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Show I WORK BEFORE CONGRESS. Senate Will Divide Time Between J, Impeachment nnd Supply Bills. ' WASHINGTON. Feb. 12. The attention of the Senate during the presont week will be divided between the Swayne Impeachment Im-peachment trial and the agricultural appropriation ap-propriation bill. The bill is stJII under d.scussion and as soon as It Is disposed I of tho bill making appropriations for the ' . District of Columbia will bo taken up. j ' The naval appropriation bill will bo it taken up by the House on Monday, as scon as the legislation for the District of Columbia has been disposed of. Tho i naval, bill will be attacked on several I grounds. Issue Is to bo taken with tho 1 v committee In Ha provision for new ships. , The topic for armor plate contracts Is lo fill1 Us accustomed place on the pro gramme, while submarine boats and tor-. pedo boats arc to form the basis of of- fi-rslve and defensive argument. The best estimate that can bp made Is that at least" j four days will be consumed in getting leg islative action on this bill In theHouse. i iv is to De roiiowea immediately bj tho river and harbor bill. Should the decks bo cleared at any time, tho proposed leg-t, leg-t, islation on .the- Panama canal project will t, be' discussed |