The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-09
rA,Lgnn OF APPROPRIATION HILLS
Reed Not Pleased with the Work
Thrust ON Him.

Washington, March The ending OF
congress. with the failure of four OF the
great appropriation bills is unique in the
history OF National legislation In the past
one or two OF these bills have failed 10
become laws. but never before has either
for none Of the measures would have be-
tween the two houses resulted In the nom
enactment of such a large number OF meas
uros for the support Of the government.
1t is probable that In the absence OF tho
certainty OF an extra session Of the next
congress more care would have been taken
Ia the formulation Of these measures. ihefe
IS moro than suspicion that LEADING sena-
tors were indifier mt whether one or more
o, the appropriation bills became laws or
failed with tho adjournment OF congress-,
Tor none OF tch measures would have be-
&C me operative before July !, except the
general deficiency.
IL was known that Speaker Reed was
anxious that the house in the extra session
should be confined In lis Legislative businnhb
to the formulation aud passage OF tariff
bill with the tariff bin disposed OF aud
sent to the senate. the programme, rs ar.
ranged. was for sucoessiv. adlournmsn's of
the house until inal action by the senate
come back to conference in the house, This
plan was considered by number OF repub-
llcou senators as an effort on The part OF
the speaker to force the hand OF the senate
and attract riiblc attention to the diner
cree of methods in the disposal OF public
businers In the two houses
Speaker Reed did not desire to appoint
the committees of the house Tor the flity
fifth congress before the regular session In
luI nil tht concentration IilIa
pareed he would have been obliged only
10 select the members OF the why's ana
means and rules committees and would
have been relieved from the necessity OF
making his selections for the long list OF
house committees whose appointment would
only be required in anticipation OF the Res
sion at which general legislation was
certainty. Az n result, OF the failure of the
| bills named Reed viii be forced in the cx
| ira session In all probability to namc the
| fIl committee list, for under the rules ~
| the house. the appropriations are dividen
| anon tho various committees. The iul'-
| ure OF the sundry civil bill and general de-
| nciency bin will nccessraio the naming oil
| the appropriations committee. In Ike man
| ncr MIR. Clev0land's pocket veto OF the nR-
| riel iturnl appropriation bill VIII compel tho
| speaker 10 name the committee ON ngricul
| uro. The same situation exists ~ regards
the Indian committee.
| II is practically certain that with tho
| duty devolving upon him Of forming. NJ al
early day in the approaching season, SIX o.
| the most important committees IN ,h'
house. Mr. Reed viii find IL Incumbent upon
| him 10 make out his entire committee list
President McKinloy's call for the conyon
Ing Of the new congress In special sess'oi
will necessarily. owing to the failure oil
the appropriation bills open the doors u
legislation on practically every topic wlic'
ls discussed and disposed Of In regular SEES
sions Of congress. As the result of I'M
failure OF the bills mentioned ins'ehn o
, forcInn the hand Of tho senate, the actio
OF that body will force the hand of TN
speaker II will also In degree force tn
hand OF the president