 WASHINGTON, June 29.-The coming week promises to be the last one of the first session of the Forty-eighth Congress and the mem bers are getting ready to leave the city as soon as the gavels of the presiding officers of the two houses fall on the day of final ad- journment In fact, some have already left in anticipation of adjournment not later than Saturday next. Seven months have passed since Congress assembled and tomorrow closes the fiscal year. To this date but four of the fourteen general appropriation bills have passed, viz the military academy, agriculture, District of Columbia and pen sion. The legislative and consular and dlp- lomatic bills have been sent to a conference, but no meeting has been held on either. The naval appropriation conference has only met to agree to disagree, and with the wide disagreement between the two houses the only way out appears to be to extend the appropriations of last year to apply to the current year. The postofice and army bills have been practically agreed to, in confer ence. The conference on the Indian bill is having good deal of trouble, but will prob ably agree. The fate of the fortifcation bill is not so clear owing to the eight by seven split in the House Appropriation committee. The subcommittee, consisting of one Re- publican and two Democrats sup h~ &hn- nkh H. cans and making 8 majority of the committee, are opposed by the other Democrats who propose substitute cuttin g down the bill from upwards of three millions to $56O, 900. The bill Will be taken up to- morrow and it will be in the power of either faction to prevent action by refraining from voting, line of tactics not as likely to be adopted now as earlier In the session. After this bill is disposed of there are several measures that will be pushed for precedence. Those favoring the bill to forfeit the lands of the Northern Pacific railroad will try to get that bill up. the House having given the land committee the right of way next to the Ap- propristions and Ways and Means. The public buildings people will antagonize 1t with their schedules. Mr. Willis, of Ken tacky, will urge the educational bill and Mir. Singleton, of Mississippi, will try and push the Senate bill for library building. Other minor matters will be pushed, but in each case it becomes question of that single measure against the field and the field will be likely to win. Unless agreement to precedence is reached by the friends of some of the lead ing measures there is little prospect of much business being transacted until the day of ad- journmsnt is fixed and motions to suspend the rules are in order.
 The river and harbor bill will be the piece de resistance in the Senate tomorrow. It may may not be disposed of by the close of the days session. There are about seventy pages in the bill. Thirty were read in Com mittee of the Whole on Saturday. Senators on both sides have amendments to offer in favor of improvements in their States Some of those propositions may lead to debate and run the passage of the bill over to Tuesday. Mir. McMiIlan, who has charge of the measure, intends to move five minute limit to debate. This will cut of discussion considerably, and if the Senators are really desirous of getting away at the end of the week will hurry the bill through. The sundry civil bill will probably be reported tomorrow. Important amend ments have been proposed to it which will evoke severe criticism and prosracted debate. But here again the five minute rule may be used as the guillotine for redundancy and facilitate the passage of the bill. Outside of the appropriation bills other business will be in the nature of scramble. The bill to forfeit the unearned lands granted to the Atlantic and Pacific has the right of way. In ordinary times it's consideration would take week. Nov it may be disposed of in another day if that day can be secured, which is doubtful. The postal telegraph and interstate com merce bills are also awaiting their turns at the legislative mill. Whether they will be able to get show not depends altogether on the disposition to adjourn. Senator But Ter wants vote on his resolution for the investigation of the New York national banks. He will probably be accommodated tomorrow. It is not believed the resolution Vill pass, as Messrs Sherman, Merrill and other senatorial finsnoiers are opposed to the inquiry on grounds of national policy It will be 8 week of hurry and scurry, during which numberless pet measures will go to the wall.