Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-05-17
WASHINGTON NEWS.
Business that will Come Before Con.
gress the Coming Week.
WASHINGTON, Nav I6

" 'ASniSuIoc, Way 10.
The week will open in the Rouse with an
overladen calendar conflicting special orders
Tor nearly every day in the week and small
chances for action, after tomorrow, upon any,
thing except appropriation bills.
An effort will be made bv the public lsnds
committee TO pass tomorrow, under suspeu-
sion OF the rules, the bill recurring the
Northern Pacific Railroad Co. to nav the
costs OF surveying and patentng its granted
Iands, measure that was called upon the
last committee suspension day and which
comes over as unfinished business.
The labor committee, tomorrov, will ask
the House to fix day for the consideration
OF bills reported from the committee and now
on the calendar
The invalid pensions committee will also
make an attempt to secure a day for the con-
'lderation of the arrears of pensions bill and
other pension measures.
The urgent deficiency bill will be called up
for action Tuesday, ard the foreign affairs
committee will then endeavor to secure final
action on the Chinese indemnity bill
Wednesday is set spsrt for the considera-
ton of the army reorganization bill, but it is
likely to be displaced by the report of the
postoffice committee to the Sanate amend
meut to the postoffice appropriation bill and
called subsidy amendment i. reached
If the banking and currency committee can
secure the floor Thursday, in accordance
with assignment it will try to push one of the
bill providing for the issue of small silver
certificates
Saturday is assigned for the discussion of
the Dunn free ship bill. The legislative and
naval Appropriation bills will probably be re-
ported to the House during the week, and
may be called up for consideration to the dis
placement of some of the special orders
above mentioned. The general pension bill
remains as the unfinished business Of the
Senate and if disposed of before the expira-
tion of this week, will probably be follow ed
by the bankruptcy bill. The regular order
will be temporarily set aside some day. not
yet determined upon, for the purpose of pass
ing the military academy appropriation bill
That portion of the morning hours not con-
sumed by routine business will be devoted 10
the miscellaneous calendar.
A Catholic University 10 be Esta ablished d
in Washington.
The heartiness and enthusiasm with which
the project Of erecting in Washington a
Roman Catholic University has been received
by the Catholics in all sections Of the cOun-
try are sufficient evidence that it will become
solid and concrete fast before long. Sub
scriptions still continue to pour in. Already
the sum in hand is sufficient to warrant the
commencement of the building. The major
portion Of Z million dollars, which was to be
raised for the endowment of the University
is in hand and more is still coming. The
committee had meeting last week in Balti-
more and selected three of the ten plans for
<ka h,,sl h,1I L,l
of the principal architec,s of the country.
The best features of these three designs will
be incorporated into one when the final de-
cision is made. 1t will be founded on q
similar system to that in vogue at Oxford
and Cambridge. 1t is not proposed to give
professional education in the University but
the course will be modelled that none but
past graduates and those who have received
their profession education will be
eligible for admission. 1t will be
a finished course. In this way il
will not interfere in any way with existing
colleges. At first the instruction will be con
fined to three brahches of learning, philoso.
ply, theology and philology and will after
ward include law and medicine DR.. Chapelle
says that one of the principal reasons that
Washington was chosen the site of the
University.was because the students could
here meet with superior minds of this and
other countries and of many valuable scien-
tific collections, libraries, etc, which are to
be found here. The question of the internal
management of the university was q subject
of much discussion at the last meeting of the
committee, some members favoring the
election of rector and others opposing it.
1t was finally decided to elect one which was
accordingly done. 1t is believed that Arch
bishop Spaulding is the man so honored.
The management of the interior of the uni
versity will be entrusted to members of a
religious society with whom arrangements
are now being made.