The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-27
LAST WEEK OF CONGRESS.
a RUSH OF LEGISLATION THAT
HAS SELDOM BEEN EQUALED.

Public and Private Measures to Be
Pushed Forward, Bat the Appro-
priatiOn Bills to Crowd Most OF
Them Aside-The Prospects OF the
Sherman Bond Amendment.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-The closing
week Of the Fifty-seoond congress will be
characterized by rush of legislation that
has seldom been equAled. AS there is not
time enough for all the many public and
private measures near completion to pass
they must antagonize each other, and op-
posed TO them all in both houses will stand
the appropriation committees urging i'm
mediate action upon the great measures in
their charge. The present condition OF
these bills is as follows: The Notifications
bill is "a law; the army bill is before the
President for his signature; the military
academy aud District of Colum-
bia bills are in conference; the sundry civil,
diplomatic and consular and legislative
bills have passed both houses, but have not
reached the conference stage; the pension
bill has passed the House and been reported
70 the Senate, and the naval, agricultural,
postotiice and deficiency bills are awaiting
tee on appropriations.
In the Senate the naval bill will probably
come up Monday; the agricultural aud
poBtoftice bills are expected to be reportsd
by Tuesday and the deficiency bill about
the middle OF the week. They will be taken
up for action as fast as reported. Mean
time, consideration of these bills and of
other pending measures will be suspended
from time to time to allow OF the disposition
OF conference reports.
A POOR SHOW FOR GENERAL LEGISLATION.
In this condition Of affairs matters Of
general legislation can hardly receive much
attention but, IL opportunity offers, Sen
ator Teller will endeavor to call up mis- re-
Vised McGarrahan bill, Senator Carey may
make another effort to secure consideration
for his omnibus statehood bill and Senator
Blackburn will probably strive to secure the
passage of the New York and New Jersey
bridge bill as 10 came from the House. There
seems TO be O set purpose to prevent any
further executive sessions Of the Senate II
possible. This will serve a tbree-fold pur-
pose defeat action on the nomination Of
Judge Hanchett, prevent reconsideration
Of the vote by which the nomination of ex-
congressman Fndlay OF Maryland as Chilean
arbitrator was rejected and shelve the
Hawaiian treaty Of annexation for this SEES
sion.
IN THE HOUSE.
In the House advantage will be taken
under the rule permitting action during
tho last six days Of the session under susN
pension Of the rules to rush forward busi-
ness of an urgent nature. A number Of
measures OF comparatively little interest
may be thus passed, but the Indications are
that it will be necessary 10 give most Of the
rime to the appropriation bills. Unless an
amloable understanding can be privately
reached with reference Co the course to be
taken with the Sherman bond amendment
TO the sundry civil bill 1t is probable that IL
will be moved under a suspension of the
rules Co send all amendments 60 conference
with formal non concurrence recommended
IL is believed that two-thirds vote oan be
secured for this motion. BY the
adoption of this course the long de-
lay over the numerous amendments
of no special interest in themselves would
be avoided, leaving only the bond amend
ment to be fought out in the House.
Ii is expected by the leaders of the House
that the French spoliaitons claims will be
again put on the deficiency appropriation
bill by the Senate, and perhaps the Chero-
kee strip bill on the Indian bill, but, with
these exceptions, it is not anticipated that
any serious trouble will occur in conference
sufficient to endanger theIpassage of the ap-
preparation bills and compel an extra ses-
sion of congress.