The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-06-08
MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE ARE HOP
ING FOR AN ADJOURNMENT
TUESDAY.
TWO HOUSES IN A TANGLE.
DIFFERENCES STILL TO BE AD-
JUsTED IN THE APPRoPRIA-
TION BILLS.
WAS A Do-NoTHING CONGRESS.
No Measure Of Importance Aside
From Appropriation Bills Passed
This Session.

WASHINGTON June THE house man
tion which will enable them to secure prompt
action on every proposition submitted by the
conferees on the five remaining appropria-
ton bills, looking to an adjustment Of the
differences between the two houses. Instead
of adjourning last night, the house took re-
cess until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. That
action continues the legislative day Of Satur-
day. which by a special order adopted on Fri
day, making Saturday suspension day, will
enable the house to vote on any proposition
after twenty minutes debate. The difference
between the houses on the four supply bills
0he sundry CIVIL naval, Indian and District
of Columbia) are radical, but by mutual con-
cessions the house leaders believe the differ
ences can be adjusted so as to permit an
adjournment Tuesday or Wednesday.
In the sundry civil bill the house has thus
far persistently refused to accept the amend
ments for public buildings at the capitals of
Utah, Idaho, Wyoming and Montana, and the
additions for the public buildings at Kansas
City, Savannah, Ca, and Camden N. ].
In the naval bill, the house has remained
equally firm in it's insstence on four battle
ships and $425 per ton as the maximum cost
Of armor plate. To both of these items the
senate has declined to agree, and yesterday
refused compromise. The senate insists on
two battleships and a reduction of armor plate
to 1920 per ton In the Indian bill the house has
no less than four times voted for the immedi-
ate termination of appropriations for sectarian
schools, as against the senate's proposition to
run until 1898, but yesterday decided to
accept as a compromise their termination in
1897 The same question figures in the diff
ferences between the two houses on the items
in the District of Columbia bill relating to
sectarian charities Another troublesome ques-
tion in the Indian bill is the appropriation for
the payment for the attorneys Of the Old Set
tiers association. The senate yesterday de-
clfned a compromise on this question, which
would postpone the payment of these claims
until further legislation was had at the next
session On the question of sectarian schools,
1T does not seem probable that the house can
be induced to yield. The probabilities are that
the other items will be compromised saving
and excepting the public building items in the
sundry civil bill, which 1t seems likely the
senate will eventually abandon. The main
difficulty in the way of an adjournment by the
middle Of the week seems to lie at the senate
end of the capitol, where single senator can
obstruct matters, If he chooses, until the
quorum fails, when all chances of sine die
adjournment before the st. Louis conven-
ton will disappear. An intense desire of mem
bers at both ends of the capitol to get away,
however, will do much towards inducing those
who are disposed to raise factious opposition
to yield their individual desires to accomplish
this result. 1t is possible that if Senator Har-
ris and others who are represented as stren-
uously insisting on the restoration of the
Southern war claims on the new general de-
fciency should carry their obstruction tactics
too far, the leaders in both ends of the CAPT.
tol might decide to allow the deficiency bill to
fail altogether in order to bring about the
coveted adjournment. While the failure of
this bill might embarrass the government 1t
would not stop the governmental machinery.
THE SENATE.
Whether the senate shall be able to conclude
the work Of the session this week will prob
ably depend upon whether a quorum can be
maintained. Some senators are opposed to the
passage of the new general deficiency bill
with the French spoliation claims and the
store and supply claims allowed under the
Bowman act omitted. Senator Harris makes no
secret of his intention to demand the restora-
tion OF these items to the bill, and says that
he will not consent to it's passage without
them, except upon an aye and nay vote. If
he insists upon this, a voting quorum will be
necessary. Several senators have announced
their purpose Of leaving the city early in the
week, and many others will depart about the
middle of the week for st. Louis. Under these
circumstances, 1t is possible that adjourn
ment may be postponed until after the Repub-
lican convention, though there will be very
general effort to prevent this
The other appropriation bills which have not
been finally disposed of are the Indian the
District of Columbia, the sundry civil, the
naval and the postofflce.