The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-05-11
SENATE WILL RUSH THE RIVER
AND HARBOR BILL THROUGH
CONFERENCE.
IT WILL DELAY ADJOURNMENT II
AS THE BODY WILL REMAIN IN
SESSION LONG ENOUGH ToTAkE
FINAL ACTION.
APPROPRIATIONS TO THE FRONT.
House Has Practically No Other
Business to Attend To-Fore-
cast for the Week.

WASHINGTON, May 10.-The probabilities
harbor appropriation bill will be concluded
Monday. According to agreement, this bill
will be followed by the resolution to seat Mr..
Dupont as senator from Delaware. With
the Dupont resolution disposed Of, the bill
making appropriations for the District of
Columbia will be considered, and it probably
will consume the remainder Of the week.
Only the provision in the river and harbor
bill for the construction of a breakwater at
Santa Monica, Cal, remains to be acted upon.
There will be several speeches on this ques-
tion Monday. Senator'S Berry, Vest and Per-
kins will oppose the amendment, and Senator
Frye, as chairman of the committee on COM
merce, will explain the committees reason
for its action Senator White will reply brief
ly to Mr. Frye. After this, it is expected
that the vote on the amendment will be taken,
and that whatever the fate of this amend
ment, the bill will be promptly passed. 1t
is not expected to remain long in conference,
as there is a disposition manifest in both
houses to get the bill to the president at as
early date as practicable. This is due to
the fear of a veto and to the determination
to remain in session, long enough to give
congress time to act in case Of such adverse
Endorsement by the president The agree
ment in regard to the Dupont case Is that
it shall be taken up for debate Immediately
after the disposal of the river and harpor
hill and that vote shall be taken not later
than o'clock of the second day alter tne
debate begins. 1t is doubtful whether the
entire time allowed for debate will be re-
ou;red. The result of the vote is still in
doubt. 1t depends upon one or two Popullst
senators. who have not made their position
known. SO far as can be ascertained.
There are several features in the district
bill which are expected to arouse debate,
but If it should be passed before the close
of the week, the committee on appropriations
will have the fortifcation appropriation Dill
ready to take up, and will press its conslo-
Grafton There WILL however, be strong
pressure in that event to work on the cal
endar.
The Cuban situation, as presented by the
in3position of the death sentence upon the
members of the Competitor party, brings
forward a decidedly interesting question,
which may result in an attempt at action on
this question by the senate during the week.
In fact. the outlook in this direction is full
of possibilities. ~
eA ~ THE HOUSE.
The indications are that the house Will
drift along for the remainder of the ses-
sion, giving conference reports on appro-
priatfon bills the right Of way and dispos-
ing of such incidental matters as 1t can.
There is a good deal of pressure from certain
quarters for the consideration of the Pa
cific railroad funding bill, and the immf-
grafton bills, and while there is a prob
ability that the latter may be considered
at the session, the leaders in control of the
house seem to have set their faces against
the funding bill for this session unless 1t
is prolonged beyond present anticipations.
The immigration bill can hardly come up
this week, as the chairman of the committee.
Mr.. Bartholdt, is at his home in st. Louis
attending the state convention. Tomorrow
is District Of Columbia day and Wednesday
is pre-empted by the special order giving 1t
up to the pension bills. 1t is likely that the
contested election cases of Rinaker VS..
Downing, and Murray VS.. Elliott, which
were to have been considered last week,
will, with such conference reports as are
presented. occupy the remainder of the
time.
The legislative, executive and judicial, the
sundry civil and naval bills are now in
conference. 1t is not improbable that res
olution regarding the protection Of the two