Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-12-19
TIE lN, CONGRESS.
The Question Of Expansion 10 Come Up
10 the Senate.


10 the Senate.
THE TREATY OF PEACE WITH SPAIN
WILL COME UP EARLY IN JANU-
ARY-THE FEELING is STRONG
AGAINST AN EXTRA SESSION.
SENATOR MORGAN TO PRESS THE
CANAL BILL-THE OUTLOOK FOR
THE WEEK IN THE HOUSE
Washington, December 18.-The
week in the Senate will be opened with
a speech by Senator Plat, of Connecti-
cut, on the question of expansion. He
has given notice of an address to begin
Immediately after the conclusion of the
routine morning business Monday. Mr..
Platt will reply to the speech of Sena-
tor Vest, made last Monday, and as he
! has given very careful attention to the
extension of our territorial area, no
little interest is manifested among Sen
atOrs in his presentation of the matter,
and it is not improbable, unless the
Nicaragua bill prevents, that the
speech will precipitate more or less
general debate upon this question.
Whether it does or not a number of
speeches on the same subject will be
made after the Christmas holidays
preparatory to the consideration of
THE PEACE TREATY.
1t is hoped that the treaty will be
taken up for discussion early in Janu-
airy. Already there is talk of the prob
ability of disposing of the treaty dur
ing the present session, and the impress
sion favorable to this result is growing.
A few Senators manifest a disposition
to debate the treaty at length, and
some profess unalterable opposition,
but the telling is so strong against an
extra session and in favor of the post
ponement of the settlement of the dis
position of the Philippines after they
come into our possession, that it now
seems that even the minority will con-
sent to the treaty's ratification without
material delay. The friends of the
treaty, who arc giving attention to the
closest details of opposition as they
develop themselves, have taken the
pains to have enumerated the names of
the signers to the memorials
AGAINST ANNEXATION
which have reached the Senate, and
they find that they are fewer than
1000 Of them, distributed among the
States as follows: Massachusetts,, L.
435; West Virginia, 101; Indiana, IA;
Ohio, so; Florida, Al; New York, as;
Virginia 80; Vermont, 90 Maryland,
16; Pennsylvania and Illinois, each Is;
Rhode Island, 70; New Hampshire, g.;
California and Missouri, 8 each; Wis
consin and Tennessee, 2 each, and
Maine, Colorado and Iowa and Nevada,
1 each.
Senator Morgan said to-day that he
meant to press the Nicaragua canal bill
as vigorously as possible, and hf y
pressed the hope that he might get a
vote before next Wednesday, the prob
able date Of the Christmas adjourn
ment. The indications are, however,
against such an early disposal Of the
subject, and it may be accepted as
quite certain that if Senator Turpie's
motion Of postponement till January
10Th should not prevail, the bill will
be naturally thrown over
BEYOND THE HOLIDAYS.
1t is evidently the purpose of the OPP
position to prevent action during the
Jew remaining days prior to adjourn
ment. Mr.. Morgan to-day indicated
his willingness to acdept the Berry
amendments in modified form, and the
bill as the Arkansas Senator proposes
to change it has been printed for in
formation.
The bill concerning the registry Of
foreign built vessels wrecked on the
American coast is still on tie calen-
dar as special order, and Senator Ell
kins will probably make another effort
TO secure consideration. Senator Gull
lom has also expressed desire to get
up the anti-scalping bill. But these
measures will be antagoniZed and most
probably thrown over till January.
There will be no effort TO get up any
more appropriation bills until after
the resumption of business in January.
IN THE HOUSE.
The holiday recess, by the terms OF
the resolution reported by the Ways
and Means Committee. is to begin
Thursday and extend until Wednesday,
January 4. 1t is likely, however, that
the resolution will be amended so as
TO make the recess begin Wednesday
instead Of Thursday. The oppropria
ton bills are farther advanced now
than they have been for many years at
the short session. Already the navy
and army deficiency, special bill and
three Of the regular bills, the pension,
District of Columbia and Indian, have
PASSED the House. The agricultural
bill was reported yesterday and will
be taken up on Tuesday. Four Of the
of tbir+neo will