St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-02
NO EXTRA SESSION.
Business Will BE Rushed for the
Next Month.


WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The senate is
shaping up its business with a firm de-
termination to adjourn March 4, with
out leaving it necessary to hold an ex-
ira session. To this end the steering
committee has already arranged pro-
gramme that would of itself occupy
the attention of the senate for two
weeks. This arrangement. however, is
not final, as it must be formally ap-
proved by the Republican caucus. and
is besides subject to interruption in its
working by the appropriation bills. The
fortificatiOn appropriation bill comes up
tomorrow as unfinished business, and
the pension appropriation bill now
on the calendar and the District
of Columbia appropriation bill, soon to
be reported, will follow in order. In the
morning hours an effort will be made
to pass the Indian depreciation claims
bill, and sandwlched between the
above-named appropriation bills will
probably be the eight-hour bill and the
copyright bill. An attempt is also be-
ing made to secure action upon the
house bankruptcy bill. Although the
house has been engaged practically the
whole of the past week in the consider
alton of the regular annual appropria-
tion bills, these measures are still in an
unusually backward state, and it is the
intention OF the majority to permit sub
Stantially no legislation except the
shipping bill to engage the attention
until the scene of action on the appro-
priatiOnS is very generally transferred
from the house to the senate wing of
the capitol. 1t is the purpose of the
committee on the merchant marine to
make an effort to call up the shipping
bill and press it to final vote as soon
as the consular and diplomatic appr0-
priation bill (now under consideration
is passed; butin view of the determined
opposition heretofore made to the ship
ping bill, there is some question as to
the ability of its friends to carry out
their expressed intention. especially as
it is almost certain to be antagOniZed by
one or more appropriation bills The
Indian and 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 silver men are growing more
restive daily at the failure OF the coin
age committee to act on the senate sill
yer bill. and have announced their
determination, If the committee do
not settle the matter at the next reg
ular meeting. OIL Wednesday, to pTecip-
atate the fight to tire floor of the
house without waiting for committee
report. Only four weeks and three
days remain of the Flfty-tirst congress,
and not single one of the thirteen
regular annual appropriation bills has
been finally passed by both branches of
congress and sent to the president.
But one OF these bills has passed the
senate-the army Dill-Which went
through yesterday, with number of
amendments, on which the action of
the house is needed. The pension and
fortificati0n appropriation bills are on
the senate calendar ready for consider
alton. Three other bills, namely, those
making appropriations for the District
of Columbia, the military academy and
the navy have passed the, house, but
have not been acted on by the SEN
ate committee. Of the remaining
appropriation bills, the consular
and diplomatic, the Indian and the leg
islative have been reported to the house,
and two others. the sundry civil and az
ricultural, will be placed Oh the caleD-
der this week, so that the general de-
ficiency and the poStoffice bills will be
the only ones left to be reported from
the committee. While the present con-
dition of the appropriation bills is not
encouraging, as compared with their
state of progress in previous congresses,
no doubt is entertained by experienced
members of both the house and the
senate of the ability of congress to COM
plete its absolutely necessary legislation
before noon of the 4th of March,