The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1898-01-07
WORK IN THE SENATE
MATTERS THAT WILL KEEP
MEMBERS BUSY.
Annexation of Hawaii is the Leader In
Labor That Is to BE Performed
Friends of the Movement Insist on
Forcing the Issue, and Feel Assured
They Will Win.
Forecasting Senate Work.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.-The pre-
vailing opinion among senator's Is
that very little legislation will be at
tempted during the present week.
The fact that congress will not re-
convene until Wednesday will prob
ably be taken by the absenteeS to
mean that nothing will be attempted
until the following week, and as
consequence it is doubtful whether
there will be a quorum present in
the senate on Wednesday, in which
event there will probably be an carly
adjournment until the following day,
and then an adjournment Until Mon
day. In any event it is not probable
that any important questions VIII De
raised during the present week.
The general understanding is, how
ever, that the work of the session will
begin in real earnest after this week
and that henceforth there will be no
justification of the complaint of dull
ness of the proceedings. Among the
questions which will engage early at
tention are the Hawaiian annexation
question, the claim 0f Mr CNrbett TO
seat in the senate from Oregon,
tie immigration bill aud the financial
question.
III all probability the committee on
privileges and elections will meet
during the present week and the
chances are that an early report on
the Corbett case will be ordered,
even though it may not be favora-
ble The republican side OF the
chamber will not be unit III Mr..
Corbett's interest. Senator Bur
rows, of the committee which has
charge Of the case is preparing an
exhaustive speech antagonistic to NJ.
Corbett and the opposition is counting
upon the assistance of still others
from that side of the chamber.
1t is not believed that there Will
be any serious antagonism to the
immigration bill, but there may be
considerable time consumed upon
the subject.
It is probable that Senator Davis,
chairman of the committee on for
eign relations, will make Oh effort
during the present week to get day
fixed for taking up the annexation
treaty, and there is no apprehension
OF any objection to naming day in
the early future. The plan OF the
supporters of the treaty is to take the
question up il executive session on
resolution of ratification and to de
bate the treaty for few days in eX-
ecutive session, pursuing this course
long enough to demonstrate their
strength, and to commit those who
profess to be with them. If they find
that they have the necessary two
thirds to secure the ratification they
will press on to the nnl bIt if they
discover themselves to be deficient in
voting strength they will change their
policy and take up the question Ct an
neXation on Senator Morgan's reolr-
ton to that end. There is no dCUDt
that a majority of affirmative votes
can be secured and that resolution
of this character can be passed if 4
vote can be reached.
The present indications are that the
treaty as such will fail Of ratification
by from two to six votes, but friends
of the agreement have by no means
lost hope that they will succeed In
securing the entire sixty votes neces-
sary to ratify. They claim that hey
have been making headway in sacur-
ing votes during the recess and are
hopeful of still adding to the num-
ber They now assert that q solid
vote may be expected from the To-
publican side of the chamber and
that several democrats who have
been claimed by the opposition are
on the fence and liable to come TO
them.