St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-11
Congress Has Reached That
Point at Which the Job
Takes Precedence.
Springer May Get Considera-
sation Of His Territorial Con-
.'i' .s' ference Report To-Day.
An Agreement Expected in
1.-The Case Of South Dakota
at Least.
Only One Appropriation Bill
Has Reached the President
-g;q --Others in Conference.

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 10.-The senate
will make an effort during the coming
week to dispose of the naval appropria-
ton bill, the conference report on the
interstate commerce bill. the census
bill, the Pacific railroad funding bill,
the resolution relating to the election
outrages in Washington county, Texas,
and perhaps Senator Chandler's resolu-
ton to investigate the Louisiana cleo
ton outrages. The naval appropriation
bill is the only bill from the appropria-
tion committee now on the calendar OF
the senate. The sundry civil bill is
now under consideration in the CON-
mittee, but it will hardly be reported
before the end Of the week, and it
will not be taken up for consid-
Grafton until the week following. Sen
ator Hale intends to call up the naval
bill tomorrow, but as Senator Eyarts
desires to make speech on his report
On the Texas outrageS matter, Senator
Hale will give way for time for that
purpose. 1t is the intention of Senator
Cullom to call up the conference report
on the proposed amendments to the in
terstate commerce act Monday or Tues
day. 1t will be debated at some length.
as Senator Sherman is anxious that the
senate should recede from its disagree
ment to the house amendment providing
that oil in barrels shall be transported
as cheaply as oil in tank cars. The dis
cussion OF the appropriation bill and
THE CONFERENCE REPORT
may postpone the further consideration
of the Pacific railroad funding measure
until the end of the week. Senator
Hale W ill call up his census bill about
the middle of the week if possible.
Meantime caucus of Republican
senators will be held and some deter
mination reached as to the time for the
consideration of the Chandler resolu-
ton for the Investigation of election
outrages in Louisiana. On Wednesday
both houses will meet in the hall of the
house of representatives to count the
electoral vote. No legislative business
will be transacted on that day.
In the house during the coming week
there are many reports and bills that
that will be brought forward for consid-
Grafton, Monday is District of Colum-
bia day, but district matters will un-
dohbtedly be snbordinated. Mr.. Crisp
viii endeavor to call up the Small
Elliott election case. This will proba-
bly, occupy two days. Early in the week
Nj. McCreary will call up the confer
ente report on the consular aud diplo-
matic bill. Monday. before the election
case is considered, Mr.. Springer will
endeayor to call up the conference re-
port on
THE TERRITORIAL. BILL.
This VIII likely cause debate. Mr..
Peel has the Indian appropriation bill
ready to report, and desires. if possible,
to call it up Thursday. 1t is barely
possible that Mr.. CowleS' bill TO repeal
the tobacco tax may be- reported from
the. appropriations committee, in which
event Its consideration will be demanded
by Mr.. CowleS at once. Several night
sessions have already been ordered, and
it is probable that the house during the
coming week will be working night and
day to dispose of urgent legislation.
The appropriation bills, however, are
more advanced than usual, which gives
more time for other matters. Several bills
are in conference, and reports upon
these are of the highest privilege. Sew.
eral of them will doubtless represented
during the week, the most important
being that upon the admission of terri
tories. An intimation is made that the
Republicans will not long insist upon
the present status, and that an agree
ment will be reached by which the adj
mission of South Dakota at least will be
provided for i'll manner satisfactory to
its residents. AS the days of this con-
gress diminish in number, feverish
haste begins to manifest itself among
| members of the house to secure action
upon pressing matters of legislation.
Every facility is given for the passage
of appropriation bills, and measures OF
general Importance are brought for
ward to the exclusion of minor affairs
which would ordinarily have
THE RIGHT OF WAY.
So far as the programme for the COM
ing week is at present made up, it in
cludes possible action upon such inter-
esting matters as the report of the con-
ferrees Oh the territorial bill (which is
believed to affect the probabilities of an
extra session.; the EdmundS Panama
resolution, which will involve discus
sion of the Monroe doctrine, and re-
grafton, which will afford an oppor-
tunity for presentation of the evils of
| the contract labor system. The post
Office appropriation bill now pending
will be disposed of early in the week.
leaving only the Indian and deficiency
appropriation bills to be acted upon
originally by the house. With the eX-
ception of the military academy bill,
not one of the regular appropriation
bills has yet been sent 10 the president
for his signature. Notwithstanding
this fact, their condition is generally
favorable as compared with the progress
| made at this date in other short ses-
sions, and tie work is particularly we'll
advanced in the house. The following
named bills have passed both houses
and are either in conference or ap-
preaching that stage: The District of
columbia, consular and diplomatic.
pension. fortifcation and legislative
bills. The sundry civil, army, naval
and diagriculturaI bills have passed the
house: the postoffice and river and har-
Dor bills await the action of that body,
and:the Indian and deficiency bills will
probably be reported for action this
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