The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-07-07
CONGRESSIONAL WORK.
Forecast Of The Proceedings for the Coming
Week.

WASHINGTON, July 6.-Frye's shipping
bills are the unfinished business of the
Senate calendar for Tomorrow. and he
hopes to have them disposed of without
further delay. He will then ask to have
the River and Harbor Bill taken up. This
bill, with the amendments which the Com
mittee of Commerce has authorized Frye
to offer, carries an appropriation of about
S26, 100000. and he says it is the best bill of
the kind ever prepared.
Morrill,, Chairman of the Finance Com
mittee, will endeavor to have the Tariff Bill
made the order Of business after the ship
ping bills are out of the way. The Tariff
Bill, it is understood, will be in charge of
Senator Aldrich. If the River and Harbor
Bill gets the right of way, it is more than
probable that the tariff debate will not be
begun in earnest until next week, as there
are three appropriation bills to come before
the Senate this week, one Of which, the
Sundry Civil. is likely to precipitate de-
bate of some length. Among its provisions,
as it passed the House, is an appropriation
of $4,000 for geological and irrigation
surveys, to be expended under the direc-
tion of Director Powell, and this will be
antagoniZed by Stewart, and possibly by
other Western Senators, who want the irri-
CATION surveys conducted by the Agri-
cultural Department. The other two APP
preparation bills are the Indian aud
Consular and Diplomatic.
The report of the Conference Committee
on the Silver Bill, which is privileged mat
ter, is likely to be presented before the
close of the week, and it will probably give
rise to a debate of some length. A caucus
Of Republican Senators is expected this
week TO decide whether or not to take up
the Election Bill. which will probably be
received from the House tomorrow, at this
session.
The proceedings in the House promise to
be comparatively uninteresting. Probably
the General Deficiency Appropriation Bill,
the last of the appropriation bills, will be
acted upon before the week is ended. The
Election Committee is deSlrous of securing
consideration for two contested election
cases (Miller VS.. Elliott of South Carolina,
and Langston vs.. Venable of Virginia.,
which have been for some time on the calen-
dar. The friends of the Bankruptcy Bin
also expect to be able to get that measure
before the House this week.
NEW YORK, July Ga special to the
Mail and Express from Washington fore
casts legislation as follows: The House
election cases, the original package, the
will devote itself this week to contested
bankruptcy and few uniInportant meas
publican Senators will determine in caucus
early. this week the order of business. If
ii is determined that the Election Bill shall
follow the River and Harbcr, then the Sill
yer and Tariff bills, no one can estimate the
length of the session or forecast the result
of the tariff debate; but il it should be con-
cluded that the Election Bill shall go over
to next session, it is stated on the best
Democratic authority, and by Republicans
who object to its features, that the Tariff
Bill can be passed within ten days from the
time 1t is taken up in the Senate.