Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-23
CONGRESS FOR THE WEEK.
MIR. RANDALL LsAYsTHERE WILL,
BE NO EXTRA SESSION.

All the Regular Appropriation Bills to
be Passed-The sundry Civil Bill to
De Reported To-day The Silver Coin
age Provision to be Excepted In Nov
ing its Passage
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-Mr. Randall.
Chairman of the House Committee on
Appropriations, is of the opinion that
there Will be no extra session of Congress.
de says all the regular appropriation
bills will be passed by the House before
TIE end of this week. The naval bill
will be called up for further discussion
tomorrow, and after its passage the con-
sideratiOn Of the general deficiency bill
will be asked.
THE CONTEST ON THE SILVER QUESTION.
In the House on Wednesday or Thurs
day there will be an interesting contest
over the silver question. The ApprOpria-
ton committee has decided by vote of
10 . 10 insert in the sundry civil apprOpri-
alton bill "A provision authorizing the
President to suspend the coinage of the
silver dollars Tor one year after JULY l
next. The vote by which this clause was
inserted was as follows: Chairman Ran
dali Of Pennsylvania, FOllett of Ohio, El-
lis Of Louisiana, E0rney of Alabama and
Hutchins of New York, Democrats. and
Messrs. Horr OF Michigan, Washburn of
Minnesota and Long of Massachusetts,
Republicans, voted in the affirmative; and
Messrs. Holman of Indiana, Hancock of
Texas, IOwnshend of Illinois and Burns
of Missouri, Democrats, and Keller of
Ohlo, Cannon of Illinois and RYAN OF
hansas, Republicans. voted in the mega
i've. peculiar feature of this vote is that
1t Is nOn-partisan and non-sectIOnal. The
Dr0VFamn1p Of r. dol fc fo 90
suspend the rules and pass the sundry
civil bill, with the exception of the para
graphs relating TO the silver clause, and
the clause relating to the New Orleans
exposition, and to consider these clauses
separately, and to act upon them bV a
minority vote. This motion will require
a JWO-lhlrds vote, and if it is carried it
Will pass all parts OF the bill except the
two provisions referred 10. These prOvis-
ions will then be taken up, discussed
and disposed of by majority vote. But
prominent silver men say tonight that
they Will hllbuster if necessary to prevent
hnal vote on the silver clause. If they
should carry out this programme they
would undoubtedly prevent final action.
fney appear to feel quite confident of
thelr ability to defeat the proposed Iegis-
latlOn, but an exciting contest is in pros
pect and 1t is likely to result in interest
ing developments.
The Qualifications bill will probably be
reported TO the House on Thursday. 1t
VIII be similar 10 the bill of last year,
making provision simply for the repair
and preservation of eAisting works.
The Senate has under consideration the
post office appropriation bill, and it is ex-
pected that action will be reached to-
morrow.
A subcommittee of the Senate Com
mIttee on appropriations was in session
all day Saturday upon the legislative
appropriation bill, and this measure will
probably be ready tor consideration in the
senate as soon the as post office DIll is dis
posed of.
THE SUNDRY CIVIL BILL COMPLETED.
The House Committee on Appropria-
tlons was in session at the capitol to-day
from 10 O'Clock in the morning until Z
O'clock in the evening on the sundry
CIVIL appropriation bill. The bill was
completed and will be reported to the
House tomorrow. 1t is understood th 1t
the only important item of new legisla-
ton in the bill is the provision to author
Ize the forwarding of standard silver dol
lars Tree of charge from the sub-treasuries
Of the United States to such banks as
call for them.
AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE EXPOSITION
The committee also agreed to-day to
recommend an appropriation of $500, 900
for the New Orleans Exposition, this
sum to be expended under direction OF
the Secretary OF the Treasury, in paying
off the present creditors of the exposition
IN the order of priority of their liens un-
der the State laws of Louisiana.