The morning call., 1892-07-11
WORK OF CONGRESS.
Both Eouses Getting Ready to Adjourn
Soon Possible.

Both Houses Getting Ready to Adjourn
rs Soon as Possible.
WASHINGTON, July 10.-The agricultural
river sud harbor. Indian, postoffce and
pension appropriation bills have received
thessignatures Of the Speaker and the Vice
President and now only await the signature
Of the President to become law.
The army, diplomatic and consular.
District of Columbia, military academy.
naval and legislative appropriations bills
are either still in conference or with tha
conference reports unaeted upon.
The sundry civil bill is nearly disposed
of by the Senate. 1T will come up again to-
morrow and an effort will be made TO pass
the bin before the Senate adjourns.
The fOrtficatiOn bill will follow in tbs
Senate and after that the general deficiency
BILL
Ii all the annual appropriation bills ara
not IN the hands Of the President before
Friday next Ia very unlikely EVENT. Con-
gress will have to pass another joint reso-
luton extending appropriations for such
branches as remain unprovided for.
There is no probability that the tariff
measures which passed the House will get
before the Senate at this session. The
Finance Committee, to which they were all
referred, is of the opinion that if one were
reported the others would be urged, and as
that would prol0Dg the session Indefinitely
the committee is adverse 10 taking any ac-
ti0n in the matter. The subject of tariff.
however, will probably be heard from again
In the Senate, either on Hale's resolution
as to the comparison between the RepubIi-
can policy and Tariff for revenue only"
or on Vests resolution directing the Fin anea
Committee TO report back the House bill
putting wool on the free list.
A resolution for the Investigation of the
Homestead conflict will probably be reported
tomorrow.
The anti-option bill and the bill to trans
fer the revenue marine service to the Navy
Dep rtment will both be brought up on
Monday.
Tie real unfinished business, the bin for
the development and encouragement of silk
culture in the United States, hids fair to
remain unfinished" when the Vice-Presi-
dents gavel sounds the knell of the first
session OF the Fifty-second Congress.
The week in the House will be- in a p0Iit-
ical sense, cloudy with silver lining The
Committee on RulaS will bring in tie
Wednesday resolution, designating that tie
day and ''the next legislative day." if
Wednesday be insufficient, shall be de-
voted to the consideration Of the free coin
age BILL FilibuStering motions will not be
IN order. and an opportunity will therefore
be offered at The very outset TO test the rela-
tive strength of the seconds and the oppO-
nents of the silver bill By voting upon ths
resolution providing for consideration by
resolution. 1T Is openly stated, will be ac-
cepted by the advocates of free coinage as
an absolute defeat of the measure for the
session, but they express confidence that All
adverse majority cannot be mustered on the
question of consideration. The anti-siIver
mem bers have not yet agreed upon course
Of action, but conference for that purpose
will be held tomorrow.
Leading Republicans decline to state what
position they will take. but there is talk OF
allowing the Democrats to make the fight
among themselves, and when the combat
slackens 10 come in as a reserve TO support
The anti-silyer faction. 1t is asserted that
there Will be q majority of from four "a
elght against the bill on a direct vote If it
can be brought TO one by means nf clotare or
suspension OF the rules, but the silver meu
scout the assertion and declare that the bill
will go through the House, if it reaches
direct vote, upon It's merits. If the measure
succeeds in getting before the House and its
opponents tlllibusIer against final vote the
Committee on Rules will be asked 20 report
cloture rule. but as all the membeTs of
the C mmittee. except the Republicans,
who would see in 1t a Justification of the
rules of the Flfty-frst Co gress, are 0p-
posed to this method of procedure unless
asked for by a majority OF the total Demo-
cratic membership of the House, such re-
quest would be met with a refusal.
Action on conference reports and debate
on Senate amendments 10 the Appropriation
bils may be expected to occupy Tuesdays
session and any succeeding part of tGe
week not absorbed by the silver contest.