The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-05-02
Appropriation Bills Still Interesting
the House and Senate.
CONGRESS- ANXIOUS FOR IN ADJOURNMENT
II Is Now Proposed to Extend the Present Chinese
Law Little LOHger-The San Francisco
Customs appointment.
Ereclsi to TIE MORNING CALL

WASHINGTON, May 1.-The Senate is dis
posing of business with degree of rapdity
In marked contrast with the conduct of the
House. But the two regular annual
appropriation bills which passed the
latter body remain to be acted upon by the
Senate. One of them, the naval apprOpra-
tlon bill, will doubtless be disposed of with
In 10 days, and the other, the pension appr0-
priation bill. is purposely withheld in COM
mittee in orier to obtain clearer insight
into the needs of the Pension Bureau.
A resolution in relation to ChOctaw claims
is among unfinished business, and may be
further debated upon tomorrow. When it
is out of the way bill Tor the protection Of
aliens will be taken up. A discussion
under that head promises to be interesting.
BECAUSE it will doubtless touch upon the
killing of Italians at New Orleans, and will
also involve free expression Of opinion
upon the proper definition Of the functions
Of the National and State Governments.
The revenue marine transfer bill Will be
called up on Thursday. There are row
four measures pressing upon the attention
of the House for early consideration, which
is urged on various special grounds. The
measures are The Bryan free binding-twlne
civil appropriation bill and the river and
harbOr appropriation bill
An Early Adjournment.
An early adjournment is one Of the things
earnestly desired by the majority OF the
party IN the House, and. in order to attain
it. the policy is to pass the appropriation
bills as speedily as possible, aud TO
send. them to the Senate, so that on that
body may be fixed the responsibility Tor any
possible prolOngation of the session The
promptness with which the Senate passed
the appropriation bill shows the interest 1t
has for an early adjournment. aud has also
increased the belief in the possibility OF its
accomplishment.
If the House does its part the apprO pria-
ton bills will generally cOntinne TO be
accorded the right of way in the House.
Tomorrow is suspension day. Perhaps
Walkers eXpunging resolution will be dis
posed Of by a 'tWO-thirds" vote under
special rule relating TO SUSPENSIONS The
diplomatic appropriation bill viii be pressed
to a hna vote after one or two more
days consideration, and they may begin
TO struggle for precedence between suudry
civil and river aud harbor appropriation
bills An effort will be made TO quietly
reconcile the conflict but unless this can be
done the matter of procedure must be de-
clded by a struggle on the floor Of the House.
The chances are that the bindng-t -twiEe bill
and the anti-optiOn bill will havs to wait on
the two appropriation bills named.
The Chinese Question,
II the conference Of the committee on
Chinese bills fails to reacn an agreement
tomorrow FELTON, will offer a resOlut on
extending the existing laws only until
March next. He thinks this resolution
may also be adopted by the House. la this
case the Pacific Coast Senators will again
agitate the question of total exclusion at the
next session of Congress, and perhaps with
better success, as the elections viii have
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