St. Paul daily globe., 1886-07-26
the way. The amendments made by the
senate to the
sUNDRY CIVIL BILL

SUNDRY CIVIL BILL
notably the silver certificate clause, will
give rise to spirited and perhaps pro-
longed controversy. Little difficulty is an
ticipated in securing action on the confer
ence reports upon the remaining appropria-
tion bills. Should the senate amend the
resolution in any of the ways indicated
probable by current rumors. it is believed
the house will accept the amendments
without a prolonged debate. A last effort
will be made by the pension committee, if
opportunity is afforded, to secure action on
the amended Mexican pension bill. but the
strength of the opposition to the measure
makes its fate extremely doubtful. The
greatest element of uncertainty, involving
not only the proceedings of the week, but
to some extent the question of final ad
journment, is the action of the senate upon
amendments which are to be proposed to
the fortitication bill, possibly increasing the
amount appropriated by that measure from
less than $1,000, 900 to more than SIS, ,eO0,
600. The deficiency appropriation bill is
the unfinished business of the senate. AL
though very long measure it contains few
debatable items, and its consideration is not
expected to consume much time. If the
committee on appropriations completes its
work on the fortifcation bill tomorrow
that measure will next be taken up in the
senate. Mr.. Dolph, by order of the com
mlttee on coast defenses, will propose an
amendment apprOpriating 100000 for
the construction of Notifications and other
works OF coast defense, in accordance with
the recommendations of the board on
FORTIFICATIoNs
and other defenses, and Mr.. Hawley, by
order of the same committee, expects to
propose as amendments the two bills already
reported to encourage the manufacture of
steel for modern ordnance, one relating to
army and the other to naval ordnance. and
appropriating SS, 900, 900 each. 1t is in
tended to devote one POSSIBLY two) days to
the calendar of secret nomina-
tions in secret session after the
appropriation bills are passed. The
Morrison surplus resolution, if reported
as is expected, on Tuesday, will probably
come next in the order of consideration.
Conference reports and the miscellaneous
calendar may take up the remainder of the
week. The senate will be urgently invited
to give preference to the vetoed pension
bills and the fractional whisky bill over
other measures on the calendar. Public
attention during the week will center in
the conference committee rooms. The
conferences upon the river and harbor bill
seem to be slowly approaching an agree
ment on their several points of difference
with prospect of complete reconciliation
during the week. 1t is likely that the two
houses will by mutual concessions reach an
understanding within the next three or
four days upon the legislative bill without
further conference. The action of the con-
ference on the sundry civil bill and the ex-
tent of their labors will depend largely
upon the disposition made by the house of
the silver certificate amendment. The
conference upon the deficiency bill will be
little more than a formality. The most
Important of the miscellaneous measures
of general legislation now i'll conference is
the bill repeating the pre-emption and tim
ber-culture law. There is radical differ
ence between the two houses in respect to
the senate amendment to this measure, and
some members of the conference committee
express the apprehension that it will prove
to be irrecOncilable, with the consequent
failure of the bill to become law at this
session.