Telegram-herald., 1886-05-17
WHAT CONGRESS WILL DO
fbs Wark OF the week ontiIned-A Va-t
4uGeuut Of "a 0n Ha8d-the Pension
ou~stion CoEninSUp

Wa-Hlxsr0o.. h. O.. May rs Congress Is
settling down o. hard work Last week
she House gave sn eafnest of what il pro-
Eoses 1o d.) hencsf,r.h and transacted more
Business than daring twice tie time 81 any
Cther psFiud 0i the session This week also
gives pro mise Of fhe conpi@ii8n 81 sn un-
a-lal amount "a business ia the lower
branch ID Congress. foniorrox j. susran-
ou 0f rules dag Tor commitftes AMI the Ell
rests Sith tle Committee on Pacific rail-
r1a1s. Az he last call 4 month ago tins
e0iAniittes suecev'iet IA getting before the
House tht BEL requiring the Pacific rail-
Faa4- to Jag the government the cost Of
surtes lns. selecting and conveying lands
granted iu ali of their conclusion. but
Before action vas taken or nad The
House adjourned. Now is viii be-
B. p orier fsr Ehc eoHmitiee "a have the bill
considered. II time r-mains under the cal
II the committee Tor The SUSPENSION Of the
rules tad The COMMITTEES on labor /, reached
Chairman - Neil intends 10 ask the House
- set aside Thursday. june 3. for the con-
,.defatiou Of measures from that committee
IL Is likely that there wilt be a general
scramble by chairmen of committees for
special orders although a. has becnr,e
habItual 90 disregard special orders For
soue iime there have been special order, on
l1e calendar ilr The rest OF the week In the
House, Dut arrAnsenents have been made
which Will work against an Of them Tues
aaF nas been 81 aparl for foreign affairs,
"Wednesday far Mr. Steel 5 army bili. Thurs.
dAy for bsuGns and currency measures.
Friday is private bll day; Saturday for Mr.
Dunn free ship bill
Chairman Randall intends calling up on
Iueday the ufgcni deficiency appropriation
I hr I. r..eNr H.1.s a..
as an item appropFiating s. 600 O0O for pen
sl1ns vii open up the " shole pension ques-
zion and possibly the management OF the
pension oiires. On th6t day the naval
Appropriated oil all be reported and some
time dufinsthe week the legislative ex-
ecutive andludioial appropriation bill will
I 20 upon tx calendar The prospects are
, ihnt the sesate amendments 10 the post
office apprOfriaiIOn bill will come in for
considerable time and attention The House
/ committee - post offices and post roads
| has reporN non cOncurrence in the
/ $50 O00 for 30Stal agencies on the rail aud
/ the So 0easubsidy for Central and South
American nails Both houses seem deter
mined % have their way about the
subsidy, te sena,e % have il passed by the
| House. ars the latter TO defeat IT, and a. the
| Confereno Committee viii be making t.
ports oftn, and the House must discuss
I them, tls question may cut UP the work
l ON the i0r Tor a week or Two Some time
/ during th week Congressman Cox, of the
! Commute on Reform in the civil service.
/ intends aligg up for action Ihe report on
| the Wa3er Stealey investigation. which
| recommGds the dismissal or Wsrder from
/ the empy of the House. After o'clock
/ tomorrJ the Senate will resume cOnsidera-
iion of =. Bairs pension bill The Opin-
/ ION mas cen exoressed By 9 lumber of Sen
aiors tAi the bill will not be disposed of
| under tree or four days. Mr. Hoar when
| th. Pe.,on bill j. out the wey will insist
Ut msideration of his Bankruptcy bill