The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-01-12
PROSPECTIVE LEGISLATION.
Measures that Will Probably Occupy the
Congressional Soions During the
Present Week.

WASHINGTON, Jan. l1.-Under the rules Of
the House. the Committee on the District
OF Columbia will be entitled TO the floor to-
Der of bills of only local interest. II is un-
GER ain what bills will be given precedence
by the House during the remainder of the
week. Tuesday has been set apart for such
business as nsy be presented by the Com
mittee on Judiciary; Wednesday, for busi-
ness present d By the Committee on Foreign
Affairs; al. rhu rsday, for the consideration
Of the McP. erson Senate bills. providing for
the issue of circulation notes to National
Banking Associations, and the Dlngley
House BILL authorizing the Secretary of the
Treasury to invest the lawful money depos
tied in the Treasury in trust by National
Banking Associations for the retirement of
their circulating notes. These special or.
ders, however, are not to interfere with the
consideration OF general appropriation bills.
When the House adjourned on Saturday
the discussion of the Consular aud Diplo-
matte bill was not completed. That meas
ure will be called up on Tuesday or possibly
tomorrow il the entire day should not be
occupied by the Committee on the District
Of Columbia.
The Committee on Appropriations intend
reporting the Indian bill on Tuesday, and
an effort will be made TO pass it as soon as
the Consular and Diplomatic bill is dis
posed OF.
If possible the River and Harbor Appro-
priRtion bill will be reported on Wednesday
or Thursday. AS soon thereafter as an op.
portunity is offered an effort will be made TO
pass it.
There promises to be a strenuous contest
during the week between the friends of spe-
cial orders and advocates of prominen at meas
ures, which have been before the House for
some time.
Mr.. Singleton will endeavor 10 secure the
passage of bill authorizing the construc-
lion of a building for the accommodation
of the Congressional library; Mr.. Townshend
| the Mexican Pension bill, and Mr.. Willis
| the Educational bill.
Mr.. Stockslsger, Chairman of the House
| Committee On Public Buildings and Grounds,
ssys it is his purpose to call up the bill pro.
| viding appropriations for public buildings
throughout the country at every opportunity
| offered during the remainder of the session.
| when the House decides to discuss the bills
| for public buildiDge," he ontinues, "I will
| not ask it to pass the bills which have been
favorsbly reported in a lump, but will offer
each bill seps 'ately, to be passed or defeated
on its merits"
There are ffty-eight bills for public build.
| irgs. sggregatiDg an appropriation of So.
232, 1000, which have been reported to the
Hause in the present Congress, and which
| are now pending Two bills. each provid.
| ing for public building at Waco, Tex aOd
the other for building at Carson City,
| New, and each appropriating 500. 600, have
been passed.
In the past four Congre sses the Appropri-
alton bills for public buildings, which
| passed the House. aggregated, in the Forty
fourth Congress $5,73l 633; Forty fifth, SO
O37, Az; Forty sixth. s. 252 ,O47, and Forty
seventh, $S,636,0O0. The appropriation
during the Forty fourth and Forty fiji
Congresses were mostly for buildings ths
previous Congresses had directed should bs
erected in the larger cities
In the Senate the Naval Appropriation
bill is likely to be reported from the Appro
! priation Committee and reached for discus
sion and passage early in the week. Toe
/ discussion of the Interstate Commerce bill
| and Nicaraguan treaty will probably con
| sumo the remainder of the week.