The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-13

WASHINGTON. Dec 12-If the present
programme IL carried out congress viii ad-
Journ for the holiday recess next Satur-
DAY The week in the house promises 20
De made memorable by the formal inaug-
ufation or the war against the civil service
law The legislative executive and Judi
ciai appropriation bill which will be taken
up on Tuesday. contains the regular ap-
propriations for the civil service commis-
SION, and whether or not ali the members
VINO favor the repeal or modification OF the
law unite TO strike .iown the provision for
liz maintenance as the quickest and most
direct method OF crtppling Is operations
undoubtedly some will advocate this course
and the whole ciyii service question will
be dragged into the arena OF debate. How
long the debate viii last * Is impossible to
predfcf. but as this Is the only item IN the
Dill which viii attract much of a contest
Chairman Cannon hopes and believes the
hlli can be passed before Saturday. This
latter day, under an order made on
Thursday. has been set aside for paying
tribute TO the memory of the late Repre-
sentative Cook. of Illinois.
Mr.. HILL of the foreign affairs commit
tee. VIII tomorrow again seek 10 secure the
massage Of the bin TO prohibit reIagic seal
ing by citizens of the United States. There
Is some very strong opposition 20 the pas
sage Of this measure in it's present form,
and the whole question OF the Bering sea
negotiations may be precipitated when II is
called up. Mr.. Hopkins. OF Illinois. and
other members favor limitation on the
period of the operation of the act If IL Is
10 be passed. so that In case Great Britain
refuses TO restrict similarly her citizens
our citizens may not be placed at disad-
vantage. Others. like Mr.. Johnson. of
North Dakota, think the extinguishment
of the seal herds in the near future Is GER
tain and are not disposed 10 favor any leg
islation looking TO their preservation.
The work of the senate so far as 1t has
been mapped ont for the week includes the
consideration of the immigration bill.
which stands on the calendar as the unfin-
sshed business. the probable debate of the
census biiE and the pronounelug of euio-
gies upon the tate Representative Holman,
OF Indiana. The general opinion among
friends of the measure is that there will he
no very strenuous opposition 70 the immi-
grafton bill and that II may he passed after
q brief debate. When similar bin was be-
fore the senate last session. II had its
principal opponent 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 will feel
Gated up1n 20 champion the opposition.
They remosnher however. that when 1t
vas necessary IN order 20 have the bin be-
come law TO PASS Il over the presidents
veto. the two-th'rds vote requisite for that
purpose cocii not be secured Hence.
while they are hopeful Of the speedy and
favorable consideration Of the bill they
realize the possibility Of DELAY on account
OF opposing spcechea There appears TO be
no rea sou "a douh. that when the vote shall
ba reached Il will pass.
Ry special arrangement between Senators
Carter and Lodge in charge. respectively,
of The two bills the immigration bill viii
be temporarily tiispaced on Tuesday fiji or
der To give Mr.. Carter an opportunity 10
call IN the bill providing for the next CEN
Sus When this agreement WAS made on
las. Thursday, Senator Carter expressed
:he opinion that very brief debate would
30 necessary 10 get the bill through. but
there are now some indications that the
civil service question WIN be raised in this
connection and II Il should a prolonged de-
bate may he inaugurated.
The friends Of annexation in the commit
tee on foreign relations are now expecting
10 ask the senate committee to take UP the
treaty during the week, though quite well
aware of the impossi7ii;y of securing final
action before the holidays. They are de-
cidea also upon taking the treaty up as
ouch instead of attempting 20 secure leg
sslation on Joint resolution. They may
pos tpoue their request for consideration
untu January.
The house leaders express themselves ss
agreeable to the house programme for ad-
3ournuYent for the holidays on Saturday.
The senate eulog.es upon The late Repre-
sentative Holman viii be delivered on
Friday.