The record-union., 1898-03-07
Forecast Of the Proceedings Curing
the Present Week.
Appropriations VIII Occupy the Time Of the
Upper Body in Congress.
Pro obab1e That the House WIFI Pass
the Bill Providing for the Re-
lief of Survivors and Victims OF
the Maine Disaster, and Also the
Measure Creating Two Addi-
tionaI Regiments of Artillery.

WASHINGTON, March 6.-The Sem
ate VIII in all probability begin this
Week with the consideration of the bill
making appropriation for the District
of Columbia. and when this is COM
pleted will take up the conference re-
port on the legislative. executive and
Judicial appropriation bill, which mas
been agreed upon, and will be made TO
the Senate tomorrow. 1t is considered
quite probable that the district bill will
consume two or three days, or even
more.
one of the questions in this bill which
may arouse debate is the action of the
Senate Committee on Appropriations in
striking out the item in the bill as it
came from the House limiting tele-
phone charges in the district There
will be an effort to restore this pro-
Viso.
The census BILL the Methodist book
agent bill and Senator Petttigrews =
bill donating . per cent. of the pro-
ceeds Of sales of public lands 10 the
various States in which the landsn are
located viii contend for the right of
way when there are no appropriation
bills to receive attention, and it is yet
NAANCi lel4it WHICH llClit VIII pt lIt@ lEl
taken up.
All of these may be antagoniZed by
the Hawaiian annexation treaty. but
the plans of the Foreign Relations
Committee With reference to the treaty
are SO far too Indefinite to permit any
prediction as to what it will do
FORECAST FOR THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, March ct is
probable that both the bill for the re-
lief Of the survivors and the victims
Of the Maine disaster and the Senate
bill creating two additional regiments
of artillery with which to man the
coast Gefenses Will pass the House this
week. The former bill was held up
until it could be investigated. as it was
said that the special bill for the relief
for the survivors and victims of the Sa-
moan wreck in 1855 led to some scan
dal. The bin was loosely drawn. and it
has been asserted some ADVANTAGE of
its provisions We're taken. The pres
ent bill has been carefully drawn, and
is now satisfactory to Cannon, Chair
man of the Committee on Appropriate
tionS.
Practically all opposition to the ar
tillery bin has now disappeared from
the House. The leaders We're. it is
said, in favor of delaying action upon
1t 10 a!lay public alarm, which might
have been intensified had it been rushed
through the House as it was through
the Senate.
Beyond action on these two meas
ures, the House programme this week.
so far as is now anticipated, is en-
tirely peaceful, and has no reference TO
possible foreign complications
Tomorrow is District of Columbia
day. anc Friday, by special order, has
been set aside for the consideration OF
the Bowman Act claims bill. and the
Thorpe-Epps contested election case
will occupy two and possibly three
days, and such time as remains Will
probably be consumed in the consid-
Grafton of the Postoffice appropriation
bill, which is expected to be ready by
Wednesday.
Any anlooked-for development in the
Spanish situation might change the
programme.