The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-04-15
The Congressional Menu.

Washington, April Pas soon
as the Indian bill is disposed OF IN
the senate, Mr. Hale will call up the
naval bill. which was reported
Wednesday last.
Incidentally, there will be a va
riety of questions called up during
the morning hour Monday, Mr.:
Chandler, according to notice, will
speak on the Dupont election case
and will probably be followed by Mr..
GRAY, of Delaware Mr. Squire has
given notice that on Tuesday he will
address the senate on the coniprehen.
sion bill for the erection of fortifica-
tons, reported by his committee
some weeks ago.
A spirited debate is expected on
Wednesday, Mr. PETER having Sc
cured unanimous consent to call up
on that day his bond sale investlga-
ton resolution. House bill to re-
duce the cases in which the penalty
of death may be inflicted, has been
made the special order for Wednes'
day.
Mr Lodge has given notice that
on Thursday he will call up the i'm.
migration bill, providing for an
iliteracy test. Meanwhile the joint
resolution of Mr.. Cannon directing
the secretary of the interior to open
for public entry the Uncompshge
reservation holds its place on the
calendar as unfinished business.
Under the rules of the house, to-
morrow is District of Columbia day,
that is the day set aside for the con-
sideration Of matters presented by
the committee of affairs of the Dis.
trict of Columbia, but that it will! be
so devoted is uncertain Two other
matters are pressing for consldera-
tion now-the Notifications appro-
priation bill and the contested elec.
ton case of Goodwin vs. Cobb, from
the Fifth district Of Alabama, IN
which the committee on election NO
| recommended the seating Of the
contestant, Goodwin. Judge Dan
iels, chairman of the committee,
gave notice 10 days ago that he
would ask the house to dispose OF
the case morrow, but it is under
stood that he will not antagonize
Chairman Babcock, of the District of
Columbia committee, when the latter
moved to take up District business.
But Mr.. Cannon, chairman of the
committee ON appropriations, may
not be so leniently disposed and the
house may have to determine the
order of business for itself The
probabilities seem now to favor the
forti6cation bill as the first item, and
at the conclusion of its consideration
the rest of the day to be given to the
District of Columbia committee.
Mr.. Cannon was of the opinion
Saturday that he could get the bill
out of the way in an hour and a
half. He may find it different at
the beginning Of the week. How
ever they are arranged, these two
matters will hold the boards against
all other business until disposed of,
unless conference report on the
appropriation bill shall be presented.
The preliminary report upon the
legislative executive and judicial
appropriation bill has been agreed
upon and will be presented to NOR
row or Tuesday. 1t relates only
to those items about which there
was practically no disagreement
among the conferees, and a further
conference will be ordered on the
matters of more serious difference
AS opportunity presents itself,
the general pension bills reported
by the committee on invalid pen
sions and the bankruptcy bill will
be considered, but no time can be
fixed at which they will be taken
up.