Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-19
CONGRESS- WEEKS WORK.
The Efforts to be Made to Pass the APP
Precipitation Bills

preparation Bills.
w WASHINGTON, Jan. 1S.-TO-mOrrOw in
the House Of Representatives is the day
Tor the monthly call Of The committees for
motions to suspend the rules. The calls
rest with the Committee on Foreign At
fairs, and Representative Hit intends to
move the passage Of his bill. reported this
session, to provide for the exercise of
jurisdiction by consular courts. Motions
will be offered in behalf of other commit
tees, as follows: Naval Affairs and Post
Offices and Post Roads, to assign days for
consideration Of various measures here
totore reported by them; Indian Affairs,
to pass the bill providing for the allotment
Of Indian lands in several Territories;
Labor Of reached, to pass a bill prohib-
iting contracts for the labor Of United
States prisoners.
When the House adjourned Saturday
IL was rumOred that the Committee on
Judiciary would endeavOr to keep the
House IN session tomorrow until that
committee was reached, in order that the
bankruptcy bill might again be called M.
This committee is among the last on the
list. Mr.. Collins, of Massachusetts,. how
ever, who has had charge of the bill, said
that he was not aware of any such pur-
pose.
The time to be devoted to legislative
business in the House Of Representatives
OF Tuesday will be short. On Dee. II
last the House resolved that Jan. 20.
after o. clock, should be devoted 10 the
delivery of tributes to the memory of the
late Representative EVins, of South Car
DINA. During the early part of the day
the Committee on Elections intends to
coll hn 81. 3
Massey VS.. Wise, of Virginia.
On the same day the committee will
probably report the contested election
cases Of Mclean { Rep. VS.. BrOadhead
dem. J, of Missouri, and Fredericks
Dem. VS.. Wilson Bep.) of Iowa. The
reports will be in favor Of Messrs. Broad
head and Fredericks. The committee in
tends to call them up for consideration
by the House as soon thereafter as posi-
THE APPROPRIATION BILLS.
The Indian appropriation bill was pend
ing at the adjournment Saturday. II the
Appropriations Committee should not an
tagOnize the Committee on Elections with
this measure Tuesday, it will probably
be called up for consideration Wednes-
day. or the fourteen annual apprOpria-
ton bills not one has yet become law.
The Military Academy appropriation bill
has passed both branches of Congress,
but the House has refused to concur in
the Senate amendments, and the bill has
been sent to conference committee.
Both the pensions and consular and
diplomatic appropriation bills have passed
the House and are now in the Senate
Committee on Appropriations.
The river and harbOr bill is in the
House. The District of Columbia bill is
ready to be reported by the House Appro-
prlatlon Committee, and the naval bill is
under consideration by that committee.
The army, post Office, Notifications, sun
dry civil, legislative, executive and jul
dicial, and deficiency bills are still in
course of preparation by subcommittee.
The agricultural appropriation bill is
yet to be matured by the Com
mittee on Agriculture. 1t is
possible that the army, navy and post
Office appropriation measures will be re-
ported to the House during the week. If
so, nearly the entire week will be taken
up by their discussion. If, however. the
committee Is not able to report these bills
and an opportunity is offered for the con-
slderatiOn of other business, an effort will
be made to secure the discussion of sun
dry measures which have been pending
for sometime. Mr.. StOckslager SAYS that
he will continue to call up bills making
appropriations for public buildings
,
OF his Mexican pension bill; and Mr.. Will
lis, his educational bill.
Mr.. Henley, of the Committee on Pub
lie Lands, VIII endeaYOr to obtain the
consideration of the bill providing for the
forfeiture of the Northern Pacific land
grant; and A. 5. Hewitt, if the opportu-
NIFTY offers, the bill to carry out the pro-
visions of the Mexican treaty.
WHAT Is BEFORE THE SENATE.
In the Senate tomorrow will be devoted
to eulOgies of the late Senator Anthony.
Twelve Senators have announced their
purpose to speak. 1t is probable that the
remainder OF the week will be consumed
in the consideration of the Interstate
commerce bill and the Nicaraguan treaty.
Should the Interstate commerce bill be
disposed Of or be displaced, Senator Coke
will endeavOr to secure consideration of
the bill to provide tor the Improvement
of the channel between Galveston harbOr
and the Gulf of Mexico. Following this
in the list of special orders are the Texas
Pacific forfeiture bill in charge of Mr..
Plumb, and Mr.. Van Wyck's bill to de-
clare certain railroad grant lands subject
to taxation. The first measure to be
considered in the morning hour is the
bill to quiet the titles of settlers on Des-
MOines river lands In the State of Iowa.