Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-30
QUORUM MAY NOT BE PRESENT
House Likely to Lack Enough to Do
Business on Monday.
HASTILY SENDING AFTER THE ABSENTEES
Telegrnphic summons Call the Wan
derers BncL, but the Session VIII
~ Hardly MaterinIize - Sundry
Civil BilPs Chances.

WASHINGTON. May 29.-(Special Tele-
get a quorum of the house present on Mon
day to take up the sundry civil bill Ser
ant-at-arms Russell today sent out tele-
grams to absent republicans, requesting their
attendance on Decoration day, This action
on the part of the republicans stimulated
democrats and populists to induce their
members to be present, and the wires have
been kept busy summoning Legislators to
their duties. Greene of the Sixth Nebraska
wired that he would start for Washington
this afternoon and would If possible, be in
his seat Oh Monday. Sutherland of the Fifth
Will start east Monday Whether Strobe of
the First will respond to his party's call is
question, he having been excused indeh-
nitely on account of illness In his family
AS II looks now, there will not be a quorum
present to do any work Monday, and the
house, under it's general rule adopted early
in the session. will adjourn over until Thurs
day, when 1t may be confidently predicted
the sundry civil bill will be passed and go
to the president for his signature
p. j. Shelby, formerly of Omaha, is being
strongly pressed for the place of commits
sioner of railroads, now held by General
Naue IiaHlplon' For NUMBER OF years
this place has gone to the south and IL Is
understood that General James Longstreet
has been slated for the position, but no one
can just tell why. Shelby is backed by the
entire Nebraska delegation, as well as by
delegations In the northwest, and notwlth-
standing Longstreets apparent lead, there is
to be made a determined effort to land
Shelby in the place
The postal congress, now in session in
this city, will probably finish the work and
go on a tour OF the eastern half of the coun-
try next week. II is now decided to leave
here next Friday. the following itinerary
having been arranged: Washington TO Pittsi
burg, to Indianapolis, to ST. Louis for the
following Sunday; Chicago on Monday; Cleye-
land Buffalo Niagara Falls, Albany, Bcs-
ton, New York. on Thursday or Friday;
Philadelphia and back to Washington. The
return is made necessary, that delegates to
the congress may be able to sign the treaty
as agreed upon during the present session
WILL RETURN IMMEDIATELY.
AS soon as the senate confirms the nomi-
nations of Colonels John X. Mizner and Will
liam NJ. Graham to be brigadier generals
both officers will Immediately 60 upon the
retired list, although they would not reach
the retiring age until March and Septem-
ber 2S, 1898, respectively, II Is the desire
of the president to make army promotions
as rapidly as possible, but when the success
sors of Mizner and Graham are nominated
there will not be any more general officers
retired until October IL, 1898, when General
John ]. Coppinger. will reacn the age limit.
II is generally understood that Colonel Mer-
riam OF the infantry arm OF the service Will
be promoted to a brigadier generalship as
soon as possible, but no conclusion seems to
have been reached as to the remaining briga-
dier. This will depend entirely upon the