The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-17
Congressional forecast
Programme Of Proceedings Of the
Coming Week.
LIGHT on MONROE DOCTRINE
MIR. Davis Will Address tho Senate Upon
the Subject Committee Favorable
TO DupOnt-An Early Adjourn
nent Is Hoped For.

washington, -. L., Feb. l6.-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
hour. 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 diplomat
ic appropriation bills. These will ex-
haust the appropriations 50 far report
ed to the senate by the committee. but
inasmuch as the consular and diplo-
matte bill may cause the general dis
cussion of foreign affairs. it is as
sumed that the entire week will be
consumed In disposing Of the appro-
priation measures now on the calendar.
1t is doubtful If Mr.. Morrill, will call
for the tariff bill again this week. Re-
publcans who peacefully canvassed the
situation say that u motion would tend
to complicate matters and that no good
can grow out of 1t until they have
brought about Il cohesion of sentiment
in their own ranks and secured the
necessary one vote from the ranks of
the Populists. This. at present, seems
impossible and Mr.. Morrill. it is be-
lieved. will not renew his motion until
he is sure of its success.
Tomorrow Mr.. Davis, of the foreign
relations committee. and author Of the
resolution reported from the commit
tee concerning the Monroe doctrine.
which has not yet been passed and
possibly never will be passed. will ad
dress the senate upon that resolution.
This speech has been anticipated for
some time with u great deal of interest
owing tn the advanced ground taken by
Mr.. Davis and his well-known fami-
larity with the whole subject. Mr..
Davis is one of the closest students in
the senate and his speech is expected
to set forth the position OF the ultra
radicals ON the subject in clearer
light than has yet been east upon it.
Tine resolution. supplemented recently
by an additional reDort from the COM
mittee on foreign relations that the
opinion of congress Is that this gov
crnment should remain neutral and
grant al! parties in the struggle now
pending in Cuba. equal rights. has the
right of way AS the unfinished business.
temporarily displaced by the appro-
priatiCn bills then it will doubtless call
out q number Of speeches during the
time that appropriation bills may not
be under consideration. Mr.. Mitchell,
chairman of the committee on DrNi-
leges ana elections. will tomorrow sub
nit to the senate the majority report
on the Dupont Delaware contest in fa-
vor of seating Mr.. Dupont The minority
report in the hands of Mr.. Gray. viii
soon follow and this matter, involving
. ,n.nstio.i o! the siighest privilege, Will
be called up for consideration.
An Early Adjournment.
An early adjournment Is already
talked of. 4 few senator's are hopeful
that congress NAV get through by the
Arut Of Of tha Re-
publican leaders an effort is being
made 10 accomplish this result so that
nothing may interfere with their at
tendance upon the national conven-
tions and the campaign that will imme-
diately follow.
There is nothing in the house but APP
preparation bills. When the house
adjourned Saturday afternoon general
debate had just been concluded on the
bill making appropriations for the agri
cultural department for the next fiscal
year. but Chairman Wadsworth ex-
poets that a day or two more at least
will be consumed in the discussion of
the bill under the five minute rule with.
ii is understood. other members
than those who expressed their opinion
Saturday. who desire to say things
about Secretary Morton's refusal to
expend the appropriation made in the
bill for the current wear for the distri-
button Of seeds. Besides the argr-
cultural bill there is on the calendar the
army appropriation bill, and the Indian
bill is ready to be reported.
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 NanhOm
Tarsney contest from the Fifth Mis-
souri, district. but as this case Is sure
to lead to somewhat extended de-
bate the probabilities are against it's
considerat tion at present. So, too. with
the resolution from the foreign affairs
committee regarding Ambassador Bay
ards speeches. which will also not be
brought forward so as to antagoniZe
in any way the progress of apprOpria-
fiop hills