Evening journal., 1898-01-31
SENATE And HOUSE.
Programme For Week Not
Settled In the Former.
HAWAIIAN TREATY MAY BE SHELyED.
The Lower Body In Congress VIII TsJ
to OTset the Passage OF the Teller
Resolution-wm Discuss Ap-
proprIation Bills.

WASHINGTON, Jan. s1.-The senate
proceedings for the week will open with
a speech by Senator Pettlgrew dealing |
with the Hawaiian question. Beyond |
this speech it is very difficult to fore
cast the outlook for the week The di
version occasioned by taking up the |
r .lier bond resolution has left the sem
ate in a somewhat disorganized and un-
settled condition and with no prear
ranged programme The army and the |
legislative appropriation bills are al
ready on the calendar, and the cOnsid- |
Grafton Of the agricultural bin has been |
completed by the committee so that 1t
will be reported at once. The prob |
abilities are that the army bill Will be
the first Of these measures to receive |
consideration. though there is some dis
position to displace II with the legisla-
tive bill.
Senator Allison. chairman of the COM
mittee on appropriations said yester-
day that it was his purpose to have the
appropriation bills considered in ad-
vance Of other measures, and If he ad-
heres 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 discussion. There
is a feeling in certain quarters that the
army bill should b. amended by pro-
vision for the increase of the army and
If such a change should be attempted it
would give rise to a very spirited de-
bate.
The census bill also will be pressed
for consideration during the week, and
Senator Carter, chairman Of the CEN
sus committee, says that he is very
hopeful Of securing its passage in the
near future. The debate upon the civil
service will be resumed when this bill
is taken up, and the bill win be so
amended as to give the control Of the
census bureau TO the secretary Of the
interior. The bimetallist senators are
still discussing the advisability Of re-
newing 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 imme-
dlately succeeding the vote upon the
Teller resolution. If they present a res
olution, it probably viii be a declara-
tion to the effect that the United States
Is not committed to the gold standard.
IN view of all the possibilities for de-
bate and delay involved in these vari-
GUS measures, IL seems quite improba-
bic that the Hawaiian treaty will re-
ceive much attention, at least in execu-
tive session, during the week. Still Sem
ator Davis. chairman of the committee
on foreign relations, announces 1t to be
his purpose to move an executive ses-
sion for the consideration of the treaty
at once, but It is possible that he viii
/ be Influenced by pressure from senators
who have other measures requiring i'm
mediate attention to postpone this mo-
ton for a few days. He does not how
ever, admit such a probability.
There is a. growing impression that
the friends of the treaty feel that their
safest course is in delay and that this
is the explanation of the tactics so far
4 observed with reference to it. There is
excellent foundation for this surmise.
They have made a very thorough cam
vass Of the senate and have not been
able to discover where they can get
more than IS votes. whereas to ratify
the treaty they viii have to have 60.
They feel that even some OF those 5s
are not entirely reliable. In view OF
these circumstances they realize that
nothing is to be lost by an informal
postponement. esDecially when it comes
naturally through the pressure Of other
business, and some of them believe that
everything is to be gained by thai
/ course.