The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-01-06
WILSON Be At WORK
Both Houses Of Congress to
Reconvene This Week.
HAWAIIAN TREATY in THE sENATE.
II VIII BE Among the First Questions
to Come Up-some Other Important
Bilis-Ths House WIN Have . Debate
on Civil Service.

| WASHINGTON, Jan. S.-The prevail.
Ing opinion among senators is that very
little legislation will be attempted dur.
ing the present week. The fact that
congress will not reoonvene until
Wednesday will probably be taken by
the absentees to mean that nothing will
be attempted until the following day,
and as consequence it is doubtful
whether there will be quorum present
in the senate on Wednesday. in which
event there will probably be an early
adjournment until the following day,
and then adjournment until Monday
In any event it is not probable that any
important questions will be raised dur.
ing the present week.
The general understanding, however,
that the work of the session will begin
In real earnest after this week, and
that henceforth there will be no justifi.
cation Of the complaint of dullness of
the proceedings. Among the questions
which will engage early attention are !:
The Hawaiian annexation question,
the claim of Mr.. Corbett to seat in
the senate from Oregon, the immigra.
tion bill and the financial question. In
all probability the committee on privi.
leges and elections will meet during
the present week. and the chances are
that an earlier report on the Corbett
question will be ordered. even though
IL may not be favorable. The Republi.
can side of the chamber will not be
unit in Mr.. Corbett's 8 interest. 1t is not
believed that there will be any serious
antaRonism to the immigration bill but
there may be considerable time con-
sumed in speeches upon the subject.
IL is probable that Senator Davis,
chairman of the committee on foreign
relations, will make an effort during
the present week to get day fixed for
taking up the annexation treaty, and
there is no apprehension Of any OBJ ecss
ton to naming day in the early
future. The plan Of the supporters of
the treaty is to take the question up in
executive session on resolution of rati-
fication and TO debate the treaty for O
few days in executive session, pursuing
this course long enough to determine
their strength and commit those who
profess to be with them. II they find
that they have the necessary two.
thirds to secure ratification they will
press on to the end, but If they discover
themselves to be deficient in voting
strength they will change their policy
and take up the question of annexation
on Senator Morgan's resolutions to
that end.
There is no doubt that majority of
affirmative votes can be secured and
that a vote of this character can be
passed If a vote can be reached The
present indications are that the treaty
as such will fail of ratification from
two to six votes, but friends of the
agreement have by no means lost hope
that they will succeed in securing the
entire 60 votes necessary to ratify. The
circumstances which has done most to
improve the chances of the treaty is
the conduct of the European powers in
apparently preparing for the partition
OF China. Many senators feel that
this is an event which calls for prompt
action on the part of this country in
the Hawaiian matter, and there is no
denying that this view has made some
impression upon senators who have
heretofore been classified as doubtful.
The promised explanation by Senator
Wolcott of the result of his bimetallic
mission to Europe is expected, when
made, to open up the discussion of the
attitude of the administration on the
silver question, and the debate may
even be sprung in advance of his
speech The pronounced free silver
advocates are determined TO secure
test vote during the session on the sill.
yer question, and Senator Teller has
decided to introduce the Stanley Mat
thews resolution.