The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-01-30

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29-The Senate
will devote practically all of this week
to the consideration of the peace treaty.
Senator Allison, Chairman of the Com
mittee on Appropriations, says he will
not Interfere at any time with the
consideration of the treaty by asking
to have appropriation bills taken up,
and as consequence the treaty will
have the right of way.
This week will see the close Of the
memorable debate, both in executive
session and in open debate, as the vote
is set for 3 o'clock week from to-
morrow. Notice has been given of set
speeches for every day except Monday
of the present week. Senator Berry
will speak Tuesday; Senator Spooner.
Wednesday,; Senator Rawlins, Thurs
day; Senator Money, Friday, and Sem
ator Chiffon, Saturday. These speeches
will be based upon the various resolu-
tions upon the general question of ex-
pansion, and will be delivered in open
session. They will, however, prac-
tically be devoted to the treaty, and
will afford Senators an opportunity to
say openly what they would say in
secret session if the resolutions were
not under consideration. There will
be an effort to get the speeches in be-
fore o'clock each day, in order to
permit the closing of the doors at
O'Clock, in accordance with the unani-
nous agreement to that effect, when
the treaty will be taken up formally
and the executive consideration of the
subject proceeded with
Senator Bacon and Senator Mason
both announce their intention of con-
tinuing their efforts to get action upon
their respective resolutions before the
vote is taken upon the resolution to
ratify the treaty and perhaps sched-
uled sometime during the week The
friends of the treaty are still most san
guine of success, and most OF them
announce that they will accept no
compromise. Others express their will
ingness to accept some such resolution
as tslsst of Senator Sullivan Those pro-
Tossing to know say it is the policy
to force the treaty to a vote before
taking action on any compromise, and
if the treaty should by any chance be
beaten, to move to reconsider and then
to consider the question of accepting
some compromise like the Bacon reso-
luton before final adjournment in
March. Almost a. month of the session
will be left after the vote of Monday
week. so that if the Senate should pre-
fer to accept the treaty with a resolu-
ton of construction and instruction. TO
postponing action for an extra session.
it could do sc
Interest centers in the army bill in
the House of Representatives during
the early part of the week. The final
vote will be taken at 3 p. m. Tuesday.
Prior to this the debate will be UNDER
the five minute rule in the main, all
though sufficient time has been re-
served to give Bailey and some of the
other leaders an opportunity for ex-
tended speeches. Chairman Hull of
the Military Commission, is confident
the bill will pass, saying that the Re-
publican disaffection will not exceed
eight. while several affirmative votes
will come from the Democratic side.
The opposition will direct it's efforts
toward having the bill recommitted.
The river and harbor bill probably
will have Wednesday with two hours
debate on a side. The Military Acad-
envy bin is not likely to take more time
than is required to read it through NO
exact program has been fixed for the
rest of the week, But Chairman Mer-
Ger of the Committee on Public Build
ings and Grounds, has been pressing
for a hearing on some of the public
building bills now pending, and he is
likely to get a day.
Chairman Lacey wants a day on
public land questions.
The Hawaiian bill, the most import
ant piece of general legislation, will be
agreed to hearing, although its friends
may let it go over until next week.