The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-06
FORECAST FOR WEEK
The Work Mapped Out for Both
Houses Of Congress.
THE PENSION APPROPRIATION BILL.
II Will Be Taken Up on Next Thurs.
day.
SENATE TO MEET ON TUESDAY
The Bond Bill and tho Revenue TariT
Bill to Come Before the
Upper House.

washington, January 5.--The house this
week Will settle down to tho routine work
OF the session. Until "Wednesday. how
ever, the work will not he well defined M
none OF the committees have reported
bills and the first three days Will there
fore be devoted to unanimous consent
legislation and such matters as may
be brought before the house. on wednes-
day or at the latest Thursday, the pen-
sion appropriation bill will be reported
and Its consideration Will be entered upon.
AS Il rule the dchciency bill ia tho first
appropriation bill considered. but the esti-
mates for the deficiencies will not be sub
mittcd until next week. aud AS the PEN
sion bill is ready save for its formal APP
rroVal by the fun appropriation commits
tee, on Wednesday 1t has been decided to
dispose OF II while work ON the other
regular appropriation bills IL proceeding.
Tho senate Will not be in session on
Monday, but II IL expected to resume til,
work Of the session In earnest on Tues
day. The finance committee has prom
ised to report both the bond bill and
the revenue tarin bill on that day, and
1t may he reasonably expected that n
this promise Is kept the debate during
the remainder of the week and for somc
time nfterward will be based npon these
bills. The bond bill probably will be tho
first OF the two measures to receive at
tentlon. and 1t In considered probable that
fortnight will be devoted to It's con-
slderatlon. The republicans also nre hone
full OF being able to dispose OF the tariff
bill In the same length of time. They
have received assurances from Individual
democratic leaders that they viii not re-
sort TO dilatory tactics to prevent tho
early disposal Of either OF tho bills. This
does not mean. however. that they will
not Insist upon thorough debate upon
them.
Senator Elklns' bond resolution holds It's
place on tho calendar ss the unfinished
business and Is In position 10 furnish n
basis OF discussion until the finance bills
shall he reported II 1t should not bs
acted upon before the reports are made
1t is yet uncertain whether the resolution
would he pressed but tho chances are
that II would be.
Tho finance committee will meet again
Monday afternoon. by which time 1t Ia
presumed the silver maIorit. of tho COM
mittce will have proposed Its substitute
for the bond bill. which will provide for
free coinage The fate Of the tariff bill
IS not 80 certain, ON this bill the repuh-
leans consider themselves masters Of
the situation In committee and they ara
In doubt whether TO report II as It came
from the house or 10 amend II in accord
ancc with the wishes OF individual re-
publican senators There is deposition
on the par, OF some of tho members 10
increase the advance made on all tho
schedules except that covering sugar from
IL 70 70 per cent, while the others think
the cnse should only apply to agricultural
products In either event Il ia probable
that the sugar schedule will receive tho
same treatment Ms the other schedules
in obedience TO the wishes of Senator
Perkins of California and Senator Thurs
ton of Nebraska.