Arizona republican., 1897-11-28
WHAT WILL BE DONE
Legislative Prosnostication for
 the Coming Weeks.
A LONG OR SHORT SESSION


 Cuban and Currency COnun-
 drums PropounC ed.
 A Forecast of Congressional Action
 Rekarding sHaWaii-WnateVer IS
 Done 1t Is Said VIII Be Done
 Early in ths Ses sion.
 Washington, Nov. 27.-When tse Fifty-ffth congress reassembltS both branches will be ready for business and will find a good deal of work cut out for them to do. Senators and representatives have already begun to arrive. but they will not be numerous until next week. Some Of those who are on the ground have ventured to express opinions both as to the prob able duration of the coming session and what is likely to be accomplished, and what left undone. AS to the for mer question, majority predlc- an unusually short session, and an ad- iournment as early as May, but, :n view of the number and variety of irn- portant matters which will be pressed for consideration, this prediction will be likely to fail. As to what can or will be accomplished in the way of legislaItion, there is wider diversity of opinion.
 Of course, there are, as usual, sev- eral measures which, in the opinion of members of the senate and house of representatives, will take prec.a- dence of all others, although there is by no means a unanimity of opinion as to what these measures will be, with perhaps two or three exceptions. One of the exceptions is the subject ot Hawaiian annexation, which seems likely to come to the front early in the session. All the information that has been received here by the friends Of annexation indicates favorable as well as speedy action.
 CURRENCY REFORM
 Another exception is the currency question, including that of the coin age standard Scores of bills relat- ing to both subjects were introduced at the special session; the secretary of the treasury will propose a plan for currency ard banking reform in his annual report, and it is expected that a somewhat different plan will be pro posed by the commission of which ex Senator Edmunds is the head, and which has been sitting in Washington at intervals for some weeks past. It does not now seem probable tha. either of the two latter plans will be acceptable to majority of congress. As everybody knows, there is not sound money majority in the senate, while on the coinage question as a separate proposition there is a ma jority in favor of the free and unlim- ited coinage of silver by the United States on an independent basis. In the house of representatives, on the other hand, there is a strong sound money majority and an equally strong majority against silver monometal- ism But there are also wide di- versailles of opinion among the sound money members of that body respec-- ing currency reform, both as to is immediate and urgent necessity and the proper remedies to be applied.
 Senator Burrows, who reaoha1 Wash ington yesterday, expresses the opin- ion that there will be prot1lac5ed dis cussion of the currency question dur ing the approaching session of con- gress, and that in all probability con- gress will be in session until August.
 ''In addition to the routine business of congress, appropriations, etc., he said, 'ttne Hawaiian question will be disposed of and consideration will be given to the currency question, immi- grafton and a few other things. I think that the question of the an , neXation of Hawaii will come up very soon after the meeting of congress, and will be disposed of in favor of annexation. This may not be ac- compHshed before the holidays, but it will not be delayed long. As to the Cuban question, the situation is very peculiar. There appears to be a great deal of confusion with relation to the adoption of a new policy by Spain, and 1 don't believe that congress will take any action, and don't think they ought to, until an opportunity has been had to determine what will re- suit from Blanco's undertaking. Ap- parently, he is not going to have the support of the radical loyalists in Cuba. These intensely pro-Spanish people on the island sympathize with and sustain the course of Weyler, and it appears as if they were determined to antagonize Blanco in all his efforts at policy of conciliation It is likely that their course will be so persistent