New-York tribune., 1901-02-18
THE WEEK IN CONGRESS
SENATE TO DENOTE ITSELF To APpRo.
PRIATiON BILLs-MUCH BUSINESS
BEFORE HOUsE-wAR REvEy1rr
REDUCTION FIGHT

Washington Feb. 1.-THE Senate viii -.
practically all its time the present week - ~.
preparation bills. The PostOfice Annronr,..,
bill probably will be taken up to-morro,c >, 49,,
nour OF eonvenlng. though ii may give nraoo n
the Diplomatic and Consular Appropriatior Lr,,
ihe amount of time to be consumed in discuss,u-
THESE measures will depend largely upon ,,a =
termination which may be reached with -
enee to the Ship Subsidy bill So long a. 49,
Democrats feel that the Subsidy bill Is ~ 81
pressed in case Of a lull they will insi.t -
debating all measures presented
Ihe Dill making appropriations for fortiao,
uohs VIII also receive attention in course of a..
week. and il is expected that the eonfera,oa ' -'
port on the Indian bill will be considsrad -.
Army bill probably will be reported Ia,s - .as .s
week, but not in time to be debated hafor. ~ 80
beginning of next week s
Ahere Is some talk OF the renewal Of ri..
sessions. but il is not probable that tbs, So,
De again undertaken until the closing dav. !.
the session "
Inc last week save one Of the present Savs,.u
or Congress will be an exceedingly busy ona' ~
the House. Much business remains IN no s,-
poSec or and the inevitable crowding v-bio,
eharacterizes the closing hours of a Conrra.,
mas begun already. The appropriation hin. =,
Tar as the House is concerned. are in fairly yoos
shape. ihe last OF them. the General Deaciano,.
Dii~ VIII follow on the heels Of the Sundrv C,vs,
''i'' WHICH Is about half completed. These hills
anu conference reports will have the right os
way over everything else. All other ma,tsr,
some OF them OF great Importance relativslv
but not Of Imperative necessity to he nassaa
WIN nave 70 take their chances in the final rus5
speaker Henderson is almost constantIv r.
SiegPd hV
terest OF various measures He is kaAn,,u
everything clear for the great bills and letting
the drtftwood OF legislation into the curra,,
Only Vhen u VIII not impede the progress or
things which must pass Congress before March
L. There are many knotty problems 10 hs
solved in connection with the appropriation hnI.
over differences between the two houses. and
many good sized rows are promised The uIt,.
mate fate of the River and Harbor bill will
probably depend upon how heavily it is loaded
when 1t comes back from the Senate
The biggest fight between the two houses from,
present appearance is likely to occur over ths
War Revenue Reduction act. The Sonata co,.
/ leTreeS seem determined at present IN forca
the Senate substitute or allow the bill IN rag
but me House conferrees standing firm
ana as many members OF the House have their
backs up the impression prevails that the FIousa
VIII support its COnferrees, and il II does tba
Senate IN the end may be compelled 70 Weld
Io-molr row is suspension day. and the bin ap-
propriatlng So,OOo,O00 for the St. Louis Expos,
ton viii be put on IT'S passage. A motion N
suspend the rules will cut off Opportuni+v so-
amendment. and no doubt is entertained thar
this Dill VIII command the two-thirds vote ,sc
essary 20 secure it's passage upon a motion "a
suspend the rules The programme with rafsr
ence 20 this and other measures however r,sy
De materially modified II ii becomes certain be-
called. - -