The record-union., 1896-03-16

WASHINGTON, March 15.-It is
probable that the week opening to-mor-
row will bring the conclusion of the
Cuban debate in the Senate, for Sher-
an, in charge of the conference report,
has given notice that he intends to
press the question to an early vote.
Senator Morgan of Alabama, the ex
Chairman of the committee, has the
floor on the report whenever it is called
up. 1t is not unlikely that he will reply
to some of the structures upon the mem
bers of the Senate made by Minister de
LONE
Others who intend to speak on the
subject are Platt of Connecticut, White
of California and probably Butler of
North Carolina.
The chief objection to the confer
ence report is the acceptance by the
Senate conferrees of the third clause
of the House resolution relating to in
tervention. This identical proposition
was submitted to the Senate commit
tee, and after mature deliberation was
rejected. One prominent Senator who
intends to speak on this subject says
that If the Senate committee had re-
ported this clause in it's own resolu
tions it would not have received one
third of the vote of the Senate
The objection to this clause is so bit
ter that it is not impossible the report
may be sent back to conference, al
though such a contingency is not seri-
iously expected. One Senator who has
given the question careful considera-
tion is authority for the statement that
the report will be agreed to, but that
the vote against it will be at least 20
instead of 6, as against the original
proposition.
The Dupont case has been temporar-
lily laid aside to take up the Senate Ar
kansas compromise bill, agreed to last
year by Secretaries Carlisle and Smith
on the one side and Governor Clark of
Arkansas on the other, whereby all in
debtedness on the part of each is to be
finally settled by the payment by the
State of Arkansas to the United States
of S572 in money and of 160 $1,000
bonds of the State held by the United
States. There is much opposition to
the bill.
Lodge has given notice that to-mor-
row he will speak on the immigration
bill reported from his committee.
Pugh of Alabama will address the
Senate upon the tariff bill. His re-
marks, it is understood, will relate more
to the free coinage of silver than to the
tariff
When the consideration of the Du-
pont case is resumed, Gray of Della
ware, Chandler, Burrows and George
will speak.
Butler of North Carolina will also
during the week call up his resolution
to prohibit the further issue of bonds,
and make a speech thereon.
The legislative appropriation bill will
be reported Wednesday.
The programme of business in the
House this week presents varied char
acter. Tomorrow will be committee
suspension day, when Chairmen of COM
mittees may call up measures for pas
sage under suspension of the rules
Among measures thus brought up it is
expected will be the bill relating to the
location of homesteads in Oklahoma;
also two or three other bills approved
by the Committee on Public Lands
Chairman Dingley of the Committee
on Ways and Means will ask the House
on Tuesday to take up the bill reported
last week by Payne to amend the Gus
toms Administration Act/ He is con-
fident that it can be disposed of in that
days session.
1t will be followed by the naval appro-
priation bill. The debate on this bill
will probably extend over several days,
and in the course of 1t some remarks
regarding foreign relations are likely to
be made,
The report of Election COMMITTEE No.
2, declaring vacant the seat of Charles
J. Boatner Dem.) from the Fifth Louis
lana District is a privileged question
which may be taken up, but the likeli-
hood of reaching it is remote.