Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-08
REPUBLICAN, SENATORS
They Are Entirely Satisfied With the Way
Things Are Going.
Appropriation Bills VIII Occupy tho
Attention of the Senate Up
to Adjournment.

The republican Senators are entirely salts
fed with the way matters are going in the
Senate, and those of them who are concern
ed in the management Of the machinery
feel that they are in position to predict
with much certainty the course of events
from now until the 4th of March.
1.-The diplomatic bill will probably be dis
posed of by Saturday night?' was suggest
ed in a questioning way to one who is in
their confidence today, whereupon he re-
piled. THAT is just when it will be passed"
After that, what?" was asked.
'The post Office appropriation bill.''
"And then?'
Another appropriation bill"
what will become Of Senator Buffers
motion to take up the pooling bill?"
The Pooling dill.
THAT motion will In all probability pre-
vail, but that will be the end Of 1t. A
majority of the republicans will assist him
in getting the bill up for two reasons; one
being that they want to dispiace the bank
ruptcy bill, and the other that it is under
stood to be the desire Of the democratic
steering committee to have the territorial
admission bills follow next in consideration
after the bankruptcy bill, and the republi-
cans are not averse to antagoniZing that
committee. But If the order of business Is
reversed to this extent. it does not mean
that the pooling bill will be seriously con-
sdered. On the contrary, it is not the pur-
pose that any general bill, except the ap-
preparation bills, should be passed during
the present session, unless the democrats
can agree upon financial bill. Inc re-
pubiicans who are managing the thing
would hardly assume the responsibility for
defeating a measure of such general I'M
portance as a financial bill, while they feel
free 10 pursue any legitimate tactics for
preventing other general legislation.
Calculated the Chances.
.sThey have calculated the chances to a
nicety, and they know just what time can
be given to each of the appropriation bills
unacted upon. They intend that all OF them
shall pass, and that there shall be no ex-
tension on account of failure In TINS nne'
but they do not propose that time shall be
left for anything else. OF these bills, the
post office, the legislative, the Indian, the
agricultural, the sUndry civil and the gen.
eral deficiency are still to be acted upon
after the diplomatic bill shall be gotten
out of the way. TLat makes two bills for
each week which will remain of the ses-
sicn. and there will be plenty Of material
in the bills for all the debate necessary to
the purposes Of the republicans"
Reason for the Policy Pursued.
The same authority Is responsible for the
statement that the entire manipulation of
TINS matter is III the ndnus ol oehdlofS .
Platt, Chandler and Aldrich, and he as
cribes the policy which is being pursued
to opposition to the bankruptcy BILL terri
torial admission bills and to Indifference
to the pooling bill. and also to the fact
that these three Senators resented the re-
fusal of the democrats to suspend consid-
Grafton of the bankruptcy bill during the
absence of Senator Hoar. He also says
that while the republicans would not stand
in the way Of the passage Of a financial
fhnyy fcaI m n on ,lNh
a bill among the democratic Senators is
an impCssibility.