The record-union., 1895-02-18
Only Twelve More Working Days
of the Present Session.
UNEASINESS CONCERNING APPRO-
PRIATION BILLS
Little Prospect of Any Other Subject
Receiving Consideration in the Sem
ate-The Naval and General De-
tfciency the Only Appropriation
Bills Undisposed of in the House.
Specfnl to the REcoRD-UNrnN.

WASHINGTON, Feb. l7.-There is begin
ming to be quite uneasiness on the Demo-
cratic side of the Senate that some Demo-
cratic appropriations may fail. There
remain only twelve more working days
of the session, ana four of the most of
these bills are entirely unconsidered in
the Senate. These are the Indian, sundry
civil, the legislative and the general def
cheney bills, each of them considered as
more likely TO afford ground for debate
than any Of the appropriation bills which
have already 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 alienabIe to the charge
OF making an excuse for an extra session.
The Democratic managers expect TO
gain considerable time by moving al an
early day for IL O'Clock sessions, and fol-
loving discussion by prOlOugIng the daily
Eessions until the suudry civil bill should
be taken up, but when they reached that
decision they had supposed that they
would be able to dispose OF the pOStOiuce,
the Indian and the agricultural bills last
week. Instead, they succeeded only in
passing the pOSrOtlce bill, AMI IN having
the agricultural bill still only partially
considered, and the Indian bill untouched.
II 1t becomes apparent that the Indian
bill will require time proportionate TO
that put IN on the DostOttice and District
OF COIum Ola bills, The motion Tor earlier
meetings, which is already pending, will
be pressed early IN the week.
Inc agricultural bill Will be disposed of
atrn bat jG pf "a
the suudry civil bill will be taken up.
The sundry civil bill has not yet been re-
ported from committee, but it is hoped
That ii will be reported O-mOrrOW-Cer-
tainly it viii be before the Indian bill
can be gotten out of The way, so there is
no prospect for the Senate finding itself
without an appropriation measure to pro-
Ceed with.
There is very little prospect for much
consideration OF any other subject, and
the probability for any general legisla-
lion, such as that proposed in the pooling
ana the Territorial admission, railroad
and bankruptcy bills are growing smaller
every day. There will be a strong effort
10 get up and dispose of the pooling bill,
but there viii be determined opposition,
and some OF its best friends are growing
discouraged over the prospects.
The probabilities tor the week also in
clude discussion ofLhe Territorial bills,
bat the prospects are against their pas
sage. There are several financial bills
and resolutions which may he called up,
and the rules OF the Senate permit such
latitude OF debate that a financial speech
may be injected al any time, and regard
less of the measure IN hand.
There is still occasional reference TO the
agreement which came so near being
completed Thursday last for a two days
debate at the beginning Of the week on
The Jones bill, with vote at the close,
and the matter may be revived with
or without unanimous consent. Senator
Jones still Insists that either his bill be
considered on its merits, or that its op-
pOuenis shall show their lndispOsitIOn TO
consider il by ulibustering against it.
Altogether the outlook IS tor a busy
week.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON. Fob. 1.-THE rush of
the closing days OF the session begins to-
morrow. In the House for the past week
members have been crowdIng for the
consideration of bills by unanimous con-
sent. Ihis week the rush Will be more
apparent, whenever the regular appro-
priatiOns and conference reports and
other privileged matters come up before
ihe House.
But two aDprO priation bills are yet un-
disposed OF by the HOuSe-the naval and
general deficiency bill. The former has
been considered Tor two days, and it will
probably require two more TUESDAY and
Wednesday,, tomorrow, under the rules,
being suspension day. The general de-
ticieucy bill, which will follow, will take
up TWO days.
Conference reports will consume the
rest OF the week, until another oppor-
tunity Is given 10 the Pacific Railway
Committee TO secure a vote on the fund
ing bill. which has again been reported
1avorably, with an amendment in the
shape Of proposition for the Union Pa
citc to settle the account with the Gov
ernment by the payment of The principal
oil the debt due.
Among the bills which will be asked
under suspension Of the rules tomorrow
is the one TO be reported from the Com
lnittee on Pensions to equalize the pay OF
the Mex lean war veterans.