The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-15
CONGRESSIONAL FORECAST.
House and Senate tn Be Kept Busy
With Appropriaffons-Lt
debates Expected.

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plrps hy limitation. and from this time
forward a. things legislative vii have 70
give away 20 tas appropriation osllS.
which must be passed before the final ad-
t5urnnsnt. Cannon, the chairman OF the
appropriations committee. pointed 0ut on
Friday the necessity for expedition. Al
though the hoase has disposed Of ten q
ths thirteen regular appropriation halIs.
two OF the thrse waich remain. the sundry
civil ard the general deficiency. are those
containing ths miscellaneous items waics1
provoke the most bitter opposition both
for their s!us - omission and commission.
IL Is into these two bis that mem osrs
seek 20 crowd appropriations which have
been pixeon-hoisd throughout the sess1cH
and heroic measures are sometimes re-
CURED to prevent them being made the
vehicle OF carrying through appropriations
and legislation watch the leaders have re-
solved 20 Kill. The senate has usually
made a practice OF Aoading up these two
bsas, especially. The contests between tho
two houses over them are generally pro-
ionged until almost the hour OF adjourn
ment.
The refusal Of those in control Of legis-
lstion In the house to give time for the
consideration for public building bL!S.
more than one hundred OF which have
been fAvorabIy reported from the commit
tee. so anzered some OF the members that
they gave up trying 10 secure these appro-
priations IN the sundry civil bill
Those whoaTe interested in the river and
harbor projects authorized by the last
river and harbor bill. for which no pro-
vision IS made in the sundry eivil bill. in
olud.ng Wilmington. De-. Kentucky river.
dams and OF the ohio. Oakland, Cal,
and Yaquina. or. are bristllng with fgat.
TIE friends OF the free homestead b1. "a
amended By the senate. would IKE 10 sad
- rs4r~n~ aasN
h.ll as the only means OF resurrecting II.
There are antAgonisgns, but the opposi-
ton is utterly uncrganized and X has been
decided by Speaker Reed and Mr.. Cannon.
who are working Ike Trojans 10 Keep
down appropriations. 70 try coup tomoT-
row by which they expect 10 take advant-
age OF the fact that tomorrow - suspen-
sion day and put through the bill under
suspension of the rules. The general de-
bate on the measure closed yesterday.
and II the bill can be passed tomorrow
under suspension il VIII not only save the
three to FIVE DAYS which II would require
10 consider II under the five-minute rule.
bat II would cut off the danger Of amend
ments carrying large sums 10 which 1t
would be subjected II members succeed in
effectiny a log-roIiing combination.
Acting on the supposltson that the bill
will ha passed tomorrow under suspension
the leaders have decided to give tomorrow
and Tuesday evenings for private pension
legislation.
The three remaining contested election
cs ses viii occupy the tine unti the naval
bill Is brought forward toward the close
OF the week AS the session draws 10 a
close. partisanship IS creeping out as 1t
did yesterday. AID there will probably he
some very lively debates The prepara-
tlon OF the general deficiency bin Will be
begun tomorrow and be ready early next
week The crowdlng toward the close Will
be greatly relieved by the rule which
makes the last six days OF the session sls-
pension DAYS This viii enable those In
charge of imperative bills and conference
reports 10 secure a direct vote on any
proposition with bat twenty minutes de-
bate on a side.
In the senate.
AS much OF the present week as may be
necessary will be given UP to the con-
sideration OF appropriation bills by the
senate There has been no accumulation
of these bill on the calendar, and with
only a little more than two weeks OF
the session remaining. II IS not intended
by the senate managers that there should
be They viii insist that the approprt2-
tions shall take precedence whenever they
are ready 20 proceed. The only appro-
priation bill now on the calendar is that
providing FOR the expenses OF the Indian
service. but IL is expected the conference
report on the executive. legislative and
judicial appropriation bill will be present
eA tomorrow. and the bills making Rppro-
priati0ns for the District OF Columbia and
for fortifications VIII soon follow.
II Is the purpose OF Senator Pettigrew.
who has charge OF the Indian bill. 10 cali
& up Tuesday. II Is expected that several
provisions will lead 70 animated debate.
notable those providing FOR the intro
duction OF radical reforms IN the Indian
territory and sor the disposition OF the
unallotted lands Ia the Uncompahgre res
ervatiOn. in Utah. These are questions
that have been before the senate in vari-
Gus forms on several occasions and they
have always excited more or less debate.
The legislative bill Will not consume
muct time. for the reason that the house
contreres have conceded most OF the SEN
ate amendments.
Notice has been given that the Allen
Pacific railroad resolution would ne called
up BY Senator T'hurston during the morn
iug hour tomorrow. and Senator Chand-
ler has given notice % a speech on bl-met-
allism for the same date
Senator Lodge has secured an unant-
nous agreement for q vote upon the ac-
Ceptauce of the conference report on the
immigration bill AT O'Clock on Weanes-
d8T. The vote on this hllI will be pre-
T.
some Of the opposition 20 II has been
removed by the changes made in the
last conference. but thereare stiu senators
VINO will oppose the hill. among them be-
Ing Carter and Gibson. Senator Carter
was not present when the agreement to
vote on Wednesday was entered into. but
tt ts understood he viii make no effort 20
break the agreement. though regrettirg
tts acceptance
L is im03ssi5le - say how much Of
tae ssnate's time during the week viii he
given 20 tHe consideration OF the arbItra-
t.on treaty in executive session. but all
Indications are unfavo~ahle 20 any pro-
lo1Eed discussion on this subject and the
chances now seem 70 be thar not 20 ex-
cee4 ore o. two more sessions WI be fe-
voted 30 It. Il = barely posgbse that
u msy not - taken Up again a. all, but
the probabilities sre that e will some
tlne during the week he formally post
7cued untu after tae +th ~ March
i the appropriation bills and the arhf-
tration treaty permit. Senator Hoar VIII
call up TIE BANKRUPTCY hil and make an
sfTort - secure a vote upou H.
Steel Rails for Japan.
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