The herald., 1896-02-17
A Busy Week Promised in the
Senate
BILLS HAVE ACCUMULATED
And Senators Are DESTROYS OF Clearing
the Calendar
Talk Of the Prospects for an Early ADJOURN
ment Provided Tariff Legislation
Be Not Attempted


WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-The prospects
are for busy week in the senate, but out.
side of the fact that Senator Davis will
speak on Monday in support of the Monroe
doctrine and that the appr 7priation bills
which have been reported will be taken up
and probably disposed of, no definite
force asst of the proceedings can be given.
Senator Davis speech is expected TO be a
strong and logical expression of the views
of the more advanced advocates of the
Monroe doctrine. There are three of the
appropriation bills on the senate calendar
but it is not leved that any of them, un-
less it be the consular and diplomatic bill,
will arouse any prolonged debate. 1t is
probable the diplomatic bill may excite
debate. This bill affords an opportunity
to discuss foreign affairs generally, and it
is not unusually allowed to pass without
senators availing themselves Of this to dis.
cuss diplomatic questions. 1t is also pos
sible that the pension bill will be taken ad-
vantage of to discuss the pension question
at some length.
The military aca .emy appropriation bill
will be the first Of the series to be taken
up.
The Cuban resolution has been given the
place of precedence after the appropria-
ton bills, but Ii is not yet certain that this
subject viii he taken up seriously until the
senators who may wish to speak upon 1t
shall have opportunity to prepare them
.elves. Senator Gail will speak upon the
subject if he succeeds in getting it up. and
probably one or two other sena ors will be
heard.
The senate committees have been un-
usually active since the holidays, with the
consequence that there is all accumula-
tion of business enough ahead to cover ~
pages of the calendar, embracing suojec,s
in which all the senators are interested.
There is, therefore. a general desire to get
to work on the calendar, and the proba-
bil.ries are that with the appropriation
bills out of the way the calendar will be re.
sorted to and a large number of bills OF
minor importance acted upon.
There continues to be more or less dis
cussion of a private nature among senators
as to the probabilities of getting up the
tariff bill in some form, but this depends
almost wholly upon whether the friends or
the bill can obtain assurance OF success in
whatever move they make.
The representatives of both the majority
and minority of the committee on privi-
leges and elections in the Dupont Case, the
former favoring the seating of Mr.. Dupont
as senator from Delaware. and the la ter
opposing that course, will be made to the
senate tomorrow, but as the senate is sure
to concur il, this, the subject will be post
poned until later in tine session.
There is beginning to be great deal OF
talk i'll the senate of an early adjourn
ment. If it is made evident that there will
be no tariff legislation many senators think
all adjournment by the 1st of June will be
| possible.
| IN TIlC HOUSE.
| Most of the time this week will be taken
| up with tine consideration Of appropriation
| bills. The agricultural bill,which was taken
up yesterday, should be disposed OF to-
morrow. unless prolonged debate should
he precipitated on the question of seed
! distribution by the agricultural depart
Inent. The Indian and army appropria-
ton bills are ready and the committee eX-
poets to have the executive. legislative and
! Judiciary bill reported by Wednesday. The
foreign affairs committee will call up the
resolution to censure Ambassador Bayard
as soon as those in charge OF the appropri-
alton bills, which have the right of way,
| afford an opportunity to do SO. The for
| eign affairs committee is also working on
! Cuban resolution, and it may possibly be
reported to the house this week. The
| trend of opinion in the committee favors
a resolution expressing it as the sense of
congress that a state of war exists in Cuba
and requesting the president to issue his
proclamation recognizing the insurgents as
beliigerents. The report on the contested
election case of Van Horne VS.. Tarsney,
| from The Fifth Missouri district, which has
been submitted to the house, can be called
up by the committee at any time, as it is q
mater of higher privilege than an appro-
| priaton bill. The report is in favor of the
| contestant, but Il minority report will be
! filed on Tuesday recommending that the
case be re.committed and the testimony
| reopened.