The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-06
oUBES CAUSE IN CONGRESS.
THE HOUSE To PASS THE BELLIG-
ERENCY RESOLUTIONS.

rhe Vote on Them to BE the First
rtem of business Before the House
This MOrning-The Majority in
Tbeir Favor to BE Much Smaller
Than when the First Resolutions
We're Passed.
washington, April 5-Appropriation bills
vfu take precedence in the Senate this
raek. the postoffice bill. now under con-
sf5eration, possibly requiring two more
sqvs before 1t can be passed; the Indian
and naval bills to follow.
Vr Morgan has given notice that he
,Hl AXE the floor on Tuesday to address
~ senate in favor Of his Pacific railroads
t.l which gives the court of appeals Of
--a District Of Columbia jurisdiction in all
enclosure suits and similar proceedings
-bat may be brought in connection with
these roads.
Mr.. PETER will endeavor to press his mo-
elm for an investigation Of the bond sales,
mt viii not stand in the way Of appropri-
alton bills.
Meanwhile the Dupont case is still before
the Senate with speeches yet to be deliv-
cred by Senators Gray, Brown, Chandler.
villas Palmer and Burrows.
Mr. FRYE mas given nOAAID llAdN " III
call I'D the bill to prevent the extermina-
ZION of fur seals.
senator's Mantle and Teller desire to de-
fsnd their course in preventing the taking
10 of the tariff bill.
The proposed treaty with Great Britain
for the appointment of a commission for
tbe consideration of damages growing
ont of the seizure of Canadian vessels
still remains to be finally acted upon in
executive session, the state department
urging the Senate to abandon the inten-
ton of amending the text of the conven-
ton as submitted.
vote upon the adoption of the Senate
resolutions relating to Cuba will be the
first item of business in the House this
week Under the agreement entered into
saturday by which the sessions of that
day were given to debate on the subject,
the vote is to be taken Immediately after
the reading of the journal tomorrow.
There is no reason to doubt that the reso-
lutions will be agreed to by a large ma
iority, although the debate of Friday and
Saturday last developed an unexpected
amount of opposition to any declaration
on the subject by congress, and the antag-
oaists of the conference report assert
that the vote against its adoption will be
largely increased over the vote cast
against the resolutions originally passed
by the House.
The Cuban matter out of the way, Mr.
Cooper, chairman of the committee on riv-
ers and harbors, will make an effort, to-
morrow being suspension day under the
rules to take up the appropriation bill re-
ported by him on Friday and proceed with
/ lis consideration under suspension of the
rules 1t is not the intention, it is explain
Il ed. TO ask the House to finally dispose of
ii within the limited time allowed for dis
cussion of bill so taken up, but to give a
reasonable time for its consideration. The
determination of the period of reason
able time" will necessarily be the subject
Of a unanimous agreement, so that it is
impossible to forecast now what it will be-
MIR. Payne, chairman of the committee
/ on merchant marine and fisheries, will ask
consideration of the bill reported from his
committee to abolish the compulsory pi-
lotage system, when the river and harboI
bill has been disposed Of, and these meas
ures, together with the miscellaneous bus
mess coming up from day to day, 1t is ex-
pected, will occupy the time and attention
of the House until the fortifications appro.
priations bill be reported to the House. Il
was stated Saturday that this would bt
4 ready the latter part of the week, the ap.
preparations committee desire that 1t shall
be passed upon its passage as soon as
copies Of the bill and report have beer
printed.