The Portland daily press., 1896-03-16
What Congress Has for Immediate
Consideration.
DEBATE ON THE CUBAN RESOLU.
TIONS WILL END THIS WEEK.

The House Has NumberIess Bills to
Look Out For.
Washington, March 15.-It is probable
that the week opening tomorrow will
witness conclusion Of the Cuban debate
in the Senate, for Mr.. Sherman, in
charge of the conference report, has
given notice that he intends to press the
question to an early vote.
Senator Morgan, of Alabama, ex-chair-
man 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 members of the Senate
made by Minister De LONE. Others who
intend to speak on the subject are Sena-
tors Platt of Connecticut, White of Cali
fornia, and probably Butler Of North
| Carolina.
| The chief objection to the conference
report is the acceptance by the Senate
oonferees of the third clause of the
House resolution, relating to interven-
| tion. This identical proposition was sub
| mitted to the Senate committee, and after
| mature deliber alton was rejected.
| One prominent Senator who intends to
speak on this subject says that If the
Senate committee had reported this clause
in its own resolutions, they would not
have received one-third Of the vote of the
/ SenaJe.
The objection to this clause is so bitter
| it is not impossible that the report may
be sent back to the conference, although
suoh contingency is not seriously ex-
| pected. A Senator who has given the
question careful consideration, is author
ity for the statement I'll NJ the report will
be agreed to but that the vote against it
4 will be at least twenty, instead OF six, as
4 against the original proposition.
i The Dupont matter has been tsmporari.
i ly laid aside to take up the Senate
Arkansas compromise bill agreed to last
i rear by Secretaries Carlisle and Smith on
one side and Governor Clarke Of Arkansas
on the other, whereby all indebtedness on
the part of each is to be finally settled
United States of $572 in money and one
hundred and sixty $1,000 bonds of 4 the
state held by the United States.
There is much opposition to the bill
Mr.. Lodge has given notice that tomor
row he will speak on the immigration
LII. reported from his committee.
II Mr.. Pugn of Alabama, will address the
Senate upon the tariff bill. His remarks
1t is understood will relate more to the
free cuinage of silver than TO the tariff
When tho consideration of the Dupont
case is resumed, Mr.. Gray of Delaware,
Mr.. Chandler, Mr.. Burrows and Mr.,
George will speak. Mr.. Butler of North
Carolina, will also during the week, cal
up his resolution to prohibit the further
issuance of bonds and make a speeoI
thereon.
4 The legislative appropriation bill viii
Z he reported Wednesday. The programme
iaf business in the House this weol
presents varied character. Tomorrow
will be committee suspension day wher
, the ohairmen of committees may call vi
measures for passage under suspension ol
the rules. Among the measures thu:
brought up, it Is expected, will be tht
bill relating to the location of home
ateads in Oklahoma; also two or three
bills approved by the committee on pub
lilo lands.
| Chairman Dingley of the committee OF
, ways and means, will ask the House
, Tuesday to take up the bill reported las
| week by Mr.. Payne to amend the customs
administrative act. He Is confident tina
: it can be disposed of in that day g session
It will be followed by the naval appropri
alton bill. The debate on this bill will
probably extend over several days. In th,
, course q 1t, some remarks regarding oul
foreign relations are likely to be made.
The report of the elections committee
number two, declaring vacant the seat O.
Charles j. Boatner, Democrat from tn,
Fifth Louisiana district, is privileged
uestion. which may be taken up. Th,
likelihood of reaching it is rather remote