Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-02-16
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
fhe Question Of an Extra Session
the Absorbing Topic in Leg.
islauve Circles.
The Friends Of the Bankruptcy Bill viii
Make Another Effort TO Secure
Its Passage.
CoNaREss1oNAL rRnnRAm,rr-


WASHINGTON, Feb. Is. Judging
from the expression OF the members OF
congress when speaking for themselves
alone and 10 some extent from the
course OF events last week, an extra
session Of congress Is no longer prob.
able, but may be possible, as express.
-ions OF fear or conviction are heard
on all sides that some marty
or faction, not including the
persons speaking, would welcome an
extra session, and it is conceded
everywhere that the condition OF the
public business is such that the pur-
pose, II entertained, may be effected.
and perhaps without the disclosure Of
the responsibility therefor In any
| other quarter. Even II every one be
credited with a straightforward pur-
pose OF working 10 secure the passage
OF the appropriation bills before the 4th
OF March, the fact remains that un-
der the long existing rules OF the
house the roads 10 the ENHANCEMENT
are many and short, while the ways to
the solution uf the possible parliament
tary difficulties are few and involved.
Five OF the most important sppropra.
lions bills are yet 10 be acted upon by
the house, and these in addition TO the
post flee bill, which passed the house
! yesterday, must yet be considered by
the senate committee on appropris-
tons.
AT the close of the proceedings
Ia the house last evening
recess was taken until 10 o'clock to-
morrow morning, when further con-
sideratiOn will he given the legislative
bill. 1t was generally understood that
the recess was taken In order 10 pre-
vent the execution Of the regular order
for tomorrow, namely, the reception
of motions from the committee 10 pass
specified measures under a suspension
Of the rules. An effort will probably
be made, however, TO adjourn the house
before 10 o'clock so that o. der may be
observed. II the effort sue
ceeds the committee on mil.
ltary affairs will fret be called
Gen. Slucum will epdeavor TO secure
consideration Of the bill providing foi
the retirement OF Gen. Grant. The
other committees TO be called In turn
including the postofiice and post
roads and the public lands committees
will ask that various evenings be sci
apart for the consideration OF tie bu /
ness heretofore reported by them. Tht
general impression Is that the housj
will refuse 10 adjourn. and in thii
event the consideration of the legisla
tive bill will be continued until fin
ished. Ii IL believed tnRt the bill
can be completed before th,
adjournment OF the Legislative
day of Saturday, which may continu,
until evening. The appropriation
committee intends to report either tht
sundry civil or naval bill to morrow
and to call up the following day Tn,
one reported. The other will be IL
readiness for action by the house i'm
medlstely afterwards. The river an,
hRrbOr committee will antsgonize tn
appropriation bills with the river an,
hatbOr bill whenever an opportunit
offers. 1t Is proposed to hold nigh
sessions during the week. and II tn
suudry civil aud naval appropriated
bills are disposed Of befOr,
it's close tho appropriation commiite
expect 10 bring forward the fOrtificS
ton bill. Saturday afternoon he
been set apart for the exercises In tn
hall OF the house connected with tn
dedication Of the Washington monu
ment, the chief features OF which wi
be the oraiions OF Hon. Robert {
Winthrop, to he read by Represents
tive Long Of Mississippi, and Of Hon
John w. Daniel OF Virginia.
In the senate the consideration {
the indian appropriation bill will /
continued aud probably concluded "a
morrow. The agricultural bill willthe
be disposed or The unfinished bus
ness OF the senate In th
morning hour Is the Des Moin'
b. river land bill and aft,
: the morning hour the labor con trat
hill and the bill for the admission I
q Tacoma, which 10 one of the measure
! most likely to be pressed for contide
alton when the lapoT bill Is dispose
e, Y 40 appropriation bills are the
ready for discussion.