The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-06-16
TuELrGIsLATIvE OUTLOOK.

WAsHRoroE June l5.-f Prois In the
house to-m0rrOw. nhPr the usual Monday
call OF states haG tagttofi1s for the intro
duction OF bills, II wlll be ia order for the
committeea 90 moye 10 suspend The rules
Tor the immediate passage Uf selected bills,
one from each committee, and the eFsgu-
ment Of special days for their consideration.
IhB committee on banking aud currency Is
the first on the list, and will ask the house
30 set apart a special day for the ditcutsion
Of the Mcpherson funding bill and the
Dinglcy bill, which provides for TIE invest
ment OF the bank note redemption fund Ia
government bonds.
Other committees will offer motions at
tollowt:
The Committee on Agriculture The
passage Of 4 bill to make the Commissioner
of agriculture a cabinet tlicer.
Foreign Aff.irs-To fix day for the con-
sideration o. its business.
MILITARY AllAirs--FOr the passage OF a
bili providing Tor the loan or cannon, tents,
etc., TO military organizations
The unfinished business at adjournment
yesterday Gas the bill 80 compel land grant
railroads to Pay cost Of Surveying and pat
guting lands. 1t is, therefore. cptitled to
come US As the regular order Tuesday, bu'
the question OF consideration Will undOubt
edly be raiged against IL by members in
charge OF various other bills, which have
| been made .he special order tor that day.
| The bill providing for he forfeiture OF
| the Back bone" Louisiana, railroad land
graz is the spocial order for Tuesday, i'm
| mediately after the reading OF the Journal
| The Eame day has also been sot apart for
| the consideration OF the bill 10 prohibit the
| importation OF contract labor.
The measure 10 regulate tho preEideutth!
count 10 as, unfinished business, and It's
friends will try 10 secure its consideration
day after day until 1t shsll bs finally dis
posed OF.
The senate bill to provide scoommods-
tons for the national library, and the
| house bill TO Hmeud the Thurman sinking
| fund act, are also deferred special orders,
and either of them may secure enough
votes for confederation this week.
The general deficiency appropriation bill.
| however, awaits action on the house cslen.
dar, aud is likely to push aide any other
measure which the appropriations commit
| tee insist upon.
Randall hopes to be able to report the
sundry civil bill this week, and it will be
called up for consideration as soon rs pos
sible after the passage OF the deficiency
| bill.
The army appropriation bill will be re.
ported to the ser ate rom the committee on
appropriations tomorrow, and probably be
taken up and passed Tuesday or Wednes'
day.
The legislative appropriation bill will
probably be reported 10 the senate
Wednesday or Thu'sday, bui
| may not DO taken up
for disc1sqion before next week. Beyord d
this, tho course OF legislation in the senate
cannot he predicted.
The Utah hill which, owing 10 the ab
senoe of Senator Hoar, was not taken up
during last week, remains the regular un-
! finished business on the calender.
| The Mexican pension Dill, however, which
was discussed nearly oil last week,
has not been disposed OF, Gnd
having by reason OF some OF It's
proposed amendments became semi
political measure, the timo nnd manner OF
its final disposal are uncertain.
Aside from the progress made by the
senate committee on appropriations With
the army legislation bill, this concurrence
of the house in few senate amendments %
the post. fice appropriation bill and the
return of that measure for the senate,
with the request for further
conference. TIE condition on the animal
appropriation bill remains es in last week g
| forecast.