The morning times., 1896-04-06
WILL VOTE ON CUBA TODAY
Res buttons Passage the First
Business in The House.
NO DOUBT OF ITS APPROVAL
Postoffice, Indian and Naval Bills
VIII Probably Follow-In the Sem
ate the DUPONT Case Is Pending
and With Other Measures Promises
Busy Week.

Appropriation bills will take precedence in
the Senate this week, the postoffice bill,
now under consideration, possibly reqiir-
ing two more days before IL can be passed;
the Indian AMI naval bills TO follow.
Mr.. Morgan has given notice that he will
take the floor on Tuesday TO address the
Senate in favor OF the Pacific railroads bill,
which gives the court or appeals of the Dis
trict of Columbia jurisdiction in all fore
closure suits and similar proceedings that
may be brought in connection with these
roads.
Mr.. Peffer will endeayor to press his
motion for an investigation OF the bond
sales, but will not stand in the way of ap-
preparation bills.
Meanwhile the DUPONT case is still before
The Senate with speeches yet to be de-
livered by Senators Gray, Brown, Chandler.
Villas, Palmer ana Burrows.
Mr.. Frye has given notice that he will
call up the Till TO prevent the extermina-
ton of fur seals.
Senators Mantle AMI Teller desire TO de-
feud their course in preventing the taking
up OF the tariff bin.
PROPOSED SEALING TREATY.
The proposed treaty with Great Britain for
the appointment OF a commission for the
consideration OF fdamagesgrowingo out of the
seizure of Canadian sealing vessels still
remains TO be finally acted upon in
executive session The State Department
is urging the Senate TO abandon its
intention OF amending the text OF tue
convention as submitted.
A vote upon the adoption of the Senate
resolutions reiatiug 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 isto be taken Immediately after the
reading OF the journal today.
There is no reason 10 doubt that the
resolution will be agreed TO by a large
ma jority, although the debate OF Friday Y
and Saturday last developed au unexpected
amount OF opposition 10 any declaration
on the subject by Congress, and the an
tagonists 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.
Hooker, chairman ofthe Committee on Rivers
and Harbors, will make an effort, today
being suspension day under the rules, 10
take up the appropriation bill reported
by him on Friday, and proceed with It's con-
sideration under suspension OF the rules.
LOTS OF WORK TODO.
II is not the intention, 1T is explained, TO
ask the House to finally dispose OF 1t
within the limited time allowed for dis
cussion OF a bill so taken up, but to give
a reasonable time for its consideration
The determination of the period Of ''rea-
sonable time" will necessarily be the sub
ject of a unanimous agreement, so that
it is impossible to forecast now what it
viii 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 compulsory
| pilotage system, when the river aud harbor
| bill has been disposed of, aud these meas
| ures, together with the miscellaneous
business coming up from day TO day, it
| is expected, will occupy the time and
attention of the House until the fortifi-
| cations appropriation bill is reported 1t
| was stated Saturday that this would be
| ready the latter part of the week. The
| appropriations Committee desires that
il shall be passed upon its passage as soon
as copies of the bill and report have been
| printed.