The record-union., 1897-12-13
It is Not Thought There Will be Strenuous
Opposition.
Census Bill Will Probably be De-
bated and May Raise the Civil
Service Question and Occasion
Much De1ay-Formal Inaugura-
ton of the War Against the
Civil Service Law in the House.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12-The work
of the Senate, SO far as it has been
mapped out for the week, includes the
consideration of the immigration bill
which stands on the calendar as un-
finished business, the probable debate
of the census bill and the pronouncing
of eulogies upon Representative Hol-
man of Indiana. The general opinion
of the friends Of the measure is that
there will be no very strenuous oppo-
sition to the immigration BILL and that
it may be passed after a brief debate
| When a similar bill was before the
Senate last session it had its principal
opponent in Senator Gibson of Mary
! land, and as he has retired from the
Senate the friends of the bill are hope
full that no one will be found who will
champion the opposition. They re-
member however, that when it was
necessary in order to have the bill be-
come a law to pass it over the Presi-
dents veto, the two-thirds vote requ-
site for that purpose could not be Sc
cured. Hence, while they are hopeful
of the speedy and favorable considera-
ton of the bill, they realize the possi-
bility of delay on account of opposing
speeches. There appears to be no rea-
son to doubt that when the vote shall
be reached that the bill will pass.
BY special arrangement between Sem
ators Carter and Lodge in charge re-
speectively of the two bills, the immi-
grafton bill will be temporarily dis
placed on Tuesday in order to give Mr..
Carter an opportunity to call up the bill
providing for the next census When
this agreement was made on last
Thursday Senator Carter expressed the
opinion that very brief debate would be
necessary to get the bill through, but
there are now some indications that
the civil service question will be raised
in this connection. and if it should, a
prolonged debate may be inaugurated
The friends of annexation on the
Committee on Foreign Relations are
now expecting TO ask the Senate to
take up the treaty during the week,
though quite we'll aware of the impos-
sibility of securing final action before
the holidays. They are decided also
upon taking the treaty up as such in
stead of attempting to secure legisla-
ton on a joint resolution. They may
postpone their request for considera ton
until January. The Senate leaders ex-
press themselves as agreeable to the
House programme for adjournment for
the holidays on Saturday The Senate
eulogies upon the late Representative
Holman will be delivered on Friday
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12-If the
present programme is carried out Con-
gress will adjourn for the holiday re-
cess next Saturday. The week in the
House promises to be made memora BILE
by the formal Inauguration of the war
against the civil service law.
The legislative, executive and judicial
appropria ton bill which will be taken
up on Tuesday, contains the regular ap-
preparations for the Civil Service Com
mission, and whether or not all the
members who favor the repeal or the
modification of the law unite to strike
down the provision for its maintenance
as the quickest and most direct meth.
cd of crippling its operation, undoubt-
edly some will advocate this course,
and the whole civil service question will
be ragged into the arena of debate
How long the debate will last it is i'm
possible to predict, but as this is the
only item in the bill which will attract
much of a contest. Chairman Cannon
hopes and believes the bill can be pass
ed before Saturday. This latter day.
under order made on Thursday, has
been set aside for paying tribute to the
memory of the late Representative
Cook of Illinois.
Tomorrow Chairman Hit of the For
eign Affairs Committee will again seek
to secure the passage of the bill to pro-
hibit pelagic sealing by citizens of the
United States. There is some very
strong opposition to the passage of this
measure in its present form, and the
whole question of the Behring Sea me-
gotiations may be precipftated when it
is called up. Mr.. Hopkins of Illinois
and other members favor a limitation
on the period Of the operation of the
Act if it is to be passed so that in case
Great Britain refuses to restrict SINH
larly her citizens, our citizens may not
be placed at disadvantage. Others
like Mr. Johnson of North Dakota think
the extinguishment Of the seal herds in
the near future is certain, and are not
disposed to favor any legislation looking
to their preservation.