Morning journal and courier., 1886-07-19
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. BUT TWO WEEKS MORE And Congress Will End Its
 Days. A HALF MILLION BLAZE, Trouble On A Whaling Ves-
 seI.
A ROMANCE IN REAL LIFE.
Panic On An Excursion
 Steamer.
THE SLOWLY DYING CONGRESS.

TkA E SLO"LX DHANG CONGR ESS.
 Dragging Its Weary Length Along
 Signs That Point to Hts Early Demise
 The Present State of Business and
 the Prospects of the End.
 WASHINGTON, July 1S.-Excepting the completion of the river and harbor bill in the Senate but little was done by Congress last week. The House consumed much of the time in discussing matters outside of what was arranged to occur and the commit tee on order of business seems not to have held very close cheek upon the guidance of affairs. There is greater determination for the transaction of uncompleted work this than last week. The nearness of the day of adjournment demands this. It is almost the unanimous opinion of the leaders that ad- journment will occur not later than two weeks from tomorrow, while many men in position to make accurate figures believe ad- journment may and will be reached on Sat urday, the 31st inst. There will be medley in the House all week. Many unlocked for matters are likely to spring up. The intention of the Democratic leaders is to so shape the completion of work as to avoid fixing date for adjournment until day or two before it actually takes place in order to cut out the usual six days within which the rules may at any time be suspended for the passage of measures. Already those who have unpopular measures to be considered are becoming nervous and they will rush their pet bills upon the floor at the first pos sible moment and form every conceivable FHz committee suspension day in the House and if allowed to proceed MT. Forney from the Militia committee, with which committee the call rests, will endeavor to have passed Senate bill as amended by the House com mittee increasing from $200, ,000 to $400, ,000 the annual appropriation to provide arms and equipments for the militia. Chairman Nicholas Muller of the Committee on Militia says he does not contemplate any difficulty in securing a two-thirds vote on the bill as the present appropriation, $200,000 per annum, was fixed in 1908, when there were but seventeen States with a population of eight million and that tit needs no argument to establish he fact that the same appropriation is made quate to supply arms for thirty eight States with population of fifty millions. Besides this, says Mr. Muller, the chief of ordinance, as shown on the bill, has for many years
 
 and bills for this purpose were favorably re- ported in the Forty-fifth and Forty seventh Congresses. Many measures will cIamor for the attention and time of the House during the week and it is impossible to arrange at this the order of their consideration. The Sen ate amendments to the naval appropriation them the new..steel cruiser pro- vision-are to come up, while land forfeit ures, inter State commerce, conference re- ports on various bills and the naval recon struction among the measures likely to consume time. The Senate will resume con- sideration of the oleomargarine bill to-mor- row. Many of the Senators believe this bill will occupy most of the week. On Tuesday it is to be laid aside for consideration of the reports in the case of Senator Payne and con tinued when the latter are passed upon. The sundry civil bill is to be discussed also and will excite much debate on account of the provision relating to silver certificates. It is intended also that one day is to be devoted to secret session for work on nominations.