The herald., 1896-01-13
Congressional FORECAST
The Silver Substitute Will Oc=
cupy the Senate
A LONG DEBATE Is LIKELY
The House Will Consider Pension Ap-
preparation Bill
i LONG DEBATE IS LIKELY
The Committee Foreign Affairs will Report
on the Question of the Recognition
of Cuba
,ciated Press Sneeial Wire

Associated Press Special Wire
WASHINGTON, Jan. l2.-The greater part
of the time of the senate during the pres
ent week will be consumed in the discus
sion of the finance committees silver sub
stitute for the bond bill. Senator Morgan
will lead off with speech tomorrow and
Senators Daniel and Dubois have also given
notices of speeches. Various other sena-
tors are known to be prepared to take the
floor, either in advocacy of or in opposition
to the substitute. The probabilities are all
against securing vote on the measure
during the week.
The bill is one which, under any crcum-
stances, would call forth many sentiments
and much animated debate, which would
render it impossible to reach conclusion
after only one weeks debate. The advo-
Gates of the bill also have a special reason
in this instance for desiring temporary
delay. Appreciating the close margin on
the vote, they are desrous that the Utah
senators, of whose support they feel conf
dent, should be in their seats when the
vote is taken. They would probably not
resor: 10 dilatory tactics to secure this de-
lay further than to make sure that there
are speeches enough to consume the time
in what may be designated as legitimate
debate. There are several other questions
OF minor Importance on the senate calen-
dar which will receive attention during the
morning hour each day.
IN THE HOUSE
The week in the house will be devoted to
routine matters. AS soon as the debate on
the rules is completed the pension appro-
priation bill will be taken up. AS quite a
number of members desire to be heard on
various matters connected with the admin
istration of the pension office and various
proposed reforms therein, it has been de-
cided to allow ample time for debate, and
it is not believed that the bill will be dis
posed of before Thursday. The appropri-
ations committee has no other bill ready,
and the remainder of the week will be de-
voted to such other matters as may be
brought up.
CUBAN RECOGNITION
WASHINGTON, Jan. .12.-Assurances have
been given by the house committee on for
eign affairs to members interested ia the
movement to secure recognition of the Gu
ban revolu,ionists that a report will be
made to the house at the earliest day con-
sistent with proper investiga ion. A SUBJ
committee of the foreign affairs commit
tee has been designated by Chairman Hit
and has taken jurisdiction of the Cuban
matter with these members adams OF
L
chusetts, Hit of lliinois.) Some imp,..
tience has been voiced in the house because
the resolution to recognize tine revolution
has not been brought forward and passed
| Immediately. and patriotic and sentiment
resolutions have been urged in support of
this feeling.
| The foreign affairs committee recognize
| fully the existence of this sentiment, bu
the subcommittee does not feel justified
in acting without the usual deiiberation
nor is it at all certain that they will deem
it expedieut for this government to recog
nize Cuba at once.
Apart from the sentimental reasons,
there is a commercial phase of the ques-
ton on which the foreign affairs committee
are not allowed to remain in ignorance
There are sugar investments in Cuba, held
by citizens of the United States, amount
ing to some thirty millions, which have
suffered enormous damage at the hands of
the rebels in their raids. So long as the
revolution has no recognized standing
Spain is responsible for these losses, and
the owners of plantations hope 10 be able
to secure reparation from her at some
future day. When this government for
mally takes notice of the fact that a state
of war exists in Cuba it's citizens will have
no ground upon which to base their claims
These considerations tend to retard recog
milton. Whether they will defeat the
movement for recognition remains to bt
seen.