The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-15
Appropriation Bills Will
! Take Up Time.
To Be Under Consideration
Remainder of Session.
Reed and Cannon Will Strive to
Keep Down Appropriations.

forward all things legislative will have
TO give way to the appropriation bills,
which must be passed before the fnal
adjournment. Mr.. Cannon, chairman
OF the appropriations committee, point.
ed out on Friday the necessity for ex-
pedition.
Although the house has disposed OF 10
of the - regular appropriation bills, two
of the three which remain. the sundry
civil and the general deficiency, are
those containing the miscellaneous
items, which provoke the most bitter op.
position, both for their sins of omis-
sion and commission. 1t is into these
two bills That the members seek 10 crowd
appropriations which nave been pigeon
holed through the session. and heroic
measures are sometimes required to pre-
vent them from being made the We
hicle of carrying through appropriations
ana legislation which the leaders have
resolved TO kill.
The senate has usually made a prac-
tice OF loading UP these two bills espe-
c!ally, and the contests between the two
longed until almost the hour of final
adjournment. The refusal of those in
control of legislation in the house to give
time for the consideration Of public
building bills. more than 100 Of which
have been favorably reported by the
committee, so angered some of the
members that they talked of trying TO
secure these appropriations in the sun
In the river and harbor projects au-
'horized by the last river and harbor
piil, Tor which no provision is made in
the sundry civil bill dncluding Whining
ton, Del, Kentucky river. dams and
OF the Ohio, Oakland. Cal, and Yakima
Wash), are bristling with ight The
friends of the free home bill, as amended
tife senate, wottfd like 10 saddle this
measure also on the sundry civil bill, as
the only means of resurrecting H.
There are othera antagonisms. But the
opposition is utterly unorganized, and II
has been decided by Speaker Reed and
Mr. Canonn. who are working like Tro-
JAMS to keep down the appropriations
TO try coup by which they expect TO
take advantage of the fact that TODAY
III suspension day, and put through the
Dill under suspension of the rules. The
general debate on the measure closed
Saturday. and, If the bill can be passed
today. under suspension. IL will not only
save the three TO five days (Which II
would fequlre to consider Il under the
hve-minute rule), but IL would cut off the
danger OF amendments carrying largo
sums to which il would be subject n
the members succeeded in effecting a
log-rolling combination.
Acting on the supposition that the bjlI
VIII be passed today under suspension
the leaders have decided to give this
and tomorrow evenings for private pen-
sion legislation. The three remaining
contested election cases will occupv tho
time until the naval appropriation hin
Is brought forward toward the close ~
the week.
AS the session draws to n close par-
tsanship is cropping out. as IT did SAT-
urday, and there will probably be Soma
very lively debate. The preparation of
the general deficiency bill will be becur.
today, and be ready early next week.
me crowding toward the close will be
greatly relieved by the rule which
makes the last six lays of the session
suspension days. This Will enable those
In charge OF the imperative bills and
conference reports to secure a direct
vote on any proposition with but 20 min
utes' debate on n side.
AS much OF the present week as mov
be necessary. will be given up To tho
consideration OF appropriation bills bv
Inc senater2Thefe has been no arc1rn-
ulation OF these bills on the calendar
ana with only a little more than two
weeks OF the session remaining. Il is
not intended, by the senate managers.
that there should be. They will insist
That the appropriations shall take pre-
cedence whenever they are ready To
proceed. The only appropriation bill
now on the calendar Is that providing
for the expenses OF the Indian service.
but IL is expected that the conference
report on the legislative, executive and
judicial, will be presented today, and
that the bills making appropriations
Tor the District OF Columbia and fortifi-
cations viii soon follow. IL is the pur-
pose OF Senator Pettingrew. who has
charge or the Indian bill. to call IL up
tomorrow. IL is expected that several
provisions the bill Will Leaf to an an
Imated debate notably those providing
for the Introduction of radical reforms
In Indian Territory and for the dispo-
sition OF the unallotted lands in the
reservation I'm Utah.
These are the questions which have been
before the senate in various forms on
several occasions. and they have al
ways excited more or less debate The
bill will not consume much
time. r@rhe reason that the house
c1nferees have conceded most OF the
senate amendments.
Notice has been given that the Allen
Pacific railroad resolution will be call
"a by Senator Thurston today, and SEN
Rtor Chandler has given notice OF a
speech on bimetallism for today. Sem
ltor Lodge has secured n unanimous
agreement FOR vote upon the accept
ince OF the conference report on the
bill at o'clock on We'd
ncsdny The vote on this bill will he
lrccnlea hV a debate OF uncertain length,
some of ihe opposition 60 IL has been
ly the changes made I'm the
ast conference hut there are senator's
Who will opp'Gc the bill. among them
icing Messrs. Carter ard Gibson. SEN