The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-02-25
CLOSING WEEK IS
TO Be BUSY ONE
SHIP SUBSIDY AND APPROPRiA.
TiON BILLS TO BE ACTED
UPON IN THE HOUSE.
EXPECT LIVELY DEBATE
When Bills, Altered by Senate Come
Up for Final Settlement-Chances
for Ship Measure Diminish
as Close Draws Near

Washington, Feb, 2t-Aside from
the appropriation bills and confc. !.
ence reports, the ship subsidy I'LL is
the only measure of general import
ance likely to receive the attention
of the house. and Senator Allsich's
Financial Bill the only thar probably
will receive the attention OF the sen.
! ate during this, the closing week Of
The session of the Ffty-ninth con
gress. II Is Senator Aldrich's purt
pose to press his bill for considera
ton whenever opportunity Cffers, ana
he Is still hopeful of success notwith
standing the opposition. tne e,cnrested
condition Of business an1 the Limited
time left.
The house friends of the ship sub
sidy also profess themselves as nope.
ful but they admit that every day
that goes by without action lessons
their chances. They probably will
make last effort for action after the
passage of the general deficiency h!ll
The inclination of the leaders Is to
grant this concession.
viii Rush Appropriation Bills.
No other business will be permitted
10 interfere with the APPROPRIATION
bills and conference reports n eihcr
house but there will be times when
other business may be aterjeetei and
much miscellaneous legislation may
be expected. An order will be
brought into the house by the com
mittee on rules early in the week
making certain classes OF legislation
Of minor character in order at any
time under suspension of the rules
and members generally hope to get
large number of bills passed under
This order. As usual, ths senate will
make an effort to clean up the calm.
dar
All of the appropriation 1 sls. ex
cept the one for general deficiency,
have passed the house, but tlpr1 are
still FIVE OF these measures to rect,~a
first consideration at the hands OF The
senate, the agricultural bill. which Is
now under considerations the pos
office bill; the pension bill; ne sun. |
dry civil bill and the general de- |
ficiency bill. II Is expected that the |
of the agricultural bin
will be concluded Monday and II will
be followed by the postoffice bill.
Spirited Debate Expected.
The only two appropriation bills
hat have been completely disposed Of
by congress are the legislative AMI
he diplomatic bills All the others
hat have been passed by both houses
nave stu to be acted upon in con.
ference and as the senate has not
allowed any Of them 10 get through
without material additions much
spirited debate may be expected upon
-hese reports.
Both houses will materially prolong
heir sittings They win begin ear.
ier in the morning and night ses.
,iOns will be the rule. An addit!o
o the appropriation bills. the sixteen
hour railroad employees bill and the
'riminaI appeals bill az well as many
liher matters comparatively Of minor
Importance are IN conference and
Till call for attention from both
houses.
In addition to routine matters. Sen
ltor Depew vii mako a formal ad,
Tres, in the senate Monday on the
ipnozif pf puhIfc r,pppvu aud G.,a,o,
Patterson another on Wednesday on
he question Of the government
ownership OF utilities. There also
viii be An effort during the week to
ccure the ratification Of the Domin-
ian treaty.