Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-02-26
DRAWING TO 4 CLOSE.
What viii Be Done During the Last
Week Of the Fiftieth Congress.
WILL END IN GOOD SHAPE.
The Revenue Business the Only Thing of
Vital Importance LikcIy to BE Left I'm
f~nished-The Appropriation Bills
VIII All Be Considered.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-This is the
last week of the Fiftieth congress and
in both houses it will be devoted to such
legislation as is Immediately necessary.
For a time there was a general belief
that there would be an extra session
called by President Harrison in the
early part of April, but now it is
thought that ii there is an extra session
it will not be called before October. The
appropriation bills are in such a posi-
ton that it will take a very unusual and
unexpected complication to prevent the
passage of any of them. The bill to
admit the territories has become a law,
and the only business of vital impor-
lance which the Fiftieth congress leaves
unfinished is the revenue business. If
the direct tax bill should be- signed by
the president the necessity for the re-
duction of the revenue will not be i'm
mediate, and it is thought that Presi-
lent Harrison will notthink it necessary
to call the Fifty-tirst congress until Oc-
tober.
OF the appropriation bills, two-the
sundry civil and the agricultural bills
We're passed by the senate last week.
The army bill is on the calendar and
will be taken up early this week. The
postof1ice bill is in the hands of the APP
prooriation committee, but it will be
reported, probably on Tuesday. The
come from the house. The considera-
ton of the four appropriation bills, and
the discussion of the resolution for the
investigation Of election outrages in
| various states, will fill cut the senate's
| last week. The elections resolution will
hardly come to Il final vote. The Dem
ocrats appear anxious to talk on it at
! great length and it is probable they will
| prevent its adoption. If this is assured,
before the end of the week the reso-
luton may be laid aside and the reso-
luton relating to Texas election matters
taken up instead.
BY mutual understanding the tariff
fight in the house was suspended on
last Friday that the desks might be
| cleared for the final action, which will
| probably commence on Tuesday next.
The general deficiency bill will come up
| as unfinished business. 1t will take but
a few hours to dispose of it. This will
be followed by the Indian a~pprop1ria-
ton bill. Mr.. Peel, who has it in
| charge, believes that there will be but
I little trouble in securing its passage.
The bill will probably be out of the way
this evening in time to allow the disa-
| greements on the sundry civil and naval
appropriation bills to be presented and
considered.
Mr.. Randall will demand the consider
alton of the resolution which gives the
Cowles- Randall revenue bill the right of
way. Upon this it is impossible to fore
see the action of the house. Mr.. Mills
OF the ways and means committee has
not yet decided what course he will pur-
sue. By filibustering tactics he can pre-
vent the resolution being even consid-
cred. If it can be brought to a vote it
will pass by 100 majority. Great pres
sure is being brought TO bear on Mr..
Mills by his friends not to interpoSe OBJ
structiye motions. 1t is claimed, en-
p~hatically by the southern members,
that it is bad policy to place the Demo
cratic party in that position, in the
face of the almost universal demand for
the repeal of the tobacco tax. This
pressure may finally overcome Mr..
Mills determination to resist at all haz-
ards the passage of the bill. With this
resolution out of the way Mr.. Crisp will
call up the California election case, Mr..
Dunn his Alaska bill, Mr.. Ford his i'm
| migration bill, Mr. Oates his naturaliza-
ton bill, and Mr.. McCreary his Ed
munds Panama resolution. Should Mr..
/ Mills keep to his present resolution to
use all parliamentary means to defeat
the Cowles bill, these measures will die
with the congress.