The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-13

Washington, Dec. 12-if the present
programme is carried out, congress will
adjourn for the holiday recess next
Saturday. The week in the house
promises to be made memorable by the
formal inauguration of the war against
the civil service law. The legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation
bill, which viii be taken up on Tues
day, contains the regular apDropria-
lions for the civil service commission,
and whether or not all the members
who favor the repeal or modification of
the law unite to strike down the pro-
vision for its maintenance as the quick
est and most direct method of Gripping
its operations, remains to be seen. IN
doubtediy some win advocate this
course. and the whole civil service
question VIII be dragged into the arena
of debate. How long the debate viii
last, it IS impossible to predict, but as
this is the only item in the bill which
VIII attract much of a contest, Chair
man Cannon hopes and believes the Dill
can be passed before Saturday. This
later day, under an order made on
Thursday, has been set aside for pay
ing tribute 20 the memory of the late
Representative Cook Of Illinois.
PROHIBIT PELAGIC SEALING.
Mr. Hit, chairman of the foreign af-
fairs committee, viii, tomorrow, again
seek 10 secure the passage Of the bill
to prohibit Deiagic sealing by citizens
of the United States. Thsre is some
very strong opposition to the passage
Of this measure in its present form, and
the whole question OF the Bering sea
negotiations may be Drecipitated when
it is called UP. Mr.. hopkins Of lllinois
and other members favor q Limitation
on the period of the operation OF the
act, il it is TO be passed. so that in case
Great Britain refuses to restrict SINH
larry her citizens our citizens may not
be placed at a disadvantage. others,
like Mr. johnson of North Dakota,
think the Xtinguishn@nt Of the seal
herds in the near future is certain, and
are not disposed TO favor any legisia-
ton lOol1ing 70 their preservation.
SENATE FORECAST.
The work Of the senate, so far as it
has been mapped out for the week,
includes the consideration of the inn
migration bill. which stands on the
calendar as the unfinished business;
the probable debate Of the census bill,
and the pronouncing Of eulosies upon
the late Representative Holman of In
diana.
The general opinion among friends of
the measure is that there Will be no
very strenuous opposition to the i'm
migration bill and that it may be
passed after 4 brief debate. When
a similar bill was before the senate
last session il had its principal oppo-
nent in Senator Gibson of Maryland,
and as he has retired from the senate
the friends Of the bill are hopeful that
no one viii be found who viii feel
called upon to champion the opDosi-
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when it was necessary in order to have
the bill become law to pass it over
the presidents veto. the tWo-thrds
vote requisite for that purpose could
not be secured. Hence, While they
are hopeful of the speedy and favor
able consideration OF the bill, they
realize the possibility Of delay on ac-
count Of opposing speeches. There ap-
pears TO be no reason TO doubt that
when the vote shall be reached that
the bill viii pass.
NEXT CENSUS.
BY special arrangement between
Senators Garter and Lodge in charge
respectively Of the two bills, the i'm
migration bill viii be temporarily dis
placed on Tuesday in order to give
Mr.. Carter an opportunity to cali up
the bin providing for the next census
When this agreement was made on
last 4lLlISNletS EocIdlCE carter expressed
the opinion that very brief debate
would be necessary to get the Bill
through, but there are now some indi-
cations that the civil service question
win be raised in this connection, and
if it should, a prolonged debate may
be inaugurated.
HAWAIIAN ANNEXATION.
The friends of annexation Of the
committee on foreign relations are now
expecting to ask the senate committee
to take up the treaty during the week,
though quite well aware Of the imDos-
siJility Of securing final action before
the holidays. They are decided also
upon taking the treaty up as such in
stead of attempting to secure legisla-
ton on a JOINT resolution. They may
postpone their request for consideration
until January.
The senate leaders express them
selves as agreeable TO the house pro-
gramme to adjournment for the holi-
days on Saturday. The eulogies upon
the late Representative Holman win
he delivered on Friday