Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-26
NEARING THE END.
The Final Adjournment Of Congress
VIII Take Place This Week or on
Monday or Tuesday Next.
The Closing Proceedings Of Both Houses
WIN be characterized by strug.
giles for Precedence.
Preliminary Report Of the Com rnls.loner
OF Internal Revenue FOR tho Fiscai
Year just ENDED.
rng wNEK ~ COMBINES


WASHINGTON, July 2b.--The ilnal al.
lournment of congress may possibly take
place tho last OF this week, but concur.
renee OF the best opinions on the subject
leads TO the belief that 1t will be most.
puned until Monday or Tuesday OF next
week. These opinions are, however.
usually expressed with reservation. look.
Ing TO the possibility OF important vetoes
All OF the appropriation bills except the
general deficiency and Che Fertilization
bills have passed both houses, and To
these two the senate will devote lis earll.
est attention. The river aud harhor and
tho legislative bills still llnger ia the CON
Terence aud the sundry civil bill VIII
doubtless be made the subject Of a con.
ference tomorrow. All the other Apnro.
prlatlon bills have
GONE TO Tux PRESIDENT.
Beyond few leading features which
may be stated as probabilities, the future
proceedings In both houses arc likely Ia
be characterized by struggles for prece.
dence between the advocates OF measures
long since placed ON the calendar, and
the results cannot be foretold. After the
severe defeat Of the steering committee of
the house OF Representatives last FRIDAY.
that committee abandoned al, effort
TO shape the course OF leaisla
ton, and the house IL, therefore,
left without guide or recognized
programme OF proceedings, Under the
special privilege conferred by the rules
the public lands committee will this
week demand action ON the land-nrant
forfeiture bills, while the opponents of
these measures will Join hands with the
friends OF the Interstate commerce bill In
the attempt to defeat this purpose by
raising the question OF consideration
The conferences reports on the riyerand
harbor bill may be expected 60 command
the attention Of the house whenever they
are made, and time enough win be taken
to dispose of them
WHATEVER RI.sE MAY me- IN TupwAY.
The amendments made by the senate
to the sundry civil bill, notably the all
yer certificate clause, will give rlse 10 a
spirited and perhaps prolonged contro.
versy. Little difficulty IL anticipated In
securing action on the conferences re.
ports upon the remaining appropriation
bills. Should the senate amend the Nor.
rlson resolution, In any OF the ways indi-
Gated az probable by current rumors, II IA
believed that the house Will accent the
amendments without prolonged debate
last effort will be made by the pension
committee, II an opportunity n AZ
iordedi TO secure action on tho
atuenued Mexican pension bills, hut
the strength OF the opposition TO
the measure makes lts fate extremely
douL ltnl' The greatest element Of un-
certainty, involving not only the proceed.
ipgs OF the week, but 10 some extent the
question OF ilnal adjournment, is the nc.
linn nf tina "a th...
which are TO be proposed 10 the fortiloa-
lions bill, possibly increasing tho amoun,
appropriated by that measure from lesa
than s 900, 900 TO more than sls, coo. 900
IN TuE sENATK.
Tho deficiency appropriation blu IL the
unfinished business of The senate Al.
though very long measure Il contains
few debatable items, and It's oonsIdera.
ton IL not expected TO consume much
time. II the committee on appropriations
completes its work on tho iortincations
bill tomorrow, that measure will next In
taken up In the senate. Mr. Dolph, by
order OF the committee on coast doienses.
VIII propose an amendment approprintlng
S2,00O,O00 for the construction OF fortin.
cations and other works OF coast defense,
In accordance with recommendation of
the board on Notifications aad other de.
lenses ana Mr. Hawley, by order OF the
same committee, expects 10 propose, az
amendments 10 bills already reported TO
encourage the manufacture OF steel
ior modern ordnance, one relating
TO arms and the other 10 naval
ordnance, and appropriatlng $4,000, 900
for each. IL is Intended 10 devote one,
and possibly two days, TO the calendar on
nominations In secret session. After the
appropriation bills are passed, the Morrl.
son surplus resolution, II reported, as IA
expected on Tuesday, will probably come
next In the order OF consideration. Con-
ference reports and the miscellaneous
calendar may take up The remainder of
the week. The senate will be urgently
invited TO give preference 10 the vetoed
pension bills and the fractional whisky
bill over other measures on the calendar
Public attention during the week win
center In the
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ROOMS
The conferences upon the river aud
harbor bills seem 70 be slowly approach.
ing an agreement on their several points
OF difference, with prospect OF complete
reconciliation during the week. II Ia
likely that the two houses will by mutual
concessions reach Rn UNDERSTANDING
Wltnlu lne next three or Tour days upon
the legislative bill, without further con.
ference The action Of the conierees on
the sundry civil bin and the extent Of
their labors will depend largely
upon the disposition made by The
house OF the silver certificate
amendments. The conference upon
The deficiency bill win be little more than
Formally The most important OF tue
measures Of general legis.
Intion now Ia conference Is the BIN re-
peaiiue the pre- emptlon and timber cut.
ture laws There Is radical ddrf,rce
between the two houses 10 respect 70 the
senate amendments % this measure, and
some members Of the conference com-
mittee express apprehension that II viii
prove TO be irreconcilable, with the con-
sequent failure Of the bill 10 become
law
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