Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-02-02
NATIONAL LEGIsLArIoN.
The status of the Various Appropriation
RilIs-Wnrk To be Done.

WASHINGTON, February 1.-The Sen
ate is shaping up its business with a
firm determination TO adjourn March
/, without leaving behind it the neceS-
sity for an extra session. To this end
the steering" committee of the Re
publican majority has already arranged
IA programme that would Of itself oc-
cupy the attention OF the Senate for
two weeks. This arrangement, how
ever is not final, as it must be for
mally approved by the Republican
caucus, and besides, subject to inter
ruption in its working by the appro-
priation bills.
The Fertilization bill comes up to-
morrow as the unfinished business, and
the Pension Appropriation bill is now
on the calendar and the District OF Col
umba appropriation bill. soon to be re-
ported. will follow in order. In the
morning hours an effort will be made to
pass the Indian Depreciation claim bill,
and sandwiched between the above
named appropriation bills will probably
be the eight-hour bill and the copyright
bill.
Although the House has been engaged
practically the whole Of the past week
in the consideration Of the regular
anLual appropriation bills these meas
ures are still in an unusually backward
state, and il is the intention OF the
majority TO permit substantially no
legislation except u. shipping bill TO
engage attention until the scene Of
action on the appropriations is very
generally transferred from the House
to the Senate wing OF the Capitol. 1T Is
the purpose OF the Committee
ON the Merchant Mariue to make
an effort to call up the shipping
bill and press il to final vote as soon
as the Consular and Diplomatic Appro-
priation bill now under consideration
is passed. but in view OF the determined
opposition heretofore made to the ship
ping bill, there is some question rs to
the ability of its friends TO carry out
their desired intention, especially as II
is almost certain to be authorized by
one or more appropriation bills. Ihe
Indian aud the Legislative, Executive
and Judicial appropriation bills are on
the calendar awaiting action and Will
be called up at the first favorable op-
portunity.
Mr.. Bland and other free coinage sill
yer men are growing more restive daily,
nj the failure of the Coinage Committee
to act on the Senate Silver bill, and
have announced their determination II
the committee do not settle the matter
at the next regular meeting on WedneS-
dav. to precipitate the fight to the floor
Of the House without waiting for a com
mittee report.
Only four weeks and three days re-
main of the Fifty-irst Congress, and not
n single one of the thirteen regular an
nual appropriation bills has been finally
nassed by both branches OF Congress
and sent to the President. But one OF
these bills has passed the Senate, the
Army bill, which went through yeSter-
dav with number OF amendments on
which the action Of the House Is
needed. The Pension and Fertilization
appropriation bills are on the Senate
calendar ready for consideration. Three
other bills, namely those making appro-
priationS for the District OF Colum ola'
the Military Academy aEd the Navy,
have passed the House, but have not
been acted on by the Senate committee.
OF the remaining appropriation
bills. the Consular and Diplomatic, the
Indian and the Legislative have been
reported to the House, and two others,
the Sundry Civil and Agricultural, will
be placed on the calendar early this
week, so that the General Deficiency
and the Postoflice bills will be the only
ones left to be reported from the COM
mittee.
While the present condition OF the
appropriation bills is not encouraging
as compared with their state OF progress
in the previous Congress- no uVuoV u, y
botL the House and the Senate OF the
ability Of Congress to complete It's aoso-
Int necessary legislation before noon
,,, thu fourtb Of March.