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Show THE WORK OF CONGRESS. When Congress reassembles after the holiday recess it will find the appropriation bills in good condition to be pushed through to their final passage. The Appropriations Committee this year will probably reverse the usual order of bringing forward the appropriation bills, and will get two of the heaviest annual bills - the sundry civil and the legislative, executive, and judicial - into the House early in the session, leaving the pension and deficiency bills to bring up the rear. The fortifications bill has already been reported but not passed, while the sundry civil bill will reach the House the latter part of January and the legislative bill about the close of the month. The pension bill can be quickly prepared, but the sub-committee having it in charge will wait as long as practicable before framing it in order to get the very latest information as to the work of adjudication of pension claims and the consequent amount of money to be needed. |