Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1897-01-18
NICARAGUA CANAL BILL HEADS THE
SENATE CALENDAR.
ITS ADVOCATES ARE HOPEFUL
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY CON
FERENCE BILL TODAY.
Pettigrcw the Only Senator Who Has
announced His Intention to OPP
pose 1.-The Week in the
House Likely TO Be
TneyentfuI.

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE friends of the
Nicaragua canal bill expect it to be taken
up early in the week and that twill retain
its place at the head of the calendar until
disposed Of The bill will lead to consider
able debate before voted on, but its ad-
vocates are very hopeful of its passage.
Senator Morgan will have 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 very few have indicated an intention
10 speak.
Senator Perkins will make an effort TO
get up the bill for a non-partisan labor
commission. and in this he likely viii be
antagonized by Senator Frye with the Ha-
waiian cable bill.
Senator Chandler will introduce the eau
Gus committees bill for an international
monetary conference on Monday, and Will
ask to have II voted upon on Tuesday with
out going through a committee. SO lar,
Senator Pettigrew is the only member of
the senate who has announced an inten-
tion 10 oppose the bill, though 1t is ex-
pected that others, while giving no effect
i've opposition, will take position that moth
ing can be accomplished by international
action. Mr. Pettigrew will make speech
against the BILL taking the position that to
seek an international agreement amounts
10 making this country suppliant of En-
gland. which is, he says, the chief bene-
ficiary 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 the early
consideration will be asked.
Effort may be made in executive session
TO reopen the discussion of the extradition
treaty, but this will be resisted by the
committee on foreign relations.
The coming week IN the house is likely 10
be uneVentfuL There are no bills of great
national Importance on the house calendar
which are 10 be debated, unless the sup
porters of the Nicaragua canal project
should succeed in persuading the commit
tee on rules to assign to them one or
more days for consideration of that meas
ure.
Monday will be devoted to District OF
. Columbia legislation. On Tuesday. Mr..
Mccall, of Massachusetts,, will bring VI
the Yost-Tucker election contest from the
Tenth district of Virginia. The committee
report is in favor of Mr.. Tucker. the sit
ting member, who is a Democrat, and his
side of the contest will be managed by
Chairman Mccall, Republican, while
Mr.. Walker. the only Republican member
from Virginia, will handle Yost's case
One day of the week will be given to the
pensions committee for the passage of 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 anC
Indian, one or both of which will be sand
wiched into some of the spare hours. They
contain no items likely to give rise tc
much conflict. The rest OF the week, ac.
cording TO present plans, will be occupied
in passing small bills, which may be callet
up by unanimous consent, and In the cal
OF the roll of committees for bills reported
fIom them.