The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-25
THE COMING WEEK
IN CONGRESS
Forecast Of Proceedings in Senate and
House Of Representatives.
MEASURES THAT ARE NOW LAWS
SiA AAppropriation Bills-.One Without
the Presidents ApprOval.-COn.
tested Election Cases in the House.
Territorial Talk.

Washington, May A.-Tne senate
committee on appropriations Is SUR
prised at the headway it has been able
to make in the matter of pushing It's
bills through the senate. OF the hf-
teen great annual budgets all have now
passed the senate but the general de.
ticiency bill, and Mr.. Hale in charge OF
that measure, has given notice that he
will call 1t up tomorrow. 1t Is unusual
for this bill to be reported so far in
advance of the generally accepted date
of adjournment, 1t being a catch-ail
for appropriations and deficiencies
that cannot be got in until the last
minute. Owing to the rapidity with
which this bill has been acted upon 1t
may become necessary before adjourn
mcnt to pass a small urgent deficiency
measure covering items that the treas
ury may yet call to the attention or
congress. 1t is expected that an agree
ment will be reached that will result
in vote on the Butler anti-bond bill
either tomorrow or Tuesday. The
filled cheese" bill. which Mr.. Sher-
man is urging. is in ''parlous' shape
owing to numerous proposed amend
ments. Now that the house has acted
on the immigration measures before 1t,
Mr.. Lodge, of Massachusetts, will seek
to pass one OF the measures through
the senate SO that out of the many
conflicting plans some law may be Sc
cured that will remedy what are held
to be existing evils in our present i'm.
migration statutes.
Snx of the great appropriation bills
are now laws, one the agricultural
iwithout the presidents appiova') The
Indian bin has been agreed to with
the exception of four items, the most
important Of which Is that relating to
appropriations for sectarian schools.
The final report on the legislative bill
was agreed to in the house yesterday
but the senate has not acted upon 1t.
The naval bill has been agreed to with
the exception Of the senate reduction
in the number of battleships. the pro-
visions as to the price to be paid for
arnor plate and the prohibition of the
employment by government contractors
of naval officers on leave. 1t Is thought
that the agreement will finally result
in three new battleships as COM
promise between the four authorized
by the house and the two authorized
by the senate. Another partial report
on the sundry civil bill was agreed to
yesterday and one more conference will
doubtless get this large budget out of
the way. The District of Columbia and
the Notifications bills are in confer
ence. The river and harbor bill awaits
the presidents approval, veto or nom
action.
HOUSE ADJOURNMENT.
The leaders Of the house expect that
congress will reach final adjournment
for the session two weeks from tomor-
row, which will be June s. That was
the statement made this evening by Mr.
Dalzell, OF Pennsylvania, member of
the committee on rules. The program
OF business IN the house in these two
weeks Will he q matter of arrangement
from day to day, and only the most
general outline can be given now, The
committee On affairs of the District Of
Columbia are entitled to the session to-
morrow under the rules. and should
Chairman Babcocll claim it, only a con-
ference report, or the determination Of
the house to consider contested elec-
tion case will prevent him from having
1t. The committee on rules are desir-
GUS of clearing up the election cases
now on the calendar, three of which,
especially, Will provoke some debate
They are: Murray VS.. Elliott, from the
first district of South Carolina: Johns
ton VS.. Stokes. from the seventh dis
trict of South Carolina. and Mitchell
VS.. Walsh, from the eighth district of
New York. In all Of these the commit
tees report recommends that the
contestants be seated. In the case of
Yost VS.. Tucker from the tenth dis
trict Of Virginia, the committee recon-
mends that Tucker retain his seat, but
General Walker the single Republican
representative from that state, will
make vigorous effort to bring in a po-
litical colleague. 1t is the expectation
that these cases will be disposed of this
week, should the consideration of con-
ference reports, which H. always first
I'm order leave time enough.
Before the session ends 1t Is probable
the committee On territories will be
given day In which to present two or
three bills demanding immediate ac-
ton, relating 10 affairs in Alaska and
New Mexico. II Is also among the
probabilities that another effort will be
made to pass the Phillips labor COM
mission bill