The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-25
WANING DAYS OF CONGRESS
The Coming Week Will BE Lively in
Both Senate and House.
MANY APPROPRIATION BILLS
In Some of the Measures Are Radical
Points of Difference Between the
Two Houscs-Warm Debates
Are Promised.
By the United Press.


Washington, Feb. 24.-There are but
three great appropriation bills that
have received the approval of the
executive. Six are in conference and in
some of them radical points of differ
ence between the two houses are in
volved Chief among these is the diplo-
matte bill which carries the senate
appropriation Of $500 900 for the COM
mencement of the work of laying II
cable between this country and the
Hawaiian islands. The house by for
NAL vote has refused to agree to this
amendment and the senate by a good
majority has directed it's managers to
insist upon it. Mr.. Blackburn, one of
the senate conferrees, is authority for
the statement that the president would
veto the whole measure If this pro-
vision were left in the bill.
Four of the appropriation bills still
remain to be acted upon, the sundry
civil bill having been made the unfin-
ished business for tomorrow morning.
This is one of the most important of
the appropriation bills. The0 amend
ment reported by the appropriations
committee providing fCl the issue of
treasury certificates to meet the cur
rent expenses of the treasury will be
antagonized by the silver men. Mr..
Mills proposed amendment, of which
he has given notice, repeating author
ity for the issue of bonds in the future
will also be strongly opposed by those
who look upon the authority found in
the resumption act as the only barrier
/ l,g,t.r In ttaD Grtl.N a nd CT
basis.
Sugar Bounty Will Cause Trouble.
The sundry civil bill also carries the
senate amendment appropriating for
the payment of the sugar bounty earned
prior to the passage of the new tariff
law, matter involving an expendi-
ture of between 81, 900 and So 900, 600
This one item, it is thought, will furn-
| ish q heavy stumbling block for the
| conference committee.
| A majority of the senate appropria-
| tion committee are said to be against
the construction of the three battle
! ships and they make a report to the
senate reducing the number and thus
| preCipitating a fight. Advocates of this
/ battleships will have the unanimous
| support of the senate naval committee
which endorsed the bill as it passed the
house.
Night sessions will be the order this
week There is probability that on
! Saturday, March g the senate may re-
main in session all night taking recess
| for few hours only during the middle
of the day on Sunday
No programme has been arranged for
the last weeks business of the house,
and, under existing conditions, none
| can be outlined i'm advance. The gen
eral deficiency appropriation bill is still
undisposed of and the manager of that
measure, Mr.. Breckinridge, of Ken
lucky, will doubtless contest with
Chairman Heard. Of the committee on
affairs Of the District of Columbia, fer
the right of way tomorrow.
The indications are that with the
exception of some private bills, for
which consideration may be had by
unanimous consent, no further legis-
lation will be accomplished at this ses-
sion save appropriation bills.