Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-05-30
SENATE LIKELY TO SPEND ALL
WEEK ON WAR REVENUE BILL.
THE ANNEXATION AMENDMENT
SENATOR LODGE, 1T IS BELIEVED,
WILL NOT PRESs 1T.
Deuoeratfc Amendments VIII Be
Voted Down and the Senate Bond
Proposition VIII BE Adopt
ed-Annexation in the
House.

WASHINGTON, May 2s.-Having decided
at the last moment Saturday to observe
Memorial day, the senate will not De III
session again until Tuesday. The finance
committee will. howver, meet on Monday
in an endeavor to perfect the revenue Dill
in minor details.
, There Is still no certainty as to wnen the
vote may be taken on the revenue Dill. IL
looks as II the entire week would be spent
upon 1t, and none Of the members OF the
committee undertake to predict the exact
date Of the senate's consideration Of its
work. There are still number Of speeches
to be made on the bill and upon amend
ments. 1t is probable that there will be
more or less debate upon the Lodge amend
ment for the annexation Of Hawaii and the
Morgan amendment relating generally 10
the government Of annexed territory. botn
Senators Lodge and Morgan announce their
intention to make speeches on the subjects
involved and senators espousing the op-
posite view declare their purpose to reply
IL the subject is opened. Republicans gen.
erally predict that Senator Lodge Will re-
frain from pressing his amendment, ana
it is the general opinion that he VIII at
least not go to the extent OF asking
vote upon 1t and thus subjectins the
measure to a motion to lay upon the taoie.
Whenever the final vote Is reached on the
revenue bill there is no longer mucn DOUBT
as to the shape in which 1t will be passed
by the senate The decisive vote Of satur.
day ON the corporation tax amendment
renders II quite certain that all the DEM
ocratic amendments will be eliminated from
the bill and that the Republican suggestion
for the issuance Of 100000 in bonds and
500 900 900 In time certificates will be sub
stituted for the house bond and certihcate
provision. The general impression about the
senate is that the house will accept the
majority of the senate amendments anu
that consequently the bill will not be long
| in conference.
i. With the revenue bill disposed OF, there
may .be an effort to secure an Independents
EXPRESSION on Hawaiian annexation, put
| this Will depend upon future developments.
The conference reports on appropriation
| bills viii also be In order. There VIII Do
several Of these, the sundry civil being the
most important.
The house. will not be in session to-mor-
row. having adjourned tlll Tuesday pc
| cause of Memorial day. The consideration
| Of the Hawaiian annexation reSoiuuons
| by the house this week IS possible. oes W
| give the resolutions full right OF way IN the
house If they pass the senate. but Is OPP
| posed to sending them first through tne
i house au0 10rclnS Them uPon euo SenoeS.
because. he contends, it would prectpttate
a fight there that would prolong tnden-
l nitely the session and end likely In the
/ whole matter finally going over to next
| winter Especially Is he opposed to forc.
/ ing the Hawaiian issue to the front until
/ the revenue bill is through the senate.
/ II Is stated upon high authority that the
i other Republican members Of the COM
| fnfttee ON rules are in accord with the
speakers position. notwithstanding they
/ favor, as he does not, the annexation prop
osition. Consequently, the consideration OF
the resolutions early in the week Is mot 70
be expected, and consideration late In the
week is improbable. There Is still talk Of
a Republican caucus to consider the QueS-
tion and one may be held.
The general deficiency bill may be re-
ported during the week, but owing to the
development Of new demands upon the wal
and navy departments, notably the for
mer, incident to the war. the bfll may be
withheld until nearer the close Of the
session. The bill. SO far as 1t relates to or
dinary deficiencies, has been ready si1
weeks. Conference reports upon the sun.
dry civil, postodice, Indian and District OF
Columbia appropriation bills may be ex.
] pected almost any day, though the sun.
dry civil Is likely to be delayed until aftel
the revenue bill passes the senate. owing
to the demands there upon the attention
Of Senator. Allison, of the finance com.
| mittee. An effort to pass the anti-scalpins
| bill will be made during the week. Bill:
| of minor Importance will be pushed mean
| time by members generally.