Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-02-21
THE WEEK IN CONC
Tho Cuban Resolution and the
Bayard Matter to Come Up.
SPEECH OF SENATOR DAVIS
VIII Address the Senate on the Monroe
Doctrine-The Appropria-
fion Bills.

Washington, Feb. 16.-Most of the
time of the house this week will be ta-
ken up with the consideration of appro-
priation bills. The agricultural bill,
which was takep&np yesterday, should
be disposedGQf Qn<orrow unless pro-
longed dd Should be precipitated
on the Q1| 411ipn of seed distribution by
the ag<36aI - department.
The Ifdfdn 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
10 do so. The foreign affairs commit
Tee is also working on Cuban resolu-
tion and 1t may possibly be reported to
the house this week.
The trend of opinion in the committee
favors 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-
Anizing the insurgents as belligerents.
q The report on the contested election
I case of Van Horne vs. Tarsney from the
Fifth Missouri district can be called up
by the committee at any time as 1t Is
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 SENATE.
Washington, Feb. 16-The prospects
are for 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 strong and logical expression of
the views of the more advanced advo-
Gates of the Monroe doctrine.
There are three of the appropriation
bills on the senate calendar, but 1t is
not believed that any of them, unless
1t be the consular and diplomatic bill
will arouse any prolonged debate. II
is possible the diplomatic bill may not
excite debate. This bill affords an OPP
portunity to discuss foreign affairs gen.
orally and 1t is very rarely allowed to
pass without senators availing them
selves of this opening to discuss diplo-
matte questions. 1t is also possible that
the pension bill will be taken advan-
tage of to discuss the penion question al
some lengh.
The military academy appropriation
bill 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 1t Is not ye
certain that this subject will be taker
up seriously until the senators who may
wish to speak upon 1t shall have al
opportunity to prepare themselves.
The senate committees have been un
usually active since the holidays will
the consequence that there is an accu
mutation of business sufficient to cove
81 pages of the calendar, embracing
subjects in which all the senators ar,
interested. There is therefore genera
desire to get to work on the calenda
and the probabilities are that with tn,
appropriation bills out of the way, tn
calendar will be resorted to and larg
number of bills of minor importanc
acted upon. There continues to be NOR
or less discussion of private natur
among senators as to the probabilitie
of getting up the tariff bill in som
form, but this depends almost who'll,
upon whether the friends of the bill
can obtain assurance of success Il
whatever move they make.
The reports of both the majority an
minority of the committee on privilege
and elections on the Dupont case, tn
former favoring the seating of Dupon
as senator from Delaware and the latte
opposing that course, will be made I
the senate tomorrow, but the senate
which is sure to concur on this ques
ton, will postpone it until later in tn
session. There is beginning to be grea
deal of talk in the senate of an early ad
journment.