Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-02-02
WASHINGTON TOPICS.
A NAVY PROVIDED FOR AT LAST
List Of the Appropriation Bills Passed
and the Probable Order OF Business
tor lhe Week.

WAsHfxgr0x, Feb. I-At last provision
for the navy for tie current year, has been
made, the ssx months bill having become
Law. This, which is properly the work of
the first session, is tie Cniy Appropriation
bal that has been sent 10 tie President. and
to- Forty -eighth Congress has entered upon
tLe last nOatA Of It's existence, with bat TWEEN
d SIX working days remaining. OF the
fourteen general appropriation bills, six
passed the House VIZ: tie Military Aead-
emy. In1ian, Consular end Diplomatic,
Agriculture, District of Columbia and Army.
The River and Har5Or bill j. before the
house, where iI - likely 10 stay Tor some
days. The P-s.Oilee Appropriation bill,
Win a nuinber OF Innovations, - ready to
follow. and w.ll, 40 doubt, take up cOnsid-
eraDle time. Tbs Naval and sundry clyn
ana legislative bills are likely 10 occupy still
further tlLno iu discussion; ana also, possibly
a deficiency ball.
Tomorrow individual motiO-s 10 suspend
the rules viii be Iu order after the call OF
states. B4yns PA, lrst on the list, viii
ask tlss House O. pass tls Dlu extending the
Amlt OF expenditure Tor plbIc buildings at
fItlsbuTg Springer illl) wIll ask the
passage Of a blll to purchase ground adIOln-
iug tbs public odIlIlagi at Springfield, ILL.,.
Will AK the passage OF the
ball Tor pubic building.
A. keOkuk this gentleman had the right OF
way iist Apr.l, aud Intended 10 ask the pass
ag0 OF tlls mt a 'ure h II, but he was bull
dJzed Oy the Committee on Public Buildings
and Grounds and compelled 90 yield has turn
10 tue chairman, by which he secured the
special order Tor the cOnsId sratlon OF ali
p1Dllc building bills. AIR. McCOid's
bill was the hrst passed III the
c1mmltsee unisr this special order,
49, lt has lain on the
Speaker table, as unfinished business, since
the yth Of Apsil. 1t is cOnfeSsrdly one of the
weakest bills IN the lot, and an attempt TO
pass 10 under tie suspension OF the rules vii
b. likely 10 Test the cohesion OF the alleged
combination. Turner (hy.), who comes
fourth, VIII have pas ed bul To put trace
Chains Oh the free list, or break a trace III
the effort. Friends OF the bankrupt bill
notified members savoring the measure to
Dc "a the House tomorrow, claiming they
have made Arrangements TO secure recOgnl-
ton for the purpose Ot moving its passage
under a suspension of the rules. They have
cOanted nos siucs the last vote on COllins's
motion. and claim % have the necessary two
tnirds 10 pass the bill OF the Senate known
a. the Lowell bill. Ca tuesday the River
and HarOor bli comes up again. The gen
eral debate seems likely 10
run ali day. perhaps Wednes-
dty, ana the wisr ~ not likely 10 end when
the bill comes to bs read by paragraphs for
Amendment. lt Is likely 10 hang on all the
week. b0s possibly that Size consideration OF
the PJ,tOiiice Appropriation bill may be
commenced on Saturday. But little else l.
iu the way of legislation and 1T Il probable
this will De an unusual week if there L. not
good deal OF boy play IN the way of personal
1xplanatiOns, collisions, parliamentary tao
Sncs, (so-cailedl, etc, not set down on the
program. Nearly ali legislative hours OF the
Senate during tie past week have been con-
ium q IN the disc i5siOn of the Nicaragua
treaty - fOreorduned To defeat - without
even an attempt u take up and consider any
QUE OF the general appropriation bills sent
from the House. which still remain unacted
upon by the Senate Committee on ApproprI-
atiOns, with the sole exception of the Mill
ttry Academy ball. which has been referred
q the Conference Committee. During the
coming week an important funding bill IN
respect To obligations 20 ths Union Central
PacIhs railroads, reported 10y the Senate
SQdlcary Committee as a subst t1te for the
very disSimilar House bill on h3 same sub
jsct, will probably occupy all tne time that
can be spared from debate on the Senate
Interstate Commerce ball. which still has
ths tl,Or after tine morning hour. liz the
controlling majOrties of both the House aud
Senate are not desir0us that the Forty ninth
Congress be called together IN an extra ses-
SION immediateiy after the 9TH of March.
their actions are libel on their intentions.