The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-17
In CONGRESS THIS WEEK.
BOTH BRANCHES WILL TAKE UP
THE CUBAN QUESTION:
Program Will Be Governed Wholly By the
Presidents Special Message.

Washington. May 1.-THE program OF
congress this week is most uncertain.
Cuba will lead in both houses, but in
what form is yet unknown. The weeks
proceedings will be governed almost en-
tirely by President McKinley's action on
the Cuban question.
In the senate Morgan's belligerencyres-
olution has the right of way and the Ala
Lama senator will call IL up this after
noon at the appointed hour.
Still there is a slight possibility that
the! expected message Of the president
may cause postponement, and that the
character of his recommendations may
have bearing that will influence the
tenor of the resolution that ultimately
will be adopted The Alabama senator
will not stand in the way of action in
accordance with such q recommended
tion as the president may make upon this
subject but he will insist that ii shall
be independent OF, and that II shall In
no wise interfere with, his resolution pro-
viGng for recognition of Cuban belliger-
ency.
With the Cuban question in its present
shape and with no other pressing busi-
ness before the senate the debate on this
subject will be of uncertain duration.
II may continue practically all the week.
and IL may come TO a very sudden and
speedy termination. There is little or no
doubt that the Morgan resolution will
pass when vote Is reached. and the in
dicatons are that the majority for II will
be the greater for the recent delay. There
Will continue to be some opposition, and
the plea will be made that any material
aid given in accordance with executive
recommendations is all that can be reas-
onably expected If Cuba does not oc-
cupy the entire attention for the week
much Of the time is likely to be given to
the general calendar. Senator Gear will
make an effort to have the Pacific rail-
road bill considered. while Senator
Lodge WIFI. IL the opportunity offers.
make the same effort In behalf Of the
immigration bill.
Senator Pettigrew Will try to call up
the resolution for the investigation Of the
Pacific railroad land patents. The In
dian appropriation bill will be brought
In on q conference report. In IL there
remains only the one point of difference
on the Uncompahgre lands to be settled.
The sundry civil conference probably
VIII be postponed until Senator Allison 8
return 10 the city. Senator Mallory, the
new Florida senator, viii be inducted
into office early in the week.
Senator Aldrich will make the opening
statement In behalf OF the tariff bill on
the part of the majority of the finance
committee tomorrow, but il will rest
with individual senator's whether the de-
bate shall be continued beyond this
speech at that time. The probabilities
are that the statement will produce some
badinage. and that after this the senate
VIII adjourn until the following Monday.
when the debate will begin in earnest.
Senator Aldrich Is expected to fully
explain the position OF himself and col
leagues. and to make quite an elaborate
presentation Of the subject.
House Forecast.
The house leaders have not yet de-
cided upon the methods by which they
will make their response to the presi-
dents message which will be sent to
congress today or tomorrow, asking for
relief for the starving Americans in
Cuba. That the response will be quick
and complete, however, there is no
reason to doubt. In the present con-
dition of affairs in the house three meth
DDS of procedure are open. Ordinarily
the message would go to the committee
on foreign affairs for consideration and
that committee would report bill which
would come back to the house for action
through the regular channels. The
speaker could in the present emergency
simply appoint this committee and let
he whole subject take the regular course
But it is hardly likely that this will be
done. The subject is so we'll under
stood that 1t probably will be thought
that the members, with the message and
the accompanying documents which the
president transmits before them, can act
inteliigently without a committee report
IL the committee is not appointed two
other courses will be open. First, after
the receipt Of the message, a bill may
be formulated by the leaders and a
special order reported by the committee
on rules for it's consideration.
This brings the whole question before
the house at once for action. But this
method would he Instantaneous, per-
haps, in that both houses struggling to
the same end simultaneously would act
on different bills. thus entailing delay for
adjustment Of differences in conference
The most likely course Is that the house
will await the action Of the senate, II
action is had promptly, and then con-
slider the senate bill or joint resolution
under a special order. The sentiment In
favor Of the recognition Of the Cuban
insurgents is strong in the house and
very radical measure might be passed
IL the house were allowed free action.
With the senate measure, dealing only
with the relief Of the suffering Amer
leans, before the house under a special
order possibility for amendment would
be cut off and the house would be COM
PEELED to accept or reject II as passed by
the senate.
The conference report on the Indian
bill probably will come before the house
this week.
Anderson-Porter Wedding.
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