The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-02-20
THE WEEK IN CONGRESS
The Cuban Reso ution and the
Bayard Matter to Come UP
SP ECH OF SENATOR DAVIS
.WuI Address the Senate on the Monroe
Doetriuc-The Appropria-
tion Bills.

Washington, Feb. 16.-Most of the
time of the house this week will be ta-
I ken up with the consideration of appro-
priat ton bills. The agricultural bill,
which was taken up yesterday, should
( be disposed of tomorrow unless a pro-
longed demand should be precipitated
on the question of seed distribution by
the agricultural department.
The Indian and army appropriation
bills are ready and the committee eX
pect to have the executive, legislative
and judiciary bill reported by Wednes-
day.
The foreign affairs committee will call
up the resolution to censure Ambassa-
dor Bayard as soon as those in charge
n of the appropriation bills which have
the right of way, afford an opportunity
to do so. The foreign affairs commit
tee is also working on a Cuban resolu-
tion and it may possibly be reported to
the house this week.
h The trend of opinion in the committee
#favors a resolution expressing it as the
4psense of congress that a state of war
8exists in Cuba and requesting the pres
&ident to issue his proclamation recog-
* nizing the insurgents as belligerents
N The report on the contested election
q case of Van Horne VS.. Tarsney from the
Fifth Missouri district can be called up
by the committee at any time as it is
{ matter of higher privilege than the
i appropriation bill. The report is in fa-
y vor of the contestant, but a minority
report will be filed on Tuesday recon-
mending that the case be re-committed
and the testimony reopened.
IN THE SENATE.
NTa hi ,ertf, IT1I, MI.
are for busy week in the senate, but
outside of the fact that Senator Davis
will speak on Monday in support of the
Monroe doctrine and that the appropri-
alton bills, which have been reported,
will be taken up and probably disposed
of, no definite forecast of the proceed
ings can be given.
Senator Davis speech is expected to
be strong and logical expression of
the views of the more advanced advo-
Gates of the Monroe doctrine.
There are three of the appropriat ton
bills on the senate calendar, but it is
not believed that any of them, unless
it be the consular and diplomatic bill,
will arouse any prolonged debate 1t
is possible the diplomatic bill may not
excite debate. This bill affords an op-
portunity to discuss foreign affairs gen
orally and it is very rarely allowed to
pass without senators availing them
selves of this opening to discuss diplo-
matte questions. 1t is also possible that
the pension bill will be taken advan-
tage of to discuss the penion question at
some lengh.
The military academy appropriation
bill will be the first of a series to be
taken up.
The Cuban resolution has already beer
given the place of precedence after the
appropriation bills, but it is not YET
certain that this subject will be taken
up seriously until the senators who may
wish to speak upon it shall have ar
opportunity to prepare themselves.
The senate committees have been un-
usually active since the holidays with
the consequence that there is an accu.
4 mutation of business sufficient to cover
27 pages of the calendar, embracing
subjects in which all the senators arc
interested. There is therefore genera
desire to get to work on the calendar
and the probabilities are that with tn,
appropriation bills out of the way, Tho
calendar will be resorted to and a larg,
number of bills Of minor importanc,
acted upon. There continues to be NOR,
OF less ulScuSSlOn Oh Il private nature
4 among senators as to the probabilities
q of getting up the tariff bill in som
form, but this depends almost who'll,
upon whether the friends of the bill
can obtain assurance of success il
whatever move they make.
The reports of both the majority an,
minority of the committee on privilege
and elections on the Dupont case, tn
former favoring the seating of Dupon
as senator from Delaware and the latte
opposing that course, will be made t
the senate tomorrow, but the senate
which is sure to concur on this ques
ton, will postpone it until later in tn
session. There is beginning to be a grea
deal of talk in the senate of an early ad
journment.
FRENCH SENATE HOLDS TO IFS VCT