Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-01-30
At WASHINGTON.
Peace Treaty Now the Great
Subject Of Interest.
Army Reorganization viii Go Through
the House, This Week.
The Eagan Case Senator Frye Further Ex-
plains Peace Commissions Work.

Washington, Jan. 29.-The Senate will
devote practically all of the time. this
week. to the consideration of the peace
treaty. Senator Allison, chairman OF
the committee on appropriations says
he will not interfere at any time with
the consideration Of the treaty, by ask
ing to have appropriation bills taken
up, and as a consequence the treaty
will have complete right of way. This
week will see the close of the memora-
BILE debate both in executive session
and in open Senate, as the vote is set
for 8 o'clock. Feb. 6. Notice has been
given for set speeches for every day
except Monday. of the present week
Senator Barry will speak, Tuesday:
Senator Spooner. Wednesday: Senator
Rawlins. Thursday: Senator Money
Friday; and Senator Chiffon, Satur-
day.
These speeches will be based upon the
various resolutions on the expansion
question and will be delivered in open
session. They will. however, be prac-
tically devoted to the treaty and will
afford senator's an opportunity to say
openly what they would say in secret
session if the resolutions were not un-
der consideration. There will be ar
effort to have the speeches in before
O'Clock each day in order to permit the
closing of the doors at 2 o'clock, in ac-
cordance with the unanimous agree
ment to that effect. when the treaty
will be formally taken up. and the ex-
ecutive consideration of the subject
proceeded with. Senator Bacon and
Senator Mason both announce their in
tention of continuing their efforts to
secure action upon their respective re-
solutions before the vote is taken upon
the resolution to ratify the treaty and
hope to succeed some time during the
week.
The friends of the treaty are still most
sanguine of SUCCESS and most of them
announce that they will accept no DOM
promise. Others express a willingness
to accept some such resolution af that
of Senator Sullivan. Those protesting to
know say that it is in the policy to force
the treaty to vote before taking action
ON any compromise proposition and if
the treaty should by any chance be beat
en- to move TO reconsider and then to con-
slider the question OF accepting some
before Il final adjournment in March. Al
most Il month of session will be left at
ter the vote of Wednesday week. so that
if the Senate should prefer to accept the
treaty with a resolution Of construction
and instruction to postponing action for
an extra session it could do SO.
Interest will center in the army bill in
the House, during the early part of the
week. The final vote will be taken. at
s r. NJ. Tuesday. Prior to this the debate
will be under the 5-minutc rule in the
main, although sufficient time has been
reserved to give Mr.. Bailey and some OF
the leaders an opportunity for extended
speeches. Chairman Hull, of the military
committee, is confident the bill will pass.
saying the Republican disaffection will
not exceed eight. while several affirma-
tive votes will come from the Democratic
side. The opposition will direct its ef-
forts toward having the bill recommitted.
With the army bill disposed of, the
House will turn it's attention to the I'M
portant river and harbor bill, and then
to the military academy appropriation
bill. The river and harbor bill probably
will have Wednesday, with two hours de-
bate on both sides. The military acad-
emy bill is not likely to take more time
than is required to read it through. No
exact programme has been fixed for the
rest of the week. But Chairman Mercer.
of the committee on public buildings and
grounds. has been pressing for hearing
on some of the public buildings and bills
now pending and he is likely to secure
day. Chairman Lacey also wants q day
on public lands questions. The Hawaiian
bill is the most important piece of gen.
eral legislation which will be urged to "A
hearing although its friends may let 1t
go over until next week.