Show fim FIEST the ih mountain Bou BlaIn or of work yet tot to bi be dona done before the close washington feb I 1 tho the senate is fai sh shaping itself sel f with the determination t to adjourn adjo n on the ath of march with without out leaving behind it anything 9 for an extra fesgian Fes gion the steering committee of the republican majority has already arranged a pro gramme that would of itself occupy th the s attention of the senate for two W weeks this arrangement however is not final as it must be formally app approved royed by the republican publican Ke caucus and it is besides subject to interruptions in its working by the appropriation bills the fortification appropriation bill cornea comes up tomorrow to morrow as unfinished business and theLen the pension sion appropriation bills on the c calendar 0 adar and the district dietrict diso of columbia appropriation bill soon to ba be reported will follow in order in the morning hours an effort will be made to pass the indian depredations claims bill and between the above named appropriation appropriation bills will probably be the aig lighthouse thonie bill and the copyright bill an attempt aleo being made to secure action upon the house bankruptcy bill although the house hag has been engaged practically the whole four weeks in a con consideration elde ration of the re regular r annual app appropriation bills these measures are faill in an unusually backward state and itis it is the intention t of the majority to permit cub sub no legislation except the chipping shipping bill to engage its attention until action is had bad on the appropriation bills it is the purpose of the committee tee on merchant marine to make an effort to call up the til shipping lipping bill and press it to ft a final vote as soon as the consular and diplomatic appropriation bill now under consideration 11 is massod bat sn in view of the determined opposition heretofore made to the shipping bill there is come iome question as to the ability of its friends to carry out their expressed anten intention tion especially as it is at almost most as ce certain A aln to be antagonized n by one or more appropriation bills the indian and legislative executive and appropriation lif bills lie are on the calendar awaiting action and will be called apat the first favorable opportunity bland and theother the other silver men are growing more restive at the failure of the coinage committee to act on the silver bill and have announced their determination if it the committee committo 0 do not settle the measure at the re regular gular meeting wednesday to precipitate e c lait a a tou fight on the floor of the flo cloase n E e without i th t waiting tor for a committee report t only four weeks and three days remain maldof of the fl fifty aty first con congress gross and not a biaglo one of the thirteen annual annu nu at rp appropriation bills has his been finally passed by both branches of congress and cent sent to he the president ident but dut one of these bills has passed the senate the jamy army bill while the r ebent condition of the appropriation eill bills 1 I 1 is no not t encouraging as compared with the state of progress in previous cong respess no doubt ia is enter entertained by members of the house or se senate nate of the ability of congles Con gres to complete ita its necessary legislation before the ath of march |