Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-02-04
THE FlFTIETH CONGRESS.
Measures Demanding Atten- tion as It Nears the End.
NOT ENOUGH PENSIONS MONEY.

NOT ENOUGH PENSIONS MONEY. At the Expiration of His Term Grover
 Cleveland Will Become Il New York
 Lawyer-Gen. Harrison Looking for 2
 Suburban Homc-washington Notes.
 WASHINGTON, Feb 4-The commissioner of pensions has informed the secretary of the interior that there will be a deficiency in the amount necessary for the ayment of pensions for the current fiscal year over and above ex- isting appropriations of about SS, ,0OO, ,OOO He recommends that congress be asked to appro- priate tliiS amount to prevent the stoppage of the payment of pensious. The commissioner states that from July l, lSSS, to Jan. 31, 1889, S4 ,642 pension certificates of various kinds have been issuel, which is 2, ,iS9 in excess of the issue during the corresponding period of last year. He says that he knows of no reason why the same ratio of increase will not con- tinue during the ensuing five months of the present fiscal year. The average value of pensions upon the rolls is being increased by the granting of applications for increased pensions He states that the increased dis bursements for pensions during ,Ae present year results in fact from the operations of the act of congress June [, 1888, granting arrears of pensions to widows of the war of 1861, and that of Aug. 29, 1888, increasing the rate for total and partial deafness The amount ap- propriated for army and navy pensions dur ing the current year is SS0, ,413, ,O0O
 THE WEEK IN CONGRESS-
 The Samoan question will come up in new form during the week, and it is likely more decided action will be taken Senator Frye said that what he expected the senate com mlttee on foreign relations to do was to re- port resolution giving the president author 1ty to demand that the status at the time of the conference of 1887 be restored. The com mittee is now acting under resolution of in- structions from the senate, but no special meeting has been called, and the resolution. If reported, may not come before the senate before Wednesday Thursday Meantime the Pacific railroad funding bill is expected to come up to-day at 3 o'clock and the Sher- man antitrust bill early in the week The legislative, executive and judicial appropria- tion bill will be reported to the senate to-day, and the committee expects to call it up to- morrow. It will consume at least one of the afternoons of the week.
 Senator Hale expects to call up the census bill the latter part of the week, and it will probably occupy the senates attention for two days or more. Senator Chandler ex- poets to ask the senate to take up his Louisi- ana elections resolution about Thursday. The report of the committee on privileges and elections on the Washington county Tex.) outrages will be presented to the senate early in the week, but it is not likely to be called up for action.
 The house evidently means to settle down to work during this week. Beside the usual day sessions, four night sessions have been agreed upon-Monday and Wednesday night for consideration of the Indian appropriation bill, Tuesday night for consideration of business from the district of Columbia com mittee, and Friday night for the considera- tion of pension bills
 Mr. Blanchard has filed with the speaker petition signed by 1SS members of congress, asking him to recognize MT. Blanchard to move suspension of the rules to pass the river and harbor bill Representative Tim Campbell Is anxious to secure the passage of the bill tb pension Mrs Gen. Sheridan, and MT. Dunn, if recognized by the speaker, will move the passage of the interna tional copy- right bill
 MT. Townsend will, at the first opportunity, call up the army appropriation bill, and MT. Crisp has two contested election cases on hand winch he has been endeavoring to have considered for the past three weeks. The Nicaraguan conference report is on the table and MT. Clardy will call it up as soon as possi- ble. The report is likely to give to an ex- tended debate. AS the session draws to a close the bills that are being pushed forward are so numerous that any of them may at any time engage the attention of the house to the exclusion of measures assigned given time for consideration.
 GROVER CLEVELAND, ATTORNEY AT LAW.
 The following official statement from the executive mansion reached the United Press bureau: President Cleveland will return to the state of New York to reside on the expira- tion of his term of office, and will, on March 5, resume the practice of his profession in New York city, having associated himself as counsel with the law firm of Bangs, Stetson. Tracy & MacVeagh.
 LOOKING FOR A SUBURBAN RETREAT
 The Capital says that President-elect liar rlson Is negotiating for country seat at Avenal, Montgomery county, Md, which is ten miles northeast of Washington, on the Metropolitan branch of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad