The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-28
PROGRAMME OF The week
Forecast of the Work That Will Come
Before Congress.
THE STRUGGLE OVER HAWAII
Will Probably End in tho Passage Of n
Resolution Condemning the Admins.
tration's Part in the Rumpus in
the Sugar Cano Land.
By the United Press.

By the United Press.
Washington, Jan. 26.-The adoption
by the senate yesterday by a majority
of two votes of Vests substitute for
Mr.. Aliens Hawaiian resolution Is but
the beginning of q struggle that VIII
probably continue during this week,
and as Republicans confidently predict,
will end in the passage of a resolution
condemning the administration for the
part it has taken in Hawaiian affairs.
Mr.. Vests substitute, which now forms
the basis of the discussion in the SEN
ate, but which has not yet received
final affirmative action, will not be
permitted to come to u vote for some
days. 1t prevailed yesterday by the aid
of two Republican votes-Messrs.
Powers and Pettigrew. The former, it
is said. will not support the resolution
when it comes up in the senate Tor
formal disposition The Vest substitute
endorses the policy of non-intervention
and the Allen resolution declares Tor
annexation and the statiOning OF SHIPS
of war at Honolulu.
All the Populists are in favor of Mr..
Aliens resolution, which has been tenn
porarily displaced by the Vest substl-
tute, and the Republicans are sald 10
be of the same mind with the single
exception Of Mr.. Pettigrew. There Will
bs two accessiOnS to the RepuDhcan
vote before the week is over in the per-
sons of Mr.. Mantle and Mr. Clark to I'LL
the Wyoming vacancy. Mr. Mantle Is
expected to reach Washington early in
the week. Mr.. Clark is on his way here.
This will give the opponents OF MI.
Vests substitute the majority vote ana
will enable them to pass such a resolu-
ton as they may desire.
The Republicans declare they will not
permit any final vote to be taken until
they have their full strength in the
senate. and will consume the morning
hour each day on the Hawaiian matter.
Mr.. Teller, in line with this policy. VIII
continue his speech Monday, and VIII
probably be followed by other Repubh-
cans until such time as they see tit to
allow the vote to be taken.
Business in the House.
The house will begin the weeks busi-
ness tomorrow under some uncertainty
of the order in which it will be prosecut-
ed. Although the consideration of the
bill repeating the differential duty on
sugar was begun yesterday and is
privileged matter no certain assurance
can be given as to when its considera-
tion will be concluded. Mr.. Wilson has
said that he would not at present ask
for a rule to close debate and members
of the committee on rules have not
been advised by him as to his wishes
in this matter. Tomorrow will be open
for a continuance Of the discussion. but
Judging from the manner in which 1t
started Saturday one day will by no
means afford sufficient time for all who
wish to speak TO be heard. The COM
mittee on rules have agreed to give
the Pacific Railroad company Tuesday
and Wednesday for consideration of
the funding bill, but it is intimated that
if Mr.. Wilson insists on keeping the
sugar duty bill before the house until
disposal of the Pacific Railroad bill will
be postponed. The committee on naval
affairs have given notice that their APP
preparation ill be called up Fri
day.
Should the Pacific Railroad bill get
the floor it will be the first time, with
one exception, in seventeen years that
Central Pacific Railway companies has
come before the house. The last Pacific
railroad legislation was the Thurman
bill, which provided that both roads
should pay into the sinking fund %
per cent. of their net earnings for the
eXUiHguishment of their debts. The law
has been faithfully complied with, but
the sums received from the companies
have not been sufficient to pay the in
terest, to say nothing of the principal.
The Reilly bill, which is the one to be
considered next week, provides for the
adjustment of the debt by applying the
moneys in the sinking fund to the pay
ment of the first mortgage bonds and
requiring the directors and stockhold-
ers to furnish whatever additional
amount may be necessary.
The obligation to the government will
then be continued for a period of fifty
years the companies paying the inter
est at the rate of 3 per cent. per an
mum with semi-annual payments on the
principal until the debt has been fully
liquidated.
Messrs. Boatner of louisiana;
Cooper, Of Wisconsin, and Harris, of
Kansas, will oppose the measure. These
gentlemen, Mr.. Reilly says, prefer a
different method of settlement. but the
other twelve members of the committee
are agreed that the Reilly bill provides
the best means of settlement. The rep
resentatives from the Pacific coast will
oppose the measure because of their
objection to any extension of time for
the payment of the Central Pacific in
debtedness.