St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-30
CUBA IN NO HURRY.
HOUSE WILL NOT CALL UP THE
SENATE RESOLUTIONS THIS
WEEK.
sUNDRY CIVIL BILL FIRST.
EFFORT TO HASTEN APPROPRIA-
TIONS AND GET AN EARLY
ADJOURNMENT.
1t VIII Be Brought Forward If Ap-
preparation Bills Do Not In
terfere.

WASHINGTON, March 29-The sun
dry civil appropriation bill probably
will consume the major portion of the
many it is considered doubtful whether
it will have been disposed of when
the house adjourns next Saturday The
bill will precipitate the general oppo-
sition of the Democratic side because
Of the fact, already pointed out, that
for all continuing work now under
contract (river and harbor and public
building work. the bill carries ap-
preparations for only eight months.
This is an entirely new departure, and
will bring up a general discussion Of
appropriations all along the line. In
addition to this, the bill carries $29,-
| 100000, over $11,OO0,0OO less than the
estimates. In the odds and ends which
make up the sundry civil bill, mem
bers are personally interested and
where the committee has declined to
recommend in accordance with the es-
Inmates, the members interested can
be relied upon to push their opposi-
tion to extremes. 1t is the intention
OF Chairman Hit, Of the foreign af-
rairs committee, to call up the con-
ference report on the Cuban resolu-
tions as soon as the sundry civil bill
is out of the way. 1t is not thought
that the adoption of the report will
encounter much antagonism. If Mr..
HIT were so disposed, he could call up
the reoort tomorrow and move it's
adoption under suspension Of the rules.
as tomorrow is suspension day, but
1t is more likely that the report will
De held In allegiance, and the sundry
civil bill be given the right of way.
The leaders of the house are bending
all their efforts to hasten the appro-
priatfon bills in order to effect an
early final adjournment The river
ana harbor bill is the next appro-
priation bill in order after the sundry
civil.
IN THE SENATE
The present arrangement in the sem
ate is to take up the bill providing for
settlement of the accounts between
the state Of Arkansas and the United
States at the conclusion Of the morn
ing hour Monday, and to give the day
to that bill If necessary to dispose of
1t. 1t is doubtful, however, whether
further time will be given the bill if
1t is not out Of the way when the
adjournment hour is reached Monday
night. 1t is expected that the post
office appropriation bill will be re-
ported from the appropriations COM
mittee Monday, and if it should be the
disposition, will be to take it up in
the senate Tuesday and pass it as
soon as possible. Senator Mitchell
says that he will ask, the senate to pro-
ceed with the consideration Of the
Dupont election case after Monday,
providing appropriation bills do not
stand in the way. Senator George al
ready has given notice Of a speech on
this question and will be heard among
others when the question is again TAX
en- up. There probably will be no pro-
longed debate over the postofice bill
unless upon the fast mail subsidies,
and 1t will In all likelihood be dis
posed of in two or three days time.
The appropriations committee hope to
have the Indian and naval appropria-
tions bill ready to report by the last
Of the week. If there should be any
time between the disposition of the
postoff1ce bill and the reporting of
these two bills, the calendar affords
plenty Of material to work upon. SEN
ator Cannon's resolution directing the
opening Of the Uncompahgre Indian
reservation in Utah, which created
such an animated debate a few days
since, will become the unfinished busi-
ness after the Arkansas bill. The for
eign relations committee is anxious to
get up the bill to prevent the exter-
mination Of the Alaskan seals as soon
as possible, and it may be pressed to
the front during the week.