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Show MEET DAY a'nD 'NlQHT'to''- cle'aN Op business Washington, Feb. 26. Day apd sessions probably will be hold In both binnches of Congress beglnnlg tomoi-row, tomoi-row, for only tlvo nnd and a halt days remain to concludo a formidable leg-isiatlvo leg-isiatlvo program in anlunprccedented and almost hopoless condition. Without taking Into consideration tho situation in tho Senate, where thoro Is a filibuster against taking votes on tho Canadian reciprocity agreement, tho permanent tariff board bill and tho Lorlmor 'caso,' to eay nothing of tho proposition to raise, the rates for carrying tho advertising of magazines through tho malls, thoro is n congrestlon of appropriation bills that seems lrromedlal. Tho urgent deficiency de-ficiency bill is tho only ono of the fourteen goneral supply measures that has" become a law. Tho situation, respecting appropriation appropria-tion bills, Is as follows: Tho Indian, legislative and army and. District of Columbia bills havo pas-Fed pas-Fed both houses and are In conference. All of thoso bills contain Horns of die-put die-put which present difficulties. ' Tho ponsions, poBtofflce, agriculture, naval, military academy, fortifications, diplomatic and consular and sundry civil bills havo passed tho House, but not tho Sonato. Tho general deficiency bill has not cvon como out of tho IIouso committee commit-tee on nppropilatlons. There romnln to bo passed by the Senate, therefore, the pensions, postof-flee, postof-flee, agriculture naval, military academy, acad-emy, fortifications, diplomatic and con sular, sundry civil. nnd goneral deficiency defi-ciency bills. If tho Sonato could devoto tho rive and a halt days loft of tho present Congress to tho calender, nud it specchos could bo curtailed, sonators would not worry about tho legislative I situation. Notlcos already havo been given of sovoral speeches on pending measures. |