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Show CONGRESSIONAL. THE DEMOCRATS ARE VERY SLOW IN GETTING DOWN TO WORK. . The Senate Waiting on the Bourbon Hnus A War im the Fee System Sys-tem Other Notes friiiu the Itattonal Capital. WisiJiNGTOy, Jan. 11. The Fifty. Second Congress is now In the second month of its existence. Yet it has not materially ad-'' valued any legislation nor is the present ' week like ly to work any change in this par- tirular. The senate is waiting on the house ; where the appropriation bills must originate, a ad In the absence of rules conferring the , necessary authority, the house committees j are unable to report measures. , i 'u the calendar of the senate there is j nothing of general interest and Utile pros-p pros-p eta coming from the committees at an j early day In the week, so that, beyond listen- ing to speeches and considering nominations In executive session, theW will bo little for the senate to do, The house has uy programme of business tor the week. It is embarked on the sea of general parliamentary practice, and until a code of rules Is framed, the course of proceedings pro-ceedings will depend upon conditions ariiing from day to day. The committees have as yet done nothing more than effected an organization, so that it is unlikely that any measure will be on the house calendar for action this week. Under a temporary order of the hoaso made to facilitate business prior to the adoption of the full set of rules, today will be devoted to the introduction of bills uader the call of Etates. There was earno opbo. position to the allowaih" ahtttS't smaller committees, which may lead to' tt prolonged debate on the necessity for economy econ-omy in expenditures. Mr. Blount, chairman of the foreign af. fairs coinmitte, has moved a reconsideration reconsidera-tion of the vote by which the house refused concurrence in the senate resolution making an appropriation to charter a supply vessel for the relief of Russian sufferers, and if the opportunity comes will endeavor during the i resent week to have the house agree to a reference of the resolution to the foreign affairs committee. |