The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-16
Opposition Claim They Viii Have
Votes to Spare.
AMENDMENT PROPOSED
IF ACCEPTED THE TREATY MAY
Go THROUGH.
Predicted That the Friends of the
Treaty Will Postpone the Vote
Until the Next Session-Nicara-
qua Canal Bill Will Pass This
Week-House Programme.

Washington, Jan. 15.-It is the pur-
pose 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 appro-
priation bill and the Nicaragua canal
bill.
Under the agreement made last week,
the canal bill will be taken up at 5
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
general that the understanding already
reached will lead to an early vote The
senators opposed to the pending bill
express no intention of trying to pre-
vent a vote, and the friends of the bill
are very confident that this elimination
will not be postponed beyond Wednes-
day. Senator Morgan, who has led the
contest for the measure, today eX-
pressed the opinion that the final vote
would be reached before adjournment
Tuesday. He does not expect a great
many fifteen-m minute speeches and he
predicts that the bill will go through
without being amended in any essen
tial particular. The acceptance by the
has had the effect of removing much of
the opposition to the bill and there is
believed to be little doubt of it's pass
age when the vote is taken.
The senate will attend the funeral of
Representative Dingley Monday at
noon, but after this ceremony the sem
atorS will return to their desks and
resume consideration Of the Indian
bill. This bill may continue to hold
attention until Tuesday, and if such
should prove to be the case, the further
consideration of the treaty would be
postponed until after action upon the
Nicaragua bill. In the meantime, the
pension and diplomatic appropriation
bills will have been reported from the
committee On appropriations, but it is
not the purpose at present to give them
precedence over the treaty. Senator
Davis, chairman of the foreign rela-
lions committee, and Senator Allison,
chairman of the appropriation commit
tee, are working in perfect harmony,
so that no clash between the treaty
and the supply bills is probable.
Senator Bacon has given notice Of
speech on the general question of eZ-
tension of territory on Wednesday. His
address will be based upon the resolu-
tions regarding the status of the Fill
pinos introduced by himself some time
since and it's 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 resolution of Sen
ator Hear for the recognition of the
independence of the F'ilipinoS, intro
duced ON Saturday last. It is also un-
derstood that Mr.. Allen will, at the
first opportunity, continue to talk upon
his resolution for an investigation of
the conduct Of the war. Altogether, the
outlook is against any serious consid-
Grafton Of the treaty before Thursday.
DEFEAT OF THE TREATY.
The opponents of the treaty profess
great confidence in being able to de-
feat it upon a vote, and to believe that
the friends of the agreement will seek
to postpone a vote until next session.
The Democratic opponents CT the agree
ment have held several meetings dur
ing the past week, and those VINO have
attended profess TO be very hopeful
concerning the outlook. They claim
thirty-four votes IN opposition, or three
more than necessary 10 defeat. They
say they VIII be satisfied to have the
treaty ratified, providing an amend
ment is engrafted upon it declaring
against the maintenance CT sovereignty
in the Philippines, but the supporters
of the treaty decline so far 10 grant
any such concessions. Some Of them
indicate q Willingness to adept sepa-
rate resolution TO this end, and it is
not impossible that this course may be
pursued. The supporters Of the treaty
do not claim to be in the least disturbed
over the outlook. They count upon
delay in securing action,
but still hold to their contention that
the treaty will be ratified just as it
came to the senate.
HOUSE FORECAST.
The work of the house during the
coming. week will be overcast with the !
sad rites attending the final tributes to
Mr.. Dingley These will be held in the
house of representatives tomorrow, and
Immediately following them the house
Will adjourn for the day. On Tuesday
the legislative work Of the house viii !
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 notice having been
given that it would be called up on
Tuesday An election case has the !
highest privilege, and if the notice is /
carried out the personnel bill will go |
over.
Wednesday has been set aside fec /
the committee on interstate ana 1Ofeegn I
commerce, an agreement to that effect /
having been made before the holidays. !
The most important bill this committee |
las on the calendar is that providing |
'or q. Pacific cable running to Hawaii |
and thence to Japan. BY Thursday the |
,ostoffice appropriation bill will be re-
ported and ready to take up in the i
louse, and perhaps the military acad-
my bill.
The main interest attaches to the
ime when the important bill for the
Increase of the regular army can be
AIKEN up. 1t is awaiting the recovery
# Chairman Hull of the military COM
nittee, and should he be about by the
nd of the week this measure will be
brought forward. But there is little
prospect that his convalescence will
permit this. He was sitting up yester-
lay, but his strength is hardly equal
o leading in this contest. Beyond this,
here is little Of a definite nature to
orecast fer the coming week.
STOCKS AT LONDON.