Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-05-31

Ahe fresioent, accompanied by Secretary
Lamar, Postmaster General and Mrs. Villas
and Mrs, Lamont, left for New York this
afternoon. The party occupied special ear
attached to the regular 4 Is train which ia
due IN New York tonight at 1895.
The DOings of Congress.
The following is statement of the present
position of the IA annual appropriation bills /:
Inc Indian appropriation bill has become a
law. The District of Columbia and post
| othce bills have passed both houses and are
IN the hands of conference committees. The
consular and diplomatic, army pensions, mil
ltary academy, agricultural and river and
harbor bills have passed the House of Rep
resentatives and are before the Senate com.
mittee. The legislative and naval bills are
on the House calendar awaiting action. The
fortiflcation. sundry, civil and general def
cheney bills have not yet been reported from
the House committees. The press upon the
time OF the Senate for the consideration of
the bills vet untouched is very great, while
no less than five important measures which
have been considerably discussed are in an un-
finished condition. These are the bankruptcy
railroad land taxation. Northern Pacific for
TEXTURE and the Chinese bills and the open
executive session resolution. The friends of
these various measures are jostling each
other TOR the floor, while sponsors for a num-
Der OF other measures on the calendar are
pleading with the republican caucus for a
| chance: The caucus of last week accom-
plished nothing. The caucus committee has
resumed work fixing the order of business
tor the immediate future. While its program
is yet incomplete it has conceded that the
pending unfinished measures the open session
resolution shall be carried to the point of ac-
ton before any new business of importance is
entered upon. MIR. Platt.is making a strug-
gle to prevent the further postponement of
the open executive session resolution, but
with Indifferent prospects Thi reso-
luton is apparently. doomed to
defeat, notwithstanding the fact
that all the arguments made upon it, backed
by unanimous public opinion, have been in
Its favor and some even of its friends are
therefore urging the postponement on the
theory that the time can be more proftably
spent on measures which have a chance OF
passing at least one house. The Senate COM
mlttee on appropriations expect to report the
consular and diplomatic and agricultural and
| army bills, and hope to secure the passage of
two if not all of them before the end of the
week. When the House assemblies, Tuesday,
the oleOmargaringe bill will again be taken up.
The friends of the measure are hopeful of
securing final action on it in one day, despite
the vigorous opposition of the minority.
Holman stands ready, under instructions
from his committee, to call up the legislative
appropriation bill Immediately after the dis
position of the oleomargarine bill. The ap-
preparation bill contains several provisions
affecting the operation OF the existing civil
service rules which will give rise to q long
and animated debate. 1t is therefore proba-
BILE that the remainder Of the week, after ac-
ton on the oleomargarine measure, will be
consumed by the legislative appropriation
bill