The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-02-18
THIS WEEK IN CONGRESS
The Plans InYO.Y} a Discussion Of
Appropriation Bills
SILVER MAY BE MENTIONED
Il Io Now a Case of Hurry and Rush
For the Last Days of the Ses-
sion Are at Hand and There
Is Much to Be Done.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-Thcrc is be- |
ginning TO be a slight uueasiness on the |
democratic side of the senate that some |
democratic appropriation bills may fail.
There remaIus only l. more working days |
of the session and four of the most inn
portant of these bills are still entirely un-
considered in the senate. These are the |
Indian. the sundry civil, the legislative
and the general deficiency bills, each of
them considered as more likely to afford
ground for debate than any of the APP
preparation bills which have already re-
celved attention.
The feeling in the senate is not yet,
however, very pronounced. 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 the debate
sufficiently to cause the failure of any of
the bills, and thereby render themselves
amenable to the charge of making an eX-
cuse for an extra session.
The democratic managers expect to
gain considerable time by moving at an
early day for IL o'clock sessions and fol-
lowing tho discussion by prolonging the
daily sessions into the night. They had
expected not to hold IL o'clock sessions
until the sundry civil bills had been taken
up, but when they reached that decision
they had supposed that they would be
able to dispose of tho postoflicc, the ln-
dian and the agricultural bills last week.
Instead they succeeded only in passing
the postofilce bill and in having the agri-
cultural bill still only partially considered
and the Indian bill untouched. IL II be-
comes apparent that the Indian bill will
on the postofIice or District of Columbia
bill, the motion for earlier meetings,
which is already pending, will be passed
early in the week.
The agricultural bill will be disposed of
Monday and after that is out of tho way
the sundry civil bill will be taken up, so
there is no prospect for the senate find
ing itself without an appropriation meas
ure to proceed with. There is very little
prospect for much consideration of any
other subject and probabilities for any
general legislation, such as that proposed
in tho pooling, territorial admission, Pa
cific railroad, navy personnel and bank
ruptcy bills, are growing smaller every
day. There will be a stroug effort TO get
up and dispose of the pooling bill, but
there will be determined opposition and
some of its best friends are growing dis
couraged over the prospects. The prob
abilities for the week also include dis
cussion of the territorial bills, but the
prospects are against their passage.
There are several financial bills and
resolutions which may be called up, and
the rules of tho senate permit such lati-
tude of debate that n financial speech
may be injected at any time and regard
less of the measure in hand. There is
still occasional reference TO the agree
rlent which came so near being COM
pleted Thursday last for two days de-
bate at the beginning of the week on the
house bill, with vote at the close, and
the matter may be revived, with or with
out unanimous consent.
Senator Jones still insists that either
his bill shall DO considered on it's merits
or that its opponents shall show their in
disposition to consider il by filibustering
against it.
Senator Villas has also given notice of
an effort to call up his gold bond bill to-
morrow, and in doing so IS liable TO pre-
cIpitnte n financial discussion at the be-
ginning of the weeks work. Altogether
the outlook is for "A busy week in the sem
ate.
The rush of the closing DAYS of the
| session begins tomorrow. In the house
| for the past week membcrs have been
crowding for the consideration of bills by
unanimous consent. THIS week tho rush
will be more apparent than ever when the
/ regular appropriation bills, conference re-
| ports. and other privileged matters are
/ up before the house. Bur two appropria-
ton bills are yet undIsposed of bv the
house. the ma val and general deficiency.
| The former las been considered for two
days and it probably will require
two more Tues1ay and Wednesday,
| tomorrow, under the rules. being
! suspension day. Tho general deficiency
I bill, which vii follow, viii take up two
| days. difference reports will consume
| the rest of tho week until another oppor-
tunity is given to the Pacific railway COM
| mittee TO secure "A vote on tie funding
| bill, which has again been reported favor.
| ably, with an amendment in the shape OF
"A proposition Of the Union Pacific to set.
tie the account with the government by
the payment o. the principal OF the debt
| due.
Among the bills upon which action will
be asked under suspension Of the rules to-
morrow is one TO be reported from the
committee on pensions TO equalize the pas
| of Mexican veterans.