The record-union., 1898-05-30
WILL NOT Be IN SESSION.
BOTH HOUSES WILL OBSERVE
MEMORIAL DAY.
Anxious to Get the Revenue Bill
Through Before Considering
Hawaiian Annexation.

WASHINGTON, May 29.-Having de-
cided at the last moment Saturday to
observe Memorial Day, the Senate will
not be in session again until Tuesday.
The Finance Committee WILL however,
meet to-day in an endeavor to perfect
the revenue bill in minor details.
There is still no certainty as to when
the vote may be taken on the revenue
bill. 1t looks as if the entire week
would be spent upon it, and none of
the members of the committee under
take to predict the exact date of the
Senate's conclusion of its work There
are still number of speeches to be
made upon the bill and upon amend
ments. 1t is probable that there will
be more or less debate upon the Lodge
amendment for the annexation of Ha-
wall and the Morgan amendment re-
lating generally to the government Of
the annexed territory Both Senators
Lodge and Morgan announce their in
tention to make speeches on the sub
jects involved, and Senators espousing
the opposite views declare their
purpose to reply if the sub
ject is opened. Republicans gem
orally predict that Senator Lodge will
refrain from pressing his amendment,
and it is the general opinion that he
will at least not go to the extent of
asking a vote upon it and thus sub
jecting the measure to motion to lay
upon the table
When the final vote is reached on
the revenue bill there is no longer much
doubt as to the shape in which it will
no In -sr.s,v
Saturday on the corporation tax, as
it renders it quite certain that all the
Democratic amendments will be elm
mated from the bill and the Republican
suggestion for the issuance of $500
100000 in bonds and $1OO,OO0,0 600 in
time certificates, will be substituted for
the House amendment.
The expression of the Senators is that
the House will accept the Senate
amendments, and consequently the bill
will not be long in conference.
With the revenue bill disposed of.
there may be an effort to secure an
independent expression on Hawaiian
annexation. but this will depend on the
future developments. The conference
reports on the appropriation bills will
also be in order. There will be sew
eral of these, the sundry civil bill being
the most important.
The House will not be in session to-
morrow having adjourned until Tues
day because of Memorial Day The
consideration of the Hawaiian annexa-
tion resolutions by the House this week
is possible, but not assured. Speaker
Reed stands ready to give the resolu-
tions full right of way in the House
if they pass the Senate, but is op-
posed to sending them first through
the House and forcing them upon the
Senate, because, he contends, it would
precipitate a fight there and would pro-
long indefinitely the session. and end
likely in the whole matter going over
to next winter.
Especially is he opposed to forcing
the Hawaiian issue to the front until
the revenue bill is through the Senate.
1t is stated upon high authority that
other Republican members of the Com
mittee on Rules are in accord with the
Speakers position, notwithstanding
they favor, as he does, the non
annexing proposition. Consideration of
the resolutions early in the week is
not to be expected, and consideration
1e1tC III tic N6Sh ID IIIlpIODdQl6. 1neTS
is still talk Of a Republican caucus to
consider the question, and one may
be held. The general deficiency bill may
be reported during the week, but owing
to the developments of new demands
upon the War and Navy Departments
notably the former, incident to the war
the bill may be withheld until nearer
the close of the session. The bill. as
far as it relates to ordinary deficiencies,
has been ready six weeks. Confer
ence report upon the sundry civil,
Postoffice, Indian and District of Col
umbia appropriation bills may be ex-
pected at almost any date, although
the sundry civil bill is likely to be de-
layed until after the revenue bill
passes the Senate, owing to the de-
mands thereupon called to the atten-
ton of Senator Allison of the Finance
Committee. An effort to pass the anti
scalping bill will be made during the
week. Bills of minor Importance will
be pushed meanwhile by members gen.
orally.
SUPPLIES FOR SOLDIERS.