Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-05-01
NEWS FROM THE CAPITAL
BELIEVED CONGRESS WILL AD-
JOURN BEFORE JUNE 4.
Hill Expected to Develop
Much Debate.

Washington, April 26.-The senate pro
gram for tins week, SO far as determined
upon. includes only the consideration OF
appropriation bills, beginning with the
naval bill on Monday and following hat
closely with either the river and harbor
or British Columbia bill. There may be
spasmodic efforts to get up other meas
ures, but the probabilities are that noth-
ing else of any general Importance Vii
receive attention. Certainly nothing will
be taken up which will lead to general tie
bate If the committee on appropriations
can control the order of business.
1t is expected that there will be an ef-
fort on the part of Senator German and
other senators to amend the naval bill so
as to provide for the construction OF only
two battleships. instead of four as the
bill provides.
There is also an element in the senate
favorable to increasing the number 10
six. 1t Is therefore expected that the
hill will develop considerable debate.
The river and harbor bill will undoubtad-
| ly be made the subject of severe attack
! ry Senator White and others who stand
with him on the southern California deep
| water question, unless there is a cnanse
| of the present decision of the committee,
| which is in favor of Santa Monica
| A large majority of the senators now
| regard early adjournment as quite &c
| termined. If the democrats and popultsts
ever had any idea of attempting to prolong
| the session beyond the national conven-
ton they appear to have given 1t up, ana
few of them now fix the date beyond the
| LIST of June.
| Senator Mitchell of Oregon says that
contrary to the reports, he is anxious &c
| secure vote upon the resolution TO seat
Dupont as senator from Delaware and
that he is willing to take the chances OF
the result.
The senators are taking the possibllit,
of veto of the river and harbo- bill into
account in their calculations on adjourn
ment. Such a fate for the bill mas beei
\ considered among the probabilities eVel
| since it's passage by the house, ana recen
expressions on the part OF those near TN
president have increased the apprehension
of the friends of the bill Hence ther
will be an effort to so arrange the bushes
of the session as to hold congress in SEES
sion during the 10 days which he is al
lowed to consider bill, in order to secur
an opportunity for passage of the bil
over the president objection in case o
disapproval.
HOUSE FORECAST.
Washington, April 26.--The house havin
disposed of all the Appropriation bills, wi
devote the balance of the session, eXceI
such portions as are consumed by con
ference reports, to clearing up such mat
tiers as opportunity affords. This wee
| promises action on several measures. tn
Picker general pension bill, which wa
| under debate last week for three day
| will be voted on tomorrow If the clamC
for more time for debate is not too IN
fortunate, in which case the debate ma
a be allowed to run on for several day
The measure will probably receive ever
republican and quite a number of DEM
cratic votes.
1t has been agreed that the bill to er
It power the president to retire John
Ouackenbush as a commander In the nan
shall be taken up on Tuesday. Comma
der Quackenbush was court-martial'
D and dismissed from the navy in 1874 on Il
a charge of excessive intoxication. He hi
now reached the age when, had he n
been so dismissed. he would be retired
The house has also agreed to take
the bankruptcy bill this week and devo
= three days to its consideration. Shou
these three measures be disposed of befo
the end of the week there are several co
tested election cases pending.