New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-19

Washington Dec 1S-The week in the Senate
Iii no opened with a speech by Senator Platt
-, Connecticut on the question Of expansion
10 has given notice of an address TO begin I'M
a,o,elv after the conclusion Of routine morn
INC business on Monday.
NJ Platt Will reply 10 the speech OF Senator
Vest made last Monday, and as he has given
,.erv careful attention TO the extension OF our
territorial area, no little interest is manifested
oroonc Senators in hts presentation OF the mat
,ar and II is not improbable unless the Mica
,aeua bill prevents. that the speech Will pre-
oinitate a more or less general debate upon this
question Whether II does or not. number OF
s,saches on the same subject will be made after
tho christmas holidays preparatory TO the con-
alteration Of the peace treaty.
u Sc hoped that the treaty will be taken UP for
discussion early in January. Already there is
Talk Of the probability Of disposng Of the treaty
IN the present session. and the impression Is
fevora hle TO this result. few Senators mani
o., aisnosition TO debate the treaty at length.
and some profess unalterable opposition but the
ceiling IS SO strong against extra session and
IN favor Of the postponement Of the settlement
of the disposition Of the Philippines after they
coroe into our possession that it now seems that
even the minority will consent 10 the treatys
ra,incation without material delay.
FEW AGAINST ANNEXATION
The friends Of the treaty. who are giving at
.e,,,on 20 the closest details Of opposition as
they develop. have taken the pains 10 nave
eruroarated the names OF the signers 10 the
memorials against annexation when nave
,escbed the Senate and they find that there are
fewer than two thousand OF them. distributed
o,r tho States as follows: Massachusetts,,
r-,or,da a.. New-York 40; Virginia 80; Yer
mont 20. Maryland 16; Pennsylvania and Hi
ro,s Il each: Rhode Island H. New-Hamp-
shire G; California and Missouri. 8 each; Wis
co,sin and Tennessee. each. and Maine. Colo
RADIO Iowa and Nevada. / each
Senator Morgan said to-day that he meant 70
,,-ass the Nicaragua Canal bill as vigorously as
,ossihle and ne expressed the hope that ne
nigh, GET a vote before next Wednesday. the
,-ohable date Of the Christmas adjournment.
trhe indications are however. against such an
ea-lv DISPOSAL % the subject. and II may be &C
cer+ed as quite certain that even II Senator
-Tu-rie's motion for postponement I'LL January
~ should not prevail. the bill Will be naturally
thrown over beyond the holidays 1t is evil
dentlv the purpose Of the opposition 10 prevent
action during the few remaining days prior 10
Adjournment Nj Morgan to-day Indicated MS
willingness 10 accept the Berry amendments IN
modified form and the bill as the Arkansas
Senator proposes to change II has been printed
for information. The bill concerning the reg
is,-y Of foreign built vessels wrecked on the
American coast IS still on the calendar as spe-
cial order and Senator Elkins will probably
make another effort to secure consideration.
Senator Cuom has also expressed desire TO
get UP the anti-scalping bill Both of the meas
ol,1ff
thrown over to January.
There will he no effort 10 get UP any more ap-
preparation bills until after the resumption Of
business in January.
WORK ADVANCED IN THE HOUSE.
The holiday recess by the terms OF the resolu
tion reported by the Ways and Means Commit
tee Is 70 begin Thursday and extend until
Wednesday, January 4 It IS likely. however.
that the resolution Will be amended so as TO
make the recess begin Wednesday. instead Of
Thursday
The appropriation bills are further advanced
now than they have been for many years at the
short session. Already the Naval and Military
Deficiency. q special BILL and three OF the regu-
Lar bills-the Pension bin. the District of Colum-
bia bin. and the Indian bill-have passed the
House The Agricultural bill was reported yes
Of the regular money budgets out Of thirteen
vii therefore have passed the lower house be-
fore the holiday recess an unprecedented thing
IN legislative annals. The Military Academy bll
could have been added 10 this list had ii not
been that Chairman Hull Of the Military Al
fairs Committee declined TO allow the attention
Of the committee be drawn from the bill FOR
the increase Of the Army. even for the limited
time required 10 Prepare the Academy Dill. Inc
latter, however VIII be reported before the re-
cess. Tie friends Of the Naval Personnel Dill
and the bin for the Philadelphia Exposition OF
1899 have been urging the Committee on Ruies
70 grant time for their consideration Time VIII
be allotted for the former bill soon after the
House reconvcnes, after the holiday recess. IL
Is possible that the Philadelphia Exposition Dill
may he called up and placed upon IFS passage
tomorrow as tomorrow under the rules Is
suspension day. The bill 70 extend the naVlea-
ton laws Of the United States over Hawai-
which pending yesterday when the House
adjourned. may also be voted upon under the
suspension % the rules.
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