The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-21
WEEK IN CONGRESS.
BILL WILL BRING ON
~ A CUBAN DEBATE
k.st M<trenEth on the bacon
: INA ~ d nent Conservative Lead
FRS 10 stave on the Maine Matter.

WASHINGTON. Feb 29.-Tae diplomatic
|s-, consular and the military academy
a. sE0prisficn bills VII D. considered and
l2.sset - tne senate during tae wee&
r. r. vii 10 rlore oF aess debate IA ex-
Les.ltiye session or the Hawaiian anneKa-
. son treaty. ang speecnes VIII DC made
l.E the claim of Dir. CorDetl 10 u seat II
IN senate or tae appointment OF tA. gov
lei boz u Oregon. The Cqris~tE matter Viii
lssi D. pressed. except 10 the enc OF hag-
- the speeches 50 far disposed 0f az 10
IL lksag sure u getting a Voae AZ the tisae
Ias9. week from TOMORROW.
,fae expectation Is that the bsil making
lGi appropriation for the consular and
Y ionatic service viii be made the basis
tsf Considerable debate. Il - understood
h ~ Senator Aliens intention 10 make ar
S4tri to secure the Incorporation in the
BE. AZ az amendment. Of his provision
kst the recognition " Cuban belligerency,
kt II Ne should make this EFFORT, the re-
3 i might bs Il general discussion of the
E ihsn question. While. however. this -
y BONG the possibilities. & does not at tals
|pts appear probable. for iao senate Il
IL now IL a mood for the opening OK this
q PISTON. pending the Maine invests cation,
> that II II should be taken Up this week.
q tra would have 10 be quite a radical
8 6aga tx sentiment There are some SEN
. prs. However. who are DESTROYS Of baV-
3 / The subject debated and they may force
b issue. AR. Aliens amendment was adj
3 srsely reported from the committee on
tfelgn relations and Senator Hale VIII
= 9se point % order against g. Tn.s
= vice preside t viii sustain, aaa Mr.
. lsn viii. % course. appeal There wlu
4 stubborn opposition 10 such an amend
4 N a.
animated one II Mr. Allen persists IN
+ purpose. Independently OF the Cuban
q, the diplomatic bill is likely 10 cause
I plate on other questions. Il seldom gets
4roagh the senate without being made
| - bass of more or less debate Of the
tnntry's foreign policy
The ACCESSIBILITY OF amending tais an
tsprauoa bill with a provision Tor the
slnexat4on % Hawaii. which was one time
considered By the supporters OF the ffa-
sailan treaty appears 81 have been at3r-
t1ned. The treaty. however. viii reca.ve
tention during the week IL the appro-
+pEattou bills and the Corbeft case do not
NHowG out Senator Davis, Who As
tta!rlnan OF ihe committee on f0rsIan rela-
| sans hss charge ~ the treaty. vii b. ah-
= from the senate during the nrsi half
Fl pAe week. but Senator Frye. who h.
1ag chairman. viii move al executive
r. Aoa Tor the consideration Of the treaty
y Acre should he an opening.
aerc is q general Impression that tho
p g. viii not be further debated IN great
y @. Their" are several senatots wAo
- T. 70 be heard on Il. but none ~ these
fable 70 make very long speeches The
" ~ Intention OF tbe friends II The
p - - 20 secure test vote as soon as
~ pan De conveniently done. and Tor this
"a foSe senator Bacon's amendment. pro-
* Ter submitting the treaty 10 a va,s.
y r. people or Hawai-. viii he utilized
= e'ty hod upon this vote that the treaty
Fot command the support Of swo-thlfts
Fhe senator's. the number neees.ark 10
4lfe Us ratification. they VIII move "a,
/ ipWn4t II 70 the committee on foreign
TONS and then take up Senator Nor
Oil Tor annexation. which was favor
q reported 70 the senate during the ex-
n session. This Is tho present plan. hut
Z details may, Of course. be changed.
Ne friends Of the ts.&tt soxsrd ira
Neon amendment as entirely unfrlsrt,ig.
~ theY would regard as antagonistfc 10
Y treaty ans senator who would r,sr
~ vote for e, hence they think they r,n
~ Il as "a foil. and by SIS use secure me-
asiVaient ~ a vote on the treaty with
II imperiling thar document II the
Hie on the amendment should show tha.
n treaty comma nds the siNty votes nst,es-
a. 20 lis ratification. IL VIII be pressed
n a maj vote as speedily as possible.
III In the HOUSE.
xAASHlNGToN. FeA 20-t'nless The
" t'a question or some phase OF The
aint disaster should come before the
vsast this week. the tsu.e. With the rNcru-
H. q tomorrow which ua,ier ana A.
fng ment MAD" last week. VIII 81 given
N io the consiat ration Of private bills.
U Or devoted. 9omiua.Iy. AZ least. 10 the
1iy eitH appropriation bsn This a.W
r. BE reported 60 the house Tomorrow.
II = very vV'u0inaua measure coftfttr,-
* odds snd ends oG appropriations as
r. httnr iuoil8tr- atd & usually pro-
kr1tsv ot mafe .srutraeled contests than
~ ~ the ether appropriation bits.
~ II understood thar the iaf0rmaflon
X aFainh the sitUation q Cuhs asked fc-
- week a} the house hHs acen PREPARED
II toe STATE dfutt meHt aaS Is rrsas ra~
f'smfssicu Some ~ the consular r.
F IT, oestink oH the stuatlen hsEa basin
SFu tn places hu, * p sal4 .he sI1as-
AS presented. prfuao.s WIu c4i for
- @ci.an before the information zers
u. I'Ne hatte ih.S week.. An ematt may
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