The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-02-17
THIS WEEK IN CONGRESS
SENATE WILL TAKE ACTION ON TR F
 APPROPRIATION BILLS.


 Monroe Resolution To-lay-An Early Ad-
 journment is Already Talked of by M Mem-
 bers of Both Houses.
 Washington, Feb. 16-The coming week in the senate will be devoted to action on appropriation bills and dis russion of the relations with foreign powers The better part of the week, not counting unexpected matters that may be rejected during the morning hour, will be given over to the consider ation of the military academy bill, which has the right of way, and the pension and consular and diplomatic bills. These will exhaust the appro- priation bills so far reported to the senate. It is doubtful if MT. Merrill will endeavor to ca1l up the tariff bill again this week. Republicans who have carefully eanvassed the situation say such a motion would tend to complicate matters and no good would grow out of it until they have brought about cohe- sion of sentiment in their own ranks and secured the necessary one vote from the populists. This at present seems impossible, and MT. Morrill, it is believ- ed, will not renew his motion until he is sure of its success.
 Tomorrow MT. Davis of the foreign relations committee, and author of the resolution reported from the committee enunciated the Monroe doctrine, which has not yet been passed and possibly never will be passed, will address the senate upon that resolution This speech has been anticipated for some time with a great deal of interest, owing to the advanced ground taken by MT. Davis. and his well known familiarity with the whole subject. Mir Davis is one of the closest students in the senate, and his speech is expected to set forth the posi- ton of the a-radicals on the sub ject in a clearer light than has been cast upon it. The Cuban resolution, supplemented recently by an additional report from the committee on foreign relations, declaring it to be the opinion of congress that this government should remain neutral and grant all parties in the struggle now pending in Cuba equal rights, has the right of way as the un- finished businesss temporarily displaced by the appropriation bills, and 1t would doubtless call out g number of speeches during the time that appropriation bills may be up.
 MT. Mitchell, chairman of the commit tee on privileges and elections, will to- morrow submit to the senate the ma jority report on the DLpcilt (Delaware) case in favor of seating 'dr- Dupont. The minority report, in the hands of Mir. Gray, will soon follow, and this mat ter of involving question of the high est privilege may at any moment be called up for consideration.
 An early adjournment is already talk ed of A few of the senators really hope that congress may get through by the first of June There is nothing in sight in the house but appropriation bills. When the house adjourned Saturday af- ternoon general debate had just been concluded on the agricultural appropria- ton bill, but Chairman Wadsworth ex- poets that day or two more at least will be consumed in the discussion of the bill under the five minute rule. There are, it is understood, ot,.er mem- bers than those who expressed their opinion Saturday who desire to say things about Secretary Morton's refusal to expend the appropriation made in the bill for the current year for the dis tribution of seeds. Besides the agricul- utral bill there is on the calendar the army appropriation bill and the Indian bill is ready to be reported.
 On Wednesday or Thursday the ap- propriation committee will have com pleted the preparation of the legislative, executive and judicial bill. Other bills, notably the postoffice and naval bills, are far advanced, so that if the oft-ex- pressed intention of the managers be maintained the house will have scarce ly any opportunity this week to consid- CT any other class of legislation.
 MT Johnson, chairman of the commit tee on elections No. ?, before the week ends may call up the report of his com mittee in the case of Van Horn -Tarsney contest from the Fifth Missouri district, but as this case is sure to give rise to somewhat extended debate the proba- bilities are against it's consideration at present. So too, with the resolution from the foreign affairs conlmittee re- garding Ambassador Bayard's speeches. which also will not be brought forward so as to antagonize in any way the progress of appropriation bills.