The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-01-18
THE WEEK IN CONGRESS.
The Nicaragua Canal Bill May
be Pushed Through.
NoN-PARTIsAN LABOR COMMISSION
Senator Perkins Will Endeavor to Get Up
His Bill for the Creation of Such Body.
Nothing of Startling Importance in the
House,

His Bill for the Creation of Such Body.
Nothing of Startling Importanc in the
House.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1S-The friends Of
the Nicaragua canal bill expect it to be
taken up early In the week, and that ID
will retain It's place at the head of the cal.
endar until disposed Of. The bill will lead
to considerable debate before voted on,
but its advocates are very hopeful of Its
passage Senator Morgan has charge OF
the measure In the senate, and will try to
reach vote before the end of the week.
His success In that undertaking will dc.
pend upon whether there are many sena-
tors who desire to be heard on the bill. So
far very few have indicated an intention
to speak,
Senator Perkins will make an effort II
opportunity offers, to get up the bill for
non-partisan labor commission, and in
this he likely will be antagonized by Sem
ator Frye with the Hawaiian cable bill
Senator Chandler today introduced tho
caucus committees bill for an inter-
national monetary conference, and asked
to have 1t voted upon tomorrow without
going through committee. So far Senator
Pettlgrew is the only member of the senate
who has announced an intention to oppose
the bill by vote, though 1t is expected that
others, while giving 1t no effective opposi.
ton, will take the position that nothing
can be accomplished by international
action Mr. Pettlgrew will make speech
against the bill, taking the position that
to seek an international agreement
amounts to making this country sup
plant of England, which is he says, the
chief beneficiary Of the present system.
The legislative, executive and judicial
and the military academy appropriation
bills were reported from the committee on
appropriations today and their early con-
sideration will be asked.
Efforts may be made in executive session
to reopen the discussion of the extradition
treaties, but this will be resisted by the
committee on foreign relations.
The coming week in the house Is likely
to be uneventful. There are no bills of
great national Importance on the house
calendar which are to be debated, unless
tho supporters of the Nicaragua canal
project should succeed in persuading the
committee on rules to assign them ono or
more days for consideration of that meas
ure louay Is pelnB ueVoteu 10 Dlstricb
of Columbia legislation.
Tomorrow Mr. Mccall, of Massachu-
setts will bring up the Yest-Tucker elec-
ton contest from the Tenth district Of
Virginia. The COMMITTEES report is in
favor of Mr.. Tucker, the sitting member
who is Democrat and his side Of the
contest will be managed by Chairman Nc
Call, a Republican. while Mr.. Walker the
only Republican member from Virginia,
will handle Yosts case. One day of the
week will be given to the pensions COM
mittee for the passage of the bills which
have been reported to the house from the
Friday night sessions
There are two appropriation bills ready
to be acted upon, the agricultural and In.
dian, one or both of which may be sand.
wiched into some of the spare hours.