Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1899-02-25
THE CLOSING WEEK. K
Senate and House Wish &C
Avoid an Extra Session
MUCH WORK STILL BEFORE CONGRESS-

senate WIN Pass Array sad Apprs
prsation Bnls-House wIn Act On
same MeRsares-Eight ON Canal
Amendment VIII ne hitter.
WASHINGTON. Feb. z7.-The week
viii open with the ccrnrrorn Sc army
bin stiil before the senate. buf u is i'm
possible 70 say how lorG Z Riu con
tinue 70 demand the attention OF that
body. The best opinion a. 90 the effect
that q vote viii be secured today. but
this depends largely upon tue teTnrer Of
Mr.. Corn an sud bis f~ier1r wlf. ins'st
upon the amendment OF ta- army hni
SO as 90 further control the si4- % the
army ln 1904 There is as set no danger
OF failure ON either tre '~tiy bNi or the
Appropriation bins. No sruatof can be
1ound who av0ys himself OF IS rous OF
forcing a called session. Hence the
general belief that all these measures
viii become laws and that when con
gress adjourne FOR the session on next
Saturday les -iat.on viii 80 in such
shape as 90 rerael IL safe Go permit the
les isiators 90 fc,naln al thsh homo un
pil next December.
The appropriation bills "a demand
almost All the attention OF thc senate
after tho army hll ia out of the way.
and the senate VIII have 90 materially
increase the length Of sessions in order
90 secure thcir enactment into Jaw. The
bills n conference are those providing
appropriations for the Indian Office
postoaice and agricultural departments
and for the District OF Columbia and
the improvements OF rivers and hRr-
bors. The river and harbor bin carries
the Nicaragua canal provision and
\
sums OF money. The FIVE bills which
have not been reported 20 the senate arr
the sundry civil. the naval. the army.
the fortincations and the general d.
hciency. All are important and each
viii require considerable time ior dis
possi.
The house will devote practically all
OF the closing week OF the sess on So the
appropriation bills and conft cence re-
ports. and the prospects are tiat ever.
minute OF the time viii be required "a
get them through before noon on March
a. Everything except the appropriation
and the army reorganization bills vii
so by the board in the dnal crueh. A
few minor bills may SO through ol
unanimous consent. but there - M
longer any time for the consideration 0
Important general business Tne bsi
FOR the government of HaOaA haa beeI
abandoned. The state OF Tie aprrc oria
tion bills is such that The = 1toi
might well cause alarm we're t NJ. 20
the almost universal desire on botl
sides OF the house 60 obviate the neces
sity of an extra session OF congress
only three Of the l4 supply bills hav
gone % the president-the pension. Nil
itary academy and consular and diplo
matte
six bills were passed by both houses
Five or these-the legislative. executive
and judicial. the postofIlce. the agrlcul
tural. District OF Columbia and Indian
are ia conference. where the represent
atives of the two houses are seeking Q
adjust their differences. The river an
harbor bill has been referred TO IN
river and harbor committee or IN
house. The sundry civil has passed IN
house and Is under consideration IN IN
senate. The naval oil has passed IA
house. but has not yet been reported {
the senate The army bill Is being cor
sidsred In the house. and two OF IN
bills. the fortihcRtions and general De
hciency. are yet 20 be acted upon by IN
house. MosC OF the bills in c0nferenc
have problems which will be more q
less difficult 10 solve but none OF thes
differences. vexstious and serious q
they may be. promise a deadlock whic
might result in their failure with IN
single exception OF the river and harbC
bill. and It's loss would not necessitai
an extra session. The fight over tt
Nicaragua canal amendment which n
senate placed upon this bin az q rid,
win be bitter and 70 the death