Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-01-23
IN SENATE AND HOUSE
Legislation that Will be Alt
 tempted This Week.
THE SILVER REPEAL MEASURE.

Appropriation Bills Have Precedence in
 tho House and Other Matters Must Give
 way-Thought that Most of the Delay ed
 Electoral Certificates Will be Presented
 by Tonight.
 WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-The backward state of the annual appropriation bills has impressed itself upon Congress- The Senate is chargeable with the greater delay in this matter not one of the bills having yet passed that body, although the House has sent over three which are ready for action.
 It is the general expectation that the Anti Option bill will come to n final vote before the middle of this week, and then the Appropriation committee will proba- bly, take the lead, beginning with the Fortitications or the Army Appropriation bill, and following with the others as rapidly as they can be reported.
 There may be suspension of the order in this respect long enough to allow de- bate and action upon the Cherokee Out let bill, some of the Interstate Commerce bills, and one or two other measures, which the Committee on Order of Busi- ness may decide to call up, but none of bllCSS IS llhNlS lp bC oA SuSh n Lltt1oAC ehS to 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 the late Senator Barbour, of Virginia.
 The Silver Repeal bill is the unknown quantity in all calculations as to the business of the Senate and 1t may become the live issue at any time upon motion of a Senator to proceed to it's consideration, but at this time no such purpose is openly expressed.
 The probabilities are that the House during the coming week will also occupy itself largely with the delayed appropri- ation bills and will make an effort to catch up with the record of previous short srssious of Congress on these sup ply bills.
 To-day is District day under the rules, but Mir. Holman intends to call up the Sundry Civil bill and to ask the District to give way. No calculation can be made as 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
 It may go through almost as rapidly ns the clerk can read its provisions or it may drag along for days. The appropri ation for survey of public lands is re- garded as especially insufficient by west ern members, but on this as on other items, 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, MT. Blount purposing to call up 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, Postotlice and Naval bills are still in the hands of sub committees.