The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-29
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.


The Work Cut Out for Congress and tie
Time There is to Do 1t INA Very G"0d
Prospect For an Extra Session-What Haf
Thus Far Been Accomplished.
WASHINGTON, d. c., January 10.
The Senate has drawn its parallel line Oh
the interstate commerce bill, and is now
prepared to range it alongside the SINH
lar line drawn by the House. The dag is
fixed for eulogies on the late Senator An
thony. Previous to carrying out this or
der or on tomorrow the latest, the mo-
ton will be made to substitute the Sem
ate's bill for ali tie provisions of the
Reagan House bill, after the enacting
clause. The decisive majorities by which
the Senate has voted down some OF the
leading provisions of the Reagan bill,
which Alr. Slater, Dir. Vance and others
sought to engralt on the Senate measure
leave no doubt that this mo-
ton viii eventually prevail, though
probably more talk will be had before ac-
ton is taken. The Senate will then send
to the House a bill which differs so wide
Iy from the House enactment on the same
subject that it is preposterous to expect
the House TO agree to il AID the House
will insist upon bill, the leading pro-
visions of which have been ncgatived in
the Senate by very nearly Il two-thirds
vote. Thus another lesson will be given
in the noble art of chow not to do it,
The Senate conlcrecS on the bill for
fciting the lands granted to the Oregon
Central Railroad appointed Saturday,
will also be in a position in a few days to
give another lesson on the same subject;
and every indication points to a still
further cXcmplitication of the same great
science of doing nothing in respect to the
Nicaragua and Spanish treaties
An effort will probably be made in the
House TO 20 on with the Indian appro-
priation bill after the call of States, to-
day, which will be resisted in the inter-
est OF thosc Committees having the right
TO move to suspend the rules and pass
upon any proposition they may present.
The call under this order rests with the
Committee on Foreign Affairs, which had
intended to move the passage of the
French spoilation bill, bHt that measure
having been disposed of. they are St
liberty to present another Gill.
The Military Committee follows, and
If the suspension order prevails, may cali
up the original Grant retirement bill
passed by the Senate last session.
list. but has nothing of general interest
to offer
The Post-Cfice Committee is fourth,
and if reached, Mr.. Money will ask the
House to pass, undera suspension of the
rules, the bill prepared by that commit7
tee providin" for the leasing of telegraph
lines by the Government, for the trans
mission of postal tcle@rap h business
The Public Lands and Indian Affairs
committees follow, out are not likely 10
be reached before the days session
closes.
Tuesday, after p. m, has been as
signed Tor eulogicS on the late j. III.
Eyns, of South Carolina.
"Wednesday and Thursday are likely to
be occupied with the Indian appropria-
ton bill, and any spare time there may be
several special orders Tor precedence
Mr.. Willis (of Kentucky, chairman of
the River and IIarbor Committee, hopes
10 get that bill Up Saturday or carly next
week. 1t is hardly probable that other
than the Indian OF the appropriation
5ills will be considered this week. An
agreement upon the six months navy bill |
: expected TO be k,ached when the con-
crccS hold a meeting.
OF the fourteen general appropriation |
bills for the next fiscal year, not one has |
yet gone to the President for his sigma |
urc. The only Regular appropriation bill! |
Which has yet reached the Senatc-the |
pension bills tied up in committee, |
pending al attempt to pass through the |
senate as Il separate measure, the lcgls- |
ative provisions, which the House has |
Inserted IN the bill, and which the Scn-
tie, By its rules, is prohibited from con-
,idcring in the bill itself.
There are thIrty-Seven working days of |
ne session remaining. OF these undo:
he rules five Mondays Will be devoted to
ne introduction of bills, motions 10 sus-
bend, and to the District of Columbia;
I've Fridays to private bills, two days,
January 20ih and 10Th to eulo.ie>, Feb
III II III " NONAilIu- C.lC CACStOiIt NOttS,
mi February 2ISt 10 the Washington
'lonument ceremonies, making total of
(. TO these add the last six days of
he session, when motions 10 suspend
he rules are in order, ana it will be seen
hat all but seventeen of the remaining
lays of Congress are prc-empted. Be-
ides the eleven remaining appropriation
ills, there are on the calendar of the
louise over three hundred bills for gen.
raj legislation, and five hundred pr.Yate
ills, in addition 10 nearly thice hundred
,enatc bills on the Speakers liable, that
ave not even been referred to commit
ccS. 1t looks every day more ike an
Ntra session, the proteSiatious of Sena-
o. and members, 10 the contrary, not
The following figures will give an indi-
alton of now the time of the House aud
senate has been spent since the begin
in% OF the session. The House had up
q Friday night been in session l3J hours
nd six minutes, &nd had furnished ma
eiial for ,273 columns of the Congress
ional Record; while tn Senate had been
! session lO2 hours and furnished but
IS columns Tor the RfcOTd.