The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-09
fHE NIEEA, IN CONGRESS-
Appropriation Bills Will Be Kept
to the Fore.
OTHER MEASURES LOOMING UP.
Navy Personnel Bill May Meet Oppose
tion Because II Increases Expenses
Several Hundred Thousand Dollars.
Debate on Treaty May Be Postponed.

Navy Personnel Bill May Meet Oppose
tion Because 1t Increases Expenses
Several Hundred Thousand Dollars.
Debate on Treaty May Be Postponed.
Washington, Jan. 9.-The time of the
house will be fully occupied from this
time forward until the conclusion of
the session. Appropriation bills, which
are already III an unusually advanced
stage, are to be kept to the fore, but
there Is deal of other important legis-
lation which will press for considera-
tion at every opportunity Perhaps the
most important single measure is the
bill for the reorganization of the army.
1t was the general understanding be-
fore the recess that this bill would be
given consideration Immediately after
the holidays, but the illness of Chair
man Hull, of the military affairs COM
mittee, will delay this measure until
he is sufficiently recovered to attend
the sessions of the house. His illness
will also delay the military academy
and army appropriation bills.
Meantime the friends of the navy
personnel bill are pushing for its con-
slderation, and the rules committee
will give day to 1t during the present
week. The only opposition to it is
likely to arise from the fact that the
reorganization it contemplates involves
an additional charge on the treasury
of several hundred thousand dollars.
The final vote on the legislative. eX-
ecutive and judicial appropriation bill
will be taken today The opponents of
the civil service law succeeded in
striking from the bill. while the house
was in committee of the whole, the
appropriation for the maintenance of
the commission. But when the vote
is taken in the house, where members
are obliged to go on record, there Is
little doubt but that the appropriation
will be restored. The diplomatic and
consular and the naval appropriation
bills are the next budgets to be taken
up and either or both Of them may
be considered this week. Such time as
intervenes will be consumed in the con-
sideration of the bill for the codifica-
tion Of the laws of Alaska. This bill
has been made continuing order.
The week promises to be busy one
in the senate. 1t begins with an elab-
crate and carefully prepared speech
by Senator Hoar in opposition to the
extension of American territory. To-
morrow Senator Mason will discuss
briefly his resolution in opposition to
this country's asserting sovereignty
over Cuba and the Philippines, taking
strong ground for the independence of
the people of those islands.
Senator Morgan will make an effort
early in the week to get the senate to
name a date for taking a vote upon his
bill for the construction of the Mica
ragua canal, and whether he succeeds
Or not will press the bill as continu-
ously upon the attention of the senate
as circumstances will permit. Unani-
nous consent Is necessary to the fixing
of a time for vote, and it. is not prob
able that this will be secured for some
time to come.
1t Is the expectation that the peace
treaty will be reported on Wednesday,
and also that some of the appropria-
tlon bills now In the hands of the COM
mittee on appropriations will be brought
in towards the close of the week. I'M
mediate consideration will be asked for
the appropriation bills, but it is pos
sible that the beginning of the debate
upon the treaty may be postponed un-
I'll next week. There Is an effort
among the opponents of the treaty to
have it discussed in open session, but
the indications are against such a
course.