The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-13
In Marked Contrast with the senate,
the House Has Busted Itself with
Necessary Legislation.
READY TO ADJOURN JUNE /
ONLY TWO MORE GENERAL APPRO-
PRIATION BILLS TO BE PASSED.
Dupont Election Case to BE Reviewed
by Senator's Again To-Day-Pef-
fer's Bond Inquiry Resolution.

WASHINGTON, April IAN unusually
early adjournment IF Congress is being pre-
dicted by the Republican leaders in both
houses and every sign points to the fulfill
ment of their prophesies. No Congress in
many years has made the record for the
transaction Of routine business which stands
to the credit of the present one, far
the lower house is concerned at any rate.
With all of the regular appropriation bills,
except two, already passed by the House,
with one Of those remaining reported from
the committee and likely to be passed with
only day or two of debate, and with the
other in process of preparation, the House
leaders are placing the limit of this session
at the 1st of June. allowing. as they think,
sufficient time for the Senate to take care of
the important bills sent to it from he House
No other business except the regular ap-
preparations, is actually necessary to be
done, and although the House may take up
some of the more pressing Of the general
matters before ii, such as the settlement Of
the Pacific railroad debts, the statehood and
bankruptcy bills, 1t is expected that many
other minor matters will be passed in
the interest of an early adjournment. 1t
seems probable that the House will have
fore the 18th of May. OF these bills five-the
pension. Military Academy, urgent def
cheney, diplomatic and consular and army
bills-have beer signed by the President and
are law. The agricultural bill has been
passed by both houses and is ready for the
Presidents signature. The postoffice bill
has been passed by both houses, but the
Senates amendments have not yet been
agreed to by the House, and the legislative,
executive and judicial bin is also in con-
ference between the two houses. The Indian
bill Is in the Senate and the naval bill is
ready for consideration. The sundry civil
and the river and harbor bills have been
sent to the Senate and referred to commit
tees. In the House the Notifications bill
stands ready for consideration and the last
of the list, the general deficiency, is being
prepared by the appropriations committee.
There remain. therefore. but two appropria-
ton bills to be passed by the House and six
for the Senate TO act upon.
The Senate committee on appropriations is
we'll up with its work on the appropriation
bills, and the Senate is not far behind its
committee. 1t is the general opinion that the
appropriation committee can complete its
work on the bills still to be considered within
three or four weeks time, and that it is pos
sible for the Senate 10 finish them by the
middle of May. There are some who esti-
mate that il viii require until the 1st of June
to accomplish this result No one puts sit 1t later
ii will be exceedingly difficult to hold the
Senate in session for any purpose. Conse-
is that the final Adjournment of the session
will not be postponed far beyond the begin
ming of the drst Of the summer months. 1t
is admitted on all hands that if adjournment
is reached as early as the majority predict
and seem to desire great many questions
of viii be left suspended in the air, as it
were. Among them are the bankruptcy,
Niearaguan canal: Hawaiian cable, Pacific
IONA statehood bills, besides the Monroe doc
ton of senators by the people the Dupont
various financial bills and resolutions. and
the general bills reported and to be reported
and public lands.
The Dupont election case will be reviewed
in the Senate tomorrow, when Senator
| Chandler will make a speech in support Of
the committee report favorable to seating
Mr. Dupont He probably will be followed
by Senator Quay in opposition to the report.
This matter will probably consume the great
| er part of the day. If there is any time left
| the consideration of the Indian appropriation
| bill will be proceeded with. There will then
| be an effort to go with the Indian bill
| until it shall have been disposed of, but there
are several special orders on the caiendar
| less with this programme. There is unani-
! nous agreement to take UP Senator PETERS
| resolution for the investigation of the bond
| issues for the past two years on Tuesday.
| If not set aside. the question probably. will
give rise to spirited financial debate of rn-
! certain duration. The bill to reduce the
| cases in which the death penalty may be i'm
posed in the United States courts is a special
| order for Wednesday. Senator'S Lodge and
fAx has .,~,
| Thursday on the immigration bill reported
| by Mr. Lodge from the committee on imini-
No one has any definite idea of the time
which will be required to conclude consid-
Grafton of the Indian appropriation bill.
| The sectarian school question is still un-
| disposed Of and the debate on this may
| require another day. Either Senator Platt
! or Senator Jones will propose the amend
| ment agreed on by the committee on In
dian affairs looking to a change of the
| land system and the 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 elabor-
ate explanation from its authors. dis
| agreement of the conferees of the two
| houses on the legislative. executive and
| judicial appropriation bill probably will be
reported Monday on the portions OF the bill
| shals and district attorneys and of Senate
employees, and consideration Of the report,
| if made. will consume time. With these
| questions out of the way the naval appro-
priation bill will be taken up.
| The general deficiency appropriation bill
the last of the supply bills-is in process
| of preparation in the appropriations COM
| mittee, and pending the reporting of that
| bill to the House a variety of matters which
| have been held in allegiance in order that
| the appropriation bills might be pressed
| will be brought up for action The most
| important of these is the bankruptcy bill.
| to which IT is expected the House viii de-
| vote several days. There are also several
/ minor banking bills, including a bill to in
| crease the circulation of national banks to
| the par value Of the bonds deposited, and
one or two general pension bills. To-mor-
| row is District of Columbia day, but District
| matters will occupy but short time, and
| IL is expected that the fortifcations bill.
| which Is the calendar, will be passed
before adjournment tomorrow night.
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