The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-04
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, Waahin8ton. January s--Congress will
roconvene tomorrow in accordance with
z ia fkru1s Of the holiday ADJOURNMENT reso-
lutlon. The senate win almost immedi-
afely adjourn for the day as an eviden;e OF
a respect for The memory OF Sens,or MOI
riIi. 1t h customary not to transact sny
Il business whatever on such occasions. but
% there Us possibility that : message may
be received from the president transmit-
tsns the peace treaty, as 1t is known to be
( the general desire that the treity shall be
formally laid before the committee on for
eign relations al the earliest possible mo-
f1afit 30 tsat The committee may make It's
report as promptly as consistent with Its
duty In the premises.
session OF The senate will be held on
Thursday. but there is movement look
ing TO an adjournment from shat date until
the following Monday, bistd upon the
probability that there VIII not be full
a;ienEtIse OF seaatofs 30 soon after the
hoiis.sys. This plan win be antagon4zci
By The friends OF tie Nicaragua canal and
BY oshcr senator's who are chanp.on.n
SPECIAL measures, and IL now Appeals quite
probable that they VIII be dbie 10 hold the
senate fer at lcas. another day OF the
week. There will be Two months OF the
session left 10 a day from the date OF re-
coDvcning, and the time Will be fully oc-
culied IL salt the WORK Is to be done that
Is planned. None OF the regular applo-
prlation bills have passed the senate eni
the rivers and hlrbors b.ll Is 10 be added
to the regular list this session None re-
gard the treaty OF less importancs than the
supply bills, and It will be pressed along
with them when reported, practically with
out regsrd to other bills.
OF other measures o, magnitude VIII 'cn
Will press for consideration IN tbs senate
curing the session the Nicaragua bill II
take precedence. but 1t will BIZ urgently
pressed by the Hawaiian government bill,
the anti-scalping bill and the intsr-st5ts
commerce commission bill, to cay nothing
of the probabilities concerniag the m MS
tires FOR the Increase of the standing army
and OF the navy,
The Nicaragua canal bill viii command
the right OF. way nj the beg inning Ct the
session and will hold It's place II ii Is made
evident that a votc can be secured upon
1t before tho appropriation bills and the
treaty are 10 be taken UP. If Il rln not be
disI'osed OF before these are brought in It
will be temporarily displaced from tine to
time. The friends OF tiap bill maintiti,
however that debate Is practically ex-
bausted and they are hopeful of securing
y vote al no very distant date. They pro-
fess to feel very much encouraged by tho
preliminary report OF the Walker comm s.
sion, which WIS made public last week.
There Is a growing bfiief thM tn,
treaty VIII not be made THE siibjest OF
long debate aud what two wseks az, was
strong probability OF its ratification may
he said now to be a certainly. Not..trg less
than some unforeseen emergency Ga, pre-
vent tho seratey favorable action uD,u
u at the present session. Thsre are TIA
lures In the treaty whieh many senstors
consider objectionable. but the fac. that Il
IS q ireatyof pcice and TINT theyys n rule
have nothing In Its stead ia Offer will pre-
vent any factious opposition. So far as L q
opponents have plan II Is TO lot the
treaty go through and then devoe them
eelves to shaping legislation consequent
upon its ratification They may Offer their
amendmeh. committing this government
aga INST an attempt 10 exercise soyereignty
IN the Philippines. but they do not expect !
81 70 become a part OF the document
The treaty Will be discussed In exs,utive |
session, but the senator's win continue {, |
mako speeches In the open session on the |
aDti-expapion resolutions.
II fhe house body follows rs usual cus- |
tom u VIII adjourn enufe time during the |
pfternoo, on, Of respect 10 the n, emery o.
senstor Morrill,
Thilrsfav ls 10 be given TO the commit
tee on judiciary when number Of mcas-
nres reported from Il are liieiv 10 h,
Passed There II M fixed programme for
the reniainder OF the week.