Evening journal., 1896-01-27
soLoNs WILL TALK.
Discussion og Foreign Relations ana d
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Discussion og Foreign Relations ana DO
nestle Anairs In Congress This Week.
WASHINGTON, Jan. %. The silver sub
stitute for tho bond bin and the Monroe
doctrine declaration will continue TO be
the chief subjects for consideration I'm the
senate during the present week. Senator
ZONES of Arkansas, IN charge of the silver
bill, has given notice that he will attempt
to secure vote on the bin ON Thursday,
and that ho will ask tho senate TO remnin
In session Thursday night until this l.
accomplished; hut 10 is considered proha.
bic by the friends of tho bin that he may
not succeed at that time in getting a vote,
and that this win not come until Friday
or saturday. Tho opponents OF the bin are
not, SO far as has been discovered, seeking
to delay the final disposition of the meas
uro and Its advocates will have no object
Ia further postponemont after the initia-
tion OF the Utah senator's into their duties
as senators; but there are number Of
senators who desire TO speak ON the bin
who have not had an opportunity, and
they viii be afforded that privilege before
the vote is decided upon. Those include
Senators Hin, Cockrell, Bacon, Nelson,
Hansbrough, Mitchell of Oregon and 9th.
ors.
Tho silvcr bill is expected to pass, but
oven its friends do not place the majority
at 20 exceed five votes while others insist
that with affirmative votes from both the
Utah senators the majority will not exceed
three. Tho bin is SO radical that the more
conservative silver mon probably will east
their votes against it.
Mr.. Thurton IS the only senator who
has given notice Of "a speech on the Davis
Monroe doctrine resolution, but there are
othor senators prepared to speak on this
when opportunity shall Offer Senator Da-
Wis, the author Of the resolution, will be
absent from the city during the week, and
CONSEQUENTLY the resolution will not be
pressed TO o vote.
The friends of the revenue tariff bill
will make an effort to get that measure in
TO the senate I'm some shape during the
week A meeting Of the finance commit
tee will bo held on Tuesday. II senator
Jones Of Nevada IS present at that meet
ing, his vote win decide whether the bill
shall be reported favorably OF adversely
IL ne is not present, it is probable that the
committee viii inform the senate OF its
failure to reach an agreement and make a
report without recommendation.
lN Mfth III tllN lNAra IlAhlAlArN1 n nlilAlA-
ed discussion of our foreign relations. It
will open today with the presentation OF
the resolutions OF the foreign affairs COM
mittce on Armenia and Will be continued
in connection with the consideration of
the diplomatic and consular appropriation
bill, which will be taken up Immediately
nftorward. This bill will open the gntes to
a general debate on foreign affairs and 10
complications IN all parts of the world.
The China-Japan war, the massacre of
American missionaries IN China, the Ven
ezuelan dispute, the Corinto incident, the
outrages I'm Armenia with all their attend-
ant European complications, the invasion
Of the Transvaal and the arrest of Ameri.
cans at Johannesburg by the Boer govern
ment, the Alaskan boundary dispute, the
award Of tho Bering sen commission, the
Cuban war FOR independence, the Waller
incident and the Bayard speeches, any oI
all Of these may become fruitful topics for
dobate during the consideration of this
bill. Tho general Impression Is that the
whole week viii Do consumed in disposina
Of g. but If any time remains twill prob
ably be devoted to the District of Colum
bia appropriation bills, which the appro
priation committee expects 70 have ready
on Wednesday or Thursday.