Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-09-17
ADiIeIlIna in Congress. g
All Want an Adjournment, but
 Few Dare Vote for It.
BOTH PARTIES HANGING OFF.

Neither Side Likes to Take the Initiative.
 Members Would Vote One Way and Pray
 Another on a Proposition to Adjourn.
 Weekly Weather Crop Bulletin.
 WASHINGTON, Sept 1.-The business be fore congress is in a remarkable condition All of the regular appropriation bills, except ing the sundry civil and general deficiency bills, have been passed by congress, and these two are at the very finishing point and will undoubtedly be out of the way within few days, and within the present week If 1t is de sired. It is almost impossible to forecast the proceedings in either house for even one day. In the absence of about half the senators and representatives business is conducted by unanimous consent. A point of mo quorum" will defeat almost any measure, as it is with great difficulty that a quorum is procured for any purpose An impression prevails on every hand that congress Is on the of adjournment, and very few men in either house will venture to predict what next will be done. It is believed by nearly every man in congress that the Democratic members of the house, at their caucus on Tuesday even ing, will agree upon resolution providing for adjournment. The date fixed by Mir. Oates Thursday, the 20th-will not be ac- cepted, however. If the resolution is adopted 1t is believed that the day fixed upon will not be earlier than Wednesday or Thursday of next week, the 26th or 27th. It may be, if it is agreed in caucus that an adjournment reso- lution shall be adopted, that 1t will be de feated by point of mo quorum, and that congress will refuse to adjourn
 The only men who can be found about the Capitol who oppose adj jCurnment are the Re publican members of the senate committee on finance and the Democratic members of the house committee on ways and means, who constitute the ma jority of each committee These men, it Is believed by many, are not in spirit opposed to an adjournment, but simply refuse to take the responsibility of adto- eating it, and that, while they will vote gainst resolution to adjourn, they will, in reality, be glad to see it adopted The only thing that appears to remain in the way of adjournment is the matter of responsibility. The committees mentioned are the two which usually take the initiative in adjourning the first session of each congress- and they feel that to take the initiative under the present condition of the tariff and the present status of the campaign would be to say that they have had enough of tariff discussion and are willing to drop the subject.
 From the very best information obtain able the senate will after 1t disposes of the Chinese bill, take under consideration the sundry civil and general deficiency appro- priation bills Following these will come territorial statehood bills.
 The general deficiency bill is to come up during the week, and the friends of the Okla homa bill declare that they will have their measure considered if anything else is done It is their intention to raise the question of consideration every time a bill is called up, and to block procedure until the Oklahoma bill is completed.
 WEATHER CROP BULLETIN.
 The weather crop bulletin for the week end ing Saturday, Sept. 15, says: Reports from the corn belt, including Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska, indicate that the weather during the week has been especially favorable, and that the corn crop, which is very large is generally secure and past injury from frost. The frosts which occurred during the week along the northern border of Iowa and in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan did some damage to growing crops. Over the west portion of the cotton region, including Alabama and Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkan- sas, Louisiana and Texas, the favorable weather during the past week has greatly improved all growing crops, and cotton pick ing is in progress in all these states. In North and South Carolina all growing crops have been seriously injured by heavy rains and dangerous floods The weather during the week has been especially favorable for tobacco in Kentucky and Tennessee. The weather in New England and the middle At lantic states was generally unfavorable for retarded.