The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-18
LAST WEEK OF CONGRESS
ADJoURNMNNT LOOKED FOR ON
SATURDAY OR MONDAY.

Feverish Haste and Activity to Char
ecterizs the Proceedings, Owing to
Efforts to Pass Favorite Measures
BY Various Congressmen Only
Three Appropriation Bills Remain TO
Be Acted on.
WASHINGTON, July 17-As the first ses-
sion Of the Fifty second congress draws to
an end feyerish haste and activity begins
to characterize the proceedings, and this
may naturally be expected to wax warmer
and fieroer as the week runs on. The
friends of various measures that have long
reposed peacefully on the calendars will
make their last desperate efforts to secure
action on their favorite bills. But In both
houses everything must give way to appro-
priation bills, for the word has gone out
that the session will end as soon as these are
disposed of and every body is anxious to get
away from the capital. The common
expectation is that the session will end next
Saturday, or the following Monday at the
latest Three OF the appropriation bills
remain to receive the final touches before
they can be sont to the President They
are the sundry civil, fortihcations and gen
eral deficiency appropriation bills. One
of them is already in the conference stage
and the others will reach it by the middle
of the week. The points of difference are
more numerous than broad in the case Of
two of these bills and will doubtless yield
readily to adjustment. The only serious
controversy that Is looked for Is in connec-
tion with the worlds fair appropriation in
tae sundry civil bill.
THE PROGRAMME IN THE SENATE.
The Senate will spend the week in the
reception and consideration of conference
reports In the intervals frequent resort
will be had to the calendar and the friends
of the anti-options bill intend 20 try to pass,
or at least debate that measure IL they can
do SO without antagonizing the remaining
appropriation bills
The Homestead labor trouble will proba-
bly, be talked Of in connection with the
Senate resolution proposing an investiga-
tion.
Senators Aldrich and Warren have given
notice that they will speak on the tariff and
irrigation respectively, and on Friday
eulogies on the late Senator Barbour Of Vir-
ginia are to be delivered.
The programme of the House for tho
coming week Is somewhat ill-dehned, as
closing weeks are apt to be prospeotively.
The appropriation bills will have the right
of way, of course, and as they are not rum
ming on schedule time IL is impossible to
chart a table for ths numerous other bills
and resolutions which seek TO be switched
into the track whenever the appropriation
"specialn leaves the roadway clear.
To. morrow is committee suspension day
and the committees will be called in their
order and opportunity afforded 20 pass a
few bills that have been asleep on the cal
endars. The majority Of these measures will
probably be Of no great importance, but
should the committee on merchant marine
be reached, and sn effort will be made to
reach this committee, one of the most inter
esting short debates of the session
may be expected. The bill to repeal
the present ship subsidy law has
been reported by the committee on mer-
chant marine, and an effort to pass it un-
der a suspension Of the rules will find gen.
eral support on the democratic side. A
number Of eastern democrats will oppose,
with vigor, any repeal OF this law.
WORLDS FAIR DAY.
Tuesday has been set apart for conclusion
of the confederation of the Senate worlds
fair amendments to the sundry civil ap-
preparation bill.
Chairman Wheeler OF the pension Office
investigating committee has asked the
speaker for day for consideration Of the
report on Commissioner Raum's admins
tration of the pension bureau. Their report
has lost its privileged character, but the
committee on rules is favorably disposed
toward the proposition TO bring in resolu-
tion making the report the special order for
Wednesday.
Conference will be necessary between the
two houses on the amendments mede by the
Senate to the sundry civil, Notifications
and general deficiency appropriation bills,
and action on these reports will take up q
considerable part of the week.
Committees Of the House will be recog-
nlzed to pass bills Of minor Importance
whenever there Ia any spare time
An ad tournament resolution will probably
be brought in during the week and after
the date OF sdjournment is fixed the last
days of the session will be devoted to con-
ference reports and the passage Of measures
under O suspension of the rules.