The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-05-09
IN HOUSE AND SENATE
WHAT THE HOUSE AND SENATE
WILL DO THIS WEEK.
There VIII He "A Fight over the 3d.
100000 Appropriation for
santa Monica.

Washington, May S.-The senate pro-
gram for this week is first TO take up tho
river and harbor bill and when that is
disposed of to follow with the bill maxi
ing appropriations for the District of
Columbia. Opinions differ very widely as
to the time the river and harbor bill viii
consume, but no estimates place it at less
than two or three uays. Whether IL shall
so on longer will depend upon the political
temper of the senate.
If, as is not improbable, something
should be said to open up a political de-
bate similar to that of last week. there
Is no telling to what length the discus
sicns may be drawn out. The managers
will make a strenuous effort to keep pol
tiles and several financial questions in
the background and TO hold the discussion
down to the merits of the bill. This may
be accomplished by a promise Of an OPP
portunty to discuss the PETER bond reso-
luton or some other political question
before final adjournment.
The principal subject of the debate In
connection with the bill itself, is the
amendment suggested by the committee
on commerce, providing for the expend-
lture of Ss.OOO,OOO for the Improvement OF
the harbor at Santa Monica. Cal, Sena-
tor White of that state making the
amendment upon the recommendation Of
engineers. which he will propose, and in
case .-ls amendment is lost will make
an effort to defeat the entire proposition.
He will be supported by FIVE or six mem
bers of the committee on commerce, es-
pecially by Senator Berry. They will
make an effort to show that the appro-
priation has been provided for at the
-. f.. a
and it is not improbable that there may
Re a foretaste of the Pacific railroad dis
cussion in this connection. There viii be
an effort during the week among the re-
publican senators to agree on an order
Of business for the remainder of the ses-
sion.
Washington May 3-The program for
the week in the house is very unsettled
Nolning definite has been agreed upon
except that the Pacific railroad funding
bill, in behalf of which there has been
much pressure, win not come up. Mr..
Barthold, chairman of the committee on
immigration desires to get up the i'm
migration bill the latter part of the week,
but it is doubtful whether he will be
, able to do so.
In case any reference reports on APP
preparation bills are presented they viii
have the right OF way There are a half
. dozen contested election cases on the cal
n endar, and as they are privileged, 1t is
a | probaDie that most of the week will be
q occupied in their consideration.
The house has already disposed of 1s
I election cases. The unseated democrats
4 were Robbins of Alabama, Mccain of II
linois, Cobb OF Alabama, Tarsney of Mis-
n Houri, Boatner OF Louisiana and McKin-
II ney of Virginia. The cases on the calen-
n dar are Johnston VS.. Stokes, from the
: Seventh South Carolina, hurry VS.. FL
. lictt, from the First South Carolina, Kin
aker VS.. Downing, from the Sixteenth
Illinois, Cornell VS.. Swanson, from the
the Fifth Virginia, and Hoge and Otey
~ from Sixth Virginia. Tine reports in The
two latter cases favor the sitting mem
I bers, and will occasion no debate In the
Johnston-Stokes case the majority re
port faVors the sitting member, but Their:
n l. a minority report in favor of the con
= testant. In the Murray, Kinaker ant
= Downing cases the reports favor the con
:, tostants. There viii be cases in which
= the findings OF the committee will be re
n sisted by the democrats. Mr.. Murra,
n is a colored man, and was given a sea
# by the Fifty-first house after a contest