The record-union., 1896-02-17


and the Resolution to Censure EN-
bassador Bayard for Speeches Made
Rejecting on This Government.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-The COM
ing week in the Senate will be devoted
to action on appropriation bills and
discussion on our relations with foreign
powers. The better part of the week,
not counting unexpected matters that
may be injected during the morning
hours will be given over to the con-
sideration of the military academy bill,
which now has the right of way, and
the pension and consular and diplo-
matte appropriation bills. These will
exhaust the appropriation bills SO far
reported to the Senate by the commit
tee, but inasmuch as the consular and
diplomatic bill may cause a general dis
cussion of foreign affairs it is assumed
that the entire week will be consumed
in disposing of the appropriation meas
ures now on the calendar 1t is doubt
full if Morrill, will endeavor to call UP
the tariff bill again this week. Repub-
licans who have carefully canvassed the
situation say that such motion would
tend to complicate matters and that no
good can grow out of it until they have
brought about a cohesion of sentiment
in their own ranks and secured the one
necessary vote from the ranks of the
Populists.
This at present seems impossible, and
Morrill,, it is believed, will not renew
his motion until he is sure of its sue
cess. Davis of the Foreign Relations
Committee, and author of the resolu-
ton reported from the committee enun-
ciating the Monroe doctrine, which has
not yet been passed and possibly never
will be passed, will address the Senate
upon that resolution tomorrow. This
speech has been anticipated for some
time with a great deal of interest, ow-
ing to the advanced ground taken by
Davis and his well-known familiarity
with the whole subject. His speech is
expected TO set forth the position of the
ultra radicals on the subject in
clearer light than has yet been cast
upon it,
The Cuban resolution, supplemented
recently by an additional report from
the Committee on Foreign Relations
declaring it to be the opinion of Con-
gress that this Government should re-
main neutral and grant all parties in
the struggle now pending in Cuba equal
rights, has the right of way as the un-
finished business, temporarily displaced
by the appropriation bills, and it will
doubtless call out a number of speeches
during the time that appropriation bills
may not be under discussion.
Mitchell, Chairman of the Committee
on Privileges and Elections. will 10
morrow submit to the Senate the ma
Jorlty report on the Dupont Delaware)
contest in favor of seating Dupont. The
minority report, in the hands of GRAY
will soon follow and this matter in
VolVlng a question of the highest priv
lleges, may at any moment be called m
for consideration.
An early adjournment is ALREADY
talked of. A few Senators are honefnI
that Congress may get through nv tba
hrst of June. Among some of the Pa
publican leaders, every nerve is beinp
strained TO accomplish this result so
that nothing may interfere with their
attendance upon the National Convan-
tlons and the campaigns that will i'm
mediately follow
Ihefe is nothing in sight in +ba
House but appropriation bills When
the House adjourned Saturday aftar-
noon general debate had Just been CON
cluded In the bill making APPROXIMATIONS
Tor the Agricultural Department for +bo
next fiscal year, but Chairman Wade-
worth expects that day or two moro
at least will be consumed in the discns-
sion of the bill under the 1ve-min,,+o
rule There are, it is understood otbar
members than those who expressed
thelr opposition Saturday who desire to
say things about Secretary Morton,s re-
fusal to expend the appropriation made
IN the Dill for the current year for the
distribution of seeds. Beside the a agri
cultural Dill there is on the calendar tba
army appropriation bill, and the Indian
Dill is ready to be reported On Wednes-
day or Thursday the Appropriations
committee will probably have com
pleted the preparation of the legislative
executive and judicial bills Other bills
notably the postoffice and naval bills
are far advanced, SO that if the oft-ex-
pressed intention of the managers be
maintained, the House will have scarce
ly any opportunity this week to con-
slider any other class of legislation.
Mr.. Johnson, Chairman of the Com
mittee on Elections No. ., before the
week closes may call up the report of
his committee in the case of the Van
Horn-Tarsney contest from the Fifth
Missouri District, but as this case is
sure to give rise to a somewhat extend
ed debate, the probabilities are against
its consideration at present. So. too.
with the resolution from the Foreign
Affairs Committee regarding Embassa-
dor Bayard's speeches, which will also
not be brought forward so as to antago-
nize in any way the progress of appro-
priation bills.