Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-05-03
Business to Come Before Congress the
Present Week.

The post office appropriation bill will be
passed by the Senate tomorrow and it is ex-
pected that the inter state commerce bill will
then command the attention of the Senate
after o'clock each Gay until disposed of
Senator Cullom who has it in charge thinks
| that result should be reached after two or
three days discussion. The bankruptcy bill,
general pension bill and Des Moines river
land bill are upon the caucus committees
program for consideration next after the
Interstate commerce bill.
Senator Frye expresses the purpose to con-
test their right of way to save time during the
week in behalf of the Staten Island bridge
bill. He will also ask that during the morn
ing hour the shipping bill be taken up, dis
cussed and passed. Tomorrow being indi-
vidual suspension day in the House of Rep
resentatives a number of public building
measures will be passed under a suspension
of the rules. 1t is probable that the river
and harbor bill will come up in the House
Tuesday. AS only one important section
remains to be considered the bill can be
disposed of in one day. The Campbell
Weaver contested election case may also be
reached on the same day and the committees
report in favor of Weaver. the sitting mem
ber, will without doubt be adopted after a
| short debate. The Chinese indemnity bill
comes Wednesday in the morning hour and a
struggle for precedence is expected between
conflicting special orders made for that day
which may result in the taking up of the con-
sular and diplomatic appropriation bill
| Friday will be devoted to the consideration
of private bill, and Saturday the Oklonoma
bill again receive the attention of the House.
The Position OF the Annual Appropria.
| t,ou IliIts
The following is the present position of
the regular Appropriation bills:
Five, viz: General deficiency, iegisla
! tive, sundry civil, naval and for:ification
hill, have not been reported from the House
committees in which they originate.
Three. to wit: Military academy, consular
and diplomatic and army Appropriation bills
are on the House calendar.
The river and harbor appropriation bill is
unfinished business 10 the committee of the
whole.
| Three, viz Pension, District of Columbia
and agricultural bills have passed the House
| and are before the Senate committee on ap-
priations.
The post Office bill is before the Senate
and the Indian bill has been passed by both
houses.
Secretary Manning Takes a Drive.
Secretary Manning took long drive today
and during the afternoon and evening re-
ceived large number of callers, among them
being the President, Col. Lamont, Secretaries
Lamar and Whitney and Bancroft, the his
torian.
The Case of JEFF Davis at Montgomery.
The democrats are said to be more dis
turbed than they care to acknowledge over
the reports of the speeches Of Jefferson
Davis at Montgomery. Secretary Lamar is
| quoted as saying that he greatly regretted
Davis's utterances, and other Southern men
say the same thing. Some of the more ex-
citable republicans wanted yesterday morning
to offer something in the House about it, but
we're disturbed. Mr.. Reed Of Maine thought