The herald., 1896-04-13
LAST OF THE SUPPLY BILLS
Is in Process Of Preparation by the
House Committee
The Fortifications Bill Will Be Passed Be.
fore Adjournment Tonight
An Unusually Early Adjournment Of Con.
gress II Anticipated BY the Leaders In
Both Houses, and No One Names . Later
Date Than June
Associated Press Special Wire.


pont election case will be reviewed In
the senate tomorrow. when Senator
Chandler will speak in support of the
committee report favorable to seating
Mr.. Dupont. He probably will be fol-
lowed by Senator Gray in opposition to
the report. This matter will probably
consume the greater part of the day.
If there is any time left the considera-
ton of the Indian appropriation Dill
will be proceeded with.
There will then be an effort to so on
with the Indian bill until it shall have
been disposed of. but there are several
special orders on the calendar for the
week, which may interfere more or
less with the programme. There 1S
unanimous agreement to take up Mr..
Peffer's resolution for the investigation
of the bond issues for the past two years
on Tuesday. If not set aside the ques-
ton probably will give rise to spir-
tied financial debate of uncertain du-
ration. The bill to reduce the cases in
which tine death penalty may be I'M
posed in the United States courts is
a special order for Wednesday. Sena-
tors Lodge and Nelson have given no
tice for speeches on Thursday on the
immigration bill reported by Mr. Lodge.
No one has any definite idea of the time
which will be required to conclude the
consideration of the Indian appropria-
ton bill. The sectarian school question
this may require another Gay. Either
Senator Platt or Senator Jones will
oppose the amendment agreed upon by
the committee on Indian affairs. look
ing to a change of the land system and
a breaking up of the tribal relations of
the Indians in Indian territory. The
friends of the amendment, believe it
will be accepted by the senate, but it
probably will not be without elaborate
explanation from it's author. If a dis
agreement of the conferees of the two
houses on the executive, legislative and
judiciary appropriation BILL which
probably will be reported on Monday,
Of the portions of the bill relating to
salaries of the United States marshals
and of district attorneys and of senate
employees. and the consideration of
their report, if made, will consume some
time
With these matters out of the way, the
naval appropriation bill will be taken
up.
IN THE HOUSE
The general deficiency appropriation
bill-the last of the supply bills--is in
process of preparation in the apprO
priations committee, and pending the
reporting Of that bill to variety OF
matters, which have been held in abey-
ance in order that the appropriation
bills might be pressed, will be brought
these is the bankruptcy bill, to which
it is expected the house will devote sew
cral days. There are also several mi
nor banking bills, including a bill to
increase the circulation Of national
banks to the par value of the bonds de-
posted and one or two general pension
bills.
Tomorrow is District Of Columbia
day, but district matters will occupy
but short time and it is expected the
fortification bill, which is on the calen-
dar. will be passed before adjournment
tomorrow night.
EARLY ADJOURNMENT.
An unusually early adjournment of
congress is being predicted by the Re-
publican leaders in both houses and
every sign points to the fulfillment Of
their prophecies. No congress in many
years has made the record for the trans
action of routine business which
stands to the credit of the present one,
so far as the lower house is concerned.
at any rate. All of the regular ap-
preparation bills. except two already
passed by the house, with one of those
remaining reported from the committee
and likely to be passed with only a day
or two of debate and with the other ia
process. of preparation. House leaders
are placing the limit of this session
at the first OF June, allowing, as they
think, sufficient time for the senate to
take care Of the important bills sent
to it from the house.
No other business except the appro-
priations is absolutely necessary to be
done, and although the house may take
UP some Of the more pressing general
matters before, such as the settlement
of the Pacific railroads debts, the State
hood and Bankruptcy bills it is expect
ed that many other minor matters will
be passed over in the interest of an
early adjournment 1t seems probable
that the house will have passed the
last of the appropriation bills before the
18th of May. OF these bills. five. the
Pension, Military Academy, Urgent De-
f1ciency, Diplomatic and Consular and
Army bills-have been signed by the
president. The Agricultural bill has
been passed by both houses and it is
ready for the presidents signature. The
Postofice bill has been passed by both
houses but the senate amendments
have not been agreed to by the house.
and the Legislative. Executive and Ju-
dicial bill Is in the senate and the naval
bill Is ready for consideration. The
Sundry Civil and the Rivers and Har-
hors bills have been sent to the SEN
ate and referred to committees In the
mouse the Fortifications bill stands ready
Tor consideration and the last of the list
the General Deficiency, is being pre-
rared by the appropriations committee
There remain, therefore, but two ap-
preparation bills to be passed by the
house and six for the senate to act
upon.
The senate committee on appropria-
tions ts well up with it's work on the ap-
preparation bills, and the senate is not
far behind its committee. 1t ID the gem
erai opinion that the appropriations