The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-01
CONGRESS NEAR ITs CLOSE.
Final Adjournment Apt TO Come on
saturday.

saturday.
Washington, May 31-'I believe we may
be able TO adjourn business Saturday"
said Senator Allison, chairman of the
Senate committee on appropriations, yes
terday. "The session may run until
Monday. but there is really no good rea-
son why we should not have a final ad-
iournment on the day l have named All
Of the appropriation bills are enrolled,
with the exception of the contested Items
In conference, and these can be enrolled
on short notice"
Senator Allison is not alone In this
opinion, and for the purpose OF getting
away at the earliest possible moment it
is understood that the Senate will, after
tomorrow, begin its daily sessions at Il
a. m, and remain in session as late as
7 p. m. One night session will, perhaps,
be necessary on Tuesday, for the Senate
has agreed that on that day It will take
final vote on the anti-bond bill.
II is the general impression that a vote
Will be had, before adjournment, on the
filled cheese" bill, which has already
passed the House, although a vigorous
opposition viii be expected to It In the
Senate
The understanding is that the Senate
Will endeaVor to pass the river and har-
Dor bill over the Presidents veto the
day following similar action on that meas
ure by the House. But little If any, de-
bate Is anticipated.
The cOnferecs on the pOstofflce appro-
priation bill have practically agreed upon
all its items except the German amend
ment restricting the consolidation Of post
offices by the Pos tmaster General 1T is
claimed that the House Will accede to
this amendment The first conference on
this bill was not held until Saturday last
although 1t passed both houses more than
a month ago
The only matters that Will be likely to
cause debate In the other appropriation
bills in conference are the sectarian school
question in the Indian bill; the decrease
tiOn of the price to be paid for armor and
the proviso forbdding the employment nv
contractors Of naval officers on leave in
the naval bill; question as to the sec
tartan charities In the District of Colun-
bia bill, and a like question in regard to
the District Of Columbia hospitals in the
sundry civil bill.
Tomorrow being Suspension dav, in
the House it is expected that the Philips
labor commission bill the Erdman arbi-
tration bill, the New Mexico bond bin ana
the Alaska salmon fisheries bill, win he
called up under suspension Of the rules
The report Of the committee on rivers
and harbors upon the Presidents veto
Of the river and harbOr APPROXIMATION
bill, recommending that it be passed
"the objections Of the President to the
contrary understanding" is looked for
on Tuesday. The House will expend Iff-
tie, II any, debate on the matter and
vote viii be taken promptly.
The committee on rules may Feport
an order setting aside two additional davs
beside Monday IN which the motion III
pass bills by suspension of the rules viii
be IN order. This, however will not be
done unless the passage Of the Joint reso-
luton, fixing the date Of final adjourn
ment should be delayed until the end of
the week. When once that resolution
passes. the six days next preceding the
day named for the close OF the session.
will become suspension days. under The
standing rules Of the House.