The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-01-04
.THE TREATY ON PEACE
Will Be Promptly Rushed Through
the National Senate.
THE NICARAGUA CANAL BILL.


It WIN Command the Right OF way,
and May Reach Vote Before the
Pence 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, A session Of the senate viii
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 a fun 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 IT 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 a day. and the time will be fully
| occupied IL half the work Is to be done
| that is planned None Of the regular
I
| 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 1t 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 viii 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 aud 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
it is made evident that a vote can be
secured upon it before the appropria-
tion bills and the treaty are to be taken
up. 1t it cannot be disposed of before
these are brought in 1t 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
a vote at no very distant date. They
profess to feel very much encouraged
by the preliminary report of the Walker
commission, which was made public
last week. Senator Cullom has giver
notice of a motion to take up the anti
scalping bill so soon as the canal bill
may be out of the way.
There is a growing belief that the
peace treaty viii not be made the sub
ject of a long debate, and what two
weeks ago was a strong probability o.
Its ratification may be said now to bt
a certainty. Nothing less than somt
unforeseen emergency can prevent thu
senates favorable action upon 1t at tht
present session. There are features II
the treaty which many senators con
slider Objectionable, but the fact tina
it is a treaty of peace and that they
as a rule, have nothing in it's stead t
offer, win prevent any factious oppo
sition. The treaty will be discussed II
executive session, but the senators vii
continue to make speeches in the opel
senate on Senator Vests anti-expan
sion resolution.