The Portland daily press., 1896-04-06
The CUBAN RESOLUTIONS
Will Be Voted on First Thing
Today.
HOUSE WILL PASS THEM WITH
OUT ANY QUESTION.

Unexpected Opposition Was Developed
Last Week, But N OF Sufficient to Defeat
Measure-Dupont Matter, Bond Inyes-
tigation and Pacific Railroad Bill to
Come Up in senate-Forecast of Work
of Congress for Week,
Washington, April 5.-The appropri-
Senate this week. This post Office bill
| now under consideration will posi- bly, re-
qulre more than two days before it Gamble
passed. The Indian and naval bills are
| to follow.
MIR. Morgan has given notice that he
will take the floor Tuesday to address tn.
Senate in favor of his Pacific railroad
bill, which gives the court of appeals OF
| the District of Columbia, jurisdiction in
all foreclosure suits and similar proceed
ings, that may be brought in connection
| with these roads. Mr.. PETER will endeav-
or to press his motion for an investiga-
tion Of the bond sales, but will not stand
in the way Of the appropriation bills.
The Dupont case is still before tie Senate
with speeches to be delivered by. Senators
Gray, Brown, Chandler, Villas, Palmer
and Burrows.
Mr.. Frye has given notice that he will
call up the determination of fur seals
bill. Senators Mantle and Teller desire
to defend their course in preventing the
taking up Of the tariff bill. The proposed
treaty with Great Britain for the appoint
ment of commission for the considera-
tion of the damages growing out of the
seizure of consideration senling vessels,
| still remains to be finally acted upon in
executive session. The state department
has urged the Senate to abandon it's in
| tention of amending the text of the con-
vention as submitted.
| The vote upon the adoption of the
Senate resolutions relatingg to Cuba
| will be the first item Of bust
ness in the House this week, under the
agreement entered into Saturd day, by
which the sessions Of that day will be Civ
en- to debate on the subject. The vote is
to be taken Immediately after the read
ing of the journal tomorrow. There is
no reason to doubt the resolution will be
agreed to by large majority, although
the debate Friday developed An unsus-
pected amount of opposition to any de-
claration on the subject by Congress- and
the antagonists of the conference report
asset that the report against its adoption
will De largely increase over the vote cast
against the resolutions originally passed
by the House.
/ The Cuban matter out of the way, Mr..
| Hooker, chairman of the committee on
rivers and harbors will make an effort,
tomorrow, being suspension day under
the rules, to take up the appropriation
bill reported by him Friday and proceed
with It's consideration under suspension
of the rules. 1t ia not the intention, it is
explained, to ask the house to finally dis
pose of it, within the limited time al.
lowed for discussion of the bill so taker
up, but to give reasonable time for its
consideration. The determination of this
period of reasonable time" will neces
sarily be subject Of unanimous agree
msnt. SO it Is impossible to forecast now
what it will be.
Mr.. Payne, chairman of the committee
on merchant marine and fisheries, will
ask consideration of the bill reported
from his committee to abolish the com
pulsory pilotage stem, when the rivel
and harbor bill is disposed Of and these
measures, together with they miscellane
GUS business coming up from day to day,
it is expected, will occupy the time and
attent tion of the House until the fortif.
cations appropriation bill is reported tc
the House. 1t was stated Saturday thai
this would be read the latter part of the