The herald., 1897-04-05
CONGRESS
FORECAST
Promises a Week of Dull
Debate
NOTHING TO DO IN THE HOUSE
UNTIL THE TARIFF BILL COMES
BACK
NOTHING TO DO IN THE HOUSE
The Senators Will Discuss Arbitra-
ton and Bankruptcy--No Vote
Will Be Reached
| ssnciated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
WASHINGTON, April 4.-The house,
in pursuance of the waiting policy map
ped out by the leaders, adjourned yes
terday until Wednesday, and on that
day will Immediately adjourn again for
three days, the constitutional limit Of
adjournment without the consent of the
senate. Many of the members have gone
home subject to call in the event they
should be needed. In case the president
should decide to ask congress for
special legislation for the relief Of the
Mississippi flood sufferers and 1t is an
ticipated he may, the proceedings on
Wednesday may be more interesting.
Any legislation which may be proposed
in the present situation would be block
ed by a single objection, and while 1t is
not likely that there would be captious
opposition to a bill which would appeal
so directly to the sympathy of congress,
an objection might be made. This would
recessitate special order from the COM
mittee on rules for its consideration and
all the attending complications.
IN THE SENATE.
The bankruptcy bill will be given first
place in the senate program next week,
but twill give way to the appropriation
bills after Tuesday If the committee on
appropriations reports them, as is ex-
pected, and urges its consideration.
Senator Lindsay will open the debate
on the bankruptcy bill in its favor, and
It is presumed that Senator Nelson will
follow in opposition.
The appropriation bills will excite
they are scheduled to pass with compar-
atively few changes. There has been an
effort on the part of some members OF
the house to impress the senate with the
Importance of passing these bills as
sent over from the house without any
change whatever. This suggestion is
resented especially by the appropria
tions committee, which is determined to
make some changes If only for the pur-
pose of demonstrating the senate's in
dependence of the house. few modifl-
cations, however. are absolutely neces-
sary. 1t appears that there is an error
of 800 900 in the calculation of totals in
the sundry civil bill and that one ap-
preparation for a public building is du-
plicated. The committee will also restore
the provision for opening the Uncom-
pahgre Indian reservation in the In
dian bill, but will allow only one claim
of gilsonite to each individual, and not
two, as heretofore reported.
The Uncompahgre matter and the
question of revoking President Cleve-
lands order for the forestry reservation
in the west will occasion debate. The
committe. Will probably make no re-
commentator in the matter. though
there is possibility that it may be
transferred from the sundry civil to the
general deficiency bill The senators
from the states affected will make an ef-
fort on the floor of the senate to have the
provision in regard to this matter re-
stored as 1t originally passed the senate
The outlook is that the week will moi
be a busy one and that the days sessions
will be short. Many senators will be
| absent The finance committee will press
forward its investigation of the Dingley
tariff bill and the various parties viii
continue their efforts to reach an under
standing on the organization of the
senate committees. Some attention may
be given to the arbitration treaty ir
executive session, but there will not bt
any effort to get vote during the week
Senator Elkins will speak Monday or
his bill for discriminating duties or
goods carried in American vessels.