The Washington herald., 1907-02-24
STATUS OF MONEY BILLS
Vast Amount of Hard Work for Con-
gress This Week.
But Two Appropriation Bills signed
and Night Sessions VIII Hold
All the Week.

Dangers that attend a congestion Of leg
islatlou confront Congress. The leaders
OF both Houses recognize the grave en-
barrassment of the situation and are eX-
erjing every resource 10 expedite public
business.
Senator Hale. acting for the chairman
Of the Appropriations Committee, openly
counseled his colleagues yesterday after
noon 20 get their houses in order" so
1hat they could attend night sessions, be-
ginning tomorrow night.
The House OF Representatives. with the
passage last night Of the sundry civil BILL
has cleaned up all but one of the big
supply measures. The Senate has yet to
consider FIVE OF them. Indeed, with the
exception Of the post-office bill. three Of
these measures have yet to reach the
Senate committees for their action before
being reported.
The post-ofice bin was reported as a
dummy" to the Senate late yesterday
afternoon, IN order that when the COM
mittee completes consideration Of il to-
day il can be printed and ready for the
Senate on tomorrow. The bill carries
Sz1200a0C0
The agricultural appropriation bill
which has dragged along for a week. was
yesterday forced over to tomorrow for
final action. by reason Of the strong fight
made by Western Senators against the
governments forest reserve policy
The congestion Of business Is in a way
satisfactory TO Senate leaders because It
VIII force from the appropriation bills
that class Of special legislation which is
steadily increasing, and against which
the leaders have been fighting. The time
has come in the session when no private
or public bill against which strong oppo-
sition develops can pass.
Meritorious legislation can now be
easily defeated. 1t will require almost
every minute Of the time Of the Senate
from Monday until noon of March 10
consider and pass the supply bills the
failure Of any one of which would re-
Quire an extra session. The Aldrich
financial bin and the agricultural bank
DIN are among the measures that the
leaders desire passed.
This week viii be one Of the hardest
kind of work for everybody around Con-
gress, II is clear that all the regular
business Of the session viii be completed,
but the use OF much time for general dis
cusSiOn OF various measures outside of
the appropriation bills has compressed
into the bounds OF one week Of working
days an Unprecedented amount of work
that must be finished.
The House has passed all but one OF the
big money buls-the general deficiency,
on which the appropriations subcommit-
tee is at work
The diplomatic bill is signed
The legislative. executive and judicial
is in the hands Of the President
The conferees on the District of Column
bia and Indian bills have agreed, and the
bills Will be passed tomorrow or Tues
day.
The river and harbor. Notifications.
naval, Military Academy, and army bills
are in conference.
The pension bill is on the Senate
calendar
The agricultural bill is before the
Senate. and consideration of it is nearly
concluded.
The post-ofice bill was reported from
committee to the Senate yesterday and
will be taken up as soon as the agricul-
tural bill is out Of the way.
The sundry civil VIII be reported from
committee 10 the Senate not earlier than
Thursday.
The Aldrich financial bin viii come up
Tuesday and be kept before the Senate
in time not given to appropriation bills,
until diSDOsed of