The herald., 1897-01-18
Nicaragua Canal Advocates
Working Hard
LONG DEBATE IS EXPEC TED
Bat Prediction of Passage Is Confident.
Iy Made
Perkins Labor Commission Bill and the
International Money Conference
Will Receive Attention.
Associated Press Special Wire

Associated Press Special Wire
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE friends
of the Nicaragua canal bill expect 1t 70
be taken up early in the week and that
it will retain its place at the head of the
calendar until disposed of. The bill will
lead to considerable debate before be-
ing voted on, but its advocates are very
hopeful of its passage. Senator Morgan
will have charge eff the measure in the
senate and will try to reach vote be-
fore the end of the week. His success
in that undertaking will depend upon
whether there are many senators who
desire to be heard on the bill. So far
very few have indicated an intention to
speak.
Senator Perkins will make an effort TO
get up the bill for a non-partisan labor
commission, and in this he likely will
be antagonized by Senator Frye with
the Hawaiian cable bill.
Senator Chandler will introduce the
caucus committees bill for an inter-
national money conference on Monday
and will ask to have it voted upon OH
Tuesday without going through COM
mittee. So far Senator Pettigrew is the
only member of the senate who has an
rounced an intention to oppose the bill,
although it is expected that others,
while giving no effective opposition, will
take the position that nothing can be
accomplished by international action.
Mr.. Pettigrew will make a speech
against the bill, taking the position that
to seek an international agreement
amounts to making this country sup
plant Of England, which is, he says, the
chief beneficiary of the present system.
The legislative, executive and judi
cial and the military academy appro-
priation bills will be reported from the
appropriations committee on Monday,
and their early consideration will be
asked.
Efforts may be made in executive ses-
sion to open the discussion of the extra
dilion treaty, but this will be resisted
by the committee on foreign relations.
IN THE HOUSE.
The coming week in the house is likely
to be uneventful. There are no bills of
great national Importance on the house
calendar which are to be debated, unless
the supporters of the Nicaragua canal
project should succeed in persuadinC
the committee on rules to assign them
one or more days for consideration of
that measure.
Monday will be devoted to District oe
Columbia legislation. On Tuesday Mr..
Mccall of Massachusetts will bring up
the Yost-Tucker election contest from
the Tenth district of Virginia. The COM
mittee report is in favor of Mr.. Tucker,
the sitting member, who is a Democrat,
and his side of the contest will be man
aged by Chairman Mccall, Republic-
an, while Mr.. Walker, the only Repun-
lican member from Virginia, will han
die Yost's case.
One day of the week will be given 10
the pensions committee for the passage
of the bills which have been reported 20
the house from the Friday night session.
There are two appropriation bills
ready to be acted upon, the agricultural
and Indian, one or both of which will
be sandwiched into some of the spare
hours. They contain no item probable
to give rise to much conflict. The rest
of the week. according to present plans.
will be occupied in the passage of small
bills, which may be called up by unani-
nous consent and in the cat>of the roll
of committees for bills reported from
them.