The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-31

WASHINGTON, Jan 3O.-The senate
proceedings for the week will open
with a speech by Senator Pettigrew
dealing with the Hawaiian question
which will be delivered Monday
Beyond this speech it is very difficult
to forecast the outlook for the week
The diversion occasioned by taking up
the Teller bonds resolution has left the
senate in a Somewhat disorganized and
unsettled condition and with no pre-
arranged programme.
Senator PettigreW's speech viii be
made during the morning hour, and
the probabilities are now that at It's
conclusion, or at least at o'clock, one
of the general appropriation Dllls VIII
be called up. The army and the legls-
lative appropriation are already on the
calendar and the consideration of the
agricultural bill has been completed by
the committee, SO that II VIII be
reached on Monday.
ARMY BILL.
The probability is that the army bill
will be the first Of these measures to
receive consideration, though there is
some disposition to displace it with the
legislative bill
Senator Allison, chairman of the
committee on appropriations. SAID To-
day that il was his purpose 10 have
the appropriation bills considered IN
advance OF other measures, and II he
adheres to this determination the week
may be largely taken up with them-
So far as can be seen now. there are
few features in the bills already re
ported calculated to arouse discussion
There is a feeling certain quarters
that the army bill should be amended
by a provision for the increase OF the
army. and if such a change should be
attempted il would give rise to very
spirited debate.
CENSUS BILL.
The census bin also will be pressed
for consideration during the week ana
Senator Carter. chairman of the census
committee said today that he was
very hopeful of securing its passage
- in the near future. The debate upon
the civil service viii be resumed when
this bill is taken up. and the bill Will
be so amended as to give the control
of the census bureau to the secretary
of the interior.
BIAIETALLIST REPUBLICANS
The bimetallist Republican senators
are still discussing the advisablllty OF
renewing the financial agitation in the
senate by the introduction of some
measure of their own, though they do
not seem quite so intent upon thlS
course as they appeared to be lmme-
diately succeeding the vote upon the
Teller resolution. If they present 4
resolution it probably will be a declar-
a+ion TO the effect that the United
states is not committed TO the gold
standard.
The resolution reported from the SEN
ate committee on privileges ana elec-
lions. declaring Mr. Corbett not 10 De
IN, E1a
Oregon. is also on the calendar, ana
there is disposition in some quarters
70 6isnosc OF this as speedily as posi-
HE II is a question of the highest
privilege. and can be taken up at any
time. displacing any other SUBJECT De
fore the senate
HAWAIIAN. TREATY.
In view OF all the possibilities for de-
bate and delay involved in these serl-
Gus measures, it seems quite lmproD-
able that the Hawaiian treaty VIII re-
ceive much attention. at least in exec
,,+fva session during the week sun,
Sena+or paws. chairman of the com
1oftree on foreign relations, announces
II to he his purpose to move an eXecu-
tive session for the consideration OF the
treaty on Monday. but II IS possible
that he may be Influenced by pressure
,. from senators who have other measures
none this motion for a few days. He
does not however, admit such proba-
bilitv. There is a growing impression
that the friends of the treaty feel that
their safest course is in delay, and this
is The explanation of the tactics so fa-
observed with reference to II.
ADVANTAGE OF DELAY.
There is excellent foundation for this
surnise They have made very thor
ough canvass of the senate and have
not been able to discover where they
can get more than IS votes. whereas
10 ratifv the treaty they will have to
have Co They feel that even some of
those IS are not entirely reliable. In
view of these circumstances they re-
alize that nothing is TO be lost by an
informal postponement. especially when
ii comes naturally through the pressure
of other business. and some Of them
believe that everything is to be gained
by that course.
senator Pettigrew's determination to
discuss the Hawaiian question in open
eeesiou will have a tendency to take
the direction of the ratification resolu-
ton out of the hands of the foreign
relations committee. and it may prove
10 he the opening wedge to a discussion
of the whole subject in open session.
His resolution declares it to be con-
frarv to the traditions of this country
to acquire any territory so situated as
to require a navy to protect it.
BROAD DISCUSSION.
This is a basis broad enough for the
discussion of the whole subject and
II ic understood to be Mr. Pettigrew's
intention to enter very carefully into
the question of the condition of affairs
in Hawaii He will deal with Mr.. Dole's
visit. and viii undertake to show that
that gentleman was never elected pres
ident; that the constitution of the
present government of Hawaii was
never submitted to the people of that
country, and that, in fact, the whole
government is irregular 1t is possible
that objection may be made to dis
cussion of such subjects in open ses-