The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-17
THIS WEEK IN CONGRESS.
The Measures That Wtll Consume the
Time of the Two Houses.

Time of the Two Houses.
WASHINGTON, March 16.-An effort will
be made in the Senate tomorrow by Sena-
tor Plumb, in accordance with his notice of
last Wednesday, to replace the Blair educa-
tional bill with his land grant forfeiture
bill. The vote on this proposition will, it is
supposed, indicate the fate Of the educa-
tional bill. II the motion to supersede it on
SaH bl is'naar IS Successful FL the the bSsf bStStuTs IS
that it will not again be heard
of at this session Of congress.
Ii the bill shall be further discussed under
the present order, it will not occupy all the
the time OF the Senate until a vote is reached
(IhurSday afternoon) to the exclusion of
other business, as Tut one or two more
speeches are to be made on the measure
besides the summing up by Senator Blair,
which Is limited to one hour by a resolution
of the Senate.
EXECUTIVE SESSIONS.
The subject of executive sessions will
come up tomorrow for discussion under
Mr.. Calls notice TO ask for cons Iteration of
the Florida judicial nominations in open ses-
sion.
Mr.. Dolph's committee is expected to
make report of the result of its investi-
CATION of the subject of executive session
Leaks" some time in the weeK. 1t is said
that the committee is now considering the
question of certifying one Of the witnesses
examined last week TO the district attorney
for prosecution on a charge of perjury.
The urgent deficiency bill will be called
up tomorrow by Senator Hale, and it will
probably be disposed Of without much dis
cusson.
Early in the week majority and minority
reports upon the case of the Montana sena-
tors will be submitted, but it is the under
standing that action on them will be post
poned until the Blair bill is out of the way.
Tuesday the finance committee will report
the Mckinley administrative customs bill
to the Senate and urge consideration
thereof at the earliest practicable date. To
secure this the committee will an
tagonize the Pacific railroad funding
bill, Mr.. Sherman's trust bill, Mr.. Hale's
bill for the enlargement of the navy and
the dependent pension bill, all of which will
be strongly pushed for first place as soon as
the way is cleared by the execution Of the
present order, the Blair bill.
In the House.
Tomorrow being the third Monday in
the month the committees calling up
measures for action under a suspension OF
the rules in the House will have the right
of way, and if the committee on accounts
reached an earnest effort will be made to Sc
cure the adoption of the resolution granting
clerks to all members of the House who are
not chairmen of committees.
1t is the present intention of the COM
mittee on elections to press the Maryland
contested election case of Mudd againt
Compton to conclusion during the week
and to follow that up with the Virginia case
of Bowen against Buchanan.
The pension appropriation bill is ready
for action, and will undoubtedly give rise
to spirited discussion upon the subject of
general pension legislation.
The direct tax bill is in position where it
can be called up any day. and the members
of the ways and means committee express
their confidence of being able to report the
tariff bill before the close of the week.