The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-25
SENATE AND HOUSE.
OUTLOOK FOR THE PRESENT
WEEK NOT VERY CLEAR.
Debate on the Bond Bill May Prob
ably Be Concluded BY Tuesday
House Clearing the Decks For
Final Adjournment.

WASHINGTON, May 24.-The out
look as to the line of proceeding in the
senate during the present week is not
very clear. 1t is the general under
standing that debate on Senator But
ler's bond resolution will continue Mon
day and possibly longer. but if it holds
the floor beyond Monday there will
be an effort to di splace it with the
general deficiency appropriation bill.
This is the only one of the appropria-
ton bills which has not received the
attention of the senate, and as it has
now been reported the members of the
appropriation committee are now ready
to take it up as soon as possible.
On the other hand, Senator Butler,
who has charge of the bond BILL feels
that if vote is not had on his bond
bill before this appropriat ton bill is
passed, it may be impossible to hold a
quorum and will. therefore, insist
upon going forward to a finish before
the deficiency bill is considered. He
thinks it will be possible to conclude
the
DEBATE UPON THE BOND BILL
Monday or at the latest Tuesday. SEN
ators Dubois and Pritchard have stat
ed that they would ask to be heard on
the bill before a vote is taken, and it
is probable also that Senator Allison
may submit some remarks upon it.
The opponents of the bond bill will try
to prevent a vote being reached at all,
and some of them will obstruct its
passage to the fullest extent possible
with appropriation bills and by other
legitimate means at their command.
OF fifteen general appropria ton bills
six only have become laws, leaving
eight to be sent to the president and
none of these, except the legislative
and the river and Larbor bill are en-
tireIy out of conference. There will be.
therefore, numerous conference reports
to be presented, and as these are al
ways privileged matters, they can be
used to displace the bond bill. Ordi
narily the deficiency bill would not oc-
casion prolonged debate, but it may
be used to prevent the consideration of
others.
1t is expected that during the week
the bill to repeal the provision of the
rebates of
THE TAX ON ALCOHOL
used in the arts will be passed without
opposition and the consumption of
much time.
bated as opportunity offers. Senator
Lodge counts upon time to consider the
immigration bill
Senator Mitchell. of Oregon, hopes
also to put up his resolution providing
for the election of United States sena-
tors by direct vote of the people. as
does Senator Hill the bill defining con-
tempt of court.
The talk is general that the date of
final adjournment will depend almost
entirely upon the length of time the
president may hold the river and har-
Dor bill. Without having any direct
authority for the superstition. senators
generally expect a veto of that meas
ure, and count upon having to remain
long enough to attempt to pass it de-
spite the executive disapproval. Sena-
tor Allison expressed the opinion today
that in case of early action by the
president, whether favorable or adj
versely, that the senate would be pre-
pared to adjourn by the first of next
week. In that event everything would