The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-01-23
IN SENATE and HOUSE
Legislation that viii be At.
tempted This Week.
rHE SILVER REPEAL nEAsURU

Appropriation Bills Have Precedence b.
tho House and Other Matters Must Civ,
way-T Thought that Most OF the Delayed
by Tonight.
WAsHIKGToH, Jan. 3d. The backwar,
state OF tho annual appropriation bill
has impressed itself upon Congress. I'll,
Sennte ia chargoable with The create
delay in this matter, not ono Of the bill
having yet passed that body, althougl
the House has sent over three which ar,
ready for action
it is the general expectation that The
Auti-Opticn bill will come TO a final vou
before the middle of this week, and the
the Appropriation committee viii probn
bly, take the lead beginning with tn.
Fortlcatious or the Army Appropriation
BILL and following with the others as
rapidly as they can be reported.
There may be a suspension OF the order
in this respect long enough to allow de.
bate aud action upon the Cherokee Out
let bill, some OF the Interstate Commerc.
bills, and one or two other measures,
which the Committee on Order Of Bust
ness may decide 60 call up, but none Of
these is likely TO be of such nature as
so arouse party feeling.
That will probably manifest itself in
The executive sessions during the week in
connection with the McComas nomina-
tion, which was the unfinished business
when the Senate closed its doors.
Tomorrow, by notice already given,
the Senate will listen TO eulogies upon
IL. d ,F
The Silver Repeal bill is the unknown
| quantity in all calculations as to The
| business Of the Senate and it may become
the live issue at any time upon motion OF
| a Senator to proceed TO its consideration,
but at this time no such purpose is
| openly expressed.
Tie probabilities are that the House
during tho coming week will also occupy
itself largely with the delayed appropri-
alton bills and will make an effort to
catch up with the record OF previous
short sessions Of Congress on these sup
ply bills.
To-day is District day under the rules,
but Mr. Holman intends to call up the
| Sundry Civil bill and TO ask the District
| to give way. No calculation can be made
rs to the length of time it will take this
| bill, with all it's numerous and varied
items appealing TO local interests, to pass
| the House
1t may go through almost as rapidly
as the clerk can read it's provisions or it
may drag along for days The appropri-
alton for survey of public lands is re-
| garded as especially insufficient by west
ern members, but on this as on other
items, a vigorous fight may not be made
in the House as the bill has to pass the
, scrutiny of the Senate
The Torrey Bankruptcy bill is the spe-
cial order for tomorrow and Wednesday,
but the order gives appropriation bills
| precedence, and therefore the Bankruptcy
bill will have TO yield the floor to appro-
priations, Mr. BlOunt purposing to call vi
the Diplomatic and Consular Appropria
tion bill tomorrow unless the Sundry
Civil bill is in the way.
The General Deficiency bill is last on
the calendar and will be called up at the
first opportunity, and the Military Acad-
emy bill is ready for report TO the House
at any time.
OF the other appropriation bills, the
Legislative, Pension, Agriculture, Indian,
Postofice and Naval bills are still in the
hands Of subcommittee.