Omaha daily bee., 1896-04-13
EXPECT TO DE THROUGH BY JUNE.
Congress Not Likely to Pass Much but
ApprOprfatiOn Bflls.

WASHINGTON, April 12-Ap unusually
early adjournment of congress is being pre-
dicted by the republican leaders In both
houses. and every sign points to the full
fllment Of their prophecies. No 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 least. With
all the regular appropriation bills, except
two already passed by the house, with one
of these remaining reported from the com
mittee and likely to be passed with only
a day or two of debate, and with the other
in process of preparation, house leaders are
placing the limit of this session at the 1st
of .June, allowing as they think, sufficient
time for the senate to take care OF the i'm
portant bills sent to it from the house.
No other business except the regular appro-
priations is absolutely necessary to be done
and although the house may take up some
of the more pressing Of the more general
matters before It, such as the settlement
of the Pacific railroad debts, the statehood
and bankruptcy bills, 1t is expected that
many other matters will be passed over in
the interest of an early adjournment. 1t
seems probable that the house will have
passed the last of the appropriation bills
before the 18th of May. OF these bills, five
the pension, military academy, urgent de-
Gciency, diplomatic and consular and army
bills-have been signed by the president.
The agricultural bill has been passed by
both houses and it is ready for the pres-
dents signature. The postofiice bill has been
passed by both houses but the senate amend
ments have not yet been agreed to by the
house, and the legislative, executive and
judicial bill Is also in conference between
the two houses. Tho Indian bill is in the
senate and the naval bill is ready for con-
sideration. The sundry civil and the river
and harbor bills have been sent to the SEN
ate and referred to the committees. In the
house the Notifications bill stands ready for
consideration and the last OF the list, the
general deficiency, is being prepared by the
appropriations committee.
There remain, therefore, but two appro-
priation bills to be passed by the house
and six for the senate to act upon. The
senate committee on appropriations is well
up with its work OH the appropriations
and the senate is not far behind its com
mittee. 1t is the general opinion that the
appropriations committee can complete its
work on the bills still to be considered
within thee OF four weeks time, and 1t
is possible for the senate to finish them
by the middle of May. There are some who
estimate that it will require until the lst
of June to accomplish this result. No one
puts II later
With the appropriation bills out of the
way 1t will be exceedingly difficult to hold
the senate in session for any purpose. Con-
sequently the pleVaiiins opinion IN the SEN
ate is that the final adjournment of the
session will not be postponed far beyond
the beginning OF the first OF the summer
months. 1t is admitted on all hands that
II adjournment is reached as early as the
majority predict and seem to desire, a great
many questions, which it was hoped the
session would dispose of, viii be left sus-
pended in the air. as 1t were. Among them
are the bankruptcy, Nicaragua canal, Ha-
wailan cable Pacific railroads, fur seal and
New Mexico and Arizona statehood bills,
besides the Monroe doctrine resolution, the
revolution for the election OF senators by
the people, the Dupont election case, the
Alabama investigation, the various financial
bills and resolutions and the general bills
reported and TO be reported from the COM
mittees on commerce. pensions and public
lands