The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-01-14
PROSPECTIVE LEGISLATION.
Measures that VIII Probably Occupy the
Congressional SOlons During the
Present Week.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11.-Under the rules OF
the House, the Committee On the District
of Columbia will be entitled to the floor to-
morrow, and it will endeavor to pass q nuR-
Der of bills of only local interest. II is IN
certain what bills will be given precedence
by the House during the remainder of the
week. Tuesday has been set apart for such
business as may be presented by the Com
mittee on Judiciary; Wednesday, for busi-
ness presented by the Committee ON Foreign
Affairs; and Thursday, for the consideration
of the Mcpherson Senate bills. providing for
the issue of circulation notes to National
Banking Associations, and the Dingley
House bill, authorizing the Secretary of the
Treasury to invest the lawful mo ney dePos.
tied in the Treasury in trust by National
Backing 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 and Diplo-
matte bill was not completed. That meas
IRE 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-
pristion 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 q strenuous contest
during the week between the friends of spe-
cisl orders and advocates of prominent meas
ures. which have been before the House for
some time.
Mr.. Singleton will endeavor to secure the
passage Of bill authorizing the construt-
ton of building for the accommodation
Of the Congressional library; Mr.. Townshend
the Mexican Pension bill, and Mr.. Willis
the Educational bill.
Mr.. Stockslager, Chairman OF the House
Committee On Public Buildings and Grounds,
says it is his purpose to call mp the bill pro.
vid1ng appropriations for public buildings
throughout the country ct eyery opportunity
offered during the remainder of the session.
when the House decides to discuss the bills
for public buildinge" he continues, II will
not ask Ii to pass the bills which have been
favorzbly reported in . lump. bat will offer
each bill separately, to be passed or defeated
on its meritsn
There are fifty-eight bills for public build
ings. sggregating an appropriation of So
232. .2000, which have been reported to the
House in the present Congress, and which
are now pending. Two bills each proyid-
ing for public building at Waco, Tex, and
the other for q building at Carson City,
New, and each appropriaiing 800. ZOO. have
been passed.
In the past four Congresses the Appropri-
alton bills for public buildings, which
passed the House. aggregated. in the Forty
fourth Congress: s5.73l, ,633; Forty fifth, ss,-
O37 ,477; Forty sixth. S.. .252, ,047, and Forty
seventh, s8,636,000. The appropriations
during the Forty fourth and Forty-fffh
Congresses were mostly for buildings that
previous Congresses had directed should be
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. The
discussion OF the Interstate Commerce bill
and Eicersgusn treaty win probably con-
sumo the remainder of the week.