The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-05-24

the Eighteenth OF Twenty third r~-s@s-
ment of the regular army before --rs
regiments which have been asssr-y,sE
10 go with General Merritt, star 1KEr
San Francisco.
The Spanish prisoners who are ts ~,
exchanged for Correspondents Tn-zs-
and Jones, now in MORO castle. wEl
be started for Cuba as soon as the dr.
partment here is assured OF conne>c@ f1TR
at Miami with a boat for Havana
Colonel Cortijo and Surgeon Julia1 E-r
still in ignorance OF the eXchaog@-
HAWAIIAN ANNEXATIOS.
Washington, May 21-During aeIc
present week the Hawaiian annexnk1afa
resolutions are likely TO be considered
in the house. No positive assuyao-sc
has been given that special rule gT-0-
viding for their consideration wM s.yt
reported, but 1t is generally unrie--
stood, that in the event OF the reyssus
bill being well advanced in the sena1e.
the committee on rlles VIII respond to
the majority demand in the house gsv
immediate disposal Of the Hawaii -s.a-
olutions.
The report to accompany the ge<,-c-
al banking and currency bill Is exps-I-
ed TO be completed by the middle OF zf1x
week and that will he given to ktre
house 1t will not be debated, lsrx'-
man will call up the anti-scalpinE h4ai-
and he said today he thought II wozsd
be disposed of during the week TIE
naval personnel bill and a number x6
minor war measures Will occupy @frnf
attention. The general deficiency 2ss-
preparation bill may be reported aA.e
in the week and a conference relss-:
upon the sundry civil or postofiice sSlB.
may be returned.
SENATE FORECASTS.
The present week will be given zs-
most entirely to the continuation az
the debate on the war revenue xkzA-
and many Of the best informed ~ <na-
tors express the opinion that the c-<zl-
sideration of the bill will be concllrS-az
before the end OF the week. Senator
Aldrich said today that the bill woasz
be a law before next Saturday. Ve-x
few other senators take 50 hopeful n
views and most republicans confess
that they will be abundantly satist-a
il the senate concludes its work on Inv
measure by next Saturday
If Senator Plat, OF New YORK. irr~
sists upon pressing his anne ndment ssr
the refundng of the outstanding greerl-
backs il viii result in an extension al
the debate to an almost unlimited a.
tent. This would open up the entYr,e
financial question, and probably Noz-.G
cause the silver element in the sensz-s
to even resort to filibustering 10 r-Ec-
vent it's passage.
Upon the whole the chances are equE&
that the bill win be disposed OF during
the week. There is more or less talk.
in the senate about the final adjUyrrR--
ment OF congress, but opinions di1Sr,
very materially as TO the time 1t Wa
occur. Senator Hale expressed tyse
opinion today that it might be reached
within three weeks, while SenHsxC
Teller put it as six weeks. With crs
war revenue bill out OF the way assd
appropriation made for the conduct Sc-
the war, there will be very littk Tu-
centive TO remain unless 1t should. kss
that time, become apparent that efse-
war is drawing TO close. In tksA1
event some senators express the dexsrlE
that congress should be in session III
order that the senate should have ma
opportunity TO pass upon any tre31E
Of peace that might be negotiated H.
does not now appear probable. ho~ev~r-
that congress will remain here So-C
length Of time merely for that pu--
pose.