The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-02-22
ITS CLOSING DAYS
Work in Congress Will Be Rushed
Through This Week.
HOUSE AND SENATE BILLS
Reed ard His Friends Trying to
Keep the Appropriations Down
to tho Mark Made bV the
Flfty-First Congress.

Washington, Feb gl.-Cangress viii
adjourn sine die week from Thursday.
ana th" rush and jpst,iNs which marks
th" closing days pf session viii begin
Tomorrow. Wss1.ngIon's birthday
viii br celebrated ty hard work. Mem
h"rs with pct measures. the passage of
which h1yr morn or less bearing 0n
their political fortunes, VIII bcgIn their
ciamor for recognition. bur they viii
app, al In vain a. long as appropriation
bills and conference reports are before
Ia" house for action, as these by the
rules, have the right Of way Besides
The house managers are anxious To pull
through with the least possible delay
the last two budgets 81 that tho decks
may Ice cleared for the final struggle
with the senate over the latter's amend-
mvnts tn the money bills.
Speaker Reed and the house mama
gers are using all their power and in
llu"ncr to keep down the appropriations
To the lowest limit. as they already
promise to exceed those ~ the Fifty
first congress, and the Increases which
the senate makes will be fought To- the
bitter end. The influence OF this pur-
pose To keep down appropriations To
IN" minimum was apparent yesterday
when the naval committee. after agree
/ ing to recommend an appropriation for
! a new battleship and training ship for
/ the Annapolis cadets. upon consultation
with the leaders rescinded It's action
and decided To report that hill with
out recommendation for increase of the
new navy. The general deficiency bill,
] M lIgh has latn nnIaf TnnatIapu o..
two days In the house. will probably he
| completed tomorrow. An effort will b..
| made to strlk" out the appropriation OF
sl,lj0.OoO for the southern Pacific, being
the amount withheld by the govern
mcnt pending "A determination Of th.
liability of that road 10 the Union and
Central Pacific roads. IL probably will
iail, however. The naval appropriation
I bill viii follow. owing To the cuntrn-
vcrsy over the price to be paid for
armor plate and the numerous acci-
dents to the vessels of the new navy.
this bill may lead to protracted discus
sion, hut " II hangs fire until Friday 10
can he put through under suspension Of
the rules, as the last six days of the
session are suspension days.
Conference reports probably Will he
gin to appear with a rush before the
middle of the week. and he sandwiched
- Nv 'f'iF t'liA' ti'ilifuAs II ~ llhfll
that before the week IL over the house
viii find the pressure for time so great
that night sessions viii be entered upon
nnd tn" daily sessions may also be ex-
tended at the other end by fixing an
earlier hour for meeting. Two contest-
ed election cases remain undisposed Of
nnd as these matters are of the highest
Importance all else must give way IL
their consideration Is Insisted upon.
But, as both ot them are unanimous re-
ports tthe committees resolution being
for the sitting member In the Watson
Black case and the Benoii- Boatner
cascl, they should not require much
tim" for discussion.
The only measure for consideration OF
Importance which seems To have "A
chance of running the gauntlet during
the closing days, Is the senate Joint
resolution for an international bimetal-
lism, The resolution was unanimously
reported To the house yesterday aud it,
friends are very anxious To- have II
passed. Speaker Reed is said To be
friendly To- IL and "a special order may
bc brought In for its consideration dur
ing the week, Little time. however.
will he allowed Ia debate IL, as the
house has no time To waste in long
financial debate over resolution. the
purpus" and scope of which a.e well
understood.