The herald., 1895-02-25
In the Crush of Business Many
Bills Will be Left
PROGRAMME in THE SENATE
Butler Will Probably Do More Fighting
for the Pooling Bill
Night After Tuesday-Debate Is
Everywhere in Sight

! Washington, Feb. 24.--Tomorrow the
| House enters upon the last week of its
session, and the usual rush which charac-
terizes the closing hours of every session
of Congress will begin. Under the rules
The last six days of every session are sus-
| pension days, and members recognized
may call up bills and have them acted on
| under suspension of the rules. There are
33l public bills on the calendar, 2i7 of
which must be considered in Committee
of the Whole and la on the regular calen-
dar In addition to these there are over
800 bills on the private calendar. OF
course only very insignificant percent
age of these bills can be passed, but the
press for precedence will be terrific and
many exciting scenes win surely occur.
1t is quite probable that several night
sessions will be held and it is almost
certain that Congress will remain in con-
tinuous session from Saturday until Mon
day next, on which day Congress expires
by limitation at noon. The regular ap
preparation bills are unusually well ad-
vanced so far as the House is concerned
only one, the deficiency, being unacted
upon and it will 90 to the Senate tomor-
row. The two which are considered dan
gerous that are liable to fail or be vetoed,
are the sund1y 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
Hawaiian cable. If these provisions pre-
vail despite the protest of the House, it is
thought that President Cleveland 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 insstent upon its
demand to secure a provision for print
ing house 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 op-
portunity offers. Asi whole, the week
promises to be both interesting and excit-
ing.
The Senate programme for the remain
der of the session which will close at IL
O'Clock tomorrow week, is to follow the
sundry civil bill, the consideration of
which will begin tomorrow with the leg
islative, executive and judicial bills and
then to take up the naval bill, and lastly
the general deficiency appropriation bill.
While it is understood that there will
probably be spasmodic attempts to get
up other measures of general importance,
the best opinion is that none of these will
be successful in cases where there is OBJ
lection. 1t is possible that Senator But
Ter will renew his efforts in behalf of the
pooling bill, and that Senator George will
also again attempt to restore the bank
ruptcy bill to its position as the unfinished
business, but it is not in the least probable
that the efforts of either win be successful.
Senator Faulkner is also hopeful of secur-
ing their consideration of the territorial
admission bills, but there is no longer
possibility of psssing the bills. An Or
der has already been made for a night
session 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 Saturday |
and Sunday and also session next Sun
day during the day, These, it is be- |
lieyed, will be held to dispose of the ap- |
preparation bills, there being many pro.
visions in those remaining to be CON
sidered which may lead to prolonged de- |
bate. There is also probability of de- |
bate over the next report of the confer
ence committee on the diplomatic bill, in |
cable.
There is not much in the legislative |
bill to lead to debate but the other three |
bills all contain provisions which, if they |
are not withdrawn, are sure to cause sharp |
debate. 1t is intimated that the certif- |
cate amendment to the sundry civil bill |
may be withdrawn. If it is This will sim
plify the situation, but there will be ma
terial for many speeches and resolutions
for prolonged sessions. Senators do not |
consider the outlook discouraging and |
they predict that the bills will all be |
passed by the time fixed by the Constitu- |
ton for adjournment, on the 4th of March. |
Following is the status of the appropri-
alton bills:
Approved by the President Military |
academy and army.
In conference--P Pension, Notifications, |
diplomatic and consular, District of Co |
lumbia, postoffice, and agricultural.
Passed to the Senate-Sundry civil, leg
islative, executive and judicial
Not considered by the Senate Commit
tee on Appropriations-Th navy and
general deficiency.
OF the bills in conference the diplomatic
and consular and Notifications bills have
been partially agreed upon.
THE DEATH OF DOUGLASS