Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-04-17

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dicted by the republican leaders
h houses, and every sign points to tsss"
illment of their prophesies No con
is in many years has made the record
fof the transaction of routine business
which stands to the credit of the present
one. SO far as the lower house is con-
cerned, at any rate.
\ with all the regular appropriation pllis
except two passed by the house, with one
OF those remaining reported from the
committee and likely to be passed, with
only day or two of debate, ana WITH
the other in process of preparation the
house leaders are placing the limit OF
this session at the first of June, allowing
as they think sufficient time for the SEN
ate to take care 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 pressing of the
general matters before, such as the set
Element of the Pacific railroad debts, the
statehood and bankruptcy bills, 1t is eX-
pceted that many other minor 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 May Is. OF these bills, five
the pension military academy, urgent
deficiency, diplomatic and consular and
army bills-have been signed by the pres
i4ants
K x 81 !snf Agricultural bill has been passed
Z. bYs both houses, and Is ready for the pres
fsenfts Signature. The postoffice bill has
sbedn passed by both houses but the SEN
ate amendments have nearly been agreed
ID by the house, and the legislative, exec
ttive and judiciary bill is also in confer
Nence between the two houses.
ThesIndian bill is in the senate and the
naval bill is ready for consideration. The
sundry civil service and the river and
harbor bills have been sent to the senate
and referred to committees. In the house
the Notifications bill stands ready for con-
sideration and the last of the list, the
general deficiency, Is being prepared by
the appropriations committee. There re-
main therefore but two appropriation 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 on the appro-
priation bills, and the senate is not far
behind its committee.
1t is the general opinion that the APP
preparation committee can complete its
work on the bills still to be considered
within three or four weeks time, and
thatsit is possible for the senate to finish
them by the middle of May
With the appropriation bills out of the
way it will be exceedingly difficult to
hold the senate in session for any pur,
pose. Consequently the prevailing opin-
ion in the senate is that the final ad-
1orunment will not be postponed far be-
yond the beginning of the first of the
summer months.
1t is admitted that if adjournment is
reached as early as the majority predict
and seem to desire, a great many ques-
tions, which 1t was hoped the session
would dispose of, will be left suspended
in the air. as 1t were. Among them the
bankruptcy, Nicaragua canal, Hawaiian
cable, Pacific railroads, fur seal and New
Mexico and Arizona statehood bills, be-
sides the Monroe doctrine resolution, the
resolution for the election of senators by
the people, the Dupont election case, the
Alabama Investigation, the various fin
ancial bills and resolutions, and the gem
eral bills reported and to be reported from
the committee on commerce, pensions and
public lands.