The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-31

determination the week NAV he largely
taken up with them. So far rs can now
be seen there are Few features in the bills
already reported calculated n arouse dis
cussion There is a feeling in certain quar-
ters that the army blll should be amended
by provision for the Increase Of the army,
and if such a change should be attempted
it would give rise 10 very spirited de-
bate.
The census bill will also be pressed for con-
sderation during the week, and Senator
Carter, chairman of the census committee,
said to-day that he was very hopeful OF
securing its passage IN the near future. The
debate on the civil service will be resumed
when this bill is taken up and the bill will
be so amended as 10 give the control of the
Census Bureau TO the secretary of the in
terror. The bmetallst Republican senators
are still discussing the advisability of re-
newing the imam 'ial agitation in the SEN
ate by the Introduction of some measure OF
their own, though they do not seem quite
so intent upon this course as they appeared
to be Immediately succeeding the vote upon
the Teller resolution. If they present q reso-
luton 1t probably will be a declaration to
the effect that the United States is not
committed to the gold standard.
The resolution reported from the Senate
committee on privileges and elections de-
claring Mr.. Corbett not to be entitled TO a
seat in the Senate from Oregon is also on
the Senate calendar, and there is diSposi-
tion in some quarters to dispose of this as
speedily as possible 1t is question of the
highest privilege and can be taken up at
any time, displacing any other subject be-
fore the Senate.
In view Of ali the possibilities for debate
and delay involved in those various meas
ures it seems quite improbable that the Ha-
waifNl treaty will receive much attention, at
least in executive session, during the week.
Still, Senator Davis, chairman of the COM
mittee on foreign relations, announces it to
be his purpose TO move an executive session
for the consideration of the treaty on Mon
day, but it is possible that he may be in
fiuenced by pressure from senator's who
have other measures requiring immediate
attention to postpone this motion for a few
q
a probability. There is a growing impress
sion that the friends of the treaty feel that
their safest course is in delay. and that this
is the explanation of the tactics so far OBJ
served with reference to it, There is excel
lent foundation for this surmise. They have
made a very thorough canvass of the Sen
ate and have not been able to discover
where they can get more than ffty-eight
votes whereas to ratify the treaty they
even some of those fifty-eight are not en-
tirely reliable. In rieW of these circum-
stances they realize that nothing is to be
lost by an informal postponement. especially
when it comes naturally through the pres
sure of other business, and some of them
believe that everything is TO be gained by
I'll at course Senator Pettgrew's determtna-
tion to discuss the Hawaiian question in
open session will have a tendency to take
the direction OF the ratlhcation resolution
out of the hands of the foreign relations
committee and 1t may prove to be the open
ing wedge to discussion of the whole sub
ject in open session of the Senate His
traditions of this country to acquire any
territory so situated as to require a navy
to protect it. This is basis broad enough
for the discussion of the whole subject, and
it is understood to be Mr.. Pettigrew's in
tention to enter very fully into the ques-
ton of the condition of affairs in Hawaii.
He will deal with Mr.. Dole's visit and will
undertake to show that that gentleman was
never elected President, that the Constitu-
ton Of the present government of Hawaii
was never submitted to the people of that
country, and that, in fact, the whole govern
ment is irregular. 1t is possible that OBJ
jects in open session in view of the pen
dency of the treaty and Mr.. Pettigrew may
not be allowed to proceed except behind
closed doors.