Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-04-08
WORK FOR CONGRESS
The Senate Calendar Crowded
with Executive Business,
TIE CONTESTED ELECTION GASES

The House viii Dispose of Several VIZ
cInia Cases-The Montana Contests LII
tho senate-John Chinaman and the
Census a Number of interesting
Measures Before the House.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE time de-
voted to the consideration of the Florida
nominations in the senate during the
week just ended was taken from the
Sme which would have been devoted TO
General executive business, so the eX,
ecutiye calendar is now pretty wei
crowded with nominations. To dispose
Of these will be one Of the chief duties
of the senate during the week 10 come.
So far as is known there are no nonl
nations now on the calendar over which
there is likely to be q dispute, ana the
business of the secret session will there
fore he disposed of in all likelihood ut q
rand rate. Several secret sessions o! or
nn hour or so each during the week Will
serve to clear the calendar Of most OF
the nominations now pending.
The Montana Cases.
In the meantime III open session I'll 9
consideration of the Montana contested
election case will be continued. SeV-
eral senators arc booked Tor long
speeches and the debate may extend 10
the end Of the week. Among those
who have indicated their intention 10
sneak are Senators Spooner, EvartS, IN
calls on the Republican side. and Sena,,
tors Vest, Vance, George, Turpie ana
Jones, of Arkansas, on the Democratic
side of the chamber. -.
The elections contest will have right
of wav after . o'clock each day, but MIR.
Hale will call up before that hour the
house bill for the enumeration OF the
Chinese, which he thinks will lead to
little debate. The bill has been amended
in the senate committee until very little
of the original measure is left. 1t will
probably go through the senate in this
form and be determined finally i'll con-
ference.
An effort will be made during the
week TO persuade the senate to devote
some time, probably part Of one after
noon, to the consideration of private
pension bills. The pension appropria-
lion bill may be brought in and put on
passage during the week. eScA-
Beginning today the senate returned
TO its former hour of aSsemblaSe, 1"
o'clock.
In the House.
The contested election cases will be
taken up and disposed of by the house
during the week. In two of them the
action of the house can be forecast
easily. These are the cases of Bowen
against Buchanan, from Virginia. and
Posev against Parrett, from Indiana,
in both of which the members of the
election committee have united in
favorlng the sitting member, in each
case a Democrat. Mr.. Cheadle, OF In
diana. has indicated an intention to tight
the committee in the Posey-Parrett
case, but his opposition will be lret-
fectual.
Thursday has been set aside for the
consideration of the election case OF
Waddell against Wise, from the Third,
or Richmond district, of Virginia. The
case will develop three cornered fight
in the house. The Republican members
of the elections committee have decided
that NIr. Waddell, Republican, was
elected. Mr.. Use claims that he was
elected. while the Democratic members
of the elections committee have decided
that there was no election and Will
bring a resolution for holding a special
election to determine the matter.
Tomorrow it is probable that the
naval appropriation bill will be called
up and SO soon as it is disposed of the
military academy appropriation bill
will be considered.
Friday. as usual, will be devoted to
private bills and on Saturday eulogies
in honor of the late Representative
Laird, OF Nebraska, will be delivered.
During the morning hours of the week
number of bills OF an interesting ma
ture will be called up for passage.
Among them are bills providing for the
retirement of naval officers for color
blindness; for the retirement of mates in
the navy. and to prohibit the enlistment
OF unnaturalized persons in the navy.