The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-27
LAST week Of CONGRESS.
ARMY HILL WILL PASS THE SEN
ATE TODAY.
A Desperate Fight VIII Ne Made IA
the House AGainst the Nicaraxua
Rider On the River and Harbor
Bill-Chaares Of PASSAGE slim.

WASHINGTON. Feb. ss.~The week will
open with the compromise army hill stil
before the senate. but II Is impossible 10
say how long IL may continue 10 demand
the attention of that body. The best opin-
ION - tn the effect that vote will be se-
cured Monday. hut this depends largely
upon the temper OF German and his
friends. who insist upon the amendment
OF the army bill SO as to further curtail
the size of the army in 1901. /, is not. how
ever. believed that they viii press their
opposition 10 the point OF entering into
an extended controversy over the merits OF
the measure. and the friends of the hi,
count confidently on a vote before adj
tournment on Monday. German diseiains
any Intention 10 force delay, hu. says he
Will press his amendment az long as there
Is any change OF success.
II the debate should be continued 10 any
considerable length. the action would he
generally accepted as indicating a purpose
10 force an extra ssssion, "a all admit that
with as many appropriation bills as are
pending. |; Is imprscticah,e To give very
much more time 10 the army hill and still
pass the supply bills before the ssh inst
There Is yet no danger az failure Of either
the army bin or the appropriation bills. No
senator can be found who avows himself
as DESTROYS or forcing called session
Hence. the general belief that all these
measures will become laws ard when COM
gress aasonrns for the session next Satur-
day. legislation viii be In such shape as
TO render II possible for the legislators TO
remain at their homes until next Deem
Der There Is no doubt Of the passage Of
the army bill by large majority when the
vote Is taken.
The appropriation bills will demand all
most all TIRE attention % The senate after
the army bill lis out OF the way. aud the
senate will have 10 materially increase the
length 81 sessions ia order To secure their
enactment into laws. There are ssili five of
these bills which have not 81 yet received
attention from tire senate. aud flva others
which are In conference and which re-
quire more or less consideration In con-
ference.
The bills In conference are shoss proysd-
ing appropriations for the Indian ofYiee.
Ysossoffiee and agricultural departments ard
fer the District Of Columbia and the i'm
provsmsnt Of rivers and hathars, There
are no radical points Of difference in any
of those bills except In the river and har-
tscr hin, bat there are many anestsons re-
curing adjustment. ard they VIII neces-
sargiy demand tine for this purpose. The
river ard harhof bill cares tine Nicaragua
canal provision and other additional APP
preparations ~ large SUMS NJ money.
20 ire senate are Tire saaary civil. the ma
val. the army. the Qualifications ard the
general deficiency. Al are important and
eaeh will require eanwi6srab 4e time for dts
posai or fisese Eve. sne COMMITTEES on APP
r-oprsstlSns has considered oasy the sun-
dry eisiss fate The senate sIEs get hem
all through. however. a=.ess unexpected
opposition should he developed TO Some OF
ssexys.
TIE Gale paaF Is f0sl 81 bIlse Of a private
and sems~prsyase nature, and asss contains
mary measures II gsrerst pusssss import.
ance MARY OF ts@ke are uncb5ectgna bic 30
ali tbs members Of the senate ard a MA
ssrssy ef .Aoae of this class wiz pass
TIE beginning II she day sessi9n ~i!l
probably he advanced 10 ID az II ocsese h
each day o. lne gssk. ana ssgss sessions
sre stso counted ugoa fer sAs grssser part
o. IL.