The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-02-25
Only Six More Days Until the
Present Session Is Over.
PROGRAMME AS OUTLINED FOR THE
PRESENT WEEK.
The Jury in the Case of Captain How
gate. on Trial for Frauds Alleged to
Have Been Committed In the Signal
Service Many Years Ago. Return a
Verdict of Not Guilty of the Charge
In the Trial Just Ended.
Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.

WASHINGTON, Feb. "a. - Tomorrow
the House enters upon the last week of
its session, and the usual rush which
characterizes the closing hours of every
session of Congress will begin. Under
the rules the last six days of every ses-
sion are suspension days, and mem bers
recognized may call up bills and have
them acted on under suspension of the
rules. Thore are 33l public bills on the
calendar, 2l7 of which must be consid-
cred in Committee of the Whole. and ia
on the regular calendar. In addition to
these there are over 500 bills Oh the pri-
vate calendar. Of course, only very
insignificant percentage of these bills can
be passed, but the press for precedence
will be terrific, and many exciting scenes
are almost sure to occur. 1t is quite
probable that several night sessions will
be held. and it is almost certain that Con-
gress will remain in continuous session
from Saturday until Monday next, on
which day Congress expires by limita-
ton at noon.
The regular appropriation bills are un-
usually we'll advanced so far as the House
is concerned, only one the deficiency
being unacted upon, and it will go 10 the
considered dangerous, that is, liable to
fail or be vetoed, are the sundry civil and
the diplomatic and consular. TO the
former the Senate Committee on Finance
has reported amendments to coincide
with provision requiring the Secretary
Of the Treasury to advertise for bids in
case of another bond issue. To the
diplomatic and consular the Senate has
added amendments for the Hawaiian
cable. Ii these provisions prevail, de-
spite the protest OF the House, it is
thought that President Cleveland may
veto them.
the Committee on Pacific Railroads is
pressing for an opportunity to secure
vote on the funding bill, as amended,
and the Committee on Public Buildings
is equally insistent upon It's demands Tor
chance to settle the question OF the
printing office site. which has been hang
ing fire for several years.
AS whole, the week promises to be
both interesting and exciting.
IN THE SENATE.
WAsHINGToN, Feb. 24. The Senate
programme for the remainder OF the
session, which will close at Il o'clock to-
morrow week, is TO follow the sundry
civil bill, the consideration Of which viii
begin tomorrow, with the legislative,
executive and judicial bill, aud then to
take up the naval bill. and lastly the gem
eral deficiency appropriation bill. While
IL is understood that there will probably
be spasmOdic attempts to get up other
measures Of general Importance the best
opinion is that none OF these will be sue
cessiul III cases where there is objection.
1t Is possible that Senator Butler will re-
new his efforts in behalf of the pooling
bill, and that Senator George will also
again attempt to restore the bankruptcy
bill TO its position as the unfinished busi-
nesss but 1t IS not in the least probable
that efforts of either will be successful.
Senator Faulkner Is also hopeful of Sc
curing brief consideration OF the Terri
torial admission bills: but there is no
longer a possibility OF passing the bills
An order has already been made for a
night on Tuesday next for the cOnsidera-
ton of the bills to which there are no OBJ
jectons.
Tne probabilities include night sessions
every night after Tuesday, continuing
virtually through the nights of Saturday
and Sunday, and also session next Sun
day during the day. These, it is believed,
VIII be neId to dispose OF the apprOpria-
+ ton bills, there being many provisions
in those remaining TO be considered
which may lead to prolonged debate.
There is also q probability of debate over
the next report of the conference COM
mittee on the diplomatic bill, involving
the appropriation Tor the Hawaiian ca
Die.
There is not much in the legislative bill
TO lead to debate, but the other three bills
all contain provisions which, II they are
not WITHDRAWN, are sure to cause sharp
debate. 1t is intimated that the certificate
amendment to the sunGry civil bill may
De Withdrawn. Ii it is, this will simplify
the situation. but there viii be material
for many speeches and resolutions for
prolonged sessions.
Senators DO not consider the outlook
discouraging, and they predict that the
bills will all be passed by the time fixed
by the Constitution for adjournment on
the 4th Of March.
Following is the status of the appropri-
alton bills: Approved by the President
Military academy and army; III confer
ence-Pension, tortiications, diplomatic
and consular, District of Columbia, post
office, agricultural; passed to the Senate
Sundry civil, legislative, executive and
judicial; not considered by the Senate
committee on ApprOpriations-The naval
and general deficiency. OF the bills in
conference, the diplomatic and consular
and fortiiications bills have been par
toll lty