Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-08
JUSTONE SENATOR
Can Stand in the Way Of Ad.
journment Of Congress.
IN THE Two HOUSES.

Where They Disagree and the Bills ON
which the Fight l. Being Waged-Pres-
ident's Veto OF the General Deficiency
MIA Reply to Critics of His yetoes-
French Spoliation Claims Fail to Meet
His History Of These Claims.
WASHINGTON; June s.-The house man.
ayers have parliamentary machinery in
operation which will enable them to Sc
cure prompt action on every proposition
submitted by the confcrrces on the five re-
manning appropriation bills looking to an
adjustment of the differences between the
two houses. Instead Of adjourning Satur-
day night the house took q recess until 10
O'Clock this morning. That action con-
tinues the legislative day of Saturday
which, by a special order adopted Friday,
was made a suspension day, and will en-
able the house to vote on any proposition
nfter twenty minutes debate. The differ
snces between the two houses on the four
supply bills-the sundry civil, naval, In
dian and District of Columbia-are radical,
but by mutual concessions the house lead
srs believe the differences can be adjusted
30 as to permit an adjournment tomorrow
DE- Wednesday
Where the Houses Disagree.
In the sundry civil bill the house has
thus far persistently refused to accept the
amendments for public buildings at the
sapitols O: Utah, Idaho, Wyoming and
Montana and the additions for the public
buildings at Kansas City, Savannah, Ga,
and Camden, N. J. In the naval bill the
house has remained equally firm in its in
sistence on four battlcships and s425 per
ton as the maximum cost of armor plate.
To both Of these items the senate has de-
clined to agree, and has refused COM
promise. The senate insists on two battle
ships and . reduction of armOr plate to
$3.50 per ton. In the Indian bill the house
has no less than four times voted
for the immediate termination Of appropri-
ations for sectarian Indian schools, as
against the senate's proposition to allow
them to run until 1893.
Power of n Single Senator.
The house Saturday declined to accept
as compromise their termination in 1897.
This same question figures in the differ
cnces between the two houses on the items
in the District Of Columbia bill relating to
sectarian schools it does not seem prob
able that the house can be induced to
yield; the probabilities are that the other
items will be compromised, saving and
excepting the public building items in the
| sundry civil bill which it seems likely the
senate will eventually abandon. The
main difficulty in the way of an adjourn
ment by the middle Of the week seems to
lie at the senate end of the Capitol, where
a single senator can Obstruct matters if he
chooses until the quorum fails.
Harris Can Block the Whole Game.
Some senators are opposed to the pas
sage of the new general deficiency bill with
| the French spoliation claims and the store
and supply claims allowed under the
Bowman net omitted. Harris made no
secret of his intention to demand the
restoration of these items to the bill, and
says that he will not consent to its pas
sagc without them except upon a aye and
| nay vote. II he insists upon this a voting
| quorum will be necessary. Several sena-
tors have announced their purpose of
leaving the city early this week, and many
others will depart about the middle of the
week for st. Louis. Under these circum-
stances it is possible that adjournment
may be postponed until after the Republi-
can convention, though there will be q
very general effort to prevent this.