The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-25
The Havemeyer Congress Can
Do Little Further Mischief.
4 GREAT CRUSH ANTICIPATED.
Little Will Be Done Except to Pass
the Appropriation Bills.
II the sundry Civil Btu Is Passed With
the Hawaiian Cable Appropriation.
Cleveland VIII Veto - Nicaragua
Canal and Pooling Bills Dead.

Washington City, Feb. 24-The senate
programme for The remainder Of the
session. which will close at II ocsesck
tomorrow week. is to follow the sundry
civil bill. the consideration OF which viii
begin tomorrow. with the legislative.
executive and Judicial bill. and then TO
take up the naval bill and lastly the
general deficiency appropriation bill.
While it Is understood tssao.there will
probably be snassnodic attempts 10 get
up other measures OF general import
ance. the best ofanion is that none OF
these win BE- successful In cases where
there h objection. II is possible that
Senator Butter viii renew his efforts in
bes,alf of the pooling bsn. and that Sem
ator George will also again attempt TO
restore the bankruptcy bill to its posi-
ton as the unfinished business. but II
Is not in the least probable that the
efforts or ether will be successful. Sem
ator Faulkner is also hopeful OF secur-
ing brief consideration of the territorial
admission bills. but there is no longer a
possibility of the passage of the bills.
An order has already been made for a
night session Tuesday for the considera-
tion OF bills 10 which there are no OBJ
Jeetons. The probabilities include
ghf sessions every night safter Tues
day. continuing virtually through the
nights of Saturday and Sunday and also
a session next Sunday during the day.
These. it is believed. viii be held TO dis
pose OF the appropriation bills, there be-
ing many provisions in those remaining
10 1Si1 .t,fs
longed debate. Phere Is also a proha-
oility OF debate over the next report OF
the conference committee on the dipio-
matte bill. involving the appropriation
for the Hawaiian cable. There Is not
much in the legislative bill 10 lead TO
debate, but the other three bills all con-
tain provisions which. IL they are not
Withdrawn. are sure 10 cause sharp de-
bate. 1t Is intlmated that the certiil-
cate amendment TO the suudry civil bill
may be withdrawn. If Ii is, this will
simplify the situation. but there will be
material for many speeches and resola-
tions for prolonged sessions. The GEN
ators do not consider the outlook dis
couraging. and they predict that the
bills will all be passed by the time fixed
by the constitution for adjournment. on
tile 4th OF March
Following is the status OF the appro-
priation bills:
Approved by the Military
academy and navy.
In confrerence--Pension. fortiffcations.
diplomatic and consular; district of Co.
iunfbia, postoffice agricultural.
Passed to the senate-Sundry civil
Not considered by the senate commit
Tee on appropriations--Navy and gener-
al deficiency.
or the bills in conference, the dipIo-
matte and consular and fortificatlons
oi,ls have been partially agreed upon.
Tomorrow the house enters upon the
last week OF It's session. and the usual
rush which charac,erizes the closing
hours OF every session of congress will
begin. Under the rules the last sjx
days OF every session are suspension
days. and members recognized may call
up bills and have them acted on under
suspension of the rules. There are as,
pubic bills on the calendar. a1T OF which
must be considered In COMMITTEES, Of the
whole. and Ia on the regular calendar.
In addition TO these there are over 500
b.lls on the private calendar. or course
only a very ins, ,gnificant percentage of
these bills can be passed. but the press
Tor precedence will be terrific, and many
eXctihg scenes are almost sure TO oc-
cur IL is quite probable that several
night sessions VIII be held, and il is al.
most certain that congress will remain
IN continuous session from Saturday
unit. Monaay next on which dav con-
sFess expires by Limitation at noon. The
regular appropriation bills are 1lnusu-
ally well advanced. so far as the hous.
Is concerned. only one (the deficiency,
being uslacted upon. and II will 90, Ia
The senate tomorrow. The two which
are considered dangerous, that Is. liable
10 fail ar be vetoed are the sa,n,irv
-.--i anu the diplomatic and xonsular
10 the former the senate committee on
aaaiace mas reported an amendment for
IFeF cent. coin bonds, with a provision
requiring the secretary of the treasury
. advertise for bids in ease of another
hond Issue. II the Diplomatic ara ear.
suiar bill the seEate has aaaas a,
aiiFe;dneat for the Hawaiian .-ab1a ~
these provisions prevail. aesns,a ,ba
protest oi me house. 1t Is thought thar
PRESIDENT Cleveland may veto them
TIE committee on Pacific sas:roads is
pressing Tor an opportunity 10 secure a
vote on the funding bin as amende.,
and the COMMITTEES on public buildings
Is equally insfs'ent on a chance r, sat
tie the question ~ the printing of,,ea
site, which has been hanging Are fo~
several Years. II is probable THAI .hn
on rules viii give both .jrnn
during the coming week. ir>case seprs,r.-
tunity offers. As a whole the vvsst-
promises TO be both interesting and ex-
citing.