The record-union., 1894-12-17
Special to the REcoRD-UNIoS.

Special 10 the hECORIcONlON-
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-The Nicaragua
Canal bill heads its place as the unfinished
business on the Senate calendar, and the
general understanding appears to be that
it will continue to occupy the attention OF
the Senate, with few Interruptions, ana
those by consent, until vote is taken
upon it. The bill only comes up on each
day after the disposal of the morning
business, and will surrender this place
temporarily on Thursday to permit the
ceremonies in commemoration of Web
ster and Starke of the unve1ling of their
statues, which have been placed in tho
Capitol.
There is also a probability that the
Committee on Appropriations may ask
consideration of the urgency deficiency
bill toward the last Of the week. 1t is
understood that Senator Cockrell, Chair
man of this committee, will lay stress
upon the necessity of getting this bill
through before the holidays, and that be
will ask the Senate to pass it on Monday
or Tuesday.
There is little, probability, however,
that any of the other appropriation bills
will receive the attention of the Senate
during the week. The disposition among
senators Is laVOraDI6 10 all
on Thursday until after the Christmas
holidays, but it is probable that the House
viii not consent to this arrangement, and
that the adjournment will be delayed I'M
til Wednesday. The programme there
with reference to the adjournment, so far
as one has been arranged, Is to adjourn
on Saturday, the I'D inst, until Thurs
day, the Sd OF January.
Some Senators predict that the final
vote will be reached this week, but the
friends of the bill scarcely hope for this
result. They realize that the precedentS
of the Senate are all against action so
speedy on a measure OF such importance,
and presenting SO many points for debate
ana set speeches, and they are also pre-
pared to encounter opposition which has
not yet taken definite shape. Senator Caf-
ferv's objection to an agreement for d
Vote on the bill on Wednesday next is
understood TO have been made upon con-
stItutional grounds, and it is quite prob
able that he, with several other Senators,
including Vest, Teller. George and Villas
will desire to be heard in opposition to
the measure before it shall be disposed
of Senator Cullom viii tomorrow open
the speaking for the week with speech
on this question.
This week. the last before the holiday
recess, promises to be an exciting one in
the House The Banking and Currency
Committee has arranged to bring forward
Iu6 SdIllSi0 Dlll, anu VIII To-
morrow prefer a quest to the Committee
on Rules for a special order which will
set aside the remainder of the week, be-
ginning on Tuesday, for debate on the
Carlisle bill, with provisions for final
vote on Friday next. The Banking Com
mittee desires to prolong the session SO as
to begin at ii A. NJ. and continue until
1920 at night, with a recess from until
p. VI. The terms of the special order will
be submitted to the Committee on Rules
tomorrow.
There is considerable opposition among
the Democats of the House to the short
limit it is proposed to set upon the debate.
Many of them feel that measure involy-
ing such gigantic interests, contem plating
as it does a revolution in the entire bank
ing system of the country, should not be
crowded through in haste. This feeling
is shared by some of the most prominent
Democratic leaders of the House, and it
seems large possibility that the Banking
and Currency Committee will be over
ruled and the special order will give this
week to debate, with provision for final
vote after the holiday recess.
Tomorrow the House will take up and
dispose of army appropriation bills. The
adjournment tor the holiday recess will
probably occur Saturday. The talk of
continuing the session without the GUS
tomary recess seems TO be based on very
slight foundation.