Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-25
A BUSY WEEK
Predicted in Both Branches
Of National Congress.
Cuban Resolution Will Come Up for
Debate in Senate Today.
treaty and Nicaragua Canal on
Docket for Consideration.

Washington, Jan. 24-The arbitra-
ton treaty, the Nicaragua canal and
the insurrectiOn in Cuba will be again
discussed in the Senate, the coming
week. Senator Turpie of Indiana, will
open the Cuban debate, tomorrow, os-
tensibly on Senator Cameron's resolu-
ton recognizing the independence of
the Cuban republic. Mr.. Turpie will
devote considerable portion of his
time. as he has said, to a considera-
ton of the subject of the independence
of Congress, with such incidental
structures on the manifesto of Sec
rotary Olney as may occur to the plain,
Outspoken man who believes that the
executive department has overstepped
it's proper function in seeking to in
timidate the Senate by threat of a
veto power and predicted the defiance
of contemplated legislation.
Mr.. Turpie's penchant for sarcastic
comments and his failure to conform
to polite language of diplomacy in at
lacking the policies he believes to be
wrong, lead to the belief that his
speech may be piquant reading. The
condition of the Nicaurauga canal bill
is peculiar. 1t is still unfinished bust
ness. Senator Morgan, who has given
the subject careful consideration, says
the hill is drawn to come within the
terms of concession granted by
Nicaragua. He denies that the letter
of Minister Rodriguez has any weight
whatever. He will antagonze the mo-
ton to send the bill back to the COM
mittee if any is made, and will insist
upon vote on the bill being taken.
The debate in the Senate will proba-
bly, be protracted until the correspond
ence with Nicaragua called for by Mr..
Morgan's resolution, adopted Satur-
day. is received. Meanwhile the Rod
rigueZ letter will have an important
bearing upon the treaty of arbitration
which will be taken up by the Senate
committee in special session, tomor-
row. Friends of the Isthmus canal
will antagonize the final action on the
treaty until something definite is done
on the canal bill.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Turpies
speech. tomorrow, the Senate will listen
to eulOgies on the late ex-Speaker
Crisp. The bankruptcy bill, which was
made a special order for o'clock will,
in all probability, be postponed for
few days. The bill to provide for
representation of the United States by
commissioners at any International
monetary conference. hereafter to be
called-the Woicott bill-will be consid-
cred. Tuesday, after the morning bus
mess.
AS less than six weeks of the present
session Of Congress remain. this fact has
been impressed upon the managers of the
House the necessity of more vigorously
pushing the appropriation bills yet re-
manning to be considered. II was stated.
yesterday. by a member of the committee
on rules that the agricultural and Indian
bills now on the calendar would be the
principal items of business on the pro-
sramme this week. These bills, although
carrying comparatively small sums.
usually give rise to more debates than
others Oh the list. The seed distribution
provided for in the agricultural bill is
sure to evoke criticism, and the Indian
school question can be relied upon to
occupy a day or more of the time of the
House. The Indian bill further contains
three weeks ago, to abolish the offices
of Indian commissioner and assistant
Indian commissioner and confer their
duties on board of commissioners. This
may be promptly disposed of on point
of order, but is more likely to be the Oc-
casion of considerable talk. The new i'm
migration bill agreed upon by cOnferes
will be presented to the House. tomor-
row. The advocates of the measure will |
endeavOr to secure a day later in the
week for it's consideration.