The herald., 1896-01-27
Congressional FORECAST
Silver and MOnrOeism Will DC.
cupy the Senate
THE SILVER BILL MAY PASS
But the Majority Expected Is a Slender
O1e
The House Promises a Spirited Debate on
Foreign Relations Which VIII Last
Through the Week

Associated Press Special Wire.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-The silver sub.
stitute for the bond bill and the Monroe
doctrine declaration will continue to be
the chief topics for consideration in the
senate during the present week. Senator
Jones OF Arkansas, in charge of the silver
bill, has given notice that he will attempt
to secure a vote on the bill on Thursday,
aud that he will ask the senate to remain
in session Thursday night until this is
accomplished; but it is considered proba-
bic by the friends of the bill that he may
not succeed at that time in getting a vote.
and that this will not come until Friday or
Saturday. The opponents of the bill are
not, SO far as has been discovered,
seeking to delay the final disposition of
the measure and its advocates will have no
object in further postponement after the
initiation of the Utah senators into their
duties as senator's; but there is n number
of senators who desire to speak on the bill
who have not had an opportunity and they
will be afforded that privilege before the
vote is decided upon. These include Sena-
tors Hill, Cockerill. Bacon, Nelson, Hans
brough, Mitchell of Oregon and others.
The silver bill is expected to pass, but
even its friends do not place the majority
at to exceed five votes, while others insist
that with affirmative votes from both the
Utah senators the majority will not exceed
three
The bill is so radical that the more con-
servative silver men probably will cast
their votes against it. Mr.. Thurston is
the only senator who has given notice of a
speech on the Davis-Monroe doctrine reso-
luton, but there are other senators pre-
pared to speak on this when opportunity
shall offer. Senator Davis, the author of
the resolution, will be absent from the city
during the week and consequently the reso-
luton will not be pressed to a vote.
The friends of the revenue tariff bill will
make an effort to get the measure into
some shape during the week. A meeting
of the finance committee will be held on
Tuesday. If Senator Jones of Nevada is
present at that meeting his vote will de-
eide whether the bill shall be reported fa-
vorably or adversely; if he is not present
1t is probable that the committee will in
form the senate of its failure to reach an
agreement and make report without rec
ommendation.
The first business of the session Monday
will be the induction of the Utah sena-
tors, Messrs. Cannon and Brown, into Of
flee. They will be conducted to the vice
president by sitting members and af er
taking the oath of office will draw lots for
the classes to which they shall be assigned,
The senate is divided into three classes,
fixed by the time of the expiration of their
terms of office. One of The Utah senators
will be eligible to the '97 class and the
other to the '99 class. The one who draws
into the first class will serve until the
fourth of March, 1897, and the one who
secures admission to the other class will
serve until the same date in 1899. This
proceeding will be conducted, upon the
basis of resolutions which will be offered
by Senator Mitchell of Oregon, to whom
the duty falls as chairman of the commit
tee on privileges and elections If Mr.. Du
pont of Delaware is awarded the seat from
that state. there will be ninety members OF
the senate and all three classes will con-
tain the same number of senators, thirty
each.
Senator Hansbrough has decided upon a
modification of his bill to prevent the desc
Grafton of the national flag, which is
change of phraseology more than of mean
ing. The bill, as changed, will make it
'unlawful' for any person or persons, cor
poratlon or company to use the national
flag or the coat of arms of the Uni ed
States, or any pattern, imitation or repre-
sentation 4hereof upon or in connection
with any advertisement for iprivate gain"
IN THE HOUSE
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26. The week in the
house promises spirited discussion of our
foreign relations. 1t will open tomorrow
with the presentation of resolutions from
the foreign affairs committee on Armenia,
and will be continued with the consdera-
ton of the diplomatic and consular bill.
which will be taken up Immediately aftet-
ward. This will open the gates to general
debate on foreign affairs and complca-
tions in all parts of the world. The China
Japanese war. the Venezuelan dispute, the
Corinto incident, the outrages in Ar
menia, with all their attendant Eu-
ropean complications, the invasion of
the Transvaal and the arrest of American
at Johannesburg by the Boer government,
the Alaska boundary dispute, the award of
the Beriug sea commission. the Cuban war
for independence, the Waller incident and
the Bayard speeches.; any or all of these
may become fruitful topics for debate dur
ing the consideration of this bill. The gen.
eral impression is that the whole week will
be consumed in disposing of it. but if any
time remains it will probably be devoted
to the District of Columbia appropriation
bill, which the appropriations committee
expects to have ready on Wednesday or
Thursday.