Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-13
54th CONGRESS.
Senate Will Consider Naval
and FortiRcations Bills.
Goodwin vs.. Cobb Contested Seat
Case Demands Attention.
Other important Matters are CIammoring
For a Hearing. This Week.

| Washington, April PAS soon Il.
the Indian bill is disposed Of in the
| Senate. Mr. Hale will call up the nava
| bill, reported. Wednesday, Incidentally
1 there win be variety of questions
| called up during the morning horr
| Monday. Mr.. Chandler. according to
notice. will speak on the Dupont cleo
ton case, and will probably be fol
lowed by MIR. Gray Of Delaware
Mr.. Squire has given notice that
Tuesday he will address the Senate or
the comprehensive bill for the cree
ton Of forttications. reported ny his
committee, some weeks ago. a spiritef
debate is expected. Wednesday,. air
PETER having secured unanimous con
sent to call up. Monday. his; bond in
Vestigation resolution.
The Hous. bin 10 reduce the cases In
which the penalty Of death may be in
,iicted has been made the special order
for Wednesday, MIR Lodge has given
notice that. Thursday, he NiIl call rp
I he immigration bin providing for AN
illiteracy test. The joint resolution of
Mr.. Cannon directing the secretary of
the interior to open for public entr,
the Tncompaghre reservation holds its
place on the calendar as the unfinished
business.
Under the rules Of the House. toniOr-
row is the day set aside for the consid-
Grafton Of matters presented by the
committee on affairs of the District of
Columbia. but that il win be so devoted
is uncertain. Two other matters are
pressing for consideration now. the
fortihcationS appropriation bill and the
contested election case Of Goodwin VS.
Cobb from the 9Th district Of Alabama,
and it is said that the committee on
elections No. |, recommends the seating
of the contestant, Goodwin
Judge Daniels chairman of the COM
mittee. gave notice, 10 days ago. that
he should ask the House to dispose of
the ease. tomorrow. but ii is under
stood that he will not antagonize Chair
man Bahcock of the district committee,
when the latter moves to take up dis
trict business. Mr.. Cannon. chairman
of the committee on appropriations.
may not be so leniently disposed and the
House may have TO determine the or
der of business for itself.
The probabilities seem now to favor
the Notifications bill as the first item,
and at the conclusion of its considera-
ton the rest Of the day to be given to
the distric committee. Mr.. Cannon was
of the opinion. Saturday. that he could
get the bin out of the way in an hour
and Il half. He may find it different at
the beginning of the week These two
matters will hold the boards against all
other business until disposed of, unless
the conference report on the appropria-
ton bills be presented.
The preliminary report upon the leg
islative executive and judicial appro-
priation bill has been agreed upon and
viii be presented tomorrow or Tuesday
1t related only To those items about
winch there was practically no dis
agreement among the conferees. and a
further confer renee will be ordered on
matters of more serious difference. As
the opportunity presents itself the gem
eral pension bills reported by the COM
mittee on invalid pensions and the
Bankruptcy bill will be considered. but
no time can be fixed at which they will
be taken up