The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-21
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WASHINGTON, December 10 The
customary concurrent resolution for holi-
day recess has not yet been offered in either
branch of Congress, but il is the general eX-
pee alton that wheu the two houses adjourn
next Wednesday it will be to reassemble at
probable the Senate Will pass the deficiency
appropriation bill making provision for the
work at the Government Printing Office be-
fore the recess. and the Senate is likely to
transact little or no other business Of i'm
pOrtance during tho week. The special
ney bill; the joint resolution authoriE-
ing the Secret of War to accept
certain lands near Chicago for military pur-
poses; the b II forleiting the New Orleans,
Baton Rouge and Vickshurg Railroad Com
pany's land grant and the Pacific railroad
funding bill. The consideration of the first
depends upon the return of Mr.. Evarts, who
is not expected until after the recess, and of
the second upon the health of Gen. Logan,
who has been confined TO his house for some
days by an attack of rheumatism. AS sew
eral Senators have already left town and
more are likely to go away on Monday and
Tuesday, 1t is not thought probable that the
remaining special orders will be pressed for
action, though one or both may be taken up
Tor debate. The same con 1itions are likely
to prevent the consideration OF the in err
state commerce bill, but senator CullOm will
try to secure for il the position Of unfinished
business" so that it may IKE precedence
after the recess In the Hou'e tolo orroW,
after the call of States for tho introduction
of new measures, the com mmittees will be
cslled for notion TO suspend the rules, the
call resting With tho Committee on the
Militia. Mr.. Forney, in behalf of that com
mittee, will attempt to secure the passage Of
the Senate bill. increasing the approplia-
tion to provide arms for the militia forces
of the United States. The bill has been
amended by the House Committee go as to
reduce the proposed annual appropriations
from S0O,OO0 to $1OO,uC0. Chairman Watson,
of the Committee on Invalid Pensions, will
move to suspend the rules and pass the sub
st tute for the Blair pension bill, pro-
yiding pensions for soldiers who have
becOHe disabled and are dependent
portunity offers, the Mexican pension bill
may also be called up for passage. On Tues
day there will be struggle for precedence
among the supporters Of the bill establishing
a adepartment of agriculture and labor, the
bill reOrgauiZing the naval burea', and the
Pacific railroad funding bill. The friends Of
the pending 0klohOma bill have also deter
mined 10 urge final action on that subject,
Whichever measure first secures considera-
tion will probably ,engross tho attention Of
the House until the adjournment FOR the
holiday recess. Several prominent naval
officers stationed in this city are openly op-
posed to the plan Of Secretary Whitney for
the admission of a certain number Of meri-
Academy. One Of the most outspoken Of
the number said today that similar expert
ment had already been tried twice before,
and each time resulted in the breaking up Of
the apprentice system. He said that the ma
jority Of officers who have been connected
with the training service, as well as those
now in the service who came in through the
apprentice system, were strongly opposed to
a repetition of what Trey chaTacteriE d as
1.-THE unfortunate experiments OF l846 and
1854" The same officer added: "Certeinly
the practical knowledge Of men who have
been intimately acquainted with the appren-
tice system for ears ought to be regarded as
more valusble than the sentimental views Of
those who have no intimate knowledge Of
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