Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-07-19
NO. 1853.
THE WEEK IN CONGRESS.


WASHINGTON, July is.
The oleomsrgarine bill is to be further de-
hated in the Senate tomorrow aud its mama
gers hope the final action will be reached to-
morrow night.
Reports upon the Payne case, a privileged
question, are to be taken up Tuesday and if
the presen: intentions are adhered to the de-
bate will be left to the republicans almost en-
trely. Ii is the purpose of the democratic
members of the committee on privileges and
elections to rest their case upon their report.
This gives some ground for the belief that
the question may be brought to a vote BY or
before Wednesday night.
1t the oleomargarine bill is not disposed Of
tomorrow it will be taken up again after
vote is reached on the Payne case and car
ried to conclusion.
The sundry civil appropriation bill will
probable be token up and long debate is
expected.
A day will probable be taken before the
end of the week for the consideration of sob
lected cases" on the calendar nominations.
il is possible, though not probable, that
Senator Dawes will find opportunity during
the week to call up the unanimous report of
the Indian committee, recommending the pas
sage, over the Presidents veto, of the bill
granting to railroads the right of way through
the Indian reservation of Northern Montana.
The naval establishment, land grant for
FIXTURES, interstate commerce and fortihca-
tion appropriation bill are subjects that
promise to engross the attention Of the
House during the coming week.
The unexpected wreck of the last of the
| appropriation bills - Notifications billion
Saturday, has somewhat disturbed the plans
OF the democratic "steering committee" and
1t may be found necessary 10 recommit the
bill to the appropriations committee so that
IT may be replaced bv a measure not likely
TO succumb to point Of order which was
made with such fatal eff, ct in the case of the
orr sinal bill II this subject can be disposed
of in season tomorrow. it will be in order to
move to suspend the rules and pass bills upon
the recommendations Of the committees. At
temps will be mad under this order to pass
bill to increase the annual appropriation
Tor the support OF militia, a bill concerning
the life or patents and possibly bill to in
crease the pensions of soldiers who have lost
limb. The introduction of one or more
current resolutions. fixing the dav for final
adjournment is expected. but while present
indications point to an adjournment about the
first OF next month, it is tolerably certain that
the ways and means committees will not re-
port resolution on that subject until the
last moment The reason assigned for this
IL that III tne TWO houses agree on the day or
adjournment, motions to suspend the rules of
the House will be in order at any time dur
ing the last six days of the session, and the
steering committee would thereby lose con-
troll of the business of the IIousp. 1t is be-
lieved that the final adj ournment cannot be
delayed after the appropriation bills
The positions of those not yet sent to the
President are as follows:
The Notifications bill await passage by the
House. The general deficiency bill has
reached the Senate committee and will pro-
badly be reported Tuesday.
The Sunday civil bill has been reported to
the Senate and is ready for the action of that
body.
The naval, river and harbor and legislative
bills are iu conference stage Of proceedings.
The last named has already been subject 10
two conferences and all but two or three of
the points of difference has been adjusted.
The most troublesome of the remaining
points is the Senate amendment providing
for private secretaries to senators who are
not chairmen of committees.
The Senate voted to adhere to this holding
that in the matter relating exclusively to its
own affairs, and the other branch Of Congress
ought not to interfere. contest in this
matter occurs each year, always resulting in
victory by the Senate.