The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-03
THIS WEEKS DOCKET
There Will Be No Session of the Sen
ate To-Day.
TUESDAY THE TARIFF BILL
The Important Feature of the
House Proceedings VIII BE the
Bayard I ensure Resolution
Then the silver Debate.

Washington, Feb. 2.-The senate has
no well-deflned plan for this weeks pro-
ceedings. There will be no session on
Monday. 1t is possible. though by no
means certain. the finance committee
will be able ITO report the revenue tariff
bill on Tuesday. the matter still depend
ing upon Senator Jones of Nevada. II
the bill should be reported there Will
probably be some desultory speech
making based on it, but the considera-
tion of the matter would scarcely be
seriously begun this week, even though
a report should be secured as promptly
as is hoped by the friends of the bill.
The committee on appropriations will
claim a good share of the time the SEN
ate Will be in session. The urgent de-
ficiency appropriation has been report
ed, and the military academy pension
bills will be put in early in the week.
None of these will excite any prolonged
debate, and it is altogether probable
that all will be disposed of before the
week closes.
The Cuban and Moroe doctrine res
olutions are also on the calendar and
can be taken up at any time. There Is
more or less executive business to
claim attention, and the general cal
endar has been growing rapidly as the
result of committee work, while the sill
YER bond bill has been ella inning the at
tention of the senate. Under these cir
cunstances the week bids fair to be
one Of diversified interest with no one
topic claiming attention.
Washington, Feb. 2.-The important
features OF the weeks proceedings in
the house will be in connection with the
resolution to censure Ambassador Bay
ard. adopted by the foreign affairs COM
mtdtee yesterday. and the senate free
coinage substitute for the house bond
bill. The resolution censurlng Bayard
will probably precipitate an exciting
contest on the floor, but win doubtless
be adopted when it reaches a vote.
When the free coinage substitute for
the bond bill is returned to the house
tomorrow, an effort viii be made by
the silver men TO concur IN the substt-
tute. Such an attempt would. OF course.
be defeated, as the majority against
silver in the lower branch OF congress
is overwhelming, but 1t might be made
in order to put the members on record.
The bill, according to the present pro-
=
to the ways and means committee and
reported back with a recommendation
that the senate substitute be non-con-
CURED in, which, in parliamentary Ian
guage, would mean that the house in
sists upon its bill. 1t will then remain
at the senate, which will also insist on
its bin and request a conference. 1t Is
here that some members at each end of
-
but the prevailing opinion is that the
bill will die in conference.
The week, except the portion devoted
TO the bond .biEl and the Bayard resolu-
tion, will be given up to a continuation
of the work on the appropriation bill
The District of Columbia bill is still un-
der consideration. The agricultural and
army bills have been reported and the
Indian bill Is almost ready. They will
probably be taken up in the order
named.