The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-24
MIDDLE OF MAY.
Congress Expects to Be Ready to
Adjourn Sine Die.
WORK ON APPROPRIATION BILLS
Being Pushed Along With Un-
usual Vigor.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-The house Is
pushing ahead the appropriation bills with
all possible speed, with view to an early
final adjournment. ,e
Already of the 10 general appropria-
tion bills have been sent to the senate
the army, military academy, urgent do
hciency. diplomatic and consular and agri-
cultural. The District OF Columbia has in
it several disputed items, but will, 1t Is
believed, cause little trouble when it Is
again brought into the house. The In
dian bill is now under consideration, and
the legislative. executive and judicial
the next in order-s on the calendar. The
naval and postoflice bills will be brought
in this week.
When these are disposed OF, but three
will remain-the sundry civil, general de-
fciency and Notifications. The house
leaders are still hopeful that some way
can be found TO secure action on the tariff
bill in the senate, but beyond that there
appears TO be little chance for general leg
islation, except perhaps bankruptcy and
possibly Pacific railroad bill. Conse-
quently, they are hurrying along the APP
propriations bills and shaping things for
an early adjournment. Mr.. Cannon,
chairman OF the appropriations commit
tee, stated yesterday that sine die adjourn
ment should be reached by the middle OF
May.
In the Senate.
The probabilities are that the Cuban
question and the tariff bill, as affected by
the silver substitute, will divide the
greater part OF the time of the senate dur
ing the present week.
There will be an effort today by Sem
ator Dubois, chairman of the commit
tee on public lands, To secure unanimous
consent TO lay the Cuban resolution aside
10 permit the consideration of the bill ex.
tending the limitation of the time in
which suits may be brought to secure the
restoration OF, certain granted lands TO
the government.
The present Limitation expires in March,
and the president has, by special mes
sage TO congress, asked for immediate
action This bill is one which will excite
some debate, but 1t is probable that an
amicabo arrangement will be made for
its consideration some time during the
week
Senator Morgan will continue the speech
on the Cuban question whenever that
subject is again taken up. He probably
will consume the greater part of another
day in expounding mis- views, and will be
followed by other senator's, including sew
eral OF the members OF the committee on
foreign relations, among them being Sena-
tors sherman, Gray and Turpie. There
also will be speeches on Cuba by several
senators not members of the committee.
Senator White will make an address
during the week on the legal aspect of the
Cuban resolution, criticising its form and
contendng that there can be no recogni-
tion of belhgerency except by executive
action. IL Is the purpose of tho advocates
of Cuban recognition TO keep the question
as well To the front rs they can until they
can be all disposed Of, though they are not
hopeful of securing n vote this week.
Senator Carter will make his speech on
Wednesday on the tariff-silver bill, and is
expected to explain his reasons, as we'll as
those of his Republican colleagues in vot-
ing against the consideration of the bill
10 days ago upon Senator Morrill's mo-
tion. He will In all likelihood be followed
by other senators who acted with him,
and very animated debate may result.
Ii is probable that the army and agri-
cultural appropriations bills may be re-
ported from committee during the week,
but not rely that they will receive i'm
mediate attention.