Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-14
Appropriations That Will Expire by
Limitation Tonight.
EXTENSION RESOLUTION NOT PASSED
Why Objection to Its Consideration
Was Made.
THE REP UBLICAN PLAN

Tonight at midnight the appropriations
of the government for the Indian service
and all Of the bureaus included in the sun
dry civil bill will expire by limitation. There
has been yet no enactment to supply the
void that will occur tomorrow and prob
ably nothing can be done in time for TO-
morrow unless the greatest speed Is de-
veloped by the Senate.
This situation is caused by a curious COM
bination of circumstances. When the end
of the fiscal year approached. and it was
Seen that the regular appropriations could
not be enacted in time, a Joint resolution
was passed through Congress, extending
for period of thirty days all the existing
appropriations.
This left one day in the month of July un-
provided for, and consequently the second
extension. which was for fifteen DAYS had
to cover that thlrty-first day of last month
Hence. the second extension expires to-
night Senator COc,1rell has. for two days
now, been endeavoring to get action in the
Senate on a joint resolution providing for
third extension of ten days.
Yesterday Mr.. Aldrich objected TO the
second reading of the resolution and II went
over until today. This afternoon the reso-
luttCn was again laid before the Senate and
MT Aldrich promptly objected TO its third
reading. through which it will have to pass
before consideration.
Thus the resolution went over once more
until tomorrow, and then, il is understood
the democratic managers will make a de-
terInIr ed effort to get the resolution passed
and enrolled so to be sent to the Pres
ident Should the President sign the resoIu-
tion during any of tOmOrrow's hours 1t will
De construed as applying to the entire day.
Dut, meanwhile, all Of the employees paid by
the srndry civil and Indian bills will be
working faith.
The sundry civil bill provides for the life
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bureau OF engraving and printing the coast
ana geOdetc survey. some branches of the
National Museum. the fish commission the
interstate commerce commission. the quar-
aLtlne service, the geological survey ST
Elfzabeth Insane Asylum. the Columbia
Dear Mute college. Howard University. the
care or the public parks in this citv the
lighting OF the White House. the care of
the washington monument. the soldiers
homes. the public prin ting and a great
variety OF miscellaneous objects.
The Republican Plan.
1t Is understood that these objections bv
Mr.. Aldrich form part OF the republican
program 10 harass the democratic majority
into greater haste in the handling of the
appropriation bills Ten of these bills have
now been approved by the President two.
the river and harbor and Indian bills are
nOw before him for signature, and two the
sUndry civil and general deficiency, are now
In conference.
There are no current appropriations car
ried by the river and harbor and deficiency
bills. and so the failure OF action on these
% %"9uIa not hecessitate any extension of the
existing appropriations. Indeed there is no
existing river and harbor appropriation
Anxious for Adjournment.
1t is said that the republican staarire,
committee hopes by this plan of action TO
force the democrats to bring the general
deficiency and sundry civil bills, particu-
larry the latter, out Of conference without
further delay.
In view Of the pOp-Sun tariff bills now on
the table Of the Senate, the republicans
are more than usually anxious for an ad
Journment, and IL is said that they will
now resort TO the most stringent meas
Tres TO put their opponents in such a posi-
ton that they Will be glad to urge an adj
Journment upon their colleagues in the
House.
1t is predicted that as soon as the last
two appropriations bills, the sIlndry civil
and and dehciency, have been disposed of there
VIII De general exodus of Senators from
Washington, and the difficulties of keeping
quorum VIII be increase tenfod This
outward movement has already begun.
Senator Teller has gone to his home in
Colorado. declaring that he will not return
under any circumstances until the next
regular session. 1t is understood that Sem
atOTS Power and Allen will follow him in a
few days. under the same conditions Sem
atCrs from states near at hand are making
preparations to leave at any time and il
is thought that by the end of the week
the Senate will be without a voting DUO
rum.
Mr.. Hill will leave tomorrow. The close
ness Of the margin was shown today when
the Senate voted negatively the cele-
brated Weightman relief bill. 1t was with
difficulty that a quorum obtained and
for the time it looked though the Sem
ate would be obliged to adjourn without
taking action. Under these circumstances
the democratic managers will urge the
pop-gun bills at full speed.