The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-21
This Weeks Congress Is Pregnant
With Sensation.
ALLEN GETTING READY
TO TACK A CUBAN PRoVIso ON
PENDING BILL.
Contest Will Be an Animated One If
the Nebraska Senator Persists In
His Purpose-Cuban Information
Asked By the House Ready For
Transmission.

Washington, Feb. 2o.-The diplomatic
and consular and the military academy
appropriation bills will be considered and
passed by the senate during the week.
There will be more or less debate in ex-
ecutive session on the Hawaiian annexa-
ton treaty. and speeches will be made on
the claim of Mr.. Corbett to a seat in the
senate on the appointment of the gov
ernor of Oregon. The Corbett matter viii
not be pressed. except to the end of hav-
ing the speeches so far disposed OF as to
make sure of getting a vote at the time
nxed-a week from tomorrow
ANOTHER CUBAN DEBATE.
The expectation is that the bill making
an appropriation for the consular and
diplomatic service will be made the basis
for considerable debate. 1t is understood
to be Senator Aliens intention to make
an effort TO secure into the Incorporation
of the bill. as an amendment. MS pro-
vision for the recognition OF Cuban bel
ligerency, and If he should make this ef-
fort. the result might be general dis
cussion of the CUBAN question. While,
however, this is among the possibilities,
il does not at this time appear probable,
for the senate is not now IN mood for
the opening of this question pending the
Maine investigation, so that II II should
be taken up this week, there would nave
to be quite a radical change in sentiment
There are some senators, however. who
are DESTROYS of having the subject de-
bated, and they may force the ISSUE
ANIMATED CONTEST.
Mr. Aliens amendment was adversely
reported from the committee on foreign
relations. and Senator Hale viii raise
point of order against il. This the vice
president will sustain, and Mr.. Allen will,
of course, appeal. There will be stubborn
opposition 10 such an amendment, IL Of
fered, and the contest may be an ami
mated one if Mr.. Allen persists in his pur-
pose.
independently of the Cuban act. the
diplomatic bill is likely to cause debate
through the senate without being made
the basis of more or less debate of the
country's foreign policy.
HAWAIIAN TREATY.
The advisibilty of amending this APP
preparation bill with provision for the
of Hawaii, which was at one
time considered by the supporters OF the
Hawaiian treaty, appears to have been
abandoned. The treaty, however. will re- !
ceive attention during the week If the ap- |
bills and the Corbett case do /
not crowd it out. Senator Davis, who, as |
chairman of the committee on foreign /
relations has charge of the treaty, will /
be absent from the senate during the nrSt |
is acting chairman, will move an ex-
ecutive session for the consideration of /
the treaty if there should be an opening. /
NO LONG SPEECHES.
There is a general impression that the /
treaty will not be further debated at /
great length. There are several senators
who desire TO be heard on IL, but none of
these are liable to make very long
speeches. The present intention of the
friends of the treaty is to secure a test
vote as soon as this can be conveniently
lone, and for this purpose Senator Ba-
,on's amendment providing for submit
ing the treaty 10 vote OF the people OF
Hawaii will be utilized. If they can
hi hot ff1a ~ m
lot command the support of two-thirds
If the senators, the number necessary TO
secure its ratification, they will move TO /
ecommit to the committee on foreign re-
atoms. and then take up Senator Nor
sans bill for annexation. which was ia
Torably reported to the senate during
he extra session. This is the present
,lan, but details may, of course, be
changed
BACON AMENDMENT.
The friends of the treaty regard the
Bacon amendment as entirely unfriendly
nd they would regard as antagonistic TO
he treaty any senator who would cast his
'ote for it; hence they think they can use
as foil and by its use secure the
Quivalent of Il vote on the treaty with
ut imDerilling that document II the
ote on the amendment should show that
he treaty commands the so votes neces-
airy to its ratification, IL viii be pressed
o a final vote as speedily as possible.
HOUSE FORECAST.
Unless the Cuban question or some {
hase of the Maine disaster should come
efore the house this week. the tina, with
he exception of tomorrow, which, under ,
n agreement made last week, will be
iven up TO the consideration OF private
ills will be devoted nominally, at least.
0 the sundry civil appropriation bill. This
ill will be reported to the house tomor-
all the odds and ends of appro-
riations. as its name indicates, and is
sually productive of mora protracted
ontests than any of the other appropria- =
ion bills
CUBAN INFORMATION. |
1t is understood that the information re- 7
arding the situation in Cuba asked for /
lst week by the house. has been prepared !
Y the state department, and is ready for i
Some OF the consular re-
Orts bearing on the situation have been d
lited in some places. but it is said the C
tuation, as presented. probably Will call C
)r some action before the information r
oes to the house this week An effort S
lay be made to get it in some manner. rs
or this reason and in view of the con- [
ition of public sentiment. pending the a
ssuIt of the special investigation into the +
luse Of the disaster to the Maine. it is (
lnsidered probable that the answer of a
Il state department will be withheld c
IT several days. ]
rs occurred. the members of the house. e
no have usually pushed to the fore on e
lie occasion of any sensational develop d
ent, either in foreign or domestic af-
Iirs, were ominously silent last week. "
ACTION AND ACQUISITION. !
The extreme gravity of the situation and n
Il far-reaching consequences of hasty 81
ill-considered action tended to disarm "
lem but at any time during the con- O
deration of the appropriation bills. +
here the widest latitude in debate is al
wed. stirring debate involving the O
cent sensational events in connection
it'll the explosion of the Maine the recall
the Spanish minister, and the latest
in Cuba. may be precipi-
ted But those in authority by keeping
e appropriation bill in the right of way d
n easily prevent actual action by the
,use if they so DESIRE and the prevailing =
Union of the conservative leaders on
th sides is that both action and agita-
IN are out of place until all the facts :.
ION which a calm judgment can be pre- }.
cted are known. 81