The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1891-02-02
WILL HURRY MATTERS.
REPUBLICANS WILL LEAVE MOTH
ING FOR AN EXTRA SESSION.
Upon Before any Other Legisla-
ton is Touched.
Special to the REcoRD-uSIoN.

Speclal to the RECoRD-UNION.
WAsHINGToN, Feb. 1.-The Senate is
shaping its business with firm deter
mination to adjourn ON March 4th
without leaving behind it anything for an
extra session.
This steering of the Republican major
ity has already arranged a programme
that would of itself occupy the attention
of the Senate for two weeks. This
arrangement, however, is not final as it
must be formally approved by the Repub-
lican caucus and is, besides, subject to
interruption in its working by the appro-
priation bill.
The fertilization appropriation bill
comes up tomorrow az unfinished bust
ness and the pension appropriation bills
with the calendar. The District OF Colum-
bia appropriation bill, soon. to he
reported, will follow in order.
In the morning hours an effort will be
made to pass the Indian depreciation
claims bill, and, sandwiched in between
the above-named appropriation bills, will
probably be the eight-hour bill and the
copyright bill. An attempt is also being
made TO secure action upon the House
bankruptcy bill.
OTHER LEGISLATION EXCLUDED.
Although the House has been engaged
practically the whole of the past week in
the consideration of the regular annual
appropriation bills, these measures are
still in an unusually backward state, and
1t is the intention OF the majority to per-
NIT substantially 10 legislation, except
the shipping bill, to engage their atten-
ton until the scene OF action on the ap-
preparations is very generally transferred
from the House to the Senate wing OF the
Capitol.
1t is the purpose of the Committee on
Merchant Marine to make an effort to call
up the shipping bill and press it to q final
vote as soon as the Consular and diplo-
matte appropriation bill (now under con-
sideration) is passed but, in view of the
determined opposition heretofore made
to the shipping bill, there is some oues-
ton as to the ability of it's friends to carry
out their expressed intention, especially
as it is almost certain to be antagonized
by one or more of the appropriation bills.
The Indian, legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bills are ON the
calendar awaiting action, and will be
called up at the first favorable oppor-
tunity.
THE SILVER BILL.
Bland and other. silver men are growing
more restive at the failure of the Coinage
Committee to act on the silver bill, and
have announced their determination. if
the committee does not settle the matter
at the regular meeting Wednesday, to
precipitate fight on the floor of the
House, without waiting for committee
report.
Only four weeks and three days remain
of the Flfty-first Congress, and not one of
the thirteen annual appropriation bills
have been finally passed by both branches
of Congress and sent to the President.
But one of these bills has passed the Sem
ate-the army bill.
While the present condition of the ap-
preparation bills is not encouraging as
compared with their progress in pre-
vious Congresses, no doubt is enter
tained by the members of the House or
Senate of the ability of Congress to com
plete its necessity legislation before the
4th of March.