Morning journal and courier., 1892-05-02
THE NATIONAL CAPITOL.

What Will be Disc cussed in the House
 and Senate This Week-The BIll for
 the Protection of Alfens-An Early
 Adjournment Desired by the Major
 ity of the House-AppropriatIo
 Bills to be Quickly Disposed of.
 WASHINGTON, May Notwithstanding the time lost in adjournmentsf from Thurs day or Friday of each week until the fol- lowing Monday, the senate is disposing of business with a rapidity that is in marked contrast with the affairs in the house. But two of the regular appropriation bills which passed the latter body remain to be acted upon by the senate. One of them the naval appropriation bill-will doubt less be disposed of within ten days, and the other-the pension appropria- tion bill-is purposely withheld in committee in order to obtain 8 clearer insight into the needs of the pension bureau than is possible at this time. The resolution in relation to the Choctaw claims may be further debated in the senate tomorrow. When it is out of the way the bill for the protection of aliens will be taken up. The discussion under this head will doubtless touch upon the killing of the Italians at New Orleans, and will involve free expression of opinion upon the proper definition of the func- tions of national and state governments. The revenue marine transfer bill is to be | called up Thursday. As the session begins to | lengthen the desire of friends of particular measures to advance bills committed to | their charge is becoming more marked. There are now four measures pressing | upon the attention of the house, early | consideration of which is urged on various | special grounds. These measures are the Bryan free binding twine bill, the Hatch anti-options bill, the sundry civil appro- priation bill, in charge of MT. Holman, and the river and harbor appropriation bill, in charge of MT. Blanchard. Mir. Bryan's bill has been on the calendar the l longest.
 | An early adjournment of congress, how ever, is desired by the majority in the house and to attain the policy is to pass appropriation bills as speedily as possi- ble. The promptness which which the senate has passed the appropriation bills sent to it has stimulated the desire for an early adjournment. The appropriation bills will, therefore, generally continue to be accorded right of way in the house. Tomorrow is suspension day and an op
 portunity will be afforded Bourke Cock. ran to pass his bill giving American regis try, under certain conditions, to foreign built ships. It is possible that other measures, including perhaps the Wake, expunging resolution, will be disposed of by "two-thirds" vote.
 The diplomatic and consular appropri
 ation bill be pressed to final vote afte,
 one or two more days' consideration and
 then may come a struggle for precedenc.
 between the sundry civil and the river and | harbor appropristion bills. The forme,
 measure was reported first from commit
 tee, but the river and hsrbor bill hal
 stronger and more persistent backing, a
 we'll as greater necessity for speedy con
 siderstion. The binding twins bill ant
 the anti-options bill will probably have t
 wait on the two appropriation bill named
 both of which are measures that usual,
 require great deal of time for considers l ton.