The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-04
THE TREATY OF PEACE
Will Be Promptly Rushed Through
q the National Senate.
THE NICARAGUA CANAL BILL.

1t VIII Command the Right OF Way,
and May Reach Vote Before the
Peace Treaty and the Appropriation
Bills Are Taken Up.
Washington, Jan. 4.-Congress recon-
vened today in accordance with the
terms of the holiday adjournment reso-
luton. The senate almost Immediately
adjourned for the day as an evidence
of respect for the memory of Senator
Morrill,. ~ session Of the senate Will
be held tomorrow, but there is a move
ment looking to an adjournment from
that. date until the following Monday.
based upon the probability that there
Will not be full attendance of sena-
tors SO soon after the holidays. This
plan will be antagonized by the friends
of the Nicaraguan canal and by other
senators who are championing especial
measures and 1t now appears quite
probable that they will be able to hold
the senate for at least another day Of
the week.
There are two months of the session
left to day, and the time will be fully
occupied II half the work Is to be done
that Is planned. None of the regular
appropriation bills have passed the SEN
ate, and the river and harbor bill is
to be added to the regular list this
session. None regard the peace treaty
of less Importance than the supply bills.
and.it will be pressed along with them
when reported. practically without re-
gard to other bills.
OF, other measures Of magnitude
which will press for consideration In
the senate during the session the
Nicaragua canal bill will take prece-
dence, but 1t will be urgently pressed
by the Hawaiian government bill. the
anti-scalping bill and the interstate
commerce commission bill, to say Moth
ing OF the probabilities concerning the
measures for the increase of the stand
ing army and of the navy! Senator
Elkins and other friends of that meas
ure will also continue to urge the bill
regulating the registration of foreign
built vessels wrecked in American
waters.
The Nicaragua canal bill will COM
mand the right of way at the beginning
of the session and will hold its place If
1t ii made evident that vote can be
secured upon it before the appropria-
lion bills and the treaty are to be taken
up. 1t 1t cannot be disposed of before
these are brought in it will be tenn
porarily displaced from time to time.
The friends of the bill maintain. how
ever that debate is practically exhaust
ed, and they are hopeful of securing
q vote at no very distant date. They
profess to feel very much encouraged
by the preliminary report of the walker
commission. which was made pubic
last week. Senator Cullom has given
notice of motion to take up the anti
scalping bill so soon as the canal Dill
may be out of the way.
There Is a growing belief that the
peace treaty will not be made the sub
ject of a long debate and what two
weeks ago was strong probability OF
its ratification may be said now to be
a certainty. Nothing less than some
unforeseen emergency can prevent the
senate's favorable action upon 1t at the
present session. There are features in
the treaty which many senators con-
slider objectionable, but the fact that
1t is q treaty Of peace and that they,
az a rule, have nothing in Its stead tcl
offer, will prevent any factious oppo-
sitlon. The treaty will be discussed In
executive session, but the senators will
continue to make speeches in the open
senate on Senator Vests anti-expan-
sion resolution.