The record-union., 1896-04-13
WORK OF The NEXT WEEK.
MATTERS THAT VILE. BE TAKEN
up BY CONGRESS.
The Fortifications and Appropriations
Bills and Contested Election
Cases to Come Up.

WASHINGTON, April 12-As soon
as the Indian bill is disposed of in the
Senate Hale will call up the naval bill
which was reported Wednesday last.
Incidentally there will be variety of
questions called up during the morning
hour. Monday Chandler, according to
notice, will speak on the Dupont cleo
tion case and will probably be followed
by Gray of Delaware. Squire has given
notice that on Tuesday he will address
the Senate on the comprehensive bill
for the erection of Notifications,
reported by his committee some weeks
ago. A spirited debate is expected on
Wednesday, PETER having secured
unanimous consent to call up on that
day his bond sale investigation reso-
luton.
The House bill to reduce the cases in
which the penalty of death may be in
fiicted has been made the special order
for Wednesday. Lodge has given no.
tice that on Thursday he will call up
the immigration bill providing for an
illiteracy test.
Meanwhile the joint resolution of
Cannon, directing the Secretary of the
Interior to open for public entry the
Uncompahgre reservation, holds It's
place on the calendar as the unfinished
business.
Under the rules of the House to-mor-
row is District Day; that is, the day set
aside for consideration of matters pre-
sented by the Committee ON the Affairs
of the District Of Columbia, but that it
will be so devoted is uncertain. Two
other matters are pressing for consid-
Grafton now-the Notifications appro-
priation bill and the contested election
case Of Goodwin vs.. Cobb, from the
Committee on Elections No. recon-
mend the seating Of the contestant,
Goodwin. Judge Daniels, Chairman of
the committee, gave notice ten days
ago that he should ask the House to
dispose of the case tomorrow, but it is
understood that he will not antagonize
Chairman Babcock of the District Com
mittee when the latter moves to take
up district business. But Cannon,
Chairman of the Committee on Appro-
priations, may not be SO leniently dis
posed and the House may have to de-
termine the order of business for itself.
The probabilities seem now to favor
the fortifications bill as the first item,
and at the conclusion of it's considera-
ton the rest of the day is to be given
to the District Committee. Cannon was
of the opinion Saturday that he could
get the bill out of the way in an hour
and half. He may find it difficult at
the beginning of the week. However
they are arranged, these two matters
will hold the boards against all other
business until disposed Of, unless con-
ference report on appropriation bills
shall be presented. The preliminary re-
port upon the legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bill has been
agreed upon and will be presented to-
morrow or Tuesday. 1t relates only to
those items about which there was
practically no disagreement among the
conferrees, and a further conference
will be ordered on the matters of more
serious differences.
AS opportunity presents itself the
general pension bills reported by the
Committee on Invalid Pensions, and
the bankruptcy bill will be considered,
but no time can be fixed at which they
will be taken up.