Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-07-18
DRAWING TO AQCL0SE
Congress Will Not Remain in
Session Much Longer. (
NEXT WEEK PROBABLY THE LAST

The Anticipation Bill the Only Measure
That Can Delay AdJOurnment--Ths
House VIII Devote Itself to ApprOPria-
tions--NiSht Sessions Probable.
WASHINGTON, July 18.-Congress Is
rapidly approaching the end of the session
and, in the opinion of the House leaders.
this week will probably witness the clos
ing scenes. On the other hand, however,
the opinion prevails among the minority
that adjournment will not be reached be-
fore the 1st of August. The proceedings
in the House this week will be confined to
the consideration of the appropriation
bills. To-day is suspension day and sew
oral members are expecting a glance Of
recognition from the Speaker to enable
them to pass special measures.
The bill to transfer the revenue marine
service from the Treasury to. the Navy De-
partment is one of the measures slated for
consideration. Tomorrow at IL o clock q
vote will be taken on the Worlds Fair
proposition in the Sundry Civil Appro-
priation bill, and it is probable a final vote
on the bill itself will also occur on that
day.
The report on the investigation of tho
Pension Office will be called up on Wednes-
day by Mr.. Enloe, who hopes to have clo-
ture bill reported by the Committee on
Rules in order to force vote on the ques-
ton of adopting the majority's resolution
that Commissioner Raum be dismissed.
The Deficiency and the Fertilization Ap-
preparation bills are expected to receive
attention during the latter part Of the
week.
Senator Washburn, of Minnesota, re-
~, l.. a. L. a
setspurpose on the part of the leaders to
force an adjournment just as soon as the
last appropriation bill has been finally
disposed of, in order to prevent action by
the Senate on the Anti-Option bill, in
which he takes so much interest, which
has passed the House, and only needs
concurrence by the Senate to send it to
| the President.
He has shown by two test votes that
there is a working majority of at least five
| in the Senate in favor of the enactment of
some legislation on this subject, and he
thinks he can get the bill through without
material amendmentif he can only call it
up and make it unfinished business. His
chief difficulty lis in the fact that so soon
as he starts with the bill an appropriation
bill is thrust in the road, and he finds him
self facing no thoroughfare.
The Minnesota Senator believes the an
| nounced intention of Mr.. Aldrich of Rhode
= Island to make set speech on the "tariff
| for revenue" resolutions of Mr.. Hale some
time this week, to be part of the same pol
| icy of delay, though the amendment that
| Mr.. Aldrich would make such speech was
made by Mr.. bale when he called up the
resolutions on the 25th' of June before the
| Anti Option bill came to the front
Whether the Minnesota Senator's sus
plcions are we'll founded or not, it is ap
parent that the Anti-Option bill is the
key to the situation so far as an early adj
iournment is concerned. If that bill can
be postponed till December an adjourn
| ment between the 1st and 9Th of August
is possible, and even probable. If it gets
before the Senate as the continuing order,
with all the appropriation bills out of the
way, there is no telling how long the ses-
sion may last.
Senators who have voted with Mr..
Washburn to take up the bill are by no
means satisfied with it in its present form.
They will propose and will prob
| ably carry amendments which will send
it back for concur &c by the House, and
| an almost internl4nable struggle may
| thus be brought about
There is really nothing else likely to
delay Congress. The Sundry Civil bill
even with the Worlds Fair boomerang
attached, can probably be disposed of in
conference in ten or twelve working days
|
cheney bills are likely to occupy less time.
The notice paper of the Senate is full
but ''brutem fulmen" might be written
over every suggested topic. Not one O.
them is likely to be taken up except fol
an hour or two's talk. No legislation is
. contemplated on any one of them for this
session at least.
A meeting of the Committee on Way
and means of the House will be held to
day for the purpose of fixing day for thu
final adjournment of Congress. 1t is un
. derstood that the date will be July &c Oh
81.
The Committee on Rules will, in al
probability, take favorable action on Gen
Wheeler's resolution, providing for tn,
holding of night sessions of the House, be
ginning such tonight and to continu
during the Congress. These sessions viii
be devoted to the consideration of bills OF
the calendar, to be brought up by the al
phabetical call of committees.