Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-05-25
CONGRESSIONAL FORECAST.
Work So Nearly Cleaned Up that Adjournment
Is Set for June 8.

Washington. May 24.-The Senate
committee on appropriations is sur
prsed at the Roadway it has been able
to make in the matter of pushing its
bills through the Senate OF the Is
annual budgets all have now passed
the Senate but the general deficiency
bill and Hale in charge of that meas
urc. has given notice that he will call
it up tomorrow. 1t is unusual for this
bill to be reported SO far in advance
of the generally accepted date of ad-
joinmen. it being the catch-all for ap-
preparations and defiencieS that can
not be got in until the last minute
Owing to the rapidity with which this
bill has been acted upon, it may become
necessary before adjoinment to pass a
small urgent deficiency measure covering
items that the treasurer may yet call
to the attention of Congress-
1t is expected that an agreement will
be reached that will result in vote on
the Butler antibond bill. either to-
morrow or Tuesday. The filled cheese
bill which Sherman is urging, is in
parlous' shape, owing to numerous
proposed amendments.
Now that the House has acted on
the immigration measures before it
Lodge Of Massachusetts, will seek t.
pas one of the measures through the
Senate so that ont OF the many CON
flicting plans some law may be secured
that will remedy what are held to be
defects in our present immigration
statutes
Six of the great appropriation bills.
are now la tho ,rol
without the Presidents approval. The
Indian bill has been agreed to with the
exception of four items, the most i'm
portant of which is that relating to ap-
Preparations for sectarian schools The
final vote upon the Legislative bill was
agreed to in the House yesterday, but
the Senate has not acted upon it. There
has been no conference on the post
office bill up to this time. When that
occurs there will undoubtedly be
struggle between the two Houses on
the question of the subsidies authori-
zed in the Senate
The naval bill has been agreed to
with the exception of the Senate re-
auction in the number of battleships.
provisions as to the price for armor
plate and the prohibition of employ
ment by the government contractors of
naval officers on leave 1t is thought
that the agreement will finally result
in three new battleships as a com
promise between the four authorized
by the House and the two authorized
by the Senate. Another partial re-
port on the sundry civil bill was agreed
to yesterday. and one more conference
Will doubtless get this large buget out
OF the way. The District of Columbia
and Notifications bills are in confer
ence. The river and harbor bill awaits
the Presidents approval or veto or non
action.
The leaders Of the House expect that
Congress will reach final adjournment
Tor the session, two weeks from tomor-
row. June s. That was the statement
made. this evening, by Representative
Dalzell of Pennsylvania, a member of
the committee on rules. The pro-
gramme of business in the House in
these two weeks, will be a matter Of
from day to day. and only
the most general outline can be given
now. The committee on affairs of tn.