Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-05-02
NEWS FROM THE CAPITAL
,1ryED CONGRESS WILL AID
JoURN BEFORE JUNE 1.
A.. Attempt to Amend the Naval
ELL Expected to Develop
Much Debate.

washington, April 2G.-The senate pro
orsm for this week, SO far as determined
rnon includes only the consideration of
annropriation bills, beginning with the
naval bill on Monday and following that
.osely with either the river and harbor
.r British Columbia bill. There may be
snasmodic efforts TO get up other meas
,res but the probabilities are that moth
ing else of any general Importance will
receive attention. Certainly nothing will
he taken up which will lead to general de-
hate If the committee on appropriations
can control the order of business.
1t is expected that there will be an eff
fort on the part of Senator German and
ether senator's to amend the naval bin so
as to provide for the construction of only
two battleships instead of four, as the
bill provides.
There is also an element il the senate
favorable to increasing the number TO
six 1t is therefore expected that the
bill will develop considerable debate.
The river and harbor bill will undOubted-
ly be made the subject of severe attack
with him on the southern California deep
water question, unless there is change
Of the present decision of the committee,
which is in favor of Santa Monica.
A large majority of the senator's now
regard early adjournment as quite &c
termined. If the democrats and Eopulists
ever had any idea of attempting to prolong
the session beyond the national cOnven-
ton they appear to have given it up, and
few of them now fix the date beyond the
lst of June.
Senator Mitchell of Oregon says that
contrary 10 the reports, ne ~ anxious 70
secure a vote upon the resolution to seat
Dupont as senator from Delaware and
that he is willing TO take the chances on
the result.
The senators are taking the possibility
Of veto of the river and harbor bill into
account in their calculations on adjourn
ment. Such IA fate for the bill has been
considered among the probabilities ever
since its passage by the house. and recent
expressions on the part of those near the
president have increased the apprehension
81 the friends of the bill. Hence there
will be an effort to so arrange the business
sion during the 10 days which he is al
lowed to consider bill, in order to secure
an opportunity for passage of the bill
ever the presidents objection in case Of
aisapproval
HOUSE FORECAST.
Washington, April 26.-The house having
disposed of all the appropriation bills, will
sevote the balance of the session, except
such portions as are consumed by con-
ference reports, to clearing up such mat
ters as opportunity affords. This week
promises action on several measures. The
Flckler general pension bill, which was
Shder debate last week for three days,
VIII Dc voted on tomorrow if the clamOr
lor more time for debate is not too i'm
Fortunate, in which case the debate may
VIC ahoWed to run on for several days
Inc measure will probably receive every
republican and quite Il number Of demo-
cratic votes.
1t mas been agreed that the bill to en-
power the president to retire John NJ
Quackenbush as a commander in the navy
snail be taken up on Tuesday. Comman-
oer tluackenbush was contaminated
",o dismissed from the navy in 1874 on the
oidrge OF excessive intoxication tie has
~" reached the age when, haa he not
"eeh so dismissed, he would be retired.
Inc house has also agreed to take up
me bankruptcy bill this week and devote
'nree days to it's consideration Should
th e'o 'nree measures be disposed of before
.''e END OF the week there are several con-
tested election cases pending.
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