Rensselaer Republican, Volume 24, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 July 1892 — CONGRESSIONLA [ARTICLE]

CONGRESSIONLA

Tho President Friday sent to thp Senate the nomination of George D. Johnston, of liouisiana, to be a civil service coipmissionor, vice Hugfa S. Thompson, resigned. 7'he action of the House in promptly—and, as some Senators believe, inconsiderately—rejecting the first two conference reports presented this season on regular nunual appropriation bills has given rise to much unfavorable comment among the Senators. There is no doubt that it has seriously jeopardized the prospects of an early adjournment of Congress. The Senators feel that tho position of the House, that it can outline tho policy for the treatment of the appropriation bills and. deny to the Senate the constitutional right of amendment, cannot for a moment he coneedtd. On the other hand, the House man. agers' assert a steady purpose to keep the expenditures well within those made by what thoy call tho billion dollar Congress, aud on Wednesday Mr. McMillin declared that the House should remain in session all summer before accepting the Senate amendments increasing appropriations, Bad blood is showing on both sides, and it was informally stated by certain Senators Wednesday, that- Congress would remain in session until election day if the House persisted in maintaining its position, and that requests for conferences coming (rj><n that body would not command instant acquiescence unless a more favorable recep tion was accorded by it to the reports from the conferences when they were at the pains to make them. The senatorial prdgramme is to sit it put in quiet dignity, but some members of the House, who have to do with approptiation bills, threaten that in that case the House will refuse tc passany resolutions ox tending the appropriations for the support of the govern ment beyoud July 20 next. Of course, no experienced parliamentarian believes tbal either house wllj procoed to an extremitj whiph threatens to stop the machinery ol the government, but the talk to that effect show! how strong the feeling is.

r Mr. Gladstone has received a great nuns her of messages of inquiry and sympathj from all classes of people since the news ol his recent Injuries has become generallj known. \