The semi-weekly miner., 1885-02-18
Washington News Budget.


the course OF events last week. an
ex x:ra session of congress IS no longer
probable, but may be possible, as ex-
pressions of fear or conviction are
heard on all hands that some party
or facrion, not including the persons
speaking, would welcome an extra
session, and it is conceded every
where that the condition of public
business is such that such a purpose,
if entertained, may be effected, and
perhaps without the disclosure Of
the responsibility therefore in any
quarter. Even if everybody be cred
tied with q straightforward purpose
in working to seccre the passage Of
the appropriation bills before March
4th, the fact remains that under the
long existing rules of the house, the
roads to ENHANCEMENT are many and
short, while the ways to dissolution,
through possible parliamentary diff
culties, are few and involved.
Five of the mosl important appro-
priati0n bills are yet to be &C ed upon
by the house, ana these, in addition
to the postoffioe bill, which passed
the house yesterday. must yet be con-
sidered by the senate committee on
appropriations.
At the close Of the proceedings in
the house last evening. q recess was
taken until 10 O'clock tomorrow
morning, when further consideration
will be given to the legislative bill.
1t was general yunderstood that the
recess was taken in order to prevent
the execution of the regular order
tomorrow; namely the reception of
motions from the committee to pass
specified measures under a scspen-
sion of the rules. An effort will
probably be made. however, to ad-
journ the house before II o'clock, 80
that this order may be observed. II
the effort succeed the committee on
military affairs will first be called,
ard Gen. Slocum will endeav0r to
secure consideration of the bill for
the retirement of General Grant.
The other com mittees to be called in
time. including those on naval affairs,
the postotfice and post roads and pub
lie lands, will ask that various .ven-
ings be set apart for the considera.
ton of business heretofore rarosted
by them:
The impression is that the house
will refuse to adjourn, and in this
event the consideration of the leyls-
lative bill will be continued till i'm
ished. It is believed the bill can he
completed before the adjournment
of the legislative day lSaturdav)
which may ccntin ue until the even.
ing.
The appropriation committee in
tends to report either the sundrv civil
or the naval bill tomorrow. and to
call up tue following day the one re-
ported. The other will be in readi-
ness for action by the house immedi-
ately afterwards. The river and har-
Dor committee will antaqonize The
appropriation bills with the river and
harbor oil! whenever an opportunity
1t is proposed to hold night ms.
sions during the week, and if the sun.
dry civil and naval appropriation
bills are disposed of before its close.
the appropriations committee exnect
then to bring forward the fortifica-
tlon bill. Saturday afternoon has
been got apart tor exercises in the
hall OF the house connected with the
dedication OF the Washington monu.
ment; the chief exercises will be ora
tions by Hon. Robert c. WintSron
to be read by Representative Long
Of Massachusetts, and Hon. John W.
Daniel, of Virginia.
In the senate consideration Of the
Indian appropriation till will be- con-
tinued and probably concluded TO-
morrow. and the agricultural bill will
then be disposed OF. The unfinished
business of the senate in the morn
ing hour is the Des Moines river land
bill, and after the morning honr The
contract labor bill. The Texas Pacific
forfeiture bill, the aati-siIver hiIi
and the bill for the admission Of ~,
coma, are measures most likelv tn he
pressed tor consideration when the
narbor bill is disposed of, if no annro. @
pria!lon bills are then ready for dis.