The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-05-23
THENATION'S SOLONS
The Senate Will Work Hard on
Appropriation Bills.
THEN A TRUCE TO BE PROCLAIMED.

IdEN a IRUUE III BIZ PhUULAlMED.
This Will BE an Agreement Not to
Press Important Legislation Dur
ing the Party Conventions-Pros-
pect of Clash for Supremacy in
in the House.
WASHINGTON, May 23.-It is the pur-
pose of the senate appropriation commit
tee, if possible, to clear the senate docket
Of all pending great appropriation bills
before its members separate to attend
the national convention of the respective
parties. They have only seven more
working days in which to accomplish
this. On Tuesday of next week by tacit
consent truce will be proclaimed, to
last through both the Minneapolis and
Chicago conventions, each side agreeing
not to press important legislation during
the absence of members of the other
party. 1t is possible that the rapid work
of last week, when both the naval APP
preparation and the river and harbor
bills were pushed through, may be al
most equaled during the present week
by the passage of the pension and the di-
plomatic and consular appropriation
bills, which are the only two now before
the senate. Consequently the unfinished
business and the special orders will once
more have to wait and take their
chances. There is nothing in any of
them to induce senators to display
burning interest in their immediate pas
sage.
First on the list the bill to give the
United States courts jurisdiction over
treaty powers has strong opposition in
front of it on the abstract question Of
infringement of state rights, and has no
very powerful sentiment back of it. 1t
became evident during the short period
devoted on Friday to the consideration
| of the next measure on the list, the
| judiciary committees bill revising the
compensation of district attorneys, that
| there was II disposition on the part of
every senator to object to a reduction of
| the compensation Of the officers in his
| own state, and the amendments then
| adopted substantially killed the bill for
this session ut least. The only other
| special order, the bill to establish ex-
| pcrimental stations for the development
| of silk culture, has been discussed suf-
ticiently TO show that it also is certain
| OF defeat
Cabinet Offices ut Variance.
| Mr.. Butler, of South Carolina, has
| given notice of an intention to bring u2
| tomorrow or Wednesday the bill for the
| transfer of the revenue marine from the
| control of the treasury department to
the navy department This is measure
| which is strongly supported by Secretary
| Tracy, Of the navy, and with equal viGGr
is opposed by Secretary Foster, of the
treasury. Much feeling has been devel-
| Il Al II ~.
| se1ss,te and in the departments. Oppo-
sition to the bill in the senate is headed
by Mr.. Cockrell, of Missouri. Mr..
Gray, of Delaware, and Mr. Butler are
the chief advocates OF the bill, which has
enough supporters on both sides of the
chamber TO insure Its passage If it can
be brought to division. Ii this trans
! fer measure should ever be accorded the
floor the indications are that it woula
hold its ground as unfinished business
| almost to the end of the session. unless
shelved by consent Of its advocates.
A Clash in the House Probable.
There is the scent of battle afar in the
| house, and the clash will come this
| week between the advocates of tho
postof1iee appropriation bill. under the
leadership OF Mr.. Henderson, of North
Carolina, chairman of the committee on
and the advocates of the ahti-option bill,
under Chairman Hatch, of the commit
tee on agriculture, Oh the Other Mr..
Hatch thinks patience has ceased to he
virtue. He intended TO call mp tho
anti.option bill some time ago, but gave
way to the rivers and harhufs and sun
dry civil appropriation bills. II is Mr..
Hatchs utention to call up this meas
ure this week, and If Mr. Henderson
moves to take mp the pastefiice bill there
will be u battle royal for supremacy.
Mr.. Hutch says that il the advocates Of
tie postoilicc bill attempt to iilibuster
aHainst the gnti.option bill he will Eet
allow any business 10 be transacted
until the Internal regions age turned
into skating pond.
The suIdry civil bill will ia all Prob
ability be out If the way before Wed
nesday, and then the fight viii come on
the anti option and resteillee bills.
Either of these measures can be dis.
posed of in less than three days, and it
is probable that 10th of them may be
passed before the week ends,