The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-01-27
WEEK IN CONGRESS.
The Time Will be occupied in Considering
 Appropriation Bills.

| Washington, Jan. 26.-The time of the house this week will be largely occupied in the consideration of appropriation bills. The diplomatic and consular bill is ready to be reported. Debate upon it may begin immediately. Under the rules, tomorrow is assigned to the Dis trict of Columbia, but as yet the com mittee on affairs of the district placed before the house only two unimportant measures. The diplomatic and consular bill Will probably be good for several days debate and when it is disposed of the District of Columbia appropriation bill will be ready.
 The committees on elections, particu- larly No. ?, of which MT. Johnson, rep, of Indiana, is chairman, will be prepar- ed with reports on one or two of the contests referred to it tomorrow in case the house should lack occupation. Although on Friday last Mir. Jones of Arkansas, in charge of the house bond bill, gave notice that he would ask the senate to remain in session Thursday next until the bill was disposed of, it is hardly likely that a vote will bs reached on that day, as number of senators have expressed their intention of speak ing on the free coinage substitute and the time is too short after the morning business each day has been attended to to permit of speeches. It is probable, however, that before the week is out the vote will have been taken.
 Mr. Jones asserts that the free coin age substitute will be adopted and he places the majority at between five and eight votes.
 Incidentally, during the week there will be more or less of discussion on the Monroe doctrine resolution reported by the committee on foreign relations. MT. Thurston of Nebraska has given mo- tice that he will address the senate on the resolution Tuesday.
 Quite an array of talent has been se- cured for the discussion of the silver bill this week. Senator Nelson of Min nesota will address the senate to-mor- row. MT. Tillman will take the floor Tuesday. Among the other speakers will be Senator Voorhees,, ex-chairman of the finance committee, who will take Senator Sherman to task for his atti- tude on the financial question and will pay his respects to the recent bond syndicate MT. Cockrel of Missouri, MT. Mitchell of Oregon, MT. Bacon of Georgia, MT. Hansbrough and possibly MT. Hill of New York will speak on the money question.
 Immediately after the silver bill is out of the way the tariff measure passed by the house will be reported and that will take precedence. It is not known whether this will be favoralbly or ad- versely reported. All depends upon the vote of MT. Jones of Neveda, who has not yet given his final answer on the subject. If it should be unfavorably re- ported the republicans will have it plac- ed on the calendar and they claim to have enough votes to call it up and give it the right of way. They also claim to have sufficient number of votes to pass it when the time for taking the vote shall arrive
 Both the Utah senators, although; ac- knowledged silver men, are said to be favorable to protection and will vote for the mea sure agreed upon by the recent republican caucus.
 The financial question can be easily discussed in connection with a tariff bill, and while this subject may be the last effort to pass a free silver bill through congress, 1t will hardly be the end of the discussion on the subject There is disposition to take hold of the appropriation bills as soon as pos sible, and for that reason the tariff measure will be debated as little as pos sible. Already leaders are beginning to figure on an early adjournment in the hope that congress can get away be- fore the presidential campaign is fairly on.