The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1901-02-23
WILL Be 4 BUSY
WEEK e IN CONGRESS-
Likely to Be Serious Trouble Be-
tween Two Houses on War
Revenue Bill.
.kN0TIY APPROPRIATION PROBLEM.
The River and Harbor Blll,s Fate Depends
on the Senate Amendmepts-The
SLIP Subsidy Dnil Apparently
doomed to Defeat.

Washington, Feb. 19.-The last week;
put one of the session of congress will.
be ansexceedingly busy one In the
Much business remains to be.
disposed OF. and the inevitable crowd
ing which characterizes the closing
hours of congress has begun already.
Ihe appropriation bills, SO far as the
nous is concerned, are in fairly good
shape. The last OF them, the general
deficiency bill, will follow on the heels
OF the sundry civil bill, which is about
half completed. These bills and con-
ference reports will be given the right
OF way over everything else. All other
matters, some of them OF great impor-
lance, relatively. but not Of imperative
necessity toSbe passed, will have to
take their chances IN the final rush.
Speaker Henderson Is almost constant
~ besieged by members importuning
him In the interest OF various measures.
he Is keeping everything clear for the
great bills. and letting the driftwood
OF legislation into the current only
when 1T Will not impede progress of
things which must pass congress before
March a.. g
There are many knotty problems to
be solved in connection With the APP
preparation bills over differences be-
tween the two houses, md many good
sized rows are promised. The ultimate
fate OF the. rivers M harbors bill Will
probably depend upon how heavily 1T
is loaded when 1t comes back from the
senate.
The biggest fight between the two
shcuses from present appearances is
likely to occur over the war revenue
reduction act. The senate conferrees
seem determined at present to force
the senate substitute or allow the bill
to fail. But the house conferrees are
standing firm, and as many members
of the house have their backs UP, the
impression prevails that the house will
support It's conferees, and If it does.
the senate In the end lay be com-
PEELED to yield. Today is suspension
day and the bill appropriating $4,000
0c0 for the st, Louis exposition will
be put on Its passage. A motion 10
suspend the rules viii cut off toppor-
turity for amendment, and no doubt,
is entertained that this bill will COM
mand the two-thirds necessary to SEE
cure Its passage upon a motion to sus.
pend the rules.
and other measures, however, may be
materially modified If 1T becomes cer-
tain before March 4 that an extra ses-
sion is to be called.
Program In tho Senate. z
The senate will devote practically all
it's time during the present week TO
appropriation bills. The p~ostofice ap-i
preparation bill probably will be taken
up today on converting, though 1t may
give pace to the diplomatic and con-
sular appropriation bills. The amount
of time to be consumed in discussing
these measures will depend largely up
on the Determination which may he
reached with reference to the ship sub
sidy bill. So long as the democrats
feel that the subsidy bill is to be
pressed in case OF a lull. they will in
sist upon debating all measures pres
sented. The bill making appropriation.
for fortifications will also receive at
tention during the week and it is ex-
pected that the conference, report on
the Indian appropriation bill will be
considered. They army bill probably
Will be reported late in the week, but
not in time to be debated before the
beginning of next week.
There is some talk of the renewal of
night sessions, but 1t Is not probable
that they will be again undertaken I'M
til the closing days of the session.