The morning times., 1895-12-09
LOADED FOR SIR JULIAN
Morgan Will Reply TO His Beriag
Sea Comments.
FORECAST OF CONGRESS
n la In ma Senator Has Prepared an
Arrangement of the Adnintstra-
tion-Culiom to Speak on the Monroe
Doctrine-House win Loaf Until
Committees Are Named.

The sccoud week in The Senate viii be
an understandable quantity. Pending the
filling OF committee vacancies but little
business can be transacted, and il Is not
expected that these vacancies viii be sup
piled before The latter part or the week, il
then.
There is no calendar ana no order of busi-
ness has been agreed upon. Today, how
ever, Mr.. Morgan VIII call up his resolu-
ton referring to that part OF the Presi-
dents message relating 10 the payment of
The British Bering sea claims, TO the Com
mittce on Foreign Relations with instruc-
tiouS to examine into the question oil
liability to Great Britain ana report TO
tire Scuate by bill or otherwise.
The speech which Mr.. Morgan has care
fully prepared to accompany his motion
VIII consume the greater part of the after
noon.
MoRG.AN'S IRE AROUSED.
1t Is said 10 be severe arraignment
of the administration and a causuc cru
oisrn on the "officioUs intcrmeddiinS, as
he terms It, of the British am bassaGor, who.
IN an official dispatch TO the British foreign
office made public first in London anu
Afterwards in this country, coniroVerted
some of Mr.. Morgan's statements on the
floor of the Seuate.
: MIR. Morgan originally strongly antae-
onized the proposition 10 pay Great Britain
the lump sum of S425.000 for the alleged
Illegal seizure of Canadian scalers prior
to the award of the Paris tribunal, OF
which he was Il member. without an In
vcsiicatiui,. n nd as the President has again
recommended such payment the Alabamh
Senator. il is understood, VIII present his
reasons for opposing the payment OF the
British claim in detail. and in his most
tts.. H1S
create a sensation.
ON TIE MONROE DOCTRINE.
On Tuesday Mr. Cullom viii address the
Senate on his resolution relative To the
Monroe Doctrine. and the Illinois Senator
vii, take strong grounds for pro-
riuunccd American policy in our dealings
with other nations.
Today a specia! meeting of the Judiciary
Committee will be held TO consider the
nomination OF Mr.. Rufus W. Pcckham to
fc Associate Justice of the Supreme Court.
As there appears To he no objection to
iiiis iioaiin..iion. IL i> Believed continuation
will speedily follow the favorable report 1t
is expected the Committee VIII make at
the next executive session.
Senator Hin reached washington Satur-
day aud viii be at the mect!ng of the
Judiciary Cuninittee, uf which he is q
metnf,-r. II is asserted that the notable
Secretary Lamont, paid la thc Attorney
t1cucraI ''cn :.rs.I business a lcw weeks
ago had reference L" Judge Peckham's
noininatitH-
IN TIE LOWER HOUSE.
No program at business has been ar
ranged for ihc Huuse this week, nor can
any be unti! Speaker Reed announces the
and thus provides the neCes-
sary machinery for the operation of that
body.
Two diametricaiiy opposite reports wef"
in circulation ycsterday regarding the
Speakers intentions. One was that the
committees would be annnunced Monday
or Tuesday. the other, that the list would
net be made up until Just before the adj
journment fur the holidays
The best Judgment seems TO he that
the Speaker viii not be prepared today To
name the committees, and tia the House
will adjourn after Il brief session until
wednesday or Thursday and thus permit
members to attend the meeting "f the
national Republican committee, called I"
select the place. of holding the convention
in 1896.