The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-03-02
Last Week Of Congress Means a
Continuous Session.
THE SENATE IN HOT WATER
Measures hich Ordinarily X qu!re a.
Days C"n-id. ration Must lie
RailrUaded.

Washington, Feb. 24.-Tomorrow the
house enters upon the last week of it's
session, and the usual rush which char
acterizes the closing hours of every ses-
sion of congress will begin. Under the
rules. the last six days of every session
are suspension days, and members re-
cognized may call up bills and have
them acted upon under suspension of
the rules. There are 331 public bills on
the calendar, PIT of which must be con-
sidered in committee of the whole and
ia on the regular calendar. In addi-
ton to these, there are over 500 bills on
the private calendar OF course. only
very insignificant percentage of these
Dllls can be passed, but the press for
precedence will be terr1rc and many ex-
citing scenes are almost sure to occur
1t is quite probable that several night
sessions will be held and it is almost
certain that congress will remain in
continuous session from Saturday until
Monday next, on which day congress
expires by limitation. at noon. The reg
ular appropriation bills are unusually
advanced, so far as the house is con-
y
enacted upon, and it will go to the SEN
ate tomorrow. The two which are con-
sidered 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 per cent
coin bids with provision requiring the
secretary of the treasury to advertise
for bids in case of another bond issue
To the diplomatic and consular. the SEN
ate has added amendments for the Ha-
waiian cable. If these provisions pre-
vail, despite the protest of the house. it
is thought that the president may veto
them.
The committee on Pacific railroads is
pressing for an opportunity to secure a
vote on the funding bill as amended,
and the committee on public buildings
is equally insistent upon it's demand for
chance to settle the question of a
printing office site, which has been
hanging fire for several years. 1t is.
probable that the committee on rules
will give both time during the coming
week, in case an opportunity offers.
IN THE SENATE.
The senate program for the remainder
of the session, which will close at II
o'clock tomorrow week, is to follow the
sundry BILL consideration of which will
be given tomorrow, by the executive
and judicial bill, and then to take up the
naval bill, and lastly the general de-
ficiency appropriation bill. While it is
understood that there will probably be
! spasmodic attempts to get up ether
measures of general Importance. the
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be successful in the cases where there
is objection. 1t is possible that Senator
Butler will renew his efforts in behalf
of the pooling bill. and that Senator
! George will also again attempt to re-
store the bankruptcy bill to its position
as unfinished business, but it is not in
| the least probable that the efforts Of
either will be successful Senator
Faulkner is also hopeful of securing
brief consideration of territorial admis-
sion bills, but there is no longer pos
sibility of passing the bills. An order
has already been made for night ses-
sion Tuesday for the consideration of
bills to which there are no objections
The probabilities include night sessions
every night after Tuesday, continuing
virtually through the nights Of Satur-
day and Sunday, and also a session
next Sunday during the day. These it
is believed, will be held to dispose Of
appropriation bills, there being many
provisions in those remaining to be con-
sdered which may lead to prolonged de-
bate. There is also a probability of
debate over the next report of the con-
ference committee on the diplomatic
bill, involving the appropriation for the
Hawaiian cable.
Senator 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.
The following is the status of appro-
priation bills: Approved by the prcsi-
dent-Pension fortifcations, diploma tic
and consular, Dictrict of Columbia.
postoffice, agricultural. Passed the
senate and ready for the conference
The Indian bill. Reported to the senate
-Sundry civil, legislative, executive
and judicial. Not considered by the
senate committee on appropriations
The navy and general deficiency.
OF the bills in conference, the liplo-
mafic and consular and the fOrtifica-
lions bills have been agreed upon.
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