The San Francisco call., 1898-06-06
WAR REVENUE
 COMES FIRST Weeks Work Cut Out For Congress. NEED OF APPROPRIATIONS. OPPONENTS OF ANNEXATION
 CONFIDENT. Declare There Is No Chance for the Passage of the Hawaiian
 Resolutions This
 Session.
OPPONENTS OF ANNEXATION
 CONFIDENT.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

was so late getting through With the war revenue bill Saturday as to pre- vent any consultation looking to a pro- gramme flor this week The only posi- tive indications are that much of the time will be given to the appropria- tion bills, which have been entirely neglected since the revenue bill was taken up.
 There are three appropriation bills in conference, and all are about ready to be presented to the Senate Committee on Conference Reports. These are the sundry civil, Indian and postoffice bills. All present some differences between the two houses and each of them will unquestionably be made the basis of more or less debate. There are many items of general importance connected with the sundry civil bill, and 1t may consume a day or two of the Senate's time.
 The census bill also will receive at tenton if opportunity Is afforded. There is a general desire to provide for the taking of the next census before ad- journment for the session, and the hope is now expressed by the friends of the measure that the committee bill will be accepted without great deal of de- bate. The quarantine bill also occupies a prominent place upon the calendar and may be considered.
 Whether the Hawaiian question shall come up will depend largely upon the action of the House. The general understanding among Senators Is that the Newlands annexation resolution will be acted upon by the House during the week, but that the action will come up in time for the Senate to take up the same measure this week is doubted h,-% fx-,~ H. oc that body. The opponents of annexa- tion still insist that there will be no serious action by the Senate during this session, but they agree that 1t almost certainly will come to the front again, and especially if the House acts. They prophecy that in that event they will soon be able to make it so evident that final action is out of the question that the friends of annexation will them selves be willing to suspend the contest until the short session next winter.
 The conference on the revenue bill between the two Houses will be inaug- urated during the week, but how long it will continue or what the result will be, there is yet no indication from any source.
 All parties ere counting upon the general desire for adjournment to as- sist materially in expediting considera- ton, and each man hopes this interest III dOJOll IliIelll VIII iltip HIS cause Dy insuring acceptance to avoid delay in getting away. A majority of Senators still count upon reaching the end of the session by the first of July, and some place the date much earlier, but all admit their opinions are mere con- lecture. It is impossible to speak in anywise definitely as to this matter un- til the Hawaiian question shall have had an airing and the war revenue bill shall be definitely disDosed of. In | the meantime the progress of the war may raise other questions. So far, however, as can be seen now, the pres ent month ought to and probably will witness the final adjournment.
 The war revenue bill as it passed the Senate vii be -~asented to the House when it meets tomorrow. The desire of Chairman Dingley and the major ity of the members of the Ways and l Means Committee is to send the bill to conference at once and not delay it ! by debate. In accordance with this de- sire the Committee on Rules will report l immediately a rule identical with, or generally in line with, the resolution which Dingley introduced last week to provide for a motion to disagree to the Senate amendments and request a con- ference. This motion will prevail with out debate and conferees will be named.
 At present there is an understanding that the Hawaiian resolutions, provid- ing for annexation. are to be considered in the House before the session ad- iourns. Just when and how the con- sideration shall proceed has not been determined. A large element wants it to come immediately after the revenue bill is sent to conference, and are anx- ious to have the matter disposed of pending the report of the revenue bill from conference. Another element be- fin1 c1n,,1d y,+il oF ter the revenue bill has passed, so as to avoid all possibility of complicating the situation.
 Appropriation bills will occupy much attention. The conferees on the sundry civil have reached an agreement on about four -flfths of the measure but cannot agree upon the remainder with out taking the sentiment of their re- spective Houses.
 A measure of importance that Is likely to come up during the week Is the quarantine laws and give the Fed eral authorities enlarged Jurisdiction of quarantines against infectious and epi- demic diseases. It proposes to make