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Show (By W. U. Tolcsrftj)h.) CONGRESSIONAL MATTKUS. Washington, 16. The President has signed the pension and Indian appropriation appro-priation bill?. The deficiency appropriation appro-priation bill will soon bo reported. Other appropriation bills are so far advanced that they may all be passed this week. There aro on the speaker's tabic sevcnty-livo senato aud house bills, with amendments, awaiting action. ac-tion. The senate is similarly crowded, having in addition to others of importance, im-portance, the nouse bill for the distribution distri-bution of the Geneva award. Although only two weeks remain of the present congress, tho time is considered sufficient suffi-cient for the transaction of the requisite re-quisite publio business, besides acting on tho reports of special committees, including those affecting the character of members of congress; also the re ports oi mu vaiuwen, jis tou uuu new Orleans cases. Both branches will meet an hour earlier than heretofore, and also hold evening sessions. The majority major-ity of members of congress are opposed to an extra session, nor will the President Presi-dent convoke an extra session unless some extraordinary and now ucforseen neccssiiy renders it necessary. Tl.c report of the Wilson committee is iu course of preparation. It cone1. rns more particularly the tinaneial fea'.u of the Union Pacific connection w.th the Credit Mobilicr and looks to action by government in the premises. There will be nothing in the report ' concerning individual character upon which the houo will bo called to act. Tuc special committee of the house has reported exonerafrjg assistant assist-ant treasurer Hil. house, of New York, from any responsibility in tho defalcation defalca-tion of Johnson, late in charge of the ! stamp department, rccomuien'imt: the passage ot a law relieving Hiiil.ox-e from pecuniary lc-s. lhi commit tec recommendi-d, as a measure ol creater security to the public moneys, that the punishment of all treasury defaulters . bo greatly increased and that in no case of conviction npun c'oar proof of zui'.t sbo;f d the p-irdooice pow: r be exorcised. They also reemn.end tha; stwk brokers, who knowingly vi:la:e the law by dealing with t-ivernnu;!'. 'employes be f rcs-jcuted with jrrct r ritor ilin in li-.t rv-'. |
