The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-04
CONGRESS NEAR ITS CLOSE.
ovrY FOUR WEEKS LEFT AND Ex-
CITING DEBATES EXPECTED.

Ernest Efforts Being Made by the
administration Lenders to Avoid
Necessity for an Extra Session of
the Fifty-FOurth COngress-The
PernIexities of the Democrats In
creased by the Virtual Loss of
Their Control of the Senate.
washington, Feb s.-The Fiftv-third
-,asress enters tomorrow upon the last
four weeks Of its session. In both Senate
and House the few working days now re-
mining before the final adjournment
are likely TO be crowded with striking
incidents and exciting debates on topics
ans one Of which may produce a deadlock
and compel the calling of the Fifty-fourth
congress- in extra session. Earnest ef-
forts are being made by the administration
leaders to avoid this contingency. The
situation, however. is rendered much less
favorable than it was at the beginning
Of the session, by the fact that the DEM
,crats have practically lost control of
the senate. and are so divided on financial
issues IN the House as to be practically
in a minority in that chamber upon
many of the leading questions at issue.
The Senate tomorrow, by agreement
will take vote on the District of Colum-
5ia bul-a perfectly inofensive measure
OF local administration. which, in previous
years mas usually been passed as rapidly
as it could be read. but which this year
has occupied the attention Of the Senate
for three days, Notwithstanding indignant
deaials that any dilatory tactics were
contemplated on this measure
Much more important than the vote
on this bill will be the debate which will
De sprung tomorrow in the morning
hour on the motion by Senator McPher-
son u New Jersey to discharge the finance
committee from further consideration
Of the bill introduced by Mr.. Sherman for
the relief OF the treasury. This will I'M
3oubtedly precipitate another financial
discussion Mr.. Mcpherson viii speak
70 the resolution himself, and Mr. PETER
has prepared speech on the general
subject which he has been anxious to
deliver for several days. The discussion
viii probably run through the morning
hour for several days.
When the diplomatic and consular ap-
preparation bill is called up, as II is ex-
pected to be early in the week by Senator
Blackburn Of Kentucky, chairman of the
subcommittee who has it in charge, a
sull more animated political debate is in
prospect The whole Hawaiian question
viii come up, and 1t is expected that with
The accession given to the opponents Of
the Administration by the arrival of Sem
ators Lee Mantle and Clark of Montana,
the action of the Senate last week, when
by a majority of ? votes it adopted the
Vest substitute unfolding the policy of
hon-interventon in Hawaii, will be re-
Nersed. This substitute has never been
acted upon as finality, but is still pend
ing as an amendment to the original res
ollton, which condemned the action of
the ADMINISTRATION and declares it to be the
sense Of the Senate that a warship should
Be kept at Honolulu. The appropriation
recommended to be adopted by the Senate
committee on appropriations for the con
sFuclon of an American cable to Hawaii,
which indirectly conflicts with the rec
concentrations OF the President in his re-
cent message as to the landing place
Of the Hawaiian cable, viii necessarily
4 provoke further debate. This amendment
4 sppropratss 100000 and authorizes The
H PRESIDENT TO contract for the entire work
Of laying a Geographic cable between the
United states and the Hawaiian Islands
ana 10 direct the prosecution of such work
wherever such contract shall be made.
Ihls viii be followed by another parti-
gan DEBATE on the amendment, also recon-
me1ded by the Senate committee on an
n propnauons to appropriate $1,000 for the
execution of the obligations of the United
states IN the protection Of the interests
"A ara property of the United States in the
samoan Islands, under the existing treaty
WIN the government of the islands and
with the governments of Germany and
a
uallCns or Secretary Gresham are antago-
med. Senator'S Aldrieh, Hawley, Lodge.
near, Chandler, Teller and Platt propose
20 take part in the debate on the Ha-
Wanan resolution and possibly also on the
Samoan question.
Ar Allen, the populist senator of Ne
Naska, is liable at any time to precjDi-
a-e another partisan debate on a priv
isged question by calling up his resolu-
ion 70 investigate the recent election of
senator in Alabama The so-called
oFeaentials Of Col. Reese, Senator Nor
gan popuhst opponent, having been in
todaced and placed on file, it is within
me limits of possibility that Mr.. Allen
may get the united republican support
lot his resolution, which directs the ap-
t'Afhent Of a committee with fun power
" Investigate and report to the Senate.
me probable programme of business
IL me House is this: Monday will be given
:. she consideration of what is known as
al5 omnibus claims bill" being a meas
I5Feported from. the committee on war
sHas combining thirty-seven separate
ar cla-m referred to that committee.
aal calling for astotal appropriation of
v.sf $4,000. Consideration OF the meas
VI mas heretofore been antagon.zed.
teSoay, Wednesday and Thursday are
" assigned to the consideration and
Sspositon Of the latest currency and
,s Using bill reported on Friday last, from
~ aprnger's banking and currency COM
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