The herald., 1897-01-25
PROCEEDINGS IN
SENATE AND HOUSE
Hinge Upon the Fate of
the Canal Bill
The EUL0G|ES ON Speaker CRISP
Will Consume the Afternoon
hours of Today
SENATOR TURPIE'S SPEECH
Will Strongly Favor Recognition Of Cuban
Insurgents
SENATOR TURPIE'S SPEECH
Will Strongly Favor Recognition of Cubaf
Insurgents
Prompt Passage Of the Canal Bali Now
Thought Improbable
The House Will Consider the Confer.
ence Report on the Immigration
Bill and the Measure
Will Pass.
Associated Press Special Wire

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WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-The senate
program this week is rendered slightly
uncertain by the condition of the Nicar-
aqua canal bill. With that measure out
of the way the bankruptcy bill will
probably be given the right of way early
in the week, but even with the road
cleared to the extent Of the removal OF
the Nicaraguan bill it is not probable
that any headway would be made with
the bankruptcy bill before Wednesday,
Notwithstanding it is the special order
for Monday.
The time of the senate after o'clock
Monday will be devoted to eulogies on
the late Speaker Crisp and the time pre-
vious to that hour after the disposal Of
the routine morning business will be
consumed by Senator Turpie in speech
on the Cameron resolution. The speech
making will be broken in upon at 9
o'clock by a contention for precedence
between the friends of the Nicaraguan
bill and the supporters of the bank
ruptcy bill, but if so it is likely that the
contest will be postponed to more con-
venient season.
take advanced ground favorable to Gu
ban recognition, and it is hinted that he
will take occasion to criticise Mr. Oh
ney's position sharply Mr.. Turpie's
speech may prove to be the first of
several on the Cuban question, but the
committee on foreign relations is mani
Testing no disposition to press the reso-
lutions to vote.
Tuesday Mr. Chandler expects to Sc
cure vote on his bill providing for the
representation of this country at an in
ternational monetary conference. There
will be several short speeches, and more
or less running debate on this matter,
but it is believed all substitutes and
amendments will be voted down, and
the bill passed before the close of the
day set for it's consideration. Senator
Cameron has a substitute requiring
this government to take the initiative in
calling conference which may give the
governors of the original bill more or
less trouble. The bankruptcy bill will!
be debated at considerable length when
reported, though Senator George, its
special champion, as reported to the
senate, is absent from the senate.
Senator Morgan will make strenu-
GUS effort to prevent the Nicaraguan
bill from losing its place as the unfin-
ished business on the calendar and it is
understood will submit amendments
which will meet the demands of those
who hold that the bill requires further
work by the committee in view of the
new position by Nicaragua as devel-
oped by Senior Rodriguez's letter. The
senator will take the position that the
bill should be amended in the senate if
not satisfactory. and it should then be
Uofad and, nl tn ha
mittee.
Senator elect Kenney of Delaware
may present his credentials during the
week, but not until after the committee
on privileges and elections, which is to
meet Thursday, shall have passed upon
the Dupont petition and the Addicks
credentials.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, JAM 24.-The most
interesting feature of the house pro-
gress for the week, unless the Near
aqua canal should receive consideration
which, in view of the recent complica-
tions, seems entirely improbable, Will
be the fight against the conference re-
port on the immigration bill. Mr.. Bar
tholdt of Mississippi, who made an in
effectual attempt to prevent the bill
from going to conference, will lead the
opposition to the bill as agreed upon by
the conferees. There seems to be little
doubt that the friends of the measure
will be triumphant in the end, as the
sentiment of an immigration bill in the
house is, as shown by the votes on pre-
vious occasions. in a strong majority.
Nevertheless Mr.. Bartholdt proposes to
do all in his power to defeat the con-
ference report. Two appropriation bills.
the agricultural and Indian, will prob
ably consume the remainder of the
week. There are some features of both
bills which may cause considerable de-
bate. Such time as can be spared will
be given to the committees to call ZIP
such bills as had been prepared by them.
Tomorrow, under the rules, is District
of Columbia day.