Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-02-22
SPEECH OF SENATOR DAVIS
WIN Address the Senate on the Monroe
Doctrine-The ApprOpria-
ton Bills.

time of the house this week will be Ia
ken up with the consideration of appro-
priation bills. The agricultural bill,
which was taken up yesterday, should
be disposed of tomorrow unless a pro-
longed demand should be precipitated
on the question of seed distribution by
the agricultural department.
The Indian and army appropriation
bills are ready and the committee eX-
pect to have the executive. legislative
and judiciary bill reported by Wednes-
day.
The foreign affairs committee will call
up the resolution to censure AmbasSa-
dor Bayard as soon as those in charge
of the appropriation bills, which have
the right of way, afford an opportunity
to do So The foreign affairs commit
tee is also working on a Cuban resOlu-
ton and it may possibly be reported to
the house this week.
The trend of opinion in the committee
faVOrS q resolution expressing it as the
sense Of congress that a state of war
exists in Cuba and requesting the pres
ident to issue his proclamation recOg-
niZing the insurgents as belligerents.
The report on the contested election
case of Van Horne VS.. Tarsney from the
Fifth Missouri district can be called up
by the committee at any time as it is
a matter of higher privilege than the
appropriation bill The report is in IA
VOr of the contestant. but a minority
report will be filed on Tuesday recon-
mending that the case be re-Committed
and the testimony reOpened.
IN THE SENA TIE
Washington, Feb. 16.-The prospects
are for a busy week in the senate, but
outside Of the fact that Senator Davis
will speak on Monday in support Of the
Monroe doctrine and that the appropri-
alton bills, which have been reported
will be taken up and probably disposed
of no definite forecast of the proceed
ings can be given.
Senator Davis speech is expected to
be a strong and logical expression OF
the views of the more advanced adyo-
Gates of the Monroe doctrine.
There are three of the appropriation
bills on the senate calendar, but it is
not believed that any of them, unless
it be the consular and diplomatic bill
will arouse any prolonged debate. 1t
is possible the diplomatic bill may not
excite debate. This bill! affords an OPP
portunity to discuss foreign affairs gen
orally and it is very rarely allowed tC
pass without senators awaiting them
selves of this opening to discuss dipIo-
matte questions. 1t is also possible that
the pension bill will be taken adyan.
tage of to discuss the penion question al
some Length.
The military academy appropriation
bin will be the first of series to be
/ taken up.
! The Cuban resolution has already beer
given the place of precedence after the
! appropriation bills but it is not yet
certain that this subject will be taker
up seriously until the senators who may
| wish to speak upon it shall have ar
! opportunity to prepare themselves.
The senate committees have been un.
usually active since the holidays with
! the consequence that there is an accu.
! mutation of business sufficient to cover
q pages of the calendar, embracing
subjects in which all the senators are
! interested. There is therefore a genera
! desire to get to work on the calendar
and the probabilities are that with the
| appropriation bills out of the way the
! calendar will be resorted to and a large
! number of bills Of minor Importance
acted upon. There continues to be more
| or less discussion of a private nature
among senator's as to the probabilities
of getting up the tariff bill in some
! form, but this depends almost wholly
upon whether the friends of the bill
can obtain assurance of success In
whatever move they make.
The reports of both the majority and