The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-03-04
CONGRESSIONAL FORECAST.
What Our National Lawmakers Expect to
Accomplish This Week.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.-Beyond the
fact that the Corbett case will be de-
cided to-day, and that after its deci-
sion the bill regulating the right of
way for railroads and for other pur-
poses will be taken up, the programme
in the senate for the week is quite in
definite.
The Alaska bill is of much wider
scope than its title indicates, and it
will not be voted upon without consid-
cradle discussion. There is no gen
eral disposition to defeat the bill, but
some senators are of opinion that it
should be amended in several particu-
lars, and they will seek to secure these
changes before the vote is taken. 1t
is believed the bill will pass after day
or two talk upon it.
1t is probable that after the Alaska
bill is disposed of some of the bills of
less general Importance on the calen-
dar will be considered. One of these is
the bill for the payment of the claim
of the book agents of the Southern
Methodist church for property de-
stroyed at Nashville during the civil
war. This bill appropriates $288, 1000
1t is also understood to be Senator
Davis intention to again move the con-
SideratiOn of the Hawaiian treaty if
opportunity, offers, but there is no dis
position at present to unduly press the
treaty in antagonism to other measures
1t is possible the bill making appro-
priations for the district of Columbia
will be reported by the committee on
appropriations during the week. There
are only five of the appropriation bills
to be considered by the senate, which
is a record far in advance of that usually
made at this date in long sessions of
congress. This fact is causing senator's
to begin to talk about final adjourn
ment at far earlier date than usual.
Three of the bills which are as yet
uncOnsidered are the District of Colum-
bia, the naval and the sundry civil
bills. These are all important meas
ures, and each is liable to arouse de-
bate; but senators generally agree
that unless there is some other reason
for pOstponing adjournment it can be
reached by May or June. The friends
of the Hawaiian treaty say, however,
that some of the appropriation bills
will be held back until the question of
annexation is decided, and this deter
mination Is one of the circumstances
which may cause the postp 0nement of
adjournment.
The programme of the house for the
coming week includes the completion
of the sundry civil bill, which had been
under consideration since last Wednes
day: action on the bill for the relief of
the victims and survivors of the Maine
disaster; the senate bill authorizing
the enlistment of two additional regi-
ments of artillery, and the Loud bill,
relating to second-class mail matter.
The latter bill has been made the spe-
cial order for Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday. A spirited contest is an
ticipated, but Mr.. Loud, the author of
the bill and the chairman of the post
office and post roads committee, is con-
fident that It will pass.
The bill takes all incomplete books
printed as in serial form out of the sec
Ond class rate lone cent per pound) and
places them in the regular book rate
class, which pays eight cents per
pound. 1t also prohibits the transmits
sion of sample copies" at pound rates.
II the bill should pass and be executed
according to its spirit, Mr. Loud esti-
mates that the annual saving to the
government effected by 1T during the
next four years would approximate
S12 100000 Many publishers and news
papers are very hostile to the measure,
but thus far the opposition has not
been so active as it was during the last
congress.
To-day, under the rules, is District
of Columbia day, but Chairman Can
non, in charge of the sundry civil bill,
will probably insist upon going ahead
with his bill. He refused Saturday to
yield to Mr.. Boutelle, who was eX-
tremely anxious to secure the imme-
diate passage of the bill for the relief
of the Maine victims. This latter
measure will doubtless be called up as
soon as the appropriation bill is out of
the way, but the bill for two addi-
tional regiments of artillery will prob
ably not be taken up until the special
order for the consideration of the Loud
bill eXhauStS itself.