The morning times., 1896-05-25
SIX OF THEM HOW LAWS
Appropriation Bills Out of the
Way of Adjournment.
THIS WEEK IN CONGRESS
Conference Reports on a Few of the
Routine Measures Remain, But Lit
tie Other VIII Be DOne-Session
Expected to Close Two Weeks
From Today.

The Senate Committee on Appropriations
is surprised at the headway is has been
able 70 make in the matter OF pushing IT'S
bills through the senate,s or the fifteen
great annual budgets, aifAave now passed
the Senate but the general deficiency bill,
and Mr.. Hale, in charge OF that matter, has
given notice that he wiil5calI it up today
Itis unusual for this bin TO be reported
so far in advance OF the generally accepted
date OF adjournment, it being a catch
all for appropriations and deficiencies Jnat
cannot be got III until the last minute
Owing TO the rapidity with which TINS
bill has been acted upon II may be ncCeS-
sary before adjournment TO pass IA small
urgent deficiency measure covering items
that the Treasury may yet call TO the at
tention OF Congress.
1t is expected that an agreement will
be reached that viii result in vote on
the Butler autLbohd bill either today or
Tuesday. The filled cheese bill, which Mr.
Sherman is urging, is IN ''parious'' shape
owing 10 numerous proposed amendments.
IMMIGRATION IN THE SENATE.
Now that the House has acted on the
immilratiOa measures before il Mr.. Lodge,
OF sachusettS, viii seek To pass one OF
The measures through the Senate, so that
out of the many conflicting plans, sOme
la W may be secured that VIII remedy what
are held to be existing evils in our present
immigration statutes.
Six or the great appropriation bills are
now laws, Que, the agricultural, with
out the Presidents approval. The Indian
bill has been agreed TO with the exception
| OF four Items, the most i'm pOrtant of which
| is that relating to appropriations for
| sect tarian schools.
| The final report on the legislative bill
/
| the Senate has not acted upon it. There
has been no conference on the postOfIlce
bill, but when that occurs there will
undoubtedly be a struggle between the two
| houses on the question OF the subsiCIie,
authorized in the Senate. The naval bill
| has been agreed TO with the exception oil
/ the Senate reduction in the nUm5er ol
/ hattleships, the provisions a. to the price
/ TO be paid for armOr plate and the prOhi
| bition of the employment by government
/ contractors OF Naval officers on leave.
THREE SHIPS PROBABLE.
| 1t is thought that the agreement will
| finally result in three new battleships.
as com promise between the four author
| iZed by the House and the two authorized
| by the Senate. Another partial report
| on the sundTy civil bill was agreed 10
| Saturday, and one more conference VII
! doubtless get this large budget out OF the
1 way. Inc DiSIElCl OIL COiulilDid duU ILs
rortificatiOn bills are in conference.
| The river and harbor bill awaits the
| Presidents approval or veto or nom
| action.
! The leaders OF the House expect that
| Congress VIII reach a final adjournment
| for the session two weeks from today,
which Will be June s. That was tht
| statement made last evening by Repre-
| sentative DaIzelI of PENNSYLVANIA, a mem
/ HaF or rha Pf.Ie
program of business in the Eouse, in these
| two weeks, viii be a matter OF arrange
/ ment from day TO day. and only the most
| general outline can be given now
| The Committee on Affairs OF the District
| of Columbia are entitled to the session
| today under the rules and should Chairman
Babcock claim il, only conference report,
| or the determination of the House TO con-
| slider contested election cases Will prevent
him from having IT
| CONTESTED ELECTION CASES.
| The Committee on Rules are desirous of
| clearing up the election cases now on the
| calendar. three of which, especially, will
| provoke scme de bate. They are Murray
| VS.. Elliott, from the First district OF
| South Carolina; Johnston VS. Stokes, from
| the Seventh district of South Carolina
| and Mitchell VS.. Walsh, from the Eighth
| district of New York In all Of these the
| committees report recommends that the
| contestants be seated.
| In the ease OF Yost VS. Tucker, from the
! Tenth district of Virginia. the committee
recommended that Tucker retain his seat,
! but Gen. Walker, the single Republican
| represe utatiye from that State, will make
| a vigorous effort 10 bring in Political CuI-
| league. 1t is the expectation that these
! cases viii be disposed of this week.
| should the consideration of conference
! reports, which is always first in order,
! leave time enough.
| Before the session ends il is probable
| the Committee on Territories viii be
| given a day IN which to present two or
| three bills demanding immediate aCtien,
| relating To affairs in Alaska and New
! Mexico. 1t is also among the prOba biIitses
/ that another effort will be made TO pass
| HE HhininS labor commission hill