Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-30
THE COMING BATTLE.
PARTY MEN IN CONGRESS PREPAR-
ING FOE THE WEEKS WORK.
All Possible Advantages to be AvaiIed OF
i'll the Contest Democracy win Adopt
- Line of Action Monday.

i'll the Contest-Democracy will Adop
u Line of Action Monday.
WASHINGTON, May 27.-The bills for tn,
admission of North Dakota, Montana and
Washington Territories are the "special
orders" on the Senate calendar for the
coming week. The Indian appropriation
bill will probably be called up Monday or
Tuesday and will consume day or more
and the River and Harbor bill which will
be reported tomorrow may be called up
before the end Of the week. The Fisheries
treaty remains II matter OF dispute in the
Senate and promises to displace the special
orders and all other business except ap-
propria ion bills until it is acted upon.
The course of events, however, depends
largely upon the action OF the Democi rs
in the caucus to be held tomorrow morn
ing. They have the power to
DELAY ACTION INDEFINITELY,
upon the motion to consider the treaty
with open door, which is the pending ques-
ton, but actual fillibustering though go
long threatened has not yet begun. There
are other matters OF executive business az
great Importance before the Senate or it's
committees in respect to which the Demo-
Gratis desire early action, among them the
uominatian of Mr.. Fuller to be Chief Justice,
and all OF these must probably be DELAYED
as consequences OF any dilatory move
ments in connection with the motion to
take up the treaty. The belief is expressed
by Senator's of both parties that at the
next secret session d vote will be reached
and that the Democrats
WILL CONTENT THEMSELVES
with voting in the negative. They will thus
help TO make "a quorum and viii allow the
majority to be responsible for admitting
the public to hear the discussion. Should |
al this take place, however, it will still re- |
main in the power OF any two Senators |
nnder the rule which is applicable to legis- |
latlve Ms well as executive business to eject |
the public and close the doors at will. The |
rule has been invoked in recent years only |
to summary shut off some Senator who |
wished to have vote on the proposition |
to admit the public to the executive ses-
sons and it seems to have been adopted |
for use in
JUST SUCH CASES,
but it is we'll adopted to other uses and in-
lsmuch as a. strong minority of Senators
are bitterly opposed to the present pro-
posed innovation, it is apprehended its
use may become common during the fish
cries debate. Only one executive session
with open doors can be lied by men
whose memory covers the proceedings of
he Senate for period OF more
han forty years. This was a session
1f two or, three minutes, held on the last
day Of President Arthur's administration,
on which occasion a message nominating
General Grant for General on the retired
lit OF the army was received and acted {
upon. The exceptional case was recon- {
nended by the President and adopted in I
lefance of the rules by the Senate as az Q
mark. of respect to the /
lOminee. 6
THE HOUSE
will probably continue the con- !
idcra tion Of the Legislative, executive and {
judicial appropriation bill, the tariff bill '
Vill then be taken up for considera tion, :
ebate under The five minute rule being in :
rider The Republicans will doubtless =
,ursue the caucus policy OF opposing Z
very paragraph of the bill by Offering n
mendments and demanding votes on
hem, 80 thaJ the end Of the week is not
likely to shcn any material progress TO- i
ward final disposition Of the bill. The r
tate Of the appropriation bills does not
ompare favnrilbiy with their condition
Turing the last long session, although the O
business was then d
MUCH BELOW THE AVERAGE.
Up to the present date but two Of the
ourteen appropriation bills have passed +
both houses, the military academy and l
pension bills; i've more have passed the =
Hous' rumeIv, the post Office, diplomatic, !
Dir rr CT Of Colunbiu, Iadi3.h aud river and !
larbor bills One QegisIative) is pending. 4
Six bills have not y,' been reported
ON the cuiamitte,s; they are the J
,uudry civil. army, navy, fertilization, ag- !
'icnliural aud he general deficiency appro-
Drutiun bills. At corresponding period :
nIthe 49th Coner, rs, nil of the appropria- :
lion bills had passed the House anu three
lad passed the Senate which was just one
third more than have been similarly dis 4
disposed OF this session.