The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-02
CONGRESSIN A BIG RUSH.
The SENATE HARDER PUSHED
THAN TIE HOUSE.

1AAN 3 Il 6OOSEi.
The Senate Appropriation Committee
in Session = Il Day-Many OF the Con
fsrees Also at Work-Hard and Inces-
SAINT Work Necessary to Avoid an Ex-
ira Session.
WASHINGTON, March Speaker Reeds
congress did not break the Sabbath in its
efforts to make up some of the time wasted
on the force bill, but its adjournment last
night until tomorrow morning was out of
respect to the memory Of Senator Hearst,
and not out of respect to the Sabbath. The
loss OF the session proposed for to-day will
compel close work to get the remaining ap-
preparation bills through by Wednesday
noon. Chairman Allison says it can be
done by sticking to it. It will also make it
difficult to get the subsidy bill through.
The purpose Of the subsidy seekers now is to
get the subsidy matter into conference,
where they can fix up a,bill such as Speaker
Reed failed to pass through the House,
comprising both the mail pay and tonnage
features.
VERY ANXIOUS ABOUT IT.
Their anxiety about it is shown by Sena-
tor Eye and the proposed amendment to
the postoffice appropriation bill covering
the mail pay provision. The subsidy seek
ers say, how ever, that they hope TO get the
subsidy bill INTO conference in an hour to-
morrow morning. They cannot do it in a
day if the opponents of subsidies stand firm,
even against the threats of the subsidy seek
ers that they will force an extra session
rather than let the subsidy bill fail. 30 far
the opponents of the bill have prevented the
hasty action which the subsidy seekers hoped
for, some Of them saying Friday night that
the bill would be in conference by noon OF
Saturday.
WORK OF THE COMMITTEE.
(Bv the associated Press)
The appropriations committee of the
Senate has been at work the whole day get
ting the appropriation bills In shape, and as
the committee was not subject to the usual
interruptions that necessarily occur during
slttings OF congress. good progress was
made. 1t is believed that the condition of
business is such as to make an extra
session very improbable. Three appropria-
tion bills, viz. The postoffice, agricultural
and general deficiency, have not yet passed
the Senate, but the first named was we'll ad-
vauced toward final action when the Sem
ate adjourned last night, and the other two
bills will be reported to the Senate to-mor-
row morning.
CONDITION OF THE OTHER BILLS.
The condition of the other appropriation
bills is as follows: The army, military
academy, foTtihcations and naval have
either become laws, or merely want the
Presidents signature to become laws; the
consular and diplomatic, pension, Indian,
District of Columbia, sundry civil and
legislative, executive and judi eial bills are
In conference, and on some OF them the con-
ferees have made substantial progress to-
ward agreement.
WORK OF CoNFEREFs.
The conferees on the District Of Columbia
bill met to-day, aud will probably be able
to report an agreement tomorrow W morning
The differences between the two houses
on the sundry civil bill ere gone over in
conference this afternoon and many points
adjusted, so as to leave only few matters
yet in dispute. The worlds fair paragraph
had not been reached at the close of the
conference this evening.
On several of the appropriation bills in
conference there are radical differences of
opinion between the Senate and House, but
there is no reason 10 apprehend that one
side or the other will not yield after 1t has
made stubborn resistance and finds it
necessary to give way in order to avoid an
extra session.
THE COPYRIGHT AND POSTAL BILLS.
The copyright and postal subsidy bills are
in the conference stage Of procedure, and
vigorous efforts will DO made to enact them
into laws In some shape before the final ad-
journment The cunferees on the copyright
bill will probably agree on the Senate SUBJ
stitute, with some amendments regarding
Autographs and similar productions, and
the friends OF the subsidy bill, it is under
stood, will accept the measure passed by the
House. on the motion of Mr. Cannon IL il
be found impracticable to secure more
liberal law.
Action on the unfinished appropriation
bills and conference reports, and on the
questions of copyright and subsidy, will
consume substantially all Of tae time of the
Senate between now and noon Of Wednes-
day. What little time is otherwise con-
sumed will probably be devoted to proceed
ings in executive sessions.
THE HOUSE IN BETTER SHAPE.
The work Of the House is considerably
further advanced than that Of tho Senate,
and In addition to acting upon conference
reports, it will very likely give some atten-
tion to the Boarman impeachment resolution,
TO the special report Of the Raum investi-
eating committee and to sundry minor
matters.
THE sUNDRY CIVIL CoNFEREEs.
WASHINGTON, March 2, l A. M.-The con-
ferees on the sundry civil appropriation bill
met tonight and were still in session at
o'clock. When the paragraph making ap-
preparations for the Worlds Columbian ex-
position was received. each side stated its
position and the matter was discussed at
some length. 1t was finally passed over
temporarily, to be taken up again when
other disputed items Of the bill are out of
the way.