Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-05-22
|aE SIL YER MEN s Ian
what the senate VIII DO This Week
Lively Debates Expected
In the House.

Washington, May H.-The impressions IL
growing about the capital that the silver
men will soon take a. position against ma!
adjournment before the national conVen-
tions meet. The movement embraces SIT
yer advocates In both houses and OF all
parties.
There has been no formal agreement so
far. but therehas been a general exchange
of Views and there is no doubt that some
of the leaders hold the opinion that II VIII
be wise to postpone adjournment unth
there shall be opportunity to know whit
position the conventions will take on the
financial question.
Forecast of the Senate.
The present week in the senate bids tar
to be given up largely to matters pertain
ineto the District of Columbia. The con-
federation of the dollar gas bilp' Will
4consume considerably more time and wnen
Lit is disposed of the district appropriation
&bill will be taken up If 1t Is not cut out
f{by the conference report Of the legislative
&bill.
1t is expected that the district appro-
apriation bill will lead to considerable dis
Hcussion. There are numerous items In u
(which will call for explanation and pro-
voke antagonism, not the least of which
is the amendment changing the house
provision cutting off the specific appro-
priatlons for charitable institutions. 1t IS
alleged that many of these concerns are
Asectarian and there will be an effort to
Shave the house provision restored
III 1t Is expected that there will be an effo:t
Il to have the legislative, executive and Ju-
dicial appropriation bill recommitted fo'
further consideration of the provision II
regard to the United States commission
ers, as the house provision which the sen
ate conferees have accepted is distastefu
to many of the senators. 1t is expectec
that the conference report on the rivel
and harbor bill will be made early in the
week, but whether this will consume mucr
time will depend upon how much of thu
senate additions the senate conferees may
concede to the house.
Ihe senators are still disposed to pres
the appropriations to the exclusion q
other business, and will have the FORTH
cations bill ready to take up as soon a.
the district bill and the conference on tn
other appropriation bills are disposed OF
They do not contemplate giving way t.
other bills except to those to which n
opposition is made until the last Of tn
appropriations shall be passed. There ar
still appropriation bills which have no
received the attention of the senate. Thes
are the District of Columbia, fertilization
and general deficiency.
House VIII be Lively.
The house will probably devote much o
Its time during the week to the consider
alton of conference reports on approprla
tion bills. 1t is expected the conferenc
reports on both the naval and river an
harbor bills will be presented and on bot
lively fights are anticipated.
The senate amendments to the latte
bill, placing half a dozen additional PIT
jects under the contract system at
cost of $12,000,000, will attract the bul
of opposition, and in case the senate doc
not yield to the house on the naval bt
in respect to the number of new BATH
ships to be authorized, another attemI
will be made by the economists of tn
house to agree to the senate's reduction.
If the senate conferees yield, howeve
the matter will be practically beyond tn
jurisdiction of the house. 1t may be tn
committee on rules will arrange for h
consideration of the immigration bill tn
week If opportunity offers. The Murra!
Elliott contested election case from tr
Fifth South Carolina district is also sche'
uled for consideration this week. II
majority report unseats Elliott. Tomo
row is committee suspension day and
variety of matters may be brought 70
ward