New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-07
CLOSE OF THE SESSION NEAR.
THE HOUSE VOTES FOR ADJOURNMENT
ON MAY 49,
BOTH BRANCHES OF CONGRESS EAGER TO END
THEIR woRK-BUsINEss TO BE RUSHED
THROUGH IN THE SENATE.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRrsUNE.l

THEIR WORh-BbSlNESS ~ NcSAA>
THROUGH IN THE SENATE
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNEl
Washington. May 6.-The prospect Of an early
adjournment Of Congress was greatly frightened
to-day by decided demonstration OF eagerness
in each legislative branch to hurry to an END
the work Of the present session. The House OF
Representatives, with great alacrity and una
nmity passed resolution setting Nay IL, the
same date as that chosen some weeks ago by the
Republican Senatorial caucus. as the limit Of the
current session. In the Senate by a little ex-
hbtion of diplomacy. Mr.. Hill was brought to
abandon his ilibusterng fight against the Peher
bond resolution. and agreement vas made to
dispose OF that troublesome bone OF contention
by a final vote at p. m. tomorrow. The River
and Harbor bill VII! then be rushed through as
rapidly as possible and two days after Its pas
sage the Dupont election will be finally set
tied There Is lively hope. therefore. tonight
that Congress may succeed In ad1ourning on
May 49, or at least some time during the week
ending May q.
The resolution for an adjournment OF Congress
on May IS with which Chairman Dingley, OF the
Ways and Means Committee. surprised the
House was adopted by that committee at It's
meeting this morning. The question OF an early
adjournment was discussed briefly, and met the
approval of the full committee Representative
Dolliver made q motion that May 20 be fixed as
the date and this was agreed to by unanimous
vote Of the members present. The Democratic
Leaders, Messrs. Crisp, Turner and McMillin. de-
clared that they favored an early adjournment,
and the only opposition came from Mr.. Wheeler,
of Alabama. Messrs Dingley, Tawney and Dali
zell held that a resolution to adjourn at date
that was plainly impracticable would not have
so great an infiuenc. upon the action OF the SEN
ate as one giving reasonable time for the trans
action OF the most important business Chair-
man Dingley proposed May 25 as the date to be
fixed In the resolution. but the motion for the
earlier day prevailed
After the committee had voted to report the
resolution for adjournment on May 20 1t was
presented 10 Speaker Reed. who asked that the
date be changed to May IS. Mr.. Dingley OBJ
tained consent informally from majority OF the
committeeman to make this change. Chairman
Powers OF the Committee on Pacific Railroads.
said that II their resolution was carried INTO
effect the Pacific Railroad bill might not be con-
sldered by the House this session. The delegates
from Arizona, New-Mexico and Oklahoma nave
been considering the advisabiity or letting the
Statehood bills go over until the next session re-
gardless OF the time OF adjournment. and do not
think an early closing Of the session Will anect
the interests Of their bills.
In the Senate the adjournment resolution was
referred to the Committee on Appropriations,
which is expected u report II back as soon as
the River and Harbor bill Is disposed OF.