The record-union., 1897-02-01

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31-The week
IN the Senate Will open with further
discussion of the Nicaragua Canal bill
1t IS expected that the bill Will be dis
posed OF in some manner during the
nrst half of the week. Senator Morgan
mas gwen notice that he will ask the
senate TO go on with it Monday, and il
Is inferred generally when he gave the
notice that he would ask the Senate 10
SIT Monday night until a vote should
De secured. 1t is now thought If he
asks for night session at all he VIII
not do so until Tuesday. Whether he
VIII succeed in securing tomorrow
Will depend upon the zeal of those " no
favor the bill. 1t is admitted that a
majority of the Senate favor the bill
and will vote for it if it comes to a
vote, but whether they will voluntarily
deprive themselves of a nights rest to
insure its passage remains to be seen.
Senators Villas and Turpie will oppose
the bill by all the means at their COM
mand and will filibuster to prevent its
passage. They will also have assist
ance from other Senator'S
If the Nicaraguan bill does not reach
a vote by the middle of the week there
measures. The bankruptcy bill has tine
advantage of having been made spc-
cial order for last Monday. and an ef-.
fort Will be made on this account to
have it given right of way after the
Nicaragua bill is disposed of. Some
Senators hope to supplant this bill with
the subject Of the Hawaiian cable and
others with the Pacific Railroad Com
mi fcsCin
however, that the bankruptcy bill viii
be given first place on the calendar.
barring appropriation bills and confer
enCe reports
Senator Lodge expects to secure con-
sideration of the conference report on
the immigration bill during the week.
Senator Gibson will antagonize this
report, and the friends of the bill count
upon the necessity of spending consid-
cradle time on it.
The arbitration treaty will be re-
ported at the first executive session ana
an early day asked for it's discussion.
1t is likely it Will come up for consider
alton during the week.
The time of the House this weak
probably will be devoted almost entire
ly to the consideration of approprfa-
tion bills, of which the Consular and
diplomatic and District of Columbia
are on the calendar. The fortiffca tions
and sundry civil also will be ready be-
fore the end of the week The District
of Columbia bill contains a large num-
Der of items of local Importance to the
District, which will cause considerable
debate. but there is little in the diplo-
matte bill to create conflict. 1t can be.
however, and usually is, productive of
more or less debate on our foreign rela-
tions. 1t is possible that an effort will
be made in the House, as it was in the
committee, to raise the salaries of the
COnsuls below $500 which were
placed under the protection of the civil
service by Mr. Cleveland to the latter
figure. in order to afford the incoming
Administration an opportunity to dis
place the existing officials. But if the
attempt is made it probably will fail,
as it did in committee. II is possible
that the Rules Committee may decide
to give the House a chance to vote this
week on the international monetary
conference bill. which passed the Sem
ate last Friday The advocates of the
pooling bill also are pressing for it's
consideration and the petition pre-
scented to Speaker Reed for the con-
sideration of public building bills re-
mains as yet unacted upon. Any of
these matters which have been held in
allegiance may be brought up if time al
lows and the Rules Committee is wiz
inc.