Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-02-07
APPROPRIATIONS.
The Bills Under Way and viii Be
Acted on in Good Time.
AGRICULTURAL AND NAVAL BILLS.
They Are the Only Two Now on the House
Calendar-A Syndicate Composed of
American and Foreign Bankers
to Take the New Bonds.

WASHINGTON, Feb. with but four
weeks of the session of congress re-
naming, glance at the condition of
the regular annual appropriation bills
Is interesting. comparison with
the situation at the same time in
the short session of the Fifty-second
congress is much more favorable to
the present congress and justifies the
belief that unless unforeseen difficult
ties arise all the bills will have been
presented to the president for his ap-
proval before IL o'clock on March 4. A
difficulty that has been suggested to
the successful contamination of such
programme is in the possible lacking
on to one of the bills of provision en-
bodying some financial legislation, in
the event of the failure of the enact
ment of another measure. The con-
test over such step might delay action
on the bill so that it would not reach
the president in time.
All the appropriation bills have been
completed by the house committee
having them in charge except the gen.
eral deficiency bill, the preparation of
which is always deferred so as to in
clude if desirable, all the estimates
that may be submitted to congress by
the executive departments of the gov
eminent up to the latest date it is safe
to wait. The Legislative bill, although
prepared, has not yet been formally
passed upon by the appropriations COM
mittee, but this will be done to-day
and the measure will be re-
ported. The military academy is
the only one of the regular annual ap-
preparation bills that has received the
hut ho
ence report on the army bill has been
agreed to by both branches of con-
gress and will soon be sent to the pres
ident The Notifications and pension
bills are in the hands Of conference
. committees, the diplomatic bill and
the District of Columbia bill are pend
ing in the senate, having been report
ed from the senate committee hav-
ing them in charge, while the
Indian, the post office and the sun
dry civil bills have passed the house
and are now under consideration by
the senate committee on appropria-
tions. But two-the agricultural and
naval bills-are now on the house
calendar; the former will be passed
without much discussion, while the
latter, on the other hand, will be de-
bated thoroughly, and the recommend
ations of the committee favoring the
construction of three battleships, cost
ing approximately $4. 1000, 900 each, will
undoubtedly be antagonized by those
members who think such additional
demands ought not to be made on the
national treasury.
THE NEW BONDS.
New YORK, Feb. Son reliable au-
thority the Press to-day said that it is
able to announce that the new bond
issue will be taken up by a syndicate
composed of American and foreign
bankers. The issue will be at least
800, 900 of the United States
government As, and may be more
The delay is understood to be
due to the exact figures
at which they will be sold. The Press
also learns from trustworthy sources
that there will be an opportunity given
to the public to make a bid on the new
bonds. Inside advices are that the
local financiers will take about $780,
100000 of the new loan and the re-
mainder will go to foreign houses.