The herald., 1896-04-27
The Appropriation Bills Will
Occupy the Senate
MR.. HUNTINGTON'S HARBOR
Renders the Pate OF the Bill Very
Uncertain
Psnsion Bill to Be Voted On In tho House
Today-An Early Adjournment Now
Seems Certain
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
WASHINGTON, April 26.-The SEN
ate program for this week. SO far as
determined upon, includes only the con-
sideration of appropriation bills, be-
ginning with the naval bill on Monday
and following that closely with either
the river and harbor or the District Of
Columbia bill, probably the former.
There may be spasmodic efforts to get
up other measures, but the probabilities
are that nothing else Of any general i'm
portance will reel live attention. Ger
tainly nothing will be taken up which
will lead to general debate If the COM
mittee on appropriations can control the
order Of business. 1t is expected that
there will be an effort on the part of
Senator German and other senators to
amend the naval bill so as to provide
for the construction Of only two battle
ships instead of four as the bill pro-
vides.
There is also an element in the senate
favorable to increasing the number to
six. 1t is therefore expected that this
bill will develop considerable debate.
The river and harbor bill will un-
doubtedly be made the subject Of severe
attack by Senator White and others
who stand with him on the Southern
California deep water question unless
there is a change Of the present decis-
ion of the committee, which is in favor
Of Santa Monica.
A large majority Of the senators, al
most all Of them. in fact. now regard
early adjournment as quite definitely
determined upon. If the Democrats
nd iSts n q
tempting to prolong the session beyond
the national convention they appear to
have given 1t up, and few of them now
fix the date beyond the first Of June.
Senator George. who is the special
champion Of the bankruptcy bill, said
today that he had received no encour-
agement in his efforts to get UP that
measure. and that he had no hope of do
ing So.
contrary to reports, he Is anxious to Sc
cure vote on the resolution to seat Mr.
Dupont as senator from Delaware, and
that he Is willing to take chances on the
Senator PETER will not for the pres--..
press his bond resolution to the antag-
onism Of the appropriation bills.
The senator's are taking the possibil-
ity Of a veto Of tbe river and harbor bill
into account in their calculations on ad-
journment. Such q fate for the bill has
been considered, among the probable
tiles ever since its passage by the house,
and recent expressions on the part of
those near the president have increased
the apprehension Of ~ friends Of the
bill on this 500, A1ence, there will n
an effort so tv arrange the business Of
the session as to hold congress in ses-
sion during the ten days allowed to con-
slider bill. In order to secure an oppor-
tunity to pass the bill over the presi-
dents objections In case Of his disap-
proval.
IN THE HOUSE
The house. having disposed of all the
appropriation bills, will devote the ball
ance of the session, except such por-
tions as are consumed by conference
reports. to clearing up such matters as
opportunity affords. This work prom
ises action on several measures. The
Pickler general pension bill, which was
under debate last week for three DAYS.
will be voted on tomorrow if the clamor
for more time for debate is not too i'm
Fortunate, in which case the debate
may be allowed for several days. Mr..
Pickler, however, believes a vote can
be obtained tomorrow. The measure
will probably receive every Republican
ana quite number of Democratic
votes. 1t has been agreed that the bill
to empower the president to retire John
M. Quackenbush,a as a. a.commander. in, the
navy SAdii pe taken up on tuesday.
Commander Quackenbush was court
martialed and dismissed from the navy
in 1874 on charges of excessive intoxi-
cation. He has now reached the age
when. had he not been so dismissed, he
would be retired.
The house also agreed to take up the
bankruptcy bill this week and devote
three days to it's consideration. Should
these three measures be disposed of be-
fore the end of the week there are sev.
eral contested election cases pending
OF course everything will have to give
way If conference reports or appro-
priation bills are reported.