The Washington times., 1895-02-18

There is beginning to be a slight uneasi-
ness on the Democratic side of the Senate
that some of the appropriation bills may fail.
There remain only twelve working days OF
the session, and four of the most important
of these bills are still entirely unconsidered
| in the Senate. These are the Indian, sundry
civil, the legislative, and the general de-
| ficiency bills, each of them considered as
more likely to afford ground for debate than
any Of the appropriation bills which have al
ready received attention.
This anxiety is not yet, however, very pro-
nounced. 1t would be more marked but for
the fact that it is generally believed that the
| Republicans are sincere in their protestations
that they do not desire to prolong debate
sufficiently to cause the failure OF any of the
bills and thereby render themselves amenable
| to the charge for making an excuse for an ex-
ira session,
EARLIER AND LONGER SESSIONS.
The Democratic managers expect to gain
considerable time 10y moving at an early day
for IL O'Clock sessions and following this soon
by prolonging daily sessions into the night.
They had expected not to press the question
OF ii O'Clock sessions until the sundry civil
bill should be taken up, but when they reached
that decision they had supposed that they
would be able to dispose of the post-offiee
Indian. and agricultural bills last week. In
stead they succeeded only in passing the
post-ofice bill, and in leaving the agricui-
tural bill still only hastily considered and the
Indian bill untouched. II it becomes appar-
ent That the Indian bill viii require time pro-
portlonal 10 that put In the post-oflice or Dis
VII of fnI tla
meetings, which is already pending, will be
pressed early in the week.
The agricultural bill will be disposed of
to-day, and after that is out OF the way, the
sundry civil bill will be taken up. The sun
dry civil bill has not yet been reported from
the committee, but il is hoped that il will bs
reported to-day, certainly ii will be before
the Indian bill can De gotten out of the way,
so that there is no prospect OF the Senate
finding Itself without an appropriation meas
ure TO proceed with.
OTHER GENERAL LEGISLATION UNLIKELY
There is very little prospect for much con-
sderation OF any other subject, and the prob
abilities for any general legislation such as
that proposed in the pooling, Territorial,
admission, Pacific railroad, Navy personnel.
and bankruptcy bills, are growing smaller
and smaller every day. There will be
strong effort 10 get up and dispose OF the
pooling bill, Tut there will he determined op-
position and some of its best friends are
growing discouraged over the prospect The
probabilities for the week also idclude a cur
sorry discussion of the Territorial bills but the
prospects are all against their passage
There several financial bills and reso-
luiions which may be called up, and the rules
of the Senate permit such latitude OF debate
that financial speech may be injected at any
time and regardless of the measure in hand
There is still occasional reference 10 the
agreement which came so near beingzcom-
pleted Thursday last for a two days debate
al the beginning OF the week on the Jones
bill, with vote Ar the close. and the matter
may be reviewed with or without unanimous
consent.
Senator Jones still insists that either his
bill shall be considered on its merits or that
its opponents shall show their lndispostion 10
consider II 10y iiilbusterlng against 1t. Sem
ator Villas has also given notice of an effort
to call up his gold bond bill to-day. and in
doing . Is liable 10 precipitate financial
discussion at the beginning Of the weeks
work.
Altogether the outlook is for busy week
in the Senate.
THE RUSH N THE HOUSE.
The rush of the closing days of the session
begins to-day In the House for the past
week members have been crowdiug for the
consideration of bills by unanimous consent.
This week the rush will be more apparent
whenever the regular appropriation bills and
conference reports and other privileged mat
tiers are not before the House.
But two appropriation bills are yet undis-
posed Of by the House-the naval and gen.
eral deficiency. The former has been cousid-
cred for two days, and it will probably require
two more, tomorrow and Wednesday, to-day,
under the rule. being suspension day The
general deficiency, which will follow, will take
up two days. Conference reports will con-
sumo the rest of the week unless another op-
portunity is given to the Pacific Railroad
Committee TO secure vote on the funding
bill. which has again keen reported favorably,
with an amendment in the shape of propo-
sition from the Union Pacific to settle the
account with the government by the payment
OF the principal of the debt due.
Among the bills upon which action will be
asked under suspension Of the rules to-day is
the bill reported from the Committee on PEN
sions 10 equalize the pay OF Mexican veterans