The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-01-18
THE WEEE IN CONGRESS-
The Nicaragua Canal Bill May
ba Pushed Through,
NoN-PAR I1gAN1ABo COMMISSION
senator Perkins VIII Endeavor TO Get Up
his Bill for the Creation of such a Body.
Nothing of Startling Importance In the

senntor Perkins wiz Endeavor TO Get Up
his Bul for the Creation of such a Body.
Nothing of Startling Importance In the
House.
WAsHrNGroN. Jan. 1s.-The friends of
the Nicaragua canal bill expect it to be
taken up early i'm the week, and chat it
will retain It's place at the head Of the cal
endar until disposed Of. The bill will lead
TO considerable debate before voted on
but its advocates are very hopeful of its
passage. Senator Morgan has charge OF
the measure in tho senate. and will try to
reach % vote before tho end Of the week.
His success in that undertaking will de-
pend upon whether there are many
tors who desire to be heard on the bill. SO
far very few have indicated an intention
to speak.
Senator Perkins will make an effort, If
opportunity offers, to get up the bill for a
non-partisan labor commission, n in
this he likely will be a-ntagonized by SEN
ator Frye with the Hawaiian cable bill.
Senator Chandler today introduced the
caucus committees bill for an inter
national monetary conference, and asked
to have it voted upon tomorrow without
going through a committee. So far Senator
pettigrew is the only member Of the senate
who has announced an Intention to oppose
the bill by vote, though It is expected that
others, while giving it no effective opposi-
ton, will take the position that nothing
can be accomplished by international
action. Mr.. Pettigrew will make speech
against the bill, taking the position that
TO seek an international agreement
amounts to making this country a sup
plant Of England, which is, no says, the
chief beneficiary of the present system.
The legislative, executive and judicial
and the military academy appropriation
bills were reported from the committee on
appropriations today and their early con-
sideration win be asked.
Efforts may be made In executive session
to reopen the discussion Of the extradition
treaties, but this will be resisted by the
committee on foreign relations.
The coming week in the rouse Is likely
to be uneventful. There are no bills Of
great national Importance IN the house
calendar which are to be debated, unless
the supporters of the Nicaragua canal
project should succeed in persuading the
committee on rules to assign them one OF
more days for consideration Of that meas
ure. Today is being devoted to District
of Columbia legislation.
Tomorrow Mr.. Mccall, of Massachu-
setts, will bring up the Yost-Tucker cleo
ton contest from the Tenth district of
Virginia. The committee report is in
favor of Mr.. Tucker, the sitting member,
who is a Democrat, and his side Of the
contest will be managed by Chairman Nc
Call, a 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 com
mittee for the passage Of the 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 and In
dian, N or both of which may be sand
wiched into some Of the spare hours.