The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-02
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III tn9 HOUSE.
AS the session begins to lengtnen while
business In the House Is proceeding at
snail's pace, owing TO dilatory tactics, the
desire Of the friends of particular measures
to advance bills committed to their charge
is becoming more and more marked. There
are now four measures pressing upon the
attention OF the House, early consideration
OF which is being urged on various
special grounds. These measures
are the Bryan free binding
twine bill, the Hatch Anti-options bill, the
ssundry civil appropriation bill In charge of
Mr.. Holman, and the river and harbor
appropriation bill in charge Of Mr.. Blanch-
ard. Mr.. Bryan's bill has been on the cal
endar the longest and the representative
from Nebraska very anxious that the
bill bearing his name shall join its free wool
and free cotton bagging colleagues on the
Senate aide Of the capitol
AN EARLY ADJOURNMENT WANTED.
An early adjournment Of congress, how
ever, Is one Of the things earnestly desired
by the majority party In the House. and In
order to attain it the policy is to pass the
appropriation bills as speedily ns possible
and send ethem to the Senate, so that on
that body may be fixed the responsibility
for any possible prolongation OF the
session we'll into the summer.
The promptness with which the
Senate has passed the appropriation
bills heretofore sent TO it has stimulated the
desire for an early adjournment and has
also increased the possibility of its accom-.
plishment il the House does 10 part. The
appropriation bills will therefore generally
continue to be accorded the right OF way in
the House.
Tomorrow is suspension day, and an op-
portunity will be afforded Bourke Cochran
to pass his bill giving American registry
under certain conditions to foreign built
ships.
The bill TO grant pensions to survivors Of
the Seminole, Black Hawk and other Indian
wars OF about the same period OF time, will
also be taken up under suspension Of rules.
and 10 is possible that one or two other
measures, including perhaps Mr. Walkers
expunging resolution will be disposed Of by
two.thirds vote under the special rule re-
lating to suspension.
STRUGGLE FOR PRECEDENCE.
The diplomatio aud consular appropria-
tion bill, WIZ has been dragging slowly
along thro "a. put the past week, will be
pressed to 1lal vote after one or two
more days lnsideration. and then may
come strugg for precedence between the
sundry civil aud river and hArbor appro-
priation bills. The former measure has the
advantage OF age, having been reported
first from the committee, but the
river and barber bill mas the ad-
vantage Of stronger and more per-
sistent-F backing, as well az greater
necessity for speedy consideration. The
river and harbor appropriation bills have
been known TO fail IN the past for lack of
Sime for their consideration, but the regular
annual appropriation bills have to be
passed before congress can ad journ. For
this reason Chairman Blanchard OF the
river and harbor committee intends to
make a supreme effort to have his bill
taken up Immediately after the di-
plomatio bill is acted upon,
though Chairman Holman Of the committee
on appropriations is opposed 20 precedence
to any measure as against the sundry civil
bill. An effort will be made TO quickly
reconcile the conflict, but unless this oan be
done the matter OF precedence must be de-
cided by struggle on the floor Of the
House.
The probabilities are that the binding
twine bill and anti-options bill will have to
wait on the two appropriation bills named,
both of which are measures that usually re-
quire a great deal Of time for considera-
CIOQ.