The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-16
CONGRESSIONAL FORECAST
An Early Vote Is Expected On the
Cuban Resolutions.
DEBATE WILL BE RESUMED
Senators Who win Speak ON the Quss-
tiou - The Dupont Case Tenn
pOrarily Laid Aside-Bu
ness Before the House.

Washington, March 15.-It is prob
able that the week opening tomorrow
will witness the conclusion of the Gu
ban debate in the senate, for Mr.. Sher-
man. in charge of the conference re-
port, 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 Senators Platt, of Con-
necticut White, Of California, and
probably Butler. Of North Carolina.
The chief objection to the conference
report Is the acceptance by the senate
conference of the third clause of the
house resolution, relating to interven-
ton. This identical proposition was
submitted to the senate committee, and
after mature elaboration. was reject
ed. One prominent senator, who In
tends to speak on this subject, says that
II the senate committee had reported
this clause in its own resolutions they
would not have received one third Of the
vote of the senate.
The objection to this clause is so bit
ter that 1t Is not improbable the report
suoy DV SVuS DoCh ~ CuulcTcuCcp III
though such q contingency Is not seri-
Ously expected.
One senator who has given the ques-
tion careful consideration Is authority y
Tor the statement that the report will
be agreed to. but that the vote against
1t Will be at least twenty instead Of six
AZ against the original proposition.
DUPONT CASE.
Tho I'M Ia. ~ IL,
laid aside to take up the senate Arkan-
sas 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 $572 In money, and of one hundred
and sixty, one thousand dollar bonds
Of the state held by the United States.
There IL much opposition to the bill.
Mr.. Lodge has given notice that to-
morrow he will speak on the immigra
tion bill. reported from his committee.
Mr.. Pugh, of Alabama, will address the
senate upon the tariff bill, his remarks.
1t 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, Mr.. Gray, of Del
aware, Mr.. Chandler, Mr.. Burrows and
Mr.. George will speak.
Mr.. Butler, of North Carolina, will
also, during the week, call up his res
Olution to prohibit the further issuance
Of bonds and make u speech thereon.
The legislative appropriation bill will
be reported Wednesday.
BUSINESS IN THE HOUSE.
The programme of business in the
house this week presents a varied char
acter. Tomorrow will be committee
suspension day, when chairmen of COM
mittees may call up measures for pas
sage under suspension or the rules.
Among measures thus brought up it il
expected will be the bill relating to the
location OF hOmesteads I'm 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 Mr.. Payne, to amend the
customs administrative act. He ~
confident that 1t can be disposed of in
that days session: 1t will be followed
by the naval appropriation bill. The
debate on this bill will probably extend
over several days. and In the course of
1t some remarks regarding our foreign
relations are likely to be made. The re-
port of election committee No. 2. de-
claring vacant the seat of Charles j.
Boatner (DemOcraO from the Fifth
Louisiana district. Is q privileged ques-
tton which may be taken up. hut the
Likelihood of reaching it is rather re-
mote,