Evening journal., 1897-02-22
BUSY WE EKlNCONGRESS
The Session Wanes ands Mitch
Work Yet to Be Done.
TIE ADJOURNMENT IS IN SIGHT

Thb ADJOU hNhbNL Is IN SlGhI,
The Angio-American Arbitration Treaty
on the sheir-Appropriatioa BiIis aud
Conference Reports Have the Right OF
way Contested Seats TO BE Settled.
wAsHINGToN, Feb %. Congress ad-
iouins sine die week from Thursday,
and the rush and iostlng which marks
tie closing days OF a session has begun.
IL is expected that very little will be %
tempted IN the senate beyond 0ppropria
ton legislation during the week and Il
appears probable that most OF the time
will ne given up 10 the Indian bill now IN
progress Of consideration and the bill pro
viding for appropriations for tho District
OF Columbia, which will next be taken up.
There are many provisions In the uncon.
sdered portion of the Indian bill which
win arouse debate and the District bill.
never gcts through the senate without
elaborate discussion Of its many proyi
sions
BY the time these bills are out Of the
way in the senate the postofiice and sun
dry civil bills will DO reported Conse.
quently there is no probability Of lack
of material in way Of appropriation bills
to p' occed with.
Senator sherman has announced his
purpose not to again bring up tho arhitra-
tion treaty for debate SO long as the appro.
Briation bills are pressing for considcra-
tion, but If there should be q lull IN this
work he may renew his efforts to sccrrc
ratification. There is no probability. how
ever that this result can be accomplished.
Senator Hoar is waiting anxiously 10 get
up the bankruptcy bill. Tie says that he
believed the senate could he brought TO
pass the bill after a few hours debate If IL
could be gotten up, but admitted that foi
the present the appropriation bills would
probably monopolize the attention Of the
senate
Business OF the House.
The house will give its time this week
70 the appropriation bills ana conferences
reports, which have the right of way. The
house managers are anxious to put
through with the least possible delay the
last two budgets, so that the decks may
bo cleared for the final struggle with the
senate over the latter amendments 70 the
money bills Speaker Reod and the house
managers are using all their power md
innuonco to keep down the appropriations
10 lnt liMtnt AlAiAtf ar AAAf tAAi'ANl D4Olll-
ise to exceed those Of the Tifty-nrs, con-
gross, and the increases which the senate
makes VIII be fought TO the bitter end.
The influence Of this purpose TO keep down
appropriations 10 the minimum was ap
parent when the naval committee after
agreeing to recommend an appropriation
/ for q new battleship and trimming shil
/ for the Annapolis Cadets upon consulta.
ton with the leaders, rescinded its action
and decided to report the bill without any
recommendation for an increase Of the ne,,
navy.
The federal deficiency bilh which no
been under consideration for two days n
the house, viii probably be completed TO
night
The naval appropriation bill viii sol
low. Owing to the controversy over th
price TO be paid for armor plato and th
numerous accidents to the vessels Of th
new navy, this bill may lend 10 protracte'
discussion, but il IL hangs lire until Fri
day it can be put through under suspen
sion of tho rules, as the last six days o
the session are suspension days.
Conference reports probably viii begiI
10 appear with q rush before tho middle o
the week and Go be sandwiched in at ever,
spare moment 1t IS likely thnt before tlf
week is over the house will find the pres
sure for time so great that u ght session
will be entered upon, and the daily scs
sons may also be extended at the otho
end by fixing an earlier hour for meeting
Two contested election cases still remain
undisposcd of, and as these are matters O
the highest privilege all else must civ
way if their consideration is insisted upon
But ns both of them are unanimous "a
ports the committed Recommendation ho
ing i'm favor of the sitting member in IN
Watson Black case and the BcEoit. l5oni
ner casey they should not require muc
time for discussion
The only measure Of considerable fur
ibor importance which seems 90 have
chance of running the gantltt during th
closing days Is The senate joint resolution
for an international monetary conloreuc
looking to the adoption of intenationa
bimetallism. The resolution was unanl
nously reported 10 the house, and II
friends arc very anxious 10 have it passed
Speaker Reed is snid to be friendly 10 Il
and special order may be brought ia fo
its consideration during the week. Iittl
thne, however, win he allowed TO dchai
it. as the house has no time now to vast
in long financial dehatc over q resolr
tion the purpose and scope Of which al
we'll understood.
Texas Not Ordered to Havana.
WASHINGTON, Feb. e2.-Captain Glas
nf the battleship Toxas has written lei