The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-18
In CoNaRERS.
Present Indications Point to Busy
Week In the Senate.

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Week In the Senate.
WAsuINGroN, Feb. l7.-prcscnt iulica.
tions point TO a week OF business activity
in the senate Mr. Hale will tomorrow
call up his census bill, with the amcnd-
mcnts offered 10y the committee, and here
loiorc outlined in these dispatches. To,
morrow is also the day assigned Tor the
presentation TO Congress, by senator
Palmer, on behalf OF the state OF Michi-
gan, OF bronze statue OF Lewis Cass, now
standing veilcd in Slatuary Hall. Ills
speech will be followed 10y remarks from
senator Chandler, Of New Hampshire,
Cass's native State, aud Senators Pugh
and Morgan, who served in public life
with him.
After weeks hard work, the sub.
committee in charge OF the sundry civil
appropriation have completed II lor sub
mission TO the full committee tomorrow
morning aud probably TO the Senate dur
ing the day, 80 that IL may bo taken up
Tuesday. Tho committee amendments
mako largo increase over the amount
appropriated 10y the House.
Chairman Allison expects that the en-.
tire week after Monday will bc occupied
by tho consideration oi appropriation bills.
| These measures are fairly we'll advanced
for this period Of the short session The
diplomatic aud consular aud military
academy bills have passed both Houses
and gone to the President the District Of
Columbia, louilicalion, legislative and
pension bills nr In conference, the naval
bill IL before the House Committee on APP
preparations with Senate amendments,
tho sundry civil, army aud agricultural
have passed the house aud are before the
senate Committee, the Indian. posloiice,
deficiency aud river and harbor bills
have been reported to the House aud are
still on the calendar All these bills will
undoubtedly get through before the sos
sion clus,'s, except possibly the deticieDcl
bin. II they become laws In anything like
the shape given them by tho Senate. thoy
| will 90 fir toward dispusing of one Hrgu-
| mcnt for nn oXtra session ol Congress this
| spring. Tho agreement upon the diwct
| taN hill wipes out about s2O.OOO.O0O oi the
/ surplus, aud the appropriations that seem
/ b. be- agreed upon will practically absorb
| the balance, iur the coming ycuf. In tho
| opinion OF those who have made u study
oi the bills In the past week there has
been decided change ui sentiment ON
the question ol an extra session, aud
among Senators, nt least, the conviction
nov is quite general that an extra session
will not be- called bUlur October, II nj all.
Onc or two reports Of conference com.
mittocs upon appropriation bills are likely
10 come in this week where the difference
IN small, ~ in the ease Of the pension and
legislative appropriation bills. The dis.
cussion Of the Texas election report may
be- continued "a iill up time that the npprp.
pfialion committee cannot occupy. lhiH
eXhnusts the list oi probabilities.
The present week promises tU bc one ol
interest in the lluusc, aud will probably
be- ushcrcd In 10y a day Of llibusloring on
suspension Monday"
Mr.. OuthWailo, Of Ohio. chairman Of the
Committee ON Pacific Railroads, stands
ready 10 onor under u suspension oi the
rulcs "A resolution requesting an early day
Tor the consideration oi the Union Pacific
funding bill, but lac expects 10 meet with
the same unrclcnting opposition which lac
has encountered ON similar occasions Ia the
past
Kansas. and Anderson. oi Iowa, have In
their desks nn assortment ol umo.Worn
measures which have died In the various
committee pigeon holes, which will be-
p..ufrcicd aud introduced under the call
Of States, Ia order that their reading may
consume the day nnd prevent Mr. Outh.
waite from accomplishing bis purpose.
Mr.. Mills has H.gnlicd his intention ol
calling up ,n Tuesday the resolution ~.
portrd from tho Committee on Ways and
Means, declaring that the senate has nu
right to originate a tax bll under The guisc
oi q substitute iOr House blll. Tbs vii
undoubtedly pvcriso IN a debate, In which
3 the const. tuiional question viii bo mad,
subordinate 10 the question oi the com
narrative merits oi The Mills bill aud u,
senate substitute. Dependent on thc out
come oi this debate, aud the vote whicl
b will follow it, b. the question whether u
I NOT the Mills bill will remain upon th,
i calendar nv the first barrier 90 be cncDun
. | trroI by the friends Of the CoNlrs bill
. when. ON Wednesday or Thursday, Mr
3 ! Randall will nsk the House tO ~ int,
I Committee II the Whole ior consideration
b oi revenue bills. should this barrier ~
} main on the calendar, aud bo successful,
! urm0unlcd, two more obstacles viii siil
+ hayo 81 be- removed or overcome bciort
! Inc CoWlcs bin can be- reached.
!. Those are the measures, now known ~
N the McMnln aud Bryckinridgo bills
which have been reported from the Com
y mittcc ON WAYS and Means for tho puf
4 p,.e III placing Ia the hands Of that com
i mittco weapons with which 10 cope will
tho Committee on Appropriations Ihu
n ndyocnt,s of thc COwlCs bill, however nr
/. confident oi their ability 10 defeat th,
q Ways and Means Committee Ia an.
4 event
y Tho cessation Of these hostiliics will b.
Il taken advantage Of by the gentlemen II
"a change oi the remaining appropriation
!. Inn. 10 call thom up ior action.
4 Mr. Crisp. Of Georgia, will cndcnvor Il
n call up the -ulIiyan.tclion contested slice
!. lion case during the week, but IN view
< tlo necessity oi the immediate passage q
thp appropriation bills, the Interest take
iu the Internal revenue question aud th
numerous reports OF conference commit
!. tcrs awaiting action, tits no, likely that b
Ia will br suCccaaiuL.