The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-31

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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
! bond resolution has left the senate in a
somewhat disorganized and unsettled
condition, and with no prearranged
programme. Senator Pettigrew's speech
will be made during the morning hour,
and the proba bilities are now that at
| it's conclusion or at least at o'clock
one Of the general appropriation bills
will be called up The army and the
legislative appropriation bills are al
ready on the calendar and the consid-
Grafton of the agricultural bill has been
completed by the committee, SO that
it will be reported on Monday. The
probabilities are that the army bill will
be the first of these measures to receive
consideration. though there is some
disposition to displace it with the leg
islative bill. Senator Allison, chairman
| of the committee on appropriations,
! said today that it was his purpose to
| have the appropriation bills considered
| in advance of other measures, and, if
he adheres to this determination, the
week may be largely taken up with
| them. So far as can now be seen there
are few features in the bills already
reported calculated to arouse discus
| sion. There is a feeling in certain quar-
ters that the army bill should be
amended by a provision for the increase
of the army, and, if such a change
should be attempted, it would give rise
to a very spirited debate.
The census bill also will be pressed
! for consideration during the week, and
| Senator Carter, chairman of the census
committee, said today that he was very
! hopeful of securing it's passage in the
near future. The debate upon the civil
service bill will 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.
The bimetallist Republican senators
are still discussing the advisa bility 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 this
course as they appeared to be immedi-
ately succeeding the vote upon the Tel
! Ter resolution. If they present a resolu-
ton, it probably will be a declaration
to the effect that the United States is
not committed to the gold standard.
The resolution reported from the SEN
! ate committee on privileges and cleo
tions declaring Mr.. Corbett not to be
entitled to a seat in the senate from
| Oregon is also on the senate calendar
and there is a disposition in some quar-
ters to dispose of this as speedily as
! possible. 1t is a question of the high
| oct nriXrblQOn hl TO of
any time, displacing any other subject
| before the senate.
In view of all the possibilities for de-
bate and delay involved in these vari-
| Gus measures, it seems quite improb-
! able that the Hawaiian treaty will re-
ceive much attention, at least in execu-
tive session, during the week. Still
| Senator Davis, chairman of the COM
mittee on foreign relations, announces
| it to be his purpose to move an eX-
| ecutive session for the consideration
| of the treaty on Monday; but it is
possible that he may be influenced by
| pressure from senators who have other
! measures requiring immediate atten-
ton to postpone this motion for a few
| days. He does not, however, admit
such a probability. There is a grow
ing impression that the friends of the
treaty feel that their safest course is
| in delay and that this is the eXplana-
ton of the tactics so far observed with
reference to it. There is excellent
foundation for this surmise. They
have made a very thorough canvass Of
| the senate and have not been able to
| discover where they can get more than
| fifty-eight votes, whereas to ratify the
| treaty they will have to have sixty.
! They feel that even some of these flf-
| weight are not entirely reliable. In
view of these circumstances they real
ize that nothing is to be lost by an
| informal poStponement, especially
when it 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 session will have tendency to
take the direction of the ratification
| resolution out of the hands of the for
| eign relations committee, and 1T may
prove to be the opening wedge to
! discussion of the whole subject in open
! session of the senate. His resolution
! declares it to be contrary to the ira
ditions of this country to acquire any
territory so situated as to require a
navy to protect it. This is basis
broad enough for the discussion Of the
| whole subject and 1t is understood to
be Mr. Pettigrew's intention to enter
very fully into the question of the con-
| diton of affairs in Hawaii He will
| deal with Mr.. Doles visit and will un-
| dertake to show that that gentlemen
was never elected president 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 irreg-
ular. It is possible that objection may
| be made to discussing such subjects in
open session, in view of the tendency
of the treaty and Mr.. Pettigrew may
not be allowed to proceed except be-
| hind closed doors.
THE HOUSE.
! 1t is the intention of the house lead
ers to offset, as far as possible, the ac-
ton of the senate in passing the Teller
resolution by killing the declaration Of
| the sense of congress regarding the
payment of the governments coin bonds
| in silver on an aye and no vote in the
| house this week. This VIII be the feat
ure of the proceedings. While the full
Republican strength in the house can
not be commanded against the resolu-
ton, no doubt is expressed, by those
| who have made it their business to can