The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-02-08
In the House.

Under the new rules the House, after the
introduction of bills tomorrow, may devote
itself to business relating to the affairs of
the District of Columbia. No bills from
the District of Columbia committee are yet
on the calendar and it is not expected that
the district will take up much of the legis-
lative day.
Mr.. McMillin Of Tennessee has been in
structed by the ways ana means committee
to call up tomorrow the resolution making
the customary distribution of parts Of the
Presidents message among the various COM
mittees of the House. This is formal pro-
ceeding. but occasionally gives rise to some
debate.
THE MILITARY APPROPRIATION BILL.
The military academy appropriation BILL
the first OF the regular annual appropriation
bills to be reported, is on the calendar
awaiting action. and it is the intention Of
the military affairs committee TO call 1t up
for consideration in the House during
the week. The bill makes an increase
In the aggregate amount appropriated,
over the total carried by the last bin,
and there have been very inteligibe inti-
nations conveyed to the committee by cer-
tain members Of the democratic side OF the
House of a purpose to subject the bill to
close scrutiny and criticism ON the floor In
the interest of reduction in the expendi-
lures. How long a time will be consumed
in its consideration is hard to predict.
OTHER CONTESTS.
Contests arc expected over several other
matter. which will be called up in the
House at the first opportunity, though no
time has been fixed for their consideration.
The most important of these are the worlds
fair investigation resolutions. reported by
the appropriations committee and the
special worlds Columbian exposition COM
mittee. The latter committee will make a
strong fight to have jurisdiction to make
the investigation conferred upon it.
The accounts committee has report ready
for adoption by the House relating 10 com
paratively unimportant matter concerning
the organization Of the House. As the re-
port has In it the elements for a spirited
debate, the opportunity is not likely to be
lost, and polittt al speeches arc probable
with this report as text.
The rules committee during the week will
report and IL occasion offers, call up IN the
House one or more Of the numerous resolu-
ttons OF In vestigation now before it.
PRIVATE BILLS.
Under the rules Friday is set aside for
consideration Of private bills. Messrs. Enloe
of Tennessee and Stone of Kentucky have
taken strong grasp on the forelook Of
time, and the former has on the calendar
ence over all others on the private calendar,
while Mr.. Stone has secured favorable
reports on more than q score of private
claims which have in previous congresses
been buried under an accumulation of
measures on the calendar. 1t is his inten-
tion to get these bills through tile House
this year ahead of the avalanche under
which they have been lost heretofore.
Saturday after l o'clock is, by order Of
the House, set apart for memorial services
in honor of the late Representative Francis
B. Spinola Of New York city.
THE BLAND BILL.
Perhaps the most interest feature Of the
week, however, will be found in the proceed
iugs of the House coinage committee, which
has made an order that the discussion shall
close and voting begin at IL O'Clock
Wednesday on the Bland free coinage silver
bill. Since that order was made Mr..
Bland has introduced substitute for
the bill named in the committees order
and the session of WEDNESDAY may possibly
be exhausted before the committee reaches
a final vote on the question of reporting q
free coinage bill to the House. In this event
adjournment until the following day is not
unlikely as 1t can be positively stated
to be the intention of the committee to make
its report to the House at an early day.