Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-04-19
BUSINESS DEroRH rnaH HOUSE.


STATUS or paE APPROPRIATION Biils-uxxAsNHss
ABOUT TIE H1vxn AND aARsoR B1I.
It is the disposition Of the ways ana means CON-
mittse TO arrange the business Of the House 70 that
the tariff bill may not block the way Of other i'm
portant measureA The caucus last night failed
to TX limit on the consideration Of the tarfn BILL
leaving that TO DO arranged after further confer
ence The debate will run on for some time, and
It win probably be 1t least six weeks before the
vote on the bill is had. Meanwhile the appropria-
ton bills the Cultivate Pacific Railroad BILL and
other important measures are waiting Q hearing.
1t is not proposed that all these shall be forced to
wait until the tari6 bill is disposed or but from
time to time IL shall give way TO them.
THE FIRST MOVE
in that direction was made this morning, when
Mr.. Mills proposed In the House an arrangement
by which the further debate OF the tariff was
postponed until Saturday. He proposed to give
this day up 20 the consideration OF the Indian ap
and Of the pension appropriation bill which It Is
thought can be easily disposed OF to-day after the
Indian bill is out OF the way. Friday il private
TO interfere with this Assignment Of time. satur-
day was assigned to the committee ON public
On ways and means trades time with this commit.
zee. taxing Saturday and giving Tuesday in 70
turn. The speeches Of Messrs. McNillin and Bur
rows on tho tartn are therefore postponed until
MONDAY r. DISTRICT DAT,
ana It Is expected now that District business may
not be interfered with. A number OF important
District bills are on the calendar now and several
were reported by Mr.. Hemphill, the chairman,
The purpose is after disposing Of the pension and
Indian bills to give right or way at an early date
70 the post.offlce appropriation bill. The Senate
generally oeyotes much more time to the consid-
alton or these particular bills, the pension
especially, than does tue House, ana they will
give that body something to work on until the
and diplomatic, the District Of Columbia, and the
legislative appropriation bills, now on the calen-
Oar, WIZ De The next, In the order named, for
De the only appropriation bills given Q hearing
pending the consideration Of the tariff.
THE suNDBY CIVIL BILL
Is now being worked on In the committee Of ap-
propriations, and It VIII be some time yet, proba-
bly, before they are ready to report AT all events
GRAFTON until after the Larin is disposed Of. Tue
bills now on the calendar, given out as the senate
demands them, will furnish provender to the upper
house enough to satisfy their hunger for q few
weeks.
THE RIVER AND HARBoR BILL.
The members Of the river and harbor committee
are anxious about their bill, and there are some
fears Of its not receiving action in time to become
law, which may be dispelled BY the arrange
Instead Of Wasns %9n tnsm ali ans
after the tariff bill il acted upon which would pile
these bills up In q way to block everything. Mr..
Bayne is one OF the members OF the committee who
fear they may not act upon the bill In time to
admit OF the Senates passing It in time for the
Presidents signature. A failure Of this BILL he
said 10 STAR reporter to-day, would be an injury
to the country which cannot be estimated. "sThere
is not one Of our finest harbors," he said,
"that does not need to have money spent
upon It, to make It suitable for the new vessels OF
great length and heavy draught which are now
being used IN commerce. The magnificent harbors
OF Boston. Baltimore, and San Francisco, the nnest
In the country are inadequate for these large ves.
sells. A failure to make the necessary expendi.
lures on these harbors viii be q great injury TO
commerce, as it costs E'ore to haul In small yes.
sells"
the anxiety OF this committee viii lead them to
make every possible EFFORT to secure an early day,
and they may succeed In getting Q day without
waiting for the tariff.
THE CULTIVATE BILL
An opportunity Will probably be given for the
Cultivate bill Some measures will be given o
chance for consideration during night sessions but
q bill Of this importance must be considered in .
full House, and 1t will hardly De nsked TO call IL
up in the night, when IL is dincult TO secure q
quorum.
Mr. Cultivate is confident Of being able to pass
the bill this session.
The bill for the general classification Of public
lands will probably be acted upon on Tuesday.