The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-13
THIS WEEK IN CONGRESS.
Appropriation Bills TO Occupy Most
OF The Time

Washington, April l2.-As soon as the
Indian bill is disposed Of in the Senate,
Mr.. Hale will call up the naval bill which
was reported wednesday last.
Incidentally there viii be a variety Of
questions called up during the morning
hour. Monday Mr.. Chandler. according
to notice. will speak on the Dupont cleo
ton case, and VIII probably be followed
oy Mr. Gray Of Delaware.
Mr.. Squire has given notice that on
Tuesday he will address the Senate on
the comprehension bill for the erection
OF fortincations, reported by his committee
some weeks ago.
A spirited debate is expected on Wednes-
day, Mr.. PETER having secured unanimous
consent to call up on that day his bond
sale investigation resolution.
The House bill to reduce the cases in
which the penalty OF death may be in
nieted has been made the special order
for Wednesday.
Mr. Lodge has given notice that on
thursday he will call up the immigration
bill, providing for an illiteracy test.
Meanwhile the joint resolution of Mr..
cannon, directing the Secretary OF the
Interior to open for public entry the Tn
compahgre reservation. holds its place on
the calendar as the unfinished business.
Under the rules of the House tomorrow
Is District of Columbia day. that IS, the
day set aside for consideration of matters
presented by the COMMITTEES on, affairs Of
the District of Columbia, but that It will
be so devoted is uncertain. Two other
matters are pressing for consideration, the
Notifications appropriation bill and the
contested election case of Goodwin vs..
Cobb, from the Fifth district of Alabama,
in which the committee on elections No.
l recommended the seating of the contest
ant, Mr.. Goodwin, Judge Daniels, chair
man of the committee, gave notice ten
days ago that he would ask the House 10
dispose of the case tomorrow. but ii
is understood that he will not antagonize
Chairman BabcOck Of the district COM
mttee when the latter moves TO take up
the district business. But Mr.. Cannon,
chairman of the committee on appropria-
tons, may not be so leniently disposed,
and the House may have TO determine
the order of business for itself.
The probabilities seem now to favor the
fortihcations bill, as the first item, and at
the conclusion of its consideration, the
rest Of the day to be given TO the district
committee. Mr.. Cannon was Of the opin-
ion that he could get the bill out of the
way in an hour and half. He may find
It different at the beginning of the week.
However they are arranged, these two
matters will hold the boards against all
other business until disposed of. unless
conference report on the appropriation
bill shall be presented. The preliminary
report upon the legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bill has been agreed
upon and will be presented tomorrow or
Tuesday. It relates only to those items
about which there was practically no dis
agreement among the conferees and a fur
Their conference will be ordered on the
matters of more serious difference.
As opportunity presents itself, the gen.
eral pension bills reported by the commit
tee on invalid pensions and the bankruptcy
Dill VIII be considered but no time can be
fixed at which they will be taken up.