The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-11
WILL ADJOURN IN MAY
CONGRESS TO ouIT IN ABOUT A
 MONTH.
Supply Dills are Being Pushed Through, and the Debate is Cut
 Short-Senats and House
 -1 Working Hard.
Advertiser Bureau.
 Colorado Building,

Colorado Building,
 Washington, April 10. Members of both parties seem now 10 De agreed that Congress will adjourn about the first week in May A few think the hurry program will complete business by the end of this month, but Floor Lead CT Payne and Minority Leader Williams are of the opinion that Congress will hardly set away before May 10.
 Both houses have been working speed fly. clearing out all rubbish by brushing it aside. and allowing little time for de- bate. The Republican leaders, as already averred in this correspondence, realizing they have little chance for political capi- tai by remaining here, have bent every energy to do just as little as possible and that of the absolutely imperative sort. The Democrats have interposed no ob- gtaeles, convinced as they are that they have made the best of the ease by making their own position plain and pointing to where rests the responsibility for leGisla- tive sins of omission.
 Speaker Cannon has been very sparing in doling out time for debaters on calls for bills and resolutions likely to pro- yoke any opposition. and Is thus avoiding every pitfall provocation of delay. A favored scheme of members has been to rush bills through with little or no de- BALS MktQEE 6 suSpGHeiOu Ok Lne Iutc6g OI reporting q special rule limiting debate to an hour or so.
 One More Supply Bill.
 The smart and speedy record made by the House early in the session in pushing through the usual appropriation bills has been maintained all along Every thing in that line has been reported ex- cept the general deficiency bill, which is always last to come to consideration. Only two of the fourteen supply bills are yet to be considered by the House. The mill |. tary academy bill will be promptly ham died and no sort of trouble is anticipated as to the deficiency bill.
 In the Senate there has been the same alacrity to get done and away. They have taken hold of the appropriation bills with the evident determination to act without much talk. Nine of the appropriation bills have passed the Senate, those stil pending being the postoff1ce. pension and sundry civil hills. Only three of the sup ply bills. the legislative, urgent defieiencI and diplomatic appropriation, have be come laws through the approval of tn President Six appropriation bills are Ii conference, to wit: Army, naval, agrScul tural fortifcatiOn, Indian and District 0 Columbia. The general deficiency bill ha not yet been framed. The heads of tn departments have been called upon fo estimates of balances to carry then through for the rest of the year: the bill will be ready sooner than usual, and thu the adjournment can be effected a raonti or two earlier than customary.
 Some little delay and apprehension ha been caused .n the Senate on account O the illness from grippe of Senator Allison chairman of the Senate Appropriation Committee. He Is the chief conferee fo the Senate on the important appropfia tions bills and his absence has neeessa riiy retarded the expedition sought to b enforced by the leaders. The towa Sena tor. through his long service in the Sen \ ate and his unequalled expertenee wit Nthe affairs of national expenses Is greatl yelled upon by his colleagues in the shar Ing of legislation. They are naturally rs Iuetant to move without his presence c counsel.
 The Swayne Case.
 The Gwayne case was not permitted [ obstPuct an early adjournment. A aRreenaent was reached to allow the cas to 70 over to December is, with provisio for the committee to grant hearing in tn meantime for both sides the future aotio Of the Judiciary Committee to be guide