St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-24
CUBA AND TARIFF
DOUBLE BILL ON THE SENATE
PROGRAMME FOR THE COM
ING WEEK.
THEY MAY BE SIDETRACKED
THE LIMITATION ON LAND
GRANT SUITS.
HOUSE PREPARING TO ADJOURN.
Nothing Can he Expected Further
Than the Passage of the Usual
Appropriation Bills.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-The prob
abilities are that the Cuban question
and the tariff bill, as affected by the
silver substitute, will divide the great
er part of the time of the senate dur
ing the present week. There will be an
effort Monday by Senator Dubois,
chairman of the committee on public
lands, to secure unanimous consent to
lay the Cuban resolution aside, to per-
nit the consideration of the bill eX-
tending the limitation Of the time in
which suits may be brought to secure
the restoration of certain granted
lands to the government. The present
limitation expires in March, and the
president has, by special message to
congress, asked for immediate action
This bill is one which will excite some
debate, but 1t is probable that an ami
cable arrangement will be made for its
consideration some time during the
week, if not Monday.
Senator Morgan will continue his
speech on the Cuban question when
ever that subject is again taken up.
He probably will consume the greater
part of another day in expounding his
NiS"o, anu Will DS dilOWSu ny OlllSI
senators, including several of the MEM
bers of the committee on foreign re-
lations, among them being Senators
Sherman Gray and Turpie. There
will also be speeches on Cuba by sew
eral senator's not members of the COM
mittee. Senator White will make an
address during the week on the legal
aspect of the Cuban resolution, criti-
c1S1ng its form and contending that
there can be no recognition of belliger-
ency except by executive action.
1t is the purpose of the advocates Of
Cuban recognition to keep the question
as well to the front as they can until
1T shall be disposed of, though they are
not hopeful of securing vote this
week.
Senator Carter will make his speech
Wednesday on the tariff silver BILL and
is expected to explain this reason, as
we'll as those of his Republican col
leagues, in voting against consideration
of the bill ten days ago upon Senator
Morrills motion. He will, in all likeli-
who acted with him, and very ami
mated debate may result.
1t is probable that the army and
agricultural appropriation bills may be
reported from committee during the
week, but not likely that they will re-
ceive immediate attention.
THE HOUSE.
The house Is pushing ahead the ap-
preparation bills with all possible speed,
with a view to an early final adjourn
ment. Already five of the thirteen gen
eral appropriation bills have been sent
to the senate; the army, military acad-
emy, urgent deficiency, diplomatic and
consular and agricultural. The District
of Columbia bill has in it several dis
puted items, but will, it is believed,
cause little trouble when it is again
brought to the house. The Indian ap-
preparation bill is now under consider
alton, and the legislative executive and
judicial, the next in order, is on the
| calendar. The naval and postoff1ce bills
will be brought in this week. When
these are disposed of, but three will
remain-the sundry civil, general def
cheney and Notifications. The house
leaders are still hopeful that some way
can be found to secure action on the
tariff bill in the senate, but beyond that
there appears to be little chance for gen.
eral legislation, except perhaps, bank
ruptcy, and possibly, Pacific railroad
bill. Consequently they are hurrying
along the appropriation bills and shap-
ing things for an early adjournment.
Mr.. Cannon, chairman of the appro-
priation committee, stated today that
sine die adjournment should be reached
by the middle of May. Notice has been
given by Mr.. Johnson that he will, on
Tuesday, call up the Van Horn-Tars-
ney contested election case, but beyond
that it is expected that the appropria-
ton bills will consume the remainder
of the week.