The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-23
ONLY FIGHT DAYS LEFT
And Congress Has Passed But
Two Appropriation Bills.
PROGRAMME FOR THIS WEEK.
No Hope for Legislation Except That
Absolutely Necessary.
PROGRAMME FOR THIS WEEK.
The sundry Civil Bill WIN Be Taken
Up Today by the scnate-- Nicarsgus
Canal and Silver Are Not Likely to
BE Voted Upon.

WASHINGTON CRY, Feb 22-Only eight
working days remain of the Fifty-frst
congress, and from now until the 4th day
OF March the PROCEEDINGS of both branches
: will be marked by haste. The chief effort
in both houses will be to secure early and
complete action on the appropriation
bills, of which but two--army and fortiii-
cation-have yet become laws. The status
OF the remaining appropriation bills are as
follows: The naval bill awaits the ap-
prOval of the conference report of the
House: the pension, District of Columbia
and military academy bills are
in conference: the diplomatic and
consular bill awaits an order
for conference by the House; the sundry
committee and is on the Senate calendar;
the legislative, executive. and judicial ap-
preparation bills and the Indian appropri-
alton bill are in the Senate committee, and
the postoffice, agricultural and general de-
bciency bills await the action of the
House.
1t is expected that the Senate will devote
its time during the week mainly to the
appropriation bills, beginning with the
sundry civil bill tomorrow, and following
with the legislative and Indian appropria-
ton bills. These unpostponable measures
are likely to leave but little time for the
subjects Professionally provided for in the
order of business arranged by
the Republican caucus. The Mic
aragua canal bill is un-
finished busines lin this category, and
following it are the pure-food bill and
Conger lard bill, the army reorganization
bill, the interstate commerce bill, the
bankruptcy bill, land court bill, the bill to
transfer the revenue marine service to the
navy and the Pacific railroad funding bill.
The House adjourned in bad temper,
and its mood on reassembling tomorrow
will have considerable effect on the course
of Legislation during the week. The post
office appropriation bill is not yet out of
the committee of the whole, and consider
alton of the agricultural and deficiency
bills is not begun. Conference reports
on other appropriation bills will
also consume a epart of the time
during the week. In addition to these
measures there are the copyright, the ap-
pellate court and Indian depredations bills,
which have passed both houses, but need
to be advanced through the conference
stage of legislation before they can 60 upon
the salute books
The report of the Raum investigating
committee and the recommendation of inn
peachment in the case of Judge Boarman
are matters of the highest privilege, on
which action of the House is desired. 1t
thus will be seen that the House has
large amount of work to accomplish.
The silver bill is enot included in the
schedule of business arranged by the ma
jority. The silver men expect to make
one more effort to compel vote on the
silver bill, although in order to do so it
will be necessary to make some motion
commonly regarded as not within the pur-
view of the rules or parliamentary prac-
tice.