The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-13
COMING WEEK IN CONGRESS.
CHRISTMAS VACATION TO BEGIN
ON SATURDAY..

week to De Made Memorable by the
Formal Inauguration in the House
of the War Against the Civil Ser
vice Law-Chairman Hit to Make
Another Effort To-day to Secure
the Passage of the Bill to Pro-
bibft PeIagic SealinE-Immigrati
Bill One of the Features in the
senate.
Washington, Dec. Eff the present pro-
gramme is carried out congress will adj
iourn for the holiday recess next Satur-
dav. The week in the House promises TO
be made memorable by the formal inau-
duration of the war against the civil ser
vice law The legislative, executive and
iudicial appropriation bills, which will be
taken up on Tuesday, contains the regular
appropriations for the civil service COM
mission. and whether or not all the MEM
hers who favor the repeal or modification
of the law unite to strike down the provis-
ion for its maintenance as the quickest
and most direct method of Gripping its
operation, undoubtedly some will advocate
this course, and the whole civil service
question will be dragged into the arena of
debate. How long the debate will last it
is impossible to predict, but as this is
the only item on the bill which will attract
a contest Chairman Cannon hopes and be-
lieves the bill can be passed before Satur-
day.
This latter day, under an order made on
Thursday has been set aside for paying
tribute to the memory of the late Repre-
sentative Cook of Illinois.
Tomorrow Chairman Hit of the for
elgn affairs committee will again attempt
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 It's present form, and the whole question
of the Boring sea negotiations may be pre-
cipitated when it is called up.
Mr. Hopkins of Illinois and other mem
bers favor a limitation on the period Of
the operation of the act, if it is to be
passed, so that in case Great Britain re-
fuses to restrict similarly her citizens, our
citizens may not be placed at a disadvant-
age. 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.
l. ne Work OF Iu6 0endl6s So lar DIS Al mas
been mapped out for the week, includes the
consideration of the immigration bill,
which stands on the calendar as the unfin-
ished business, the probable debate on the
census bill and the pronouncing of eulogies
upon the late Representative Holman of
Indiana
The general opinion among the friends
of the measure is that there will be no
very strenuous opposition TO the immigra-
ton 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
Maryland, and as he has retired from the
Senate the friends of the measure are
hopeful that no one will be found who
will feel called upon to champion the OPP
position.
They remember, however, that when 1t
was necessary in order to have the bill be-
come a law, to pass it over the President
veto, the two-thrds vote requisite for
that purpose could not be secured. Hence
while they are hopeful of the speedy and
favorable consideration of the bill, they
realize the possibility of delay on account
of opposing speeches. There appears to
be no reason to doubt that when the vote
shall be reached the bill will pass. By
special arrangement between Senators
Carter and Lodge, in charge respective
ly, of the two bills, the immigration bill
IN order to give Mr.. Carter an opportunity
to call up the bill providing for the 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 questions will be raised in this
connection, and If it should, a prolonged
debate may be inaugurated.
The friends of Hawaiian annexation on
the committee on foreign relations are now
expecting to ask the Senate to take up the
treaty during the week, though quite well
aware of the impossibility of securing ac-
ton before the holidays. They are decided
also upon taking the treaty up as such in
stead of attempting to secure action on a
joint resolution. They may postpone their
action until January.
The Senate leaders express themselves
as agreeable TO the House programme for
the holidays on Saturday. The Senate eu-
logies upon the late Representative Hol-
man will be delivered on Friday
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