The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-01
NICARAGUAN CANAL BILL WILL
OCCUPY AT LEAST THREE
DAYS MORE.
WILL DISCUSS ARBITRATION
WHEN THE TREATY COMES UP
FOR ACTION LATER IN THE
WEEK.
IN THE HOUSE.
Number of Bills DispOsfng of the
Cash Nearly Ready for
Action.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-The week
cussion Of the Nicaragua canal bill. 1t
is expected that this bill will be dis
posed of in some manner during the
first half of the week. Senator Morgan
has given notice that he will ask the
senate to go on with it Monday, and it
was inferred generally when he gave
the notice that he would ask the senate
to sit Monday night until a vote should
be secured. 1t is thought now that
if he asks for night session at all, he
will not do so until Tuesday. Whether
he will succeed in securing it then will
depend upon the zeal Of those who
favor the bill. 1t is admitted that q
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 it's 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 it's
passage. They will also have assistance
from other senators.
If the Nicaragua bill does not reach
vote by the middle Of the week, there
will be great pressure to get up other
measures. The bankruptcy bill has the
advantage of having been made a spe-
cial order for last Monday and an effort
will be made on this account to have
it given right Of way after the Mica
ragua bill is disposed Of Some SEN
ators hope to supplant this bill with
the subject of the Hawaiian cable, and
others with the Pacific railroad COM
mission BILL It appears most probable,
however, that the bankruptcy bill will
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 re-
port, and the friends of the bill count
upon the necessity of spending consid-
erable time on it,
The arbitration treaty will be report
ed at the first executive session and an
early day asked for it's discussion. 1t
is likely that it will come up for con-
sideration during the week.
THE TIME OF THE HOUSE
this week probably will be devoted al
most entirely to the consideration OF
appropriations, Of which the consular
and diplomatic and the District Of Co
lumbia are on the calendar. The forti-
fcations and sundry civil also will be
ready before the end Of the week The
District of Columbia will contains a
large number Of items of local inn
portance to the district, which will
cause considerable debate, but there
is little in the diplomatic bill to create
conflict 1t can be, however, and US
ually is, productive of more or less de-
bate on cur foreign relations. It is pos
s1ble that an effort will be made
in the house, as 1T 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
displace the existing officials. But, if
the attempt is made it probably will
fail, as it did in committee. It is
possible that the rules committee ma
decide to give the house a chance to
vote this week on the International
monetary conference bill, which passed
the senate last Friday. The advocates
OF the pooling bill also are pressing for
its consideration, and the petition pre-
sented to Speaker Reed for considera-
ton OF the public building bill remains
as yet unacted upon. Any of these mat
ters which have been held in abeyance
may be brought up if time allows and
the rule committee is willing.