Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-05-28

WASHINGTON, May 2s.-Congress will
present variety of business this week. and
lts proceedings will undoubtedly be full of
vlgor. The Senate intends to consider pen
slon bills, the North Dakota and other
Territorial Statehood bills and the fisher
les treaty. The Republicans believe that
they Will succeed in securing open sessions
for the debate on the Fisheries treaty, but
II is likely that the resolution which will
be adopted making this provision will de-
spoil the party of its victory by provision
that upon objection of two Senators at any
time when secret matters are to be spoken
of the doors may be closed
The House will to-day continue consid-
Grafton of the Legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bills, and will likely
complete it by Tuesday evening. When
this bill is out of the way the debate on the
Mills tariff bill will be resumed under the
five minute rule and will probably hold the
fioor without interruption until the ehd of
the week. Democratic members say they
will ask 70 have the tariff bill set aside dur
lng week after next, 50 as to permit as many
OF their members as wish, TO attend the
Democratic National convention at ST.
Louis. II this is done. next week will be
occupied with appropriation bills These
bills are further behind now than for many
years at this period of the session. At this
sAsAse Al -he tArt stoclOll VI tilt sIAOugrtSS,
nine appropriation bills had passed the
house; now but six have passed that body.
Three had passed the Senate, while this
year bat two have been disposed Of Only
two regular appropriation bills have
passed both houses during this Congress
the Pension and Military Academy The
diplomatic, District of Columbia, Indian,
River and Harbor and Postottice bills have
passed the House and have gone to the SEN
ate, while the Legislative Executive and
Judicial appropriation bill is now pending
in the House. The following appropria-
ton bills have not yet been reported to
the House: Sundry, Civil. Fortiications,
Army, Navy, Agricultural and General
Deficiency.
Tonight the Democratic iianbers of the
House will hold another eau Gus 20 further
consider the amendments which have been
offered to the tariff bill.
Congressman Mills does not hesitate to
discuss the prospects of his tariff bill, and,
indeed, rather enjoys the subject. He says
the bill will surely pass the House. and that
several members who have been spoken Of
as doubtful, have assured him of their sup
port. He expects that amendments will
be accepted, but says that he is not at lib
erty 10 state that there will be no depart
ure from the general principles of the bill
= OnF of Neto ot the niNcr ana 6ArDON
Appropriation Bill.
WASHINGTON, May 2s.-Persons interested
in the appropriation contained in the
river and harbor bill To continue the work
of improvement on the Potomac flats, er-
press fears of Presidential veto, because of
the large appropriations which the bill
carries, and which, they argue, are in some
cases for comparatively insignificant inn
provements. The work on the Potomac
hats has reached that stage that to neglect
it would prove disastrous and to a great
extent render useless what has already
been accomplished towards making the
river front of the capitol wholesome as well
as pleasing to the eye. The amount en-
bodied in the river and harbor bill for this
work, is S4O0,000. In the event of failure
TO secure the appropriation through the
river and harbor bill, an effort will be made
on the part of the citizens of the District TO
persuade Congress to appropriate the money
by passing an independent measure The
river and harbor bill will be reported TO the
Senate tomorrow, with an aggregate Of
nearly So, 0Oo.O00 more than it contained
when passed by the House. The bill in its
present shape appropriates about 81, ,000,-
0O0.