The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-06
Observation-Disclosures
Opponents Of Annexation Will
Put Up Q Fight.
WILL PROBABLY GO OVER
The Contest WIN Probably b Trans
ferred to the Short 6ession-The
Senate viii Insist on It's War
Revenue Amendments.

Washington, June 6-The senate Oas
so late In getting through with h war
revenue bin Saturday as to prevent any
consultation looking to a programme for
this week. The only positive indications
are that much Of the time will be given
to the appropriation bills. which have
been entirely neglected since the Wat rev.
enue bill was taken up.
There are three appropriation bills In
conference and all are about ready to be
presented to the senate committee on con
ference reports. These are the sundry
civil. Indian and postofice bills. All pre-
sent some differences between the two
houses and each of them will unques-
tionably be made the basis of more or
less debate. There are many items of gen.
eral Importance connected with the sun
dry civil bill and IL may consume . day
or two of the senate's time.
The census bill will also receive atten-
ton IL opportunity is afforded. There IL a
general desire to provide for the taking
Of the next census before adjournment
for the session, and the hope is now ex-
pressed by the friends of the measure
that the committee bill will be accepted
without a great deal of debate. The quar-
antine bill also occupies a prominent
place upon the calendar and may be con-
sidered.
Whether the Hawaiian question shall
come up will depend largely upon the
action of the house. The general under-
standing among senators is that the New
lands annexation resolution will be acted
upon by the house during the week. but
that the action will come in the senate to
take up the same measure this week Is
doubted even by the best friends OF Ha-
wall in that body. The opponents of an
nexation still insist that there will be no
serious action by the senate during this
session. but they agree that II almost GER
tainly will come to the front again, and
especially IL the house acts. They proph-
esy that in that event they will soon be
able to make II SO evident that nnal ac-
ton is out of the question that the friends
of annexation will themselves be willing
to suspend the contest until the short ses-
sion next winter.
The conference on the revenue bill be-
tween the two houses will be ~inaugurated
during the week. but how long II will
continue or what the result will be there
is as yet no indication from any source.
The senate conferees them
selves as very determined to stand for
most of their amendments, and they pro-
fess to believe the house will yield on .
majority on the ground that the senate
gave more attention to details than did
the house. On the more important amend
ments. such as those dealing with the
bonds. tea tax, the seigniorage and the
inheritance tax. to say nothing of many
others inserted to please individual sena-
tors, wide differences are quite certain
to arise. These the finance committee
count upon and are quite prepared to
meet.
All parties are counting upon the gen.
eral desire for adjournment to assist ma.
terially in ~expediting consideration. and
each man hopes this interest in adjourn
ment will help his cause by insuring ac-
%ceptance to avoid delay in getting away
A majority of the senators still count
upon reaching the end of the session by
the 1st of July and some place the date
much earlier. but all admit that theiI
opinions are mere conjecture. 1t is i'm.
possible to speak in anywise definitely as
to this matter until the Hawaiian ques'
ton shall have had an airing and the
war revenue bill shall be finally disposed
OF. In the meantime the progress of thu
war may raise other questions. So far
however. as can he seen now. the presen
month ought to and probably will witness
the final adjournment.