Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-06-28
WORK BEFORE CONGRESS.
APPROPRIATIONS AND FOR
FIXTURES IN THE HOUSE.

sundry OWL appropriations stin 20
Command Day or Two of Time--Legl
islative and Postal Appropriations %
Occupy Most of the Time In the Senate
Status of the Appropriation BilIs.
WASHINGTON, June 27.--In pursuance
OF the policy agreed upon at the Demo,
cratic caucus last week, the present week
in the House OF Representatives will be
devoted to consideration OF appropriation
bills and bills declaring forleitures ol
land grants.
Enough of the sundry civil appropria.
ton bill remains to be considered to oc!
cupy the time OF the House for a day OF
two AZ the beginning Of the week, and
before 1t is finally disposed OF the Appros
priations Committee will have placed the
general deficiency appropriation bill on
The calendar. This will leave but 0na
general appropriation bill, the fnrtifca
lions blll,t be reported to the House.
NORTHERN PACIFIC FORFEITURE.
On Wednesday or Thursday the Com-
mittee on Public Lands Will call up the
Northern Pacific land grant forfeiture
Dill, and 10 is the present intention to all
low days debate on the measure before
putting IL on its passage. IL the temper
OF the House is favorable, this bill will BE-
followed by other forfeiture bills In the
order in which they stand on Lhecalendarl
and their consideratIona and the necessary
action upon the conference reports viii
Ill out theweek. Apparently insurmount.
able parliamentary obstacles threaten
10 tnwart Mr.. Morrison in his desire to
secure action Of the House on his resOlu-
tlon directing the redemption Of United
States securities TO the extent OF the
Treasury surplus, The resolution is NOT
privileged under the present rules or The
House nor is the billproviding for a new
naval establishment, butin each case il
Is the determination OF the promoters "a
secure some action by the House during
the next ten days, II it be within the
bounds OF possibility.
SENATORIAL BUSINESS.
In the Senate it Is proposed to devote
one day this week to the consideration ot
the veto oftke Des Maines river and land
bill, and another to- executive business.
II 20 much time is required to-morrow
the bil providing for the adjustment Of
land grants, which stands as the unfn!
ished business, will be discussed. lt Is
expected that the rest OF the week will ba
devoted to the legislative and post once
Appropriation bills, the latter coming up
on the disagreeing report Of the c0nfereess
RIVERS AND HARBORs.
The river aud harbOr bill will be re-
ported but will not be taken up until next
week. As the fiscal year will expire be-
fore the end Of tho present week and only
one of the regular appropriation bills has
yet become law, Congress will be re-
quired to make temporary provision for
the executive departments. This
is expected to be done by passing
resolution authorizing continuance
for few days OF expenditures for thd
several branches of the service upon the
basis Of the appropriations for the pres
emf year. The proposition may give rise
TO a short discussion. The policy OF an-
ticipating appropriations iscriticised as
leading 10 confusion by reason Of the fact
that expenditures are thus often made
upon accounts for which it is afterwards
found that Congress makes no provisIou
at all In the regular appropriation bill.
THE APPROPRIATION BILLS.
Following 10 q summary statement OF
the present condition OF the regular am
nual appropriation bills:
Become law-The Indian appr0pria-
tion bill.
Awaiting the Presidents approval
The military academy bill.
Passed both Houses. but now In the
hands OF conference c0mmlttees--The
pu1A oAhSt1 MAhyf 0A1sAACb VI
agricultural, consular and dipl0matio
and pension bills.
Passed the House OF Representatives
and awaiting report from the Senate
cOmmittees-rhe river and harbor, naval
and Legislative, executive and judicial.
Under consideration la the House OF
Representatives-Th sundry civil.
In course OF preparation by the House
Committee on Apprypriations-rhe gem
eral deficiency and Qualifications.