The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-25
LAST WEEK OF THE CONGRESS.
ALL THE APPROPRIATION BILLS
TO BE PASSED.

The Situation In the senate Not More
Critical Than ~ Has Been In the
Closing Days Of Previous short
ScSsions-OnIy Three of the Bills
Made Laws as Nct--six Now In COn-
ference.
Washington, Feb. 24-The situation
In the Senate to-day is not more crtt-
ical than is has been In the closing days
OF previous short sessions Of congress.
There is time In which TO dispose Of all
tho pending appropriation bills unless a
deliberate effort Is made 10 defeat some
OF them. No such contingency is deemed
likely to arise.
There is however, no time 10 spare, for
the business TO be brought forward during
the present week is OF great importanes
and Is bound TO lead to debate that may
run through day and night until the ses-
sion ends.
There are but three Of the thirteen great
appropriation bills that have received
the approval Of the executive. Six are In
conference and In some Of them radical
points OF difference between the two
houses are involved Chief among thoss
is the diplomatic bill. which carries the
Senate appropriation OF $4,000 for tbs
commencement of the work Of laying q
cable between this country and the Ha-
walian Islands The House by a formal
vote has refused 10 agree ia
this amendment and the Sem
ate by good majority has
directed its managers 70 insist upon IL.
Some senators are so impressed with ths
Importance of this proposition that thew
say they are willing to permit the whola
bill to fail rather than allow the amend
ment TO be stricken out. on the other hand
Mr. Blackburn, one OF the Senate con-
ferees. Is authority for the statements
that the President would veto the whols
measure II this provision were left IN
the bill.
The Indian appropriation bill. which,
went TO congress yesterday, viii be n
matter hard to manage, for the Senate
has engrafted much new legislation upon
Il.
Four Of The appropriation bills still re-
main to be acted upon, the sundry civil
bin being made the unfinished business
for tomorrow. This Is one of the most
important Of the appropriation bills. The
amendment reported by the appropria-
of treasury certificates TO meet the cur
rent expenses OF the treasury will be an
tagonized by the silver men. Mr.. Nils
proposed amendment, Of which he has
given notice. repeating the authority Tor
the issue OF bonds An the future, will
also be strongly opposed BY those who
look upon the authority found In the re-
sumption act as the only barrier between
the treasury and a silver basis.
The sundry civil bin also carries the
Senate amendment appr0priatng money
for the payment Of the sugar bounty
earned prior 10 the passage Of the new
law a matter involving the expenditures
of between SO00,000 and $5,OO0O00 This
one item II is thought will furnish a
heavy stumbling block for the conferences
committee
'rhe next bills in order will be the leg
islatfve. executive and Judicial, and tha
naval appropriation bill
The friends Of the navy will endeavOr 10
see 10 Il that the three battle ships per-
mitted to remain in the bill by the House,
are not disturbed. majority OF the
Senate appropriation committee are said
to be against the construction OF the three
battle ships, and they may make report
to the Senate, reducing the number and
thus preclpitate Eight, The advocates
Of the battle ships viii have the unanimous
support of the Senate naval committee,
which endorsed the bin as It passed this
House.
Night sessions will be the order this
week. The Senate will begin on Tuesday.
when unobjected bills on the calendar will
be taken up for action. There Is proba-
bility that on Saturday March 2, the SEN
ate may remain in session all night, taxi
ing q recess for a few hours only during
the middle Of the day on Sunday.
No programme has been arranged for
the last weeks business Of the session OF
the Fifty-third congress IN the House OF
Representatives and under existing con-
ditions none can be outlined In advance.
The general deficiency appropriation Bill
Is still undisposed Of, and the manager OF
that measure, Mr.. Breckenridge OF Ken
lucky will doubtless contest with Chair
man Heard Of the committee on affairs
of the District of Columbia for the right
of-way tomorrow. Under the rules Of the
House. the district committee is entitled
to the day, but the exigencies OF the ses-
sion will probably induce the House TO
proceed with the deficiency bill, yielding
to the district another day, IL It shall be
desired by Mr.. Heard and his committee.
Beginning with Tuesday, It will be in
order In the House 70 move the suspen-
sion Of the rules and the passage there
under Of any bill on the calendar at any
time until the expiration Of the session
But the rule can be made effective only
by the cooperation Of the speaker. whose
acquiescence must be secured before the
member can be certain of getting recogni-
ton. SO far Speaker Crisp appears to
have made no promises In that regard.
There Is OF course. tremendous pressure
brought to bear upon the speaker ana the
committee on rules for orders to permit
the consideration of special measures,
but no agreement has been entered into
with respect Of these.
The indications are that with the ex-
ceptfon of some private bill, for which
consideration may be had by unanimous
consent. no further legislation will be
accomplished at this session, save the APP
preparation bills. Nearly all OF these are
now. or will be in the course of the week.
IN conference, and the consideration or
the reports on these will occupy the
greater portion of the week.