The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-17

Measures That Will BE Considered In
Congress This Week.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 16.-The prospects
are for a busy week in the Senate, but out
side of the fact that Senator Davis VIII
speak on Monday in support of the Monroe
doctrine. and that the appropriation bills
which have been reported will be taken up
and probably disposed of. no definite fore
cast of the proceedings can be given. Sen
ator Davis's speech is expected TO be a
strong and logical expression of the views
of che more advanced advocates of the Mon
roe doctrine. There are three of the appro-
r~riation bills on the Senate calendar. but II
is not believed that any OF them. unless 1t
be the consular and diplomatic bill. will
arouse any prolonged debate. This bill af-
fords an opportunity to discuss foreign af-
fairs generally, and IL is very rarely al
lowed to pass without Senators awaiting
themselves of this opening TO discuss diplo-
matte questions. 1t is also possible that the
pension bill will be taken advantage Of TO
discuss the pension question at some length.
The Military Academy appropriation bill
will be the first of the series to be taken up.
The Cuban resolution has been given the
place of precedence after the Appropriation
bills. but it is not yet certain that this sub
ject will be taken up seriously until the
Senators who may wish to speak on it shall
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Senator Call will speak on the subject If he
succeeds in getting ii UP, and possibly one
Or two other Senator's will be heard.
The Senate committees have been unusual
ly active since the holidays, with the come
quence that there is an accumulation of
business sufficient to cover twenty-seven
pages of the calendar. embracing subjects in
is, therefore, a general desire to get to work
on the calendar, and the probabilities are
that. with the appropriation bills out of the
large number of bills of minor Importance
acted upon. There continues TO be more or
less discussion of a private nature among
up the tariff bin in some form, but this de-
Ponds almost wholly upon whether the
friends of the bill can obtain assurance of
success In whatever move they make. The re-
ports of both the majority and the minority
of the committee on privileges and elections
on the Dupont case, the former f~avoring the
seating of Mr.. Dupont as Senator from Del
aware and the latter opposing that course,
will be made to the Senate Tomorrow, but
the debate which Is sure to occur on this
question will be postponed until later in the
session. There is beginning to be a great
deal of talk in the Senate of an early adj
journment. If it is made evident that there
viii be no tariff legislation, many Senators
think that an adjournment by the first of
June will be possible.
Most CT the time of the House this week
Will be taken up with the consideration Of
appropriation bills. The agricultural bill,
which was taken up yesterday. should be
disposed OF Tomorrow unless a prolonged de-
bate should be precipitated on the question
OF seed distribution by the Agricultural De-
partment. The Indian and army approprja-
ton bills are ready, and the appropriations
committee expects to have the executive.
legislative and judicial bill reported on
Wednesday. The foreign affairs committee
will call up the resolution to censure Eni-
Dassador Bayard as soon as those in charge
of the appropriation bills. which have the
right or way, afford an opportunity to do so.
The foreign affairs committee is also work.
ing on a Cuban resolution, and it may pos
sibly be reported to the House this week.
The trend OF opinion in the committee ia
vors a resolution expressing it as the sense
of Congress that a state of war exists in
Cuba, and requesting the President to issue
his proclamation recognizing the insurgents
as belligerents. The report on the contested
election case OF Van Horn VS.. Tarspey. from
the Fifth Missouri district. which has been
submitted to the House, can be called up by
the committee at any time, as it is a. matter
of higher privilege than an appropriation
BILL The report is in favor of the contest
ant, but a minority report will be filed on
Tuesday recommending that the case be re-
committed and the testimony reopened.