The record-union., 1899-01-16
Canal Bill Thought Likely to be
Passed.
The Indian Appropriation Bill to be Con-
sidered.
Senator Davis Will Also Call Up
the Peace Treaty-Its Opponents
Think They Can Defeat IT.
Both Houses Will Attend Rep
resentative Dingley's Funeral
To-Day and the House Will Ad-
iourn for the Day.

4V-O0y eSAASA sAAS AAOs4 " go -
iourn for the Day.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-It is the
purpose of Senator Davis, in charge Of
the peace treaty, to again call it up
as soon as it can be reached without
displacing other measures which take
precedence under the existing orders of
the Senate. These questions are the
Indian appropriation bill and the Mic
aragua canal bill.
Under the agreement made last week
the canal bill will be taken up at 3
o'clock Tuesday for discussion in
speeches not to exceed fifteen minutes
in duration. There is no agreement
for a vote on the bill, but the belief is
that a general understanding is already
reached and will lead to an early vote.
Those Senators opposed to the pending
bill express no intention of trying to
prevent a vote, and the friends of the
bill are confident that this elimination
will not be postponed beyond Wednes-
day. Senator Morgan, who has led the
contest for the measure, to-day ex-
pressed the opinion that the final vote
would be reached before adjournment
Tuesday.
He does not expect many fifteen-min-
ute speeches and he predicts that the
bill will go through without being
amended in any essential particular.
The acceptance by the committee of
the Berry amendments has the effect
of removing much of the opposition to
the bill and there is believed to be lit
tie doubt of it's passage when the vote
is taken
The Senate will attend the funeral of
Representative Dingley Monday at
noon, but after this ceremony the Sen
ators will return to their desks and re-
sumo consideration of the Indian BILL
This bill may continue to hold atten-
ton until Tuesday and if it should
prove to be the case the further con-
sideration of the treaty would be post
poned until after action upon the MIC
aragua bill. In the meantime the pen
sion and diplomatic appropriation bills
will have been reported from the Conn
mittee on Appropriations, but it is not
the purpose at present to give them
precedence over the treaty Senator
Davis, Chairman of the Foreign Rela-
tions Committee and Senator Allison,
Chairman of the Appropriation Com
mittee, are working in perfect har-
mony, so that no clash between the
treaty and the supply bills is probable.
Senator Bacon has given notice of a
speech on the general question of ex-
pansion of territory on Wednesday.
His address will be based upon the res
olutions regarding the. status of the
F'ilipinos introduced by himself some
time since and its delivery may lead
to considerable debate, particularly on
the treaty in open session.
1t is also probable that there will be
more or less discussion of the resolu-
ton of Senator Hoar for the independ-
ence of the Filipinos, introduced on
Saturday last.
1t is. also understood that Mr.. Allen
will, at the first opportunity, continue
talk on his resolution for an investi-
cation of the conditions of the late
war. The greater outlook is against any
serious considerations of the treaty be-
fore Thursday.
The opponents of the treaty profess
great confidence in being able to defeat
it upon vote, and to believe that the
friends of the agreement will seek to
postpone a vote until next session. The
Democratic opponents of the argument
have held several meetings during the
past week and those who have attend
ed profess to be very hopeful concern
ing the outlook. They claim twenty
four votes in opposition, three more
than necessary to defeat. They say
that they will be satisfied to have the
treaty ratified, providing an amend
ment is grated upon it declaring
against the maintenance of sovereignty
in the Philippines, but the supporters
of the treaty decline so far to grant
any such concessions Some Of them
indicate willingness to adopt a separ-
ate resolution to this end and it is not
impossible that this course may be pur-
sued. The supporters Of the treaty do
not claim to be in the least disturbed
over the outlook. They count upon
considerable delay in securing action,
but still hold to their contention that
the treaty will be ratified Just as it
came to the Senate.
The work of the House during the
coming week will be forecasted with
the sad rites attending the funeral fri
putcS ~ wi. LiASicy. INeSe Will be
held in the House of Representatives
and Immediately following them the
House will adjourn for the day. On
Tuesday the legislative work of the
House will be resumed with the naval
personnel bill, coming over from last
Friday. But the personnel bill may
be displaced by the contested election
case of Brown VS.. Swanson, formal no.
tice having been given that it would
be called up on Tuesday. An election
has the highest privilege and if the no.
tice is carried out the personnel bill
will go over.
Wednesday has been set aside for the
Committee of Interstate and Foreign
Commerce and an agreement to that
effect has been made The most i'm
portant bill this committee has on hand
is that providing for a Pacific cable
running to Hawaii and to Japan. BY
Thursday the Postoff1ce appropriation
bill will be reported and ready to take
up in the House and postpone the acad-
emy bill.
The main interest is attached to the
time when the important bill for the
increase of the regular army can be