The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-27
OUR AFFAIRS.
Ifill Receive Considerable Attention In
Congress This Week
SILVER BILL IN THE FRONT.
Bond Bill Substitute Likely to
Pass in Senate.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27,-This week In
The house promises a spirited discussion OF
our foreign relations. 1t opens today with
the presentation OF the resolutions OF the
foreign affairs committee on Armenia,
and will be continued i'm connection with
the consideration OF the diplomatic ana
consular appropriation bill, which VIII DO
taken up Immediately afterward.
This bill will open tho gates 10 n gen
eral debate Oh foreign affairs ana compu-
cations In all parts OF the world Tho
Chinaese.Japanes war, the depreciation
OF American missions in China. the ven
eznolan dispute, the Coriuto incident the
outragcs i'm Armenia, with all their at-
tcndant European complications, the IN
vasion OF the Trnnsvaal ana the arrest OF
Americans at Johannesburg by the Bocr
government, the Alaskan boundary dis
putc. tho award OF the Behrlng sea COM
mission. the Cuban war for Independence,
the Waller incident and the Bayani
speeches.; any. or all. OF those may become
fruitful topics for debate during the con-
sissration Of this bill. Tho general i'm
preston is tina the whole week will bo
consumed In disposing of II, but ii any
time remains it will probably DO devoted
10 the AJl-lFlCN OF OptllilbiN ulIibli "
bill, which the appropriation committee
expects to have ready on wednesday or
Thursday.
In the Senate.
4 q silver substitute for tho bond bill
md the Monroe doctrine declaration will
continue To he the chief subjects for con-
sidoration in the senate during the pres
ent week.
&c.. 1- ArI~ \ 10 oInrrO nf thn
silver bill, las given notice that he will ut
tempt TO secure n vote on the bill on
Thursday, and that he will ask the senate
to remain In session Thursday night until
this is accomplished; but IL Is considered
probable by the friends OF the bill that he
may not succeed at that timc in getting n
vote. and that this will not come until
Friday or Saturday.
The opponents Of the bill are not, so far
as has been discovered, seeking TO delay
the final disposition Of the measure, and
Its advocates will have no object in fur
Their postponement after the initiation OF
Utah's senators into their duties rs sem
ators, but there are a number of senators
who desire co speak on the bill who have
not had an opportunity, and they will be
afforded that privilege before the vote Is
decided upon. These include Senators
Hill, Cockrell. Bacon.t Nelson. Hans
breagh, Mitchell and ethars--
The silver bill is expected to pass, but
even it's friends do not place the majority
ut TO exceed five votes, while others insist
that, with affirmative votes from both the
Utah senator's, the majority will not ex-
coed three. The bill is so radical that the
more conservative silver men probably
will cast their votes against 1t. MIR.
Thurston Is the only cnato who has
given notice Of n speech on the Davis
Monroe doctrine resolution, but there are
other senators prepared to speak TO this
when opportunity shall offer. Senator
Davis. the author of the resolution, will
be absent from the city during The week.,
and consequently the resolution will not
be pressed 10 a vote.
The friends of the revenue tariff bill
will make an effort to get that measure
into the senate in some shape during the
week. A meeting Of the finance commit
tee will be held on Tuesday. IL Senator
Jones New Is present at that meeting
his vote will decide whether the bill shall
be reported favorably or adversely. If he
Is not presentjt Is probable that the com-
mittce will inform the senate of its failure
to reach an agreement and make u report
without recommendation.
The first business OF the session Is the
induction of the Utah senators-Messrs
Cannon aud Brown-into Office. They
will DO conducted to tho vice president by
sitting members, and after taking the
oath Of Office, will draw lots for the classes
to which they shall be assigned. The
senate Is divided into three classes, fixed
by the time OF the expiration Of their
terms of Office. One of the Utah senator's
will be eligible to the '97 class and the
other TO tho 30 class.
The one who draws into the first class
will serve until March 4, 1897, and the one
who secures admission TO the other class
will serve until the same date in 1899.
Tie proceeding will be conducted upon
the basis of resolutions. which will be Of
fcred by Senator Mitchell (Or.(, to whom
the daty falls as chairman of the com.
mittec OF privileges and elections.
II Mr.. Dupont (Del.) is awarded the
seat from that state, there will DO 90 mem
bcrs Of the senate, ana all three classes
will contain tho same number of senators
30 each.