The morning times., 1896-02-10
WORK FOR the SENATORS
They Will this Week Take Up Ap-
preparation Bills.
PROSPECTS OF TARIFF BILL
Mr.. Quay's Resolution to Recommit
Comes Up Today and Close Vote
Is Expected-Some More Monroe
Doctrine Speeches to Be Made
The Week in the House

Although the present Congress has been
in session for filore than two months, with
out the customary holiday recess. the
Senate will only this week get down to the
actual business of the session and begin the
consideration of the appropriation bills
Mr.. Hansbrough's seed resolution is the
unfinished business, and he expects 10
have a vote upon it within a few days, al
though the understanding is that it is to
be laid aside temporarily whenever ap-
preparation bills are ready to be con-
sidered.
Mr.. Quay's amended resolution to COM
nit the tariff bill to the Senate Committee
on Finance without instructions, which
was laid over until today will come up
early. Mr.. Quay says that while the vote
will be close. he believes it has an even
chance of passing
POPCLISTS AGAINST IT.
The Populists, however, at their recent
conference. decided to vote against re-
commitment. and il they do so, together
with the entire Democratic vote, the reso-
luton will not prevail.
Mr.. Smith OF New Jersey will address
the Senate today on the Monroe resolutions
now pending. 1t is believed that he will
take ground between the ultra a-conseryatism
of his colleague, Mr.. Seweil, and the
radicalism of Mr.. Davis OF Minnesota.
The fact that Mr.. Smith has conferred
with the President on this subject and
that his speech, to certain extent. is
believed TO reflect the views of the Chief
Executive. will give it interest. Mr..
Blanchard of Louisiana will also speak
on the same subject Tuesday.
SENATE REORGANIZATION.
The effort to change the elective officers
of the Senate may be made during the lat
ter part of the week, but there is more or
less or conjecture about this.
Meanwhile there is abundant work before
the Senate in the shape of appropriation
bills, those having been reported 10 the
Senate being the urgent deficiency. military
academy, pension, and the consular and
diplomatic bills. In none of these have
any additions been made save In the urgent
deficiency bill TO which, at the request OF
the Treasury Department. large amount
for unproyided expenses for the Department
OF Justice has been inserted.
The House VIII further discuss the
-bond-silver coinage bin until IL O'Clock
i
that large number Of amendments viii be
offered. and it is not certain when a fin al
vote on the Senate free coinage substitute
will be reached.
NAY VOTE WEDNESDAY.
1t is hoped that it may be had on Wednes-
day. The silver advocates eoncede that
the Republican vote in favor OF the SUBJ
stitute will not be as large as that which
was given against the passage or the bond
bill last December. 1t is variously esti-
mated by them at from % to 40.
After the financial matter is disposed OF,
appropriation bills will again come to the
front. There are two of these-the agri-
cultural and military bills-now on the
calendar. and the Indian bin is ready
for report to the House.
The Elections Committees have two
or three cases of contests ready, which they
can bring in at any time.