The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-02-25

passed, but the press for the precedence
will be terrific, and many exciting scenes
are almost sure to occur.
1t is quite probable that several night
sessions will be held, aud it is almost GER
tain that congress will remain in continu-
Gus session from Saturday until Monday
next, on which day congress expires by
limitation at noon. The regular appro-
priation bills are unusually well advanced
so far as the house is concerned, only one,
the deficiency bill, being unacted upon,
and it will 90 to the senate tomorrow.
The two which are considered dangerous,
that is, liable TO fail, or be vetoed, are the
sundry civil and the diplomatic and con-
sular bills. To the former the senate
committee on finance has reported
amendments to the 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 bill the senate had added
amendments for the Hawaiian cable. If
these provisions prevail, despite the pro-
test of the house, it is thought 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 insistant upon its demand for n
chance to settle the question of q govern
ment printing office sito, which has been
| hanging fire for several years. 1t is prob
able that the committee OH rules will give
both time during the coming week, in
case the opportunity occurs.
The senate programme for the remain
der of the session. which will close at II
o'clock tomorrow week, is to follow the
sundry civil bill. the consideration OF
which will begin tomorrow, with the legis-
islauve, executive and judicial bill, 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 them will
be successful in cases where there is OBJ
lection.
1t is possible that Senator Butler may
renew his efforts in behalf of the pooling
bill, and that Senator George may also
again attempt to restore the bankruptcy
bill to its position as unfinished business
but it is not in the least probable that tbs
efforts of either will be successful.
Faulkner is also hopeful of securing the
right of consideration of the territorial
admission bills, but there is no longer a
possibility that any bills will be passed
The order has already been made for q
night session Tuesday for the considera
ton of bills to which there are no objec
tons. The probabilities include
night sessions every night af
ter Tuesday, continuing virtually
through the nights of Saturday and Sun
day, and also a session next Sunday dur
ing the day. These, it is believed, will b'
held to dispose of the appropriation bills
there being many provisions in those re
naming to be considered which may leaC
TO prolonged debate. There is also
probability of debate over the next re
port of the conference committee on th'
diplomatic bill, involving the appropria
ton for the Hawaiian cable. The sena
tors do not consider the outlook discour
aging and they predict that the bills will
all be passed by the time fixed by the con
stitution for adjournment, March 4.
Following is the status of the appropri
alton bills: Approved by the president
military, academy and army. In con
ference-penson, Notifications, diplo
matte and consular. District of Columbia
postofiice and agricultural. Passed tht
senate and ready for conference.-the In
dian bill. Reported to the senate-sundr
civil. legislative. executive and judicial
Considered by the senate committee oi
appropriations-navy and general de
ficiency. OF the bills in conference, tn
diplomatic and consular and fortification
bills have been partially agreed upon