Omaha daily bee., 1896-04-13
SENATE HAS PLENTY TO DO
Several Special Orders for the Week in Ad-
dition to Appropriation Bills.
DUPONT ELECTION CASE LEADS OFF
General Deficiency and Fortiicntions
the Only Regular Appropriation
Before the Housc-Bnnkruptcy
dill Comes Next.

WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE Dupont
election case will be revived in the senate
tomorrow, when Senator Chandler will make
a speech in favor of the committee report
favorable to seating Mr.. Dupont. He probably
will be followed by Senator Gray in opposi-
tion to the report. This matter will probably
consume the greater part of the day. II
there is any time left the consideration of
the Indian bill will be proceeded with. There
will then be an effort to go on with the In
dian bill until 1t shall be disposed OF, but
there are several orders on the calendar for
the week, which may interfere more or less
with this program. There is unanimous
agreement to take up Senator PETERS reso-
luton for the investigation of the bond issues
for the past two years on Tuesday. III not
set aside the question probably will give rise
to a spirited financial debate of uncertain
duration. The bill to reduce the cases in
which the death penalty may be imposed in
the United States courts is a special order
for Wednesday. Senators Lodge and Nelson
have given notices for speeches on Thurs
day on the immigration bill reported by Mr..
Lodge from the committee on immigration
No one has any definite idea of the time
which will be required to conclude the con-
sideration of the Indian appropr alton bill
The sectarian school question is still undis-
posed of and the debate on this may require
another day. Either Senator Platt or Senator
Jones will propose the amendment agreed 10
by the committee on Indian affairs looking to
a change of the land system and the breaking
of the tribal relations of the Indians in the
Indian territory The friends of the amend
ment believe it will be accepted by the SEN
ate but it probably will not be without
elaborate explanation from its authors.
disagreement of the conferees of the two
houses on the leg slative, executive and Ju-
dietary bill probably will be reported Mon
day on the portions of the bill relating to
salaries of United States marshals and dis
trct attorneys and of senate employees, and
the consideration of the report, II made, VIII
consume some time.
with these questions out OF the way the
naval appropriation bill will be taken up.
The general deficiency appropriation bill
the last of the supply bills-is in process Of
preparation in the appropriations committee,
and pending the reporting of that bill to the
house a variety Of matters, which have been
held in allegiance in order that the approprla-
tion bill might be pressed, will be brought
up for action. The most important of these
is the bankruptcy bill, to which 1t is ex-
pected the house will devote several days.
There are also several other minor banking
bills including bill to increase the circula.
ton of national banks to the par value OF
the bonds deposited, and one or two general
pension bills
Tomorrow is District of Columbia day, but
district matters will occupy but short
time and it is expected the fortifcations bill,
which is on the calendar, will be passed be-
fore adjournment tomorrow night.