The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-02-18
Large Amount Of Work Yet to BE
Done, and Might Sessions Of the
Senate Are Probable.
GOOD SIZED ROWS PROMISED
BEFORE ALL THE APPROPRIATION
BILLS ARE OUT OF THE WAY.
Several Knotty Problems to BE Solved
by the Conference Committees
of the Two Houses.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE last week
but one of the present session OF Congress
will be an exceedingly busy one in the
House. Much business remains to be dis
posed of. and the inevitable crowding
which characterizes the closing hours of
Congress has begun already. The appro-
priation bills, so sar as the House is con-
cerned. 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 conference reports will be given the
right of way over everything else. All
other matters, some of them Of great i'm
portance relatively, but not of imperative
necessity to be passed. will have to take
their chances In the final rush. Speaker
Henderson is almost constantly besieged
by members importuning him In the in
terest of various bills. He is keeping
erything clear for the great bills and let
ting the driftwood of legislation into the
current only when it will not impede prog
ress of things which must pass Congress
before March 4. There are many knotty
problems to be solved In connection with
the appropriation bills over differences be-
tween the two houses. and many good
of the river and harbor bill will probably
depend upon how heavily it is loaded when
it comes back from the Senate. The big
gest fight between the two houses, from
present appearances, is likely to occur
over the war revenue reduction act. The
Senate conferees seem determined at pres
ent to force the Senate substitute or allow
the bill to fall But the House conferees
are standing firm, and, as many members
of the House have their backs up the i'm
preston prevails that the House will sup
port their conferees, and, If 1t does, the
Senate in the end may be compelled to
yield Tomorrow is suspension day. and
the bill appropriating s5,OOO,OOO for the st.
Louis exposition will be put on it's passage.
motion to suspend the rules will cut off
opportunity for amendment, and no doubt
is entertained that this bill will command
the two-thirds necessary TO secure its pas
sage upon a motion to suspend the rules.
The programme with reference to this and
other measures, however, may be material
ly modified IL 1t becomes certain before
March that an extra session is to be
called
The Senate will devote practically all it's
time during the present week to appropria-
tion bills. The postoffice appropriation bill
probably will be taken up tomorrow on
convening. though 1t may give place to the
diplomatic and consular appropriation bill
The amount of time to be occupied In dis
cussisng these measures will depend large
ly upon the determination which may be
reached with reference to the ship subsidy
bill So long as the Democrats feel that
the subsidy bill is to be pressed in case of
lull they will insist upon debating all
measures presented. The bill making ap-
propriations for Notifications will also re-
ceive attention during the week, and II is
expected the conference report on the In
dian bill will be considered. The army bill
will probably be reported late in the week,
but not In time to be debated before the be-
ginning OF next week. There is some talk
of the renewal OF night sessions. but 1t is
not probable that they will be undertaken
until the closing days of the session.