Morning journal and courier., 1885-01-19
How Nor TO DO IT.

House And Senate Exemplifying THS
 Science-WorkIng On EegfsIatfon
 And Then Killing 1t Ely Differences
 Very Little Done So Far ThIs Ses-
 sfon-Tne Prospect Auguring We7s
 For An Extra Session.
 WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.-The Senate has drawn its parallel on the inter State commerce bill aid is now prepaTed to range 1t alongside the similar line drawn by the House. Mon day is fixed for the eulogies on the late Sena- tor Anthony. Previous te carrying out this order tomorrow, or on Tuesday at the latest, the motion will be made to substitute the Senate bill for al1 the provisions of the Rea- gan House bill after the enacting clause. The decisive majorities by which the Senate has voted down some 6f the leading provis- ions of the Reagan bill which Mf. Sitter, MT. Vance and others sought to engraft on the Senate measure leave no doubt that the motion will eventually prevail, though prob ably more talk will be taken The Senate will send to the House a bill which differs 50 widely from the House bill that it is pre- postereus to expect the House to agree to it and the House will insist upon 6 bill the leading propositions of which have been negatived in the Senate by nearly a two-thirds vote. Thus another lesson will be given in the noble art of ''how not to do it.'' The Senate conferees on tfS bill forfeit ing the lands granted to the Oregon Central railroad appointed yesterday will also be ill position in few days to give another les son on tie same subject and every indication points to a further 6xamp1ifeatien of the same great science of doing nothing in re- spect to the Nicaragua and Spanish treaties
 An effort will probably be made in the House to go on with the. Indian appropria- ton bill after the call of States to- morrow, which will be resisted in the interest of those committees having the right to move to suspend the rules. The call under this orser rests with the Committee on Foreign Affairs which had in tended to move the passage of the French spoliation bill, butt the measure having been disposed of they are at liberty to present an- other bill. The Military committee follows and if the suspension order prevails may call up the original Grant retirement bill passed by the Senate last session. The Naval committee is not on the list, but has nothing of general interest to offer. The Postofice committee is fourth on the list, and if the committee is reached MT. Money will ask the passage of the bill provid ing for the leasing telegraph lines by the government for the transmission of postal telegraph business. The Public Land and Indian Affairs committees follow, but are not likely to be reached before the day closes. It is hardly probable that othe, than the Indian or the appropriation bills will be considered this week. An agreement on the six months naval bill is expected to be reached. Of the fourteen general appro- priation bills for the next fiscal year not one has yet gone to the President for his signa- ture. The only regular appropriation bill which has yet reached the Senate-the pen sion-is tied up in committee pending ali attempt to pass through the Senate as a sep arate measure the legislative positions which the House has inserted and the Sen ate by it's rules is prohibited from consider