The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-06-01
CONGRESS HAS THE IMPORTANT
BUSINESS IN SHAPE TO SOON
DISPOSE OF 1T.
VETO WILL BE sAELvED.
TWo-THIRDs MAJORITY IN BOTH
HOUSES INTERESTED IN THE
HARBoR BILL.
.xrI-RovD BILL TUESDAY
After That the RaiIroading of Priv
ate Measures in Both Houses
VIII Begin.

WASHINGTON, May 31.-The senate will
begin the week with the intention Of making
il the last Of the session, If possible. Some
| senator's put the day of adjournment as early
| as Thursday of the present week, while otn-
crs place 1t on Saturday, and still others
think it will be impossible to conclude before
| the first days of next week.
The imperative work before the senate in
order to reach adjournment is to dispose of
the conference reports on the ordinary ap-
! preparation bills to vote upon the bond pro-
! hibitory bill and 70 consider the proposition to
pass the river and harbor bill over the presi-
dents veto, in case the bill receives the nee
! essary two-thirds vote in the house to bring
it to the senate. Some senator's, probably a
majority, also feel that they are under oblga-
| tions to press the filled cheese bill to final
issue, but there is sufficient strong minority
opposed to this measure to prevent congress
remaining in session for the sole purpose of
passing it after the appropriation bills are
out of the way. 1t would, therefore, appear
that the hope of the friends OF this bill must
rest upon getting it through before all the
appropriation conference reports are disposed
Of Considerable time will necessarily be
spent upon bills on the calendar to which no
objection is made, and also in executive ses-
sion on nominations awaiting confirmation.
Senator Morgan will probably also make an
effort to get up the Cuban question In some
connection.
The anti-bond bill will be pressed to a
finish before adjournment Tuesday unless
there should be violation of the unanimous
agreement which was entered into on Fri
day. The debate on this bill will consume
the greater part Of the time of the senate after
O'Clock Monday and Tuesday, and 1t is pos
sible that it may be necessary to extend the
Tuesday session into the night in order to
give all who may wish to speak an opportunity
to do so. Senator Butler has by no means
finished his speech on this bill Senator
Brown has given notice of set speech and
senator Cullom Is also anxious to find op-
pcrtunlty for the delivery of prepared speech
1t is believed that the bond bill will have a
majority of about five votes In it's favor The
appropriation bills still in conference are the
Indian, postoff1ce, naval, sundry civil, Dis
trict Of Columbia, Notifications and general
deficiency. The others have either become
laws or are in the hands of the president.
The conferees on the postofice bill were in
session Saturday, and reached an understand
ing on all items of disagreement, except on
the senate's amendment for the consolidation
Of small postofflces with large ones, and this
will probably be arranged Monday.
The items Of serious dispute between the
houses are the Indian schools and the fees Of
attorneys in the Indian bill, the battleships
and the price or armor plate in the naval bill
and the question of !the distribution of the
charity funds in the District of Columbia.
1t is not expected that there will be any
rn1n Ooad oh fha ,-tx,
bill if it is sent to the senate by the house.
There were only nine votes against this bill
when it passed originally, and its friends
claim there will be no difficulty in passing
1t q second time, notwithstanding the presi-
dents objection. Beginning Tuesday or
Wednesday, the sessions of the senate will
probably commence at IL o'clock, and several
night sessions among the possibilities for
the week.
IN THE HOUSE.
The closing days of the session in the house
will be mainly devoted to the consideration
of conference reports, but the feature of the
week will be the passage of the river and
harbor bill over the presidents Veto All the
friends Of the bill who are absent have re-
eeived peremptory telegraphic summons TO be
present Tuesday when the bill is reported
back from the committee. The several votes
taken on 1t already demonstrate that it has
considerably more than a two-t thirds majority
and its friends express no doubt of the result
1t is not probable that much time will be al
lowed for debate. The conference reports will
be given the right Of way whenever present.
Under the rules the last six days of the session
are suspension days, and this fact will enable
the house to clear the calendar in a brief time
of several pending bills, including the Phillips
commission BILL the Erdman arbitration bill
several other TOhO CtO1ya
contested election case, which was left hang
ing when the house adjourned Friday, will be
disposed Of tomorrow. The partisans of Mr..
Johnson, whose claims to the seat were reject
ed on two votes will be directed toward ousr-
ing Stokes, and thus declaring the seat va
cant Some fear of a veto OF the general de-
ficiency bill is expressed among the members
of the house, because it carries the French
spoliation claims.