The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-13

10 dispose OF the contested nomination
OF Mr.. Ewart 10 be judge OF the western
district OF North Carolina, and III Is ex-
pected that the senate will so into execu-
tive session early in the day for that
purpose.
The house will have little or no time
during the remaining three weeks OF the
session TO devote 10 anything except ap-
propriation bills. Yet there are num-
Der of measures Of great Importance
which will press for consideration. Much
influence is being brought upon the conf
mittee on rules for another day for the
passage Of the public buildings bill, to
which the house last week devoted two
days I'm committee of the whole, and this
request will probably be acceded to- but
hardly during the coming week.
The announcement of Chairman Cam
non that there was no time TO consider
the steamship subsidy bill and the Me
araguan canal bill settles the fate OF
the former. The friends of the latter
are TO try a flank movement by at
tempting To attach the canal bill TO the
sundry civil bill now under considera-
tion. AS ii will be the only change the
bill will have at this session, it's sup
porters viii make desperate fight.
Time must be given for the considera-
ton of the bin for the government OF
Hawaii, but IT also, for the present
must give way TO the appropriation
bills. Five of the great annual budgets
still remain unacted upon by the house,
and as they are the most important Of
the appropriation bills it will require
Il. ..,Ffl
sion 10 put them through and consider
the conference report Ipon the other
appropriation bills as they are brought
in This will undoubtedly prove to be
the case IL the opposition shows dis
POSITION TO debate the various PROPOSE
tions as they are brought into the arena.
This seems altogether likely Dur
ing the earlier part of the session the
opposition was passive, but il seems 10
have been aroused by the debate on the
army reorganization bill. and within
the past week has become quite as
gressive.
The threat OF an extra session appears
TO hold no terTors for the Democrats
and PopulistG. Indeed some of them
would apparently welcome ii. especially
if it were called TO increase the size Of
the regular army.
The consideration of the sundry civil
bill for amendment under the tive- min
ute rule was resumed today. Its scope
has been SO enlarged and complicated
by the attempt to place the canal bill
upon il as a rider that ii is difficult to
predict how many additional days Will
be required TO pass #. The whole ques-
tion of receipts and expenditures of the
government, the deficiencies and the
possibility of a bond issue, is likely to
be thoroughly ventilated. AS an un-
embarrassed proposition, the Nicarag-
uan canal bill would doubtless COM
mand a very strong majority in the
house, but, with the power of the APP
preparation committee and the threat
! of bond issue thrown in the balance
| against ii. and the likelihood that to get a
! direct vote upon il will require a re-
| versal Of the ruling OF the chair, 1t Is
| exceedingly doubtful whether ii can
carry.
! AS soon as the surdry ciyil bill is out
OF the way. the fo.thcatiuns bill vii
follow, and the otaer three appropria-
zion Hills in the following order-naval
army and general deficiency Both the
T, naval and army bills. in view of th'
existing situation. will furnish texts fo'
the discussion of our future policy, ant
! may be prolific OF long struggles. /
would sem, therefore, unless the oppo
sition resumes passive attitude tina
the house will have its hands full for th'
remainder of the session in gettlni
through the appropriation bills.