Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-25
THE EXPIRING CONGRESS.
Tho DIrect-Tax Bill Passes the House
The Legislative Outlook.
[By telegraph 70 the Dlspatch.l


tBy telegraph to the Dispstch.l
WAsHIYGToN, February 24-SENATE.-
The House bill to establish n United States
land court and TO provide for judicial in
yestigation and settlement of private land
claims in the Territories of Utah and New
Mexico and the States of Colorado, Ne
yada, and Wyoming was taken from the
calendar and passed with substitute. A
conference was asked. and Messrs. Ed
munds. Wolcott, and Ransom were ap-
pointed conferrees on the part of the
Senate.
The sundry civil appropriation bill was
then taken up.
THE LEGISLATIVE OUTLOOK.
A question from Mr.. Chandler as to the
prospect Of getting up the bill for transfer
of the revenue marine brought about a
general discussion of the legislative out
look for the remainder of the session.
Mr. Allison took it for granted that SEN
ators on both sides of the chamber desired
20 complete the absolutely essential busl-
ness of the session without the necessity
OF an extra session. If that were true,
there was nothing so important as the APP
preparation bill now before the Senate,
and nothing so important AZ the regular
appreciation bills as they came in order.
He therefore asked senators now to allow
that necessary business TO go on until CON-
pleted. -,
Mr.. Hale thought that the Senate should
take notice that perhaps at no time so near
the close of the session had so many ap-
preparation bills been Enacted upon.
Many of them had not been sent 20 the
Senate until within the last two weeks;
and they were now accommodating. de dhd
not see, considering the great bills that
had yet to be considered and passed, how
much time of the Senate could be given
20 any other measures.
APPROPRIATION BILLS TO COME.
The sundry civil appropriation bill had
only Just been started. The Legislative
bill would have TO follow. Then would
come the Indian appropriation bill, the
post-office bill, end the general deficiency
bill. Besides much time would be con-
suIhed in the consideration OF conference
reports and other measures in order TO
clean up the business OF the session. II
seemed TO him that senators should bear
in mind that if they were 10 pass all the
appropriation bills and to avoid the neces-
sity OF an extra session they would have
TO give every day and every hour to the
consideration Of the appropriation bills.
Mr.. Vest inquired which of the great APP.
preparation bills would come next and
when IL would be ready for the action OF
the Senate.
Mr.. AlilsOu kSlu lIht ut lIlltultu 10 lol-
low abe sundry-civil bill with the legisla.
tive bill without the intervention Of q
minute If be could help it. The legisla-
tive bill would be ready tomorrow morn
ing and would be followed 10y the Indian
bill and then by the post-oifice bill.
Mr.. Hale: And those bills will be fol.
lowed by the deficiency bill, which will
bring us into next week.
MIR. sherman proposed an executive SEES
sion and the doors were closed. After they
were reopened Mr. Plumb. from tue con.
ference committee on the District Of Co
lumbia Appropriation bill. reported that
that committee had been unable TO agree,
and new conference was asked with the
same eonferrees.
The consideration Of the sundry civil
bill was then proceeded with-resuming at
page Az.
THE WORLDS YAn-TRE NAVAL REVIEW,
The first items which provoked discus
sion were the amendments of the commit
tee in relation to the Worlds Columbian
Exposition. They were finally agreed to
without any now amendment.
Mr.. Daniel expressed desire to otter an
amendment appropriatiug $3.50, 900 FOR the
expenses of the International naval review
in New York barbor. but on Mr. Allison's
suggestion that that could be provided for
at the next session no withheld it for the
present.
Tng AMENDMENTS IN DETAIL.
The amendments in regard 10 the Worlds
Fair are as follows: Reducing the item
:" for the selection. purchase, preparation,
and arrangement Of exhibits OF the execu-
tive departments from SS50.00o 10 $780,
900; striking out Of the item the provision
that $50 900 Of the amount shall be de-
voted 10 the Latin-American department
and inserting in il provision appropri-
sting 70 the purpose OF the item any SUN
remaining nnexpended under section Is of
the act authorizing the exposition, except
that x35.09o OF such cum may be expended
for the balance. Of the current hscal
year TOT salaries aud other ex.
the Board Of Lady Managers, striking ont
the various detailed items for salaries and
Expenses. and inserting ia lieu OF them a
bulk appropriation OF $4,000 Tor salaries
ma other expenses, including the expsnses
q the Board OF Lady Managers. and BRO.
yldinR that its expenditure Il 20 be an
proved By, the Secretary Of the Tressn ars
and thst the Government Is not TO 10 llaOle