The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-01

the RIVER AND HARsoa s,lL
VIII Probably Be Passed Over the
Veto without Debate.
Imperative WORT % De Dome Ds1bre
Adyournmeut Cnn Re Reached>T The
Ansa-Hoed Bin % H vossa Upoa In
the senate On Tuesday.

Washington City. May n.-The senate
Vii begin tins week With the intention OF
making II tbs hast Of the session IL pos
saele- Some senators ses the day Of adj
foafhnsat as early as Thursday. and still
othsrs think ~ win be impossible 20 con-
cisde before the first days of next week
The imperative work before the senate
In order to reach adjournment is 10 dis
pose OF the conference reports of the or
auaary appropriation bsas. 10 vote upon
the prohsnttory bond bill. and TO consider
the proposition to pass the river and har-
bor bill osrr the presidents Veto tn case
the biii receives the necessary two-tfirds
vote In the hoase 10 bring IL 20 the senate.
Some senators. probably q majority. also
feel they are under Obligations TO press
the filled enees. bin 20 a FINAL issue. but
there 10 u safficieatiy strong minority OPP
posed 20 this measure TO prevent congress
remaining In session for the sole purpose
Of passing IL after the appropriation bills
are out Of the way. II would therefore
appear that the hope Of the friends Of this
btu must rest upon getting II through be-
fore all the appropriation conference re-
ports are disposed Of
Considerable time xln necessarily Be
spent upon bills on the calendar to which
no objection In made. and also In execu-
tive session on nominations awaiting con-
hfmatton- Senator Morgan probably viii
sioa- The anti-bond bill wiii be pressed
to final vote before adjournment Tues
Gay. Unless there should be a violation
OF the unanimous agreement which was
entered into on Friday. The debate on
this bill will consume the greater part
Of the time OF the senate after O'Clock
Monday and Tuesday. and II is possible
IL may be necessary to extend the Tues
day session into the night in order TO
give all who Wish TO speak an opporfu-
nifty to do so. Senator Butler has by no
means finished his speech on this bill,
Senator Brown has given notice OF a set
speech. and Senator Cui,om is also anx-
ious to find opportunity for the delivery
OF prepared speech IL IL believed the
bond bill viii have a majority OF about
five votes in its favor
The appropriation bills gtiil In confer
ence are Indian. naval sundry civil, Dis
trict OF Columbia. forsiAcafions. postofYfce
and general deficiency. The others have
become laws or are In the hands of the
president The conferees on the post
odice bill we're In session Saturday and
reached an understanding on all items Of
disagreement except on the senate's
amendment for the consolidation Of small
postof1ices with large ones. and this via
probaIy 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
hattieships and the price Of armor plate
In the naval bill, and the question of the
distribution Of the charity funds In the
District 8 Columbia
II Is hA expected that there win be any
prolonged debate over. the river and har-
bor bin n 1t is sent TO the senate by the
house. There Sere only nine votes against
this bili when IL patssd originally, and
It's friends claim there will be no difficulty
in passing II second time, notwithstand-
Ing the presidents objections Beginning
Tuesday OF Wednesday. the sessions Of
the senate VIII probably commence at III
o'clock. and several night sessions are
among the probabilities of the week.