The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1897-01-22
THE SENATE AND HOUSE
CANAL BILL TO BE
HEARD THIS WEEK.
international Monetary difference
Measure Will BE Met With Con-
siderable Opposition.

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE friends Of the
up early in the week and thai 1t will re-
tain its place at the mead of the calendar
until disposed OF. The bill will lead to
considerable debate before voted ON, but
its advocates are very hopeful of its pas
sage.
Senator Morgan will AVE charge of the
measure in the senate and will try to
reach a vote before the end of the week.
His success in that undertaking will de-
pend upon whether there are many Sena-
tors who desire to be heard on the bill. So
far few nave indicated an intention to
speak.
Senator Perkins will make an effort to
get up the bill for a no~n-partisan labor
commission, and in his he likely will be
antagonized by Senator Frye with the
Hawaiian cable bill.
Senator Chandler was to introduce the
caucus committees bill for an internal
tional monetary conference on Monday,
and will ask to nave 1t voted upon on
Tuesday without going through a commit
tee. So far Senator Pettigrew is the only
member Of the senate who has announced
VI ~ oppoSS lllC Diti, lllOu5i l
is expected others, while giving it no ef-
fective opposition, will take the position
that nothing al be accomplished by in
ternational action. Senator Pettigrew will
| speak against the bill, taking the position
that to seek an international agreement
amounts to making this country a suppli-
ant of England, which is, he says, the
chief beneficiary of the present system.
| The legislative. executive and judicial
and the military academy appropriation
bills will be reported from the committee
on appropriations on Monday, and early
consideration will be asked.
An effort nay be made in executive SEES
sion to reopen the discussion of eXtratii-
ton treaties, but this will be resisted by
the committee on foreign relations.
The coming week in the house is likely
ITO be uneventful. There are no bills Of
great national Importance on the house
calendar which are to be debated, unless
the supporters of the Nicaragua cana
project should succeed in ~persuading The
committee on rules to assign them one CT
more days for consideration of tina meas.
ure.
Monday will be devoted to District O.
Columbia legislation.
On Tuesday Mr.. Mccall of Massachu.
sets will bring up the Yost-Tucker lee.
tlon contest from the Tenth district @
Virginia. The committee report is in ia.
vor of Tucker, the sitting member, who is
a democrat, and his side of the contes
will be managed by Chairman Mccall, {
republican,; while Mr.. Walker, the only
republican member from Virginia, will
l handle YOSt'S cauSa
One day will be given to the pension
committee for the passage Of the bill!
which nave been reported to the hous,
from the Friday night session.
There are two appropriation bills ready
TO be acted upon, the agricultural and in
dian, one or both of which will be sand
Wiched into some of the spare hours. The.
contain no item probable to raise :nucl
conflict.
The rest of the week, according to pres
ent plans, will be occupied in passing ;mal
bills, which may be called up by unani
nous consent and in the call Of roll O
committees for bills reported from them.