The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-04-05
DULL WEEK AHEAD
The Bankruptcy and Appropriation
Bills Coming Up in the Senate.
CLEvELAND'S FOREST ORDER
Western Men VIII Discuss II on the
Floor Of the Senate-Noth-
ing at All to Do In
the House.

Washington. April i.-The house, In
Husuance OF the waiting policy mapped
out by the leaders. adjourned yesterday
until Wednesday and ON that day will
Immediately adjourn again for three
days, the constitutional limit Of ad-
jDurnment without the consent of the
senate. Many Of the members have
q ne home subject to call In the event
that they are needed. In ease the pres
ident should decide to ask congress for
special legislation for the relief OF the
Mississippi flood sufferers, as II is an
ucipated he may do, proceedings ON
Wednesday may be more interesting.
Any legislation which may be proposed
In the present situation would be
blocked by single objection While 1t
is not likely there would be captious op-
Position to "A bill which would appeal
directly to the sympathy OF congress.
objection might he made. This would
ne,essitate a special order from the
committee on rules for It's consideration
and all attending complications.
The bankruptcy bill Will he given first
place in senate programme hut IL will
give way to appropriation bills after
Tue sday, IL the committee on appro-
priations reports tomorrow. as Is ex-
pected. and urges its consideration.
Senator Lindsay will open the debate
ON the bankruptcy bill In its favor and
II Is presumed that Senator Nelson VIII
I, How I'm opposition. The appropria-
ton bills will excite more or less de-
bate when taken up. hut they are
., heduled 10 pass with comparatively
few changes. There has been an effort
ON the part of some members of the
house Ia impress the senate with the
importance Of the passage of these bills
as sent over by the house without any
change whatever. This suggestion is
resented and especially 10y the appro-
priations committee. which II deter
mined to make some changes II only
for the purpose of demonstrating the
s,Eate's independence Of the house, A
few notifications. however. are absu-
lutely necessary. II appears that there
Is an error of sl00. 600 In the calculation
OF the totals In the sundry civil hill, and
that one appropriation for public
building Is duplicated. The committee
also will restore the provision for open
ing the tncompahgre Indian reserva-
tion In the Indian hill, hut Will allow
orly one claim OF gilsonite To- each in
dividual and not two, as heretofore has
been reported.
iHe lUcoitpaHEft HltAttI anu in'
question Of revoking President Cleve-
lands order for forestry reservation In
the West will occasion debate. The
committee probably viii make no rec
ommendation in this matter. though
there is a probability that II may he
transferred from the suudry civil to
the general deficiency bill, The sena-
tors from the states affected will make
an effort on the floor OF the senate to
have the provision In regard to this
matter restored as 1t originally passed
the senate.
The outlook Is that the week will not
be busy one and that the Ave days
sessions will he short.
Many senators Will he absent. The
finance committee will press forward its
investigation of the Dingley tarif bill.
and the various parties will continue
their efforts to reach an understanding
Ia the senate committees.