The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-13
WHAT HAS BEEN DONE
Accomplishments of the Present Con-
greSs and Adjournment Talk.
MAY CALL TIME ON JUNE
The House Promises to Give the
Senate No More Than II Can
Get Away WIth-Some Meas
ures VIII Be Left.

Washington, April 12.-An unusually
early adjournment of congress is be-
ing predicted by the republican leaders
In both houses and every sign points to
the fuifillment of their prophecies. No
congress in many years has made the
record for the transaction of routine
business which stands to the credit of
tne present one, SO far as 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 re-
ported in the committee and likely to
be passed with only a day or two of
debate, and with the other in process
OF preparation, the house leaders are
placing the lint of this session at the
1st of June, allowing, as they think, suf-
ficient time for the senate to take care
OF the important bills sent to ii from
the house.
No other business except the regular
appropriations is absolutely necessary
to be done. and although the house may
take up some of the more pressing of
the general matters before, 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 over in the in
terest of an early adjournment 1t
seems probable that the house will have
passed the last of the appropriations
before the 18th of May. OF these bills.
hve-the pension, military academy,
urgent deficiency. diplomatic and con-
sular 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 postoffice bill has not been passed
by both houses, but the senate amend
ments have nearly been agreed to by
the house, and the legislative, execu-
tive and judicial bill is also in confer
ence between the two houses. The In
dian 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
to committees.
In the house the fertilization bill
stands ready for consideration and the
last of the list, the deficiency, is being
prepared by the appropriations COM
mittee. There remains therefore but
two appropriation bills to be passed by
the house and six for the senate TO act
upon.
The senate committee on appropria-
tions is well up with its work on the
bills, and the senate is
not far behind its committee. 1t Is the
general opinion that the appropriation
can complete it's work on the
DlllS still 10 De considered within three
Or four weeks time and that 1t is pos
sible for the senate to finish them by
the middle of May. With the appropri-
alton bills out of the way, it will ba
difficult to hold the senate in session
Tor any purpose. Consequently the
prevailing opinion in the senate is that
the final adjournment will not be post
poned far beyond the beginning of the
first summer months. 1t is admitted
that IL adjournment is reached as early
rs the majority predict, and seem to
1esire, great many questions, which
t was hoped the session would dispose
)f. will be left suspended in the air as
[ were. Among them the bankruptcy,
Nicaragua canal, Hawaiian cable Pa
,ific railroads, fur seal and New Mex
co and Arizona statehood bills, besides
he Monroe doctrine resolution, the
resolutions for the election of senators
)y the people, the Dupont election
,ase. the Alabama investigation, the
yarious financial bills and resolutions
md the general bills reported and to be
eported from the committee on COM
nerce, pensions and public lands.