Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-02-27
LAST WEEK OF CONGRESS
Much Important Work to be
Done in a Very Short Time.
HAWAIIAN TREATY TO GO OVER

Tho Appropriations Committee wnl
Have the Right of way-Pension, Navy,
Postofnce and Agriculture Bills on in
the sonate-JudGe Hanchett Not to be
Conflrmed-1hO House on Minor Bills.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27-The closing
week of the Fifty second Congress will be
characterized by a rush of legislation
that has seldom been equalled. As there
Is not time enough for all the many pub
lie and private measures near completion
to pass, they must antagonize each other
and opposed to them all in both Houses
will stand the Appropriation Committee
urging immediate action upon the great
measures in their charge. The present
condition of these bills is as follows:
The Fortifications bill is a law; the
Army bill is before the President for sig
nature; the Military Academy and Dis
trict of Columbia bills are in conference;
the Sundry Civil, the Diplomatic and
Consular and the Legislative bills have
passed both Houses, but have not reached
the conference stage. The Pension bill
has passed the house and been reported
to the Senate and the Naval, Agricult-
ural, Postolice and deficiency bills are
awaiting action at the hands of the SEN
ate Committee on Appropriations.
In the Senate the Naval bill is being
discussed to-day. The Agricultural and
Postofflce bills are expected to be reported
tomorrow and the deficiency bill about
the middle of the week. They will be
taken up for action as fast as reported.
Meantime consideration of these bills and
of other pending measures will be sus-
pended from time TO time to allow the
disposition of conference reports.
In this condition of affairs matters of
general legislation can hardly receive
much attention. but If opportunity offers
Mr.. Carey may make another effort to Sc
cure consideration for his Omnibus State
hood bill, and Senator Blackburn will
probably strive to secure the passage of
the New York and New Jersey Bridge
bill as it came from the House.
There seems to be a set purpose to pre-
vent any further executive session of the
Senate If possible.
This will serve a three-fold purpose
defeat action on the nomination of
Judge Hanchett; prevent reconsideration
of the vote by which the nomination of
ex-Congressman Findlay, of Maryland,
was elected, and shelve the Hawaiian
treaty of annexation for this session of
Congress.
In the House advantage will be taken
of the rule permitting action during the
last six days of u session under suspen-
sion of the rules to rush forward bust
ness Of an urgent nature. A number of
measures of comparatively little interest
may be thus passed
Unless an amicable understanding can
be privately reached with reference to
the course to be taken with the Sherman
bond amendment to the Sundry Civil
bill it Is probable that it will be moved
under suspension of the rules to send all
the amendments to conference with
formal Inconvenience recommend ed.
It Is believed that two-thirds vote can
be secured for this motion. By the adop-
tion of this course the long delays over
the numerous amendments of no special
interest in themselves would be avoided,
leaving only the bond amendment to be
fought out in the House.
1t is not anticipated that any serious
trouble will occur in conference sufficient
to endanger the passage of the appropri-
alton bills and compel an extra session of
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