Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-12-15
THE CANAL BILL.
senator Morgan Hopes to Have Action
Taken on the Measure Soon.
Il Is Thought the House VIII Pass the PEN
sion Appropriation Bill Before the
IIoiidIys-The Army Keor-
ganiz 1t ON BiII Called.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 12-The course
of proceeding, in the senate this week
will depend upon the disposition that
is made of the Nicaragua canal bill. |
II is senator Morgan's intention to
call up this measure Monday. and he |
has expressed the hope that he will |
secure action at the Monday session. |
Few of his most sanguine co-workers |
agree with him in this opinion, |
and the best indication is that |
unless an agreement can bc reached |
for pnStponement, several days at least |
will he consumed in its consideration.
The opponents of the measure will
meet its supporters with n proposition
To defer consideration until after the
Christmas holidays, and they
will give a. their reason for
this request the fact that the
report of the government commission
appointed to investigate the feasibility
If the canal has not yet been made,
urging the Importance of receiving the
information which the commission
will l.. able to- furnish before acting
upon 50 important a question. IL the
bill IT, taken up in earnest it will con-
sumo the greater portion of the SEN
atc'> time until finally disposed IF.
Another subject on the calendar is
the anti-scalping bill which senator
Cullom has informed the senate lie will
seek to get up at an early day. but he
will meet with opposition if he makes
the effort and is not likely to succeed
thus early in the session.
The special order for Monday at ,
o'clock i, the bill providing for the
registry Of foreign built ships, but if
the Nicaragua bill should be taken up.
tie registry bill would not be allowed
to consume much time. Senator Nor
r'll has given notice of motion Tues
day to consider the bill providing for
the purchase of site for the United
States supreme court. but the proceed
ings with reference To this measure
will be confined to a speech by the Yer
mont senator.
The urgent army deficiency bill will
receive attention early in the week.
The committee on appropriations will
meet Monday. and it is not believed
that more than one meeting on the bill
will be necessary.
Senator Allison. chairman of the com
mittee. horcs. therefore, to get the bill
before the senate for consideration
Tuesday.
Ii has been prophesiscd that the
army Hill would be used as pretcxt
for discussion of the Spanish war. and
the fear of such a course has not en-
tirSly subside'i.
Beyond the FIRST three days there is
no programn mapped out for the
house this week. Monday will be de-
voted. under the rules. to the consider
ton of bushes relating tn the District
of Columbia and on Tuesday the Dis
trict of Columbia appropriation bill
will be taken up. This is in pursuance
of the determination of the leaders to
give the appropriation bills the right
of way whenever one is ready. There
is nothing in the district bill this year
to attract opposition and unless the
unexpected happens the bill ought to
pass Tuesday or Wednesday at the
latest. The appropriations sub-com-
mittcc on pensions will commence
work on the pension appropriations
bill Monday. hut il can hardly be ready
before next week. 1t is confidently
expected. however. that it will be
passed before the holidays 1t is
possible that Chairman Hull, of
the military affairs committee. will
be alb { To bring in the army re-
organization bill as soon as the
district appropriation bill is out
of the way. lie is exceedingly
anxious to get tho bill into the house
at the earliest possible moment, "a he
is particularly solicitous that it should
pass the house Lefore the holidays If
it should follow the district bill very
interesting debate will be precipitated.
The future policy of the government is
ordained in the bill for the increase
of the standing army. and the whole
subject will be opened up. The
democrats are divided upon the
question of increasing the regular
army, but how far the opposi-
ton will 60 in antagonizing the meas
ure it is impossible to forecast. Only
last week during the debate on the ur-
gent deficiency bill. Mr.. De Almond, of
Missouri. one of the leaders, evaded a
direct reply when the question was
put fairly at him by Mr.. Cannon, chair
man of the appropriations committee.
IL the army reorganization bill does
not come up the various committees,
under the all. will probably be al
lowed to clean up business which they
have on the calendar.
SIor The Mex,