The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-08
In Time for the Convention at
st. Louisg
CONGRESSIONAL DIFFICULTIES.
The Decision Seems New 70 Rest
With the Senate.
oone~ssiens That Each House fs
nilIiaE TO Make TO Farther an
Adjournment ON Tuesday. and
Senteatiens That May he Aoaa-
doued.

Washington Ctr. June THE house
managers have parliamentary machinery
In operation which viii eaahia thern TO
secure prompt action on every Rvopo-
sltien submitted ~ she conferees en- ths
tive remaining appropriation b8l4s looking
20 an adjustment Of the differences be-
tween the 1Go houses Instead 81 aa-
soarning last night. the house tcok n re-
cess antA % o'csock tomorrow fneEn4rg-
That action continues tho executive a2y
of Saturday, which by : special order
adopted on Friday wBs made suSSsa-
sion ard will enable the house 10 vote on
any proposition after taenty minutes de-
bate. This dinDgGneeS between the two
houses, the four supply bills tshe stsndry
clSil. naval. Indian and District Of Co
lum0ia9 are radical. hut hy mutual con-
eeSslons the house leaders believe thc dif-
ferences can hs adjusted so as 20 permit
an adjournment Tuesday or Wednesday.
In the suE.!ry clsll hsl the house has
thus far persistently refused 10 accept
the amendments for pszhsic buildings at
the capitals Of Utah. Wyoming. idsho essd
Montana. and the additions for the pGh-
lie buildings Al Kansas city. Savannah.
Ca, and Camden. -. J.
IN the naval bail the horse has remained
equally firm ia It's tnsistenes on four
hattleslps and $s@s per ton as the MAXI
mum cost OF aFnor plate. To both of
these items the senate has declined TO
agree and yesterday refused a compro-
mise The senate insists on two hattie
ships and reduction of arEnnr plate to
&1e per ton
In the Indian btu, which has TO less
than four times been voted for. the i'm
mediate termination OF appropriations for
scCtarian Indian schools as against thu
senate'S proposition 10 aliow them 10 run
untll $50. the house yesterday declined 10
accept as a compromise their tsrmina-
s4Ns- In
in the differences between the TWO houses
en- the items IN the District OF Columbia
bill relating TO sectariaa charities.
Another troublesome question in tho In
dian bill is the appropriation for the pay
ment Of the attorneys OF the Old Settlers
Association. The senate has declined
compromise on this question which would
postpone the payment OF the claims. Fur
ther legislative action viii be had az tha
next session.
on the question OF sectarian schools IL
does not seem possible that the house can
be induced TO yield. The probabilities are
that the other Items will be compromised.
saving and excepting the public buildings
items in tha sundry civil hilI which II
seems likely this senate VIII eventually
abandon.
The main difficulty In the way OF an adj
journment by the middle OF the week
seems TO lie at the senate end Of the capt-
tol. wherf single senator can ohSBF0Es
matters, IL ne chooses. urtti the quorum
fails, or until al chances OF sire die a3-
fcurnn1ent before the Sf. Louis conven-
ton win disappear. An intense desire os
members at both ends OF the capitol % sc.
away. however. will do much toward In
sincing those who are disposed so raise fa>-
fsous opposition 90 yield their individual
desires 70 accomplish this result IL -
positive that n Senator Harris ard others.
who are represented insisting thu
restoration of the Southern war claims On
the new general deficiency. should carry
their obstruction tactics too FAR. the lead.
era at both ends of the capitol might de-
eide TO allow the deficiency 70 fau alto
gpther IN or5er 10 bring about the coveted
adjournment While the failure OF this
hsn might srrba~rsss the government. q
would not stop all OF the government ma
chiaery.