The Portland daily press., 1896-06-08
WEDNESDAY PROBABLY.
Date Now Set for Congress to
Adjourn.
SESSION MAY HOWEVER con-
TINUE INTO NEXT WEEK.
General Deficiency Bill Passed by House
Saturday Will Be Rushed Through the
Senate Today-SevsraI Other Appro-
priation BiIls-SiiIl in Conference.

Saturday Will Be Rushed Through the
Senate Today-Several Other Appro-
priation BiIIs-SiiIl in Conference.
Washington, June 7.-Unless all signs
fail Congress will adjourn this week, and
those in touch with business in both
houses appear to agree that the result
may be secured by Wednesday. Still
conditions are that hitch might OCCUR
at the last moment, which would pro-
tract the session for another week. This,
however, while possible contingency, is
not expected.
The business of the Senate depends en-
tirely upon the headway made by the
conference reports. Several appropriation
bills are still to be disposed of. The
Indian bill upon which the Rouse re-
fused to oct favorably on the conference
agreed to with the Senate; the post office
House Saturday, will be accepted by the
Senate Monday the naval bill which
will probably be disposed of speedily to-
morrow as the conferees have already
formulated compromise which they be-
lieve will be acceptable to both houses;
the sundry civil bill, upon which the
House and Senate seem to be deadlocked
over the appropriation for public build
ings inserted by the Senate: the district
bill, numerous items of which are still
in dispute.
1t is confidently expected that all of
these will be out Of the way within the
next 48 hours.
The new deficiency bill, which passed
the House Saturday, will be rushed
through the Senate tomorrow with all
possible speed, it being the intention of
the committee to move to lay on the
table any amendment that may be Off
cred so that the bill will pass as it comes
| from the House.
This motion to lay on the table is the
only method the Senate has under it's
rules to cut off debate and it will be
applied literally when this measure
comes up.
The immigration bill is the unfinished d
business and Mr.. lodge will call it up
tomorrow for consideration, if an OPEN
ing presents itself.
| Mr.. Hill, who Is III charge of the con-
| tempt of court bill, a piece of legislation
| growing out of the Debs case, is anxious
for consideration, and may lock horns
with Mr.. Lodge for the right of way.
Mr.. Gear will sesk to fix day during
| VIC uoAR 60he4Ols WL6u tl16 aClAC Tall-
| road refunding aots. shall ba taken up.
i Whis he may succeed as Both friends
land opponents believe this subject
should be settled one way or the other.
| All these, and other matters that may
come before the Senate, will tend to
| make the next few days exceedin gly
busy ones, and if Mr.. Allison. chairman
ries out his previously expressed inten-
tion of not reporting an adjournment
resolution until after the appropriation
bills have gone to the President, there
may be ample time to discuss several
things upon which the Senators desire
to speak. a
The course of business Is therefore un-
certain and the forecast is largely con-
jeotural.
The House will devote itself for the
| remainder OF the session to disposing of
| the session Of the conference reports,
contested election cases and other busi-
ness under suspension of rules. 1t will
| meet for an hour tomorrow morning in
| continuation Of Saturdays session, to
enable the members to move the passage
of bills under suspension in accordance
with the term Of the order of Friday
last. There are two election cases on
the calender, both of which will be
vigorously contested on the floor; ALL
drich, Republican VS.. Underwood, Dem
oorat, from the ninth Alabama district,
where the committee recommend the seat
ing of AIdrioh; and Yost, Republican
vs.. Tucker, Democrat, from the 10th
Virginia district, where the committee
recommend.
Kendall, Democrat of the 11th Ken
lucky district, was not reported by the
committee. These are all that remain of
the 80 contests filed with the clerk of
the House.
Speaker Reed is exceedingly anxious
that the dockets should be entirely
cleared before the House adjourns and
not been definitely decided what to do
with the Senate bond bill reported ad-
We rsely by the committee on ways and
means. The LEADERS think it should be
disposed Of, and vote Is probable, al
though there is much opposition to the
action at this session.