The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-01-25
THE week IN CONGRESS
Further Consideration of Nicaragua
Canal In Senate.
Turpie Will Advocate Recoy.
milton of Cuba.
Opposition to Conference Report on lmmgra-
tion Bill IN House.


canal bill comes first In Importance oI
measure to be considered by the senate
this week. Following il the bankruptcy
bill will come up. The latter Is a special
order for Wednesday.
The time of the senate after 3 o'clock
today Will be devoted to eulogies upon
the late Speak Or Crisp. and the time pre-
vious to that hour after the disposal OF
the routine morning business will be
consumed by Senator Turpie in a speech
discussing the Cameron resolution. The
speech may be broken in upon at
o'clock by a contest for precedence
between the friends Of the Nicaragua
bill and the supporters OF the bankrupt
cy bill. but IL SO 1t is likely that the con-
test will be postponed to a more conven-
lent season.
1t Is known that Senator Turpie will
take advanced ground favorable to Gu
bon recognition, and II is hinted that he
will take occasion to criticize Mr.. Olneys
position sharply. Mr.. Turpie's speech
may prove to be the first of several on
the Cuban question. but the committee
on foreign relations Is manifesting no
disposition to press the resolutions to a
vote.
Tomorrow Senator Chandler expects
to secure vote on his bill providing for
the representation of this country at an
international monetary conference.
There will be several short speeches and
more or less running debate on this
measure, but it is believed that all sub
stitutes and amendments will be voted
down and the bill passed before the close
n n n a W Qaf fnri ifcr Ho~
ator Cameron has a substitute requiring
this government to take the initiative
In calling a conference, which may give
the movers Of the original bill more or
less trouble. The bankruptcy bill will be
debated at considerable length when re-
ported, though Senator George, it's es-
pecial champion, as reported to the SEN
ate, is absent froX the city.
Senator Morgan will make strenuous
effort to'prevent the Nicaragua canal
bill from losing its place as the unfin-
ished business on the calendar and II
Is understood, will submit amendments
which will meet the demands of those
who hold that the bill requires further
work by committee, in view OF the new
position OF Nicaragua as developed by
Senor Rodriguez letter
The senator will take the position that
the bill should be amended in the senate
IL not satisfactory, and that it should
then be voted upon and not sent back to
committee.
Senator-elect Kearney Of Delaware
racy present his credentials during the
week but not until the committee on
privileges aud elections, which is to NEE;
Thursday, shall have passed upon the
Dupont petitiou.and theAddicks cpeden.
tails.
The most interesting features of the
house program for this week. unless the
Nicaragua canal bill should receive con
sideration, which, in view of the recent
complications, seems entirely improb-
able, will be the fight against the confer
ence report on the immigration bill.
Mr.. Barthold of Missouri, who made
an Intellectual attempt to prevent the bill
from going to conference, will lead the
opposition to the bill as agreed upon by
the conferees. There seems to be little
doubt that the friends of the measure
will be triumphant In the end, as the
sentiment in favor of an immigration
bill In the house is, as shown by the
votes on previous occasions. in q strong
majority. Nevertheless, Mr. Bartholc
proposes to do all in his power to defeat
the conference report Two appropria-
tion bills. the agricultural and Indian
will probably consume the remainder of
the week There are some features OF
both bills which may cause considerable
debate. Such time as can te spared will
be given to the committees to call ur
such bills as have been reported by them
Today, under the rules. is District
Of Columbia day.