The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1889-03-01
THE LAST WEEK OF CONGRESS.
Hon. the Present Legislators Propose to Close
Their Record BEFORE Retiring.

Hon. the Present LeDtstafOrS Propose TO Clos
Their Record Before Retiring.
Washington dispatch: This is the last
week of the fiftieth congress and in both
houses it will be devoted to such legIs'
lation rs is Immediately necessary. Fol
a time there was q general belief thai
there would be an extra session called
by President Harrison in the early par
of April, but now it is thought that il
there is an extra session it will not bt
called before October. The a%ppropria,
ton bills are in such position thatit will
take a very unusual and unexpected
complication to prevent the passage o.
any of them.
The bill to admit the territories has
become a law, and the only business o.
vital importance which the Fiftieth con
gress leaves unfinished is the revenue
business. If the direct tax bill should
be signed by the president, the neces
sity for the reduction of revenue viii
not be immediate and it is thought that
President Harrison will not think il
necessary to call together the Fifty-firsl
congress until October.
OF the appropriation bills two-the
sundry civil and the agricultural bills
were passed by the senate last week.
The army bill is on the calendar and
will be taken up early this week. The
postoffice bill is in the hands of the mp
preparation committee, but it will be re-
ported probably on Tuesday. The de-
iciency and Indian bills have not come
from the house. The consideration OF
the four appropriation bills and the dis.
cussion of the resolution for the investl-
CATION of election outrages in various
states will fill out the senate's last weG.-
The elections resolution will hardly
come to a final vote. The democrats
appear anxious to talk on it Mt great
length and it is probable they will pre-
vent its adoption. If this is assured,
before the end of the week the resolu-
ton may be laid aside and the resolu-
ton relating to Texas election matters
taken up instead.
The tariff fight in the house was sus.
pended 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 ur
on Monday as unfinished business. Ii
will take but n few hours to dispose OIL
it. This will be followed by the Indian
appropriation bill. Mr.. Peel. who has
it in charge, believes that there will be
little trouble in securing its passage.
The bill will probably be out of the way
on Monday evening in time to allow the
disagreements on the sundry civil and
naval appropriation bills to be presented
and considered.
On Tuesday Mr.. Randall will demand
the consideration of the resolution which
gives the Cowles-R Randall revenue bill
the right of way. Upon this it is impos
sible to foresee the action of the house.
Mr.. Mills of the ways and means com
mittee has not yet decided what course
he will pursue. By flibustering tactics
he can prevent the resolution being con.
sidered. If it can be brought to a vote
it will pass by 100 majority. Great press
IRE is being brought to bear on Mr.
Mills by his friends not to interpose OBJ
structive motions. 1t is claimed, espec-
tally by the southern members, that it
is bad policy to place the democratic
party in that position in the face of the
almost universal demand for the repea,
of the tobacco tax. This pressure may
finally overcome Mr.. Mills determine.
ton to resist. at all hazards, 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 immigration bill, Mr..
Oates his naturalization bill, and Mr.
McCreary his Edmunds Panama reso.
luton.
Should MI. Mills keep to his present
resolution to use all parliamentary
means to defeat the Cowles bill, these
measures will die with the congress.