Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-04-16
win Adjourn Before June.


An unusually early adjournment of
Congress is being predicted by the re-
publican leaders in both houses and
every sign points to the fulfillment Of
their prophecies. Congress in many
years has made the record for the
transaction Of routine business which
stands to the credit of the present one,
80 far as the lower house Is concerned
at any rate. With all the appropria-
tion bills, except two already passed
by the house, with one Of those remain
ing reported from the committee and
likely to be passed with only day or
two of debate and with the other IN
process Of preparation House leaders
are placing the limit of this session at
the Let Of June, allowing ss they
think, sufficient time for the Senate to
take cGre Of the important bills sent
to it from the House.
No other business except the regular
appropriations is absolutely necessary
to be done, and although the House
may take up some of the more press
ing of the general matters before it,
such as the settlement Of the Pacific
railroad debts, the statehood and
bankruptcy bills, it is expected that
many other minor matters will be
passed over in the interest OF an early
adjournment. It seems probable that
the house will have passed the last of
the appropriation bills before the 18th
of May. OF these bills, fve-the PEN
sion, military sCadsmy, urgent de-
hcienCy, diplomatic and consular and
army bills-have been signed by the
President. The agricultural bill has
been passed by both Houses and is
ready for the Presidents signature.
The post Office bill has been passed
by both Houses, but the Senate
amendments have not yet been agreed
to by both Houses and the Legislative,
executive and judicial bill is also in
conference between the two Houses.
The Indian bill is in the Senate and
the naval bill is ready for considera-
tion. The sundry civil and river and
harbor bills have been sent to the
Senate and referred to committees.
In the House the Notifications bill
stands ready for consideration and
the last of the list, the general def
cheney, is being prepared by the ap-
preparations committee. There re-
main, therefore, but two appropria-
ton bills to be passed by the House,
and six for the Senate to act upon.
The Senate committee on appro-
priations is well up with it's work on
the appropriation bills, and the SEN
ate is not far behind its committee
1t is the general opinion that the APP
preparation committee can complete
it's work on the bills still to be con-
sidered, within three or four weeks
time, and that it is possible for the
Senate to finish them by the middle
of May. There ore some who esti-
mate that it will require until the
first of June to accomplish the result
No one puts it later. With the sp.
preparation bills out OF the way, il
will be exceedingly difficult to hold
the Senate in session for any purpose
Consequently the prevailing opinion
in the Senate is that the final adjourn
ment of the session will not be post
poned far beyond the beginning Of
the first of the summer months.
It is admitted on all hands that il
adjournment is reached as early as
the majority predict and seem to de-