The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-02-20

Washington, February 19.--This week
will be a busy one in the senate. With
only twelve days Of the session left, all
senator's appreciate the necessity Of very
strict attention to business in order to get
through the bills which all admit must
become laws in order TO prevent an extra
session of congress. Very rarely has IL
occurred that there have been so many
important measures on the senate calen-
dar so short time before the final adj
journment of the session of congress
The army reorganization bill aud the CEN
sus bills are in reality the only two meas
ures, aside from the appropriation bills
which must necessarily be acted upon be-
fore adjournment and if the senate dts
poses Of these with the same facility that
has been used in getting rid of other i'm
portant bills during the past week the
session VIII he rlnscd u rnod order
The census bill has passed both houses
OF congress and Is now in conference and
is reasonably sire OF enactment IN some
shape. The army bill is yet 10 receive
the attention OF the senate. Other meas
ures which will be pressed to certain
extent are the Alaskan code bill. the Ha-
Waian territorial organization bill AMI Va
rious other bills pertaining to Hawaii. A
contest over the army bill which was
promised for last week was postponed un-
Ill the present week. largely because the
storm OF the first days OF the week pro-
vented consideration of The bill by the
military committee. Senator Ituwley, the
chairman of the military affairs commit
tee, has given notice that he will seek 10
have the bill taken up for consideration
Immediately after the disposition of the
routine business Monday morning. He VIII
first ask for unanimous consent TO take up
the bill and ii this is refused will make
a motion TO this effect
1here is no probability that the bill will
not be taken up, as the democrats as well
as the republicans concede the necessity
fer some legislation for Increasing tle
army to cover the present emergency.
With the bill once before the senate, SEN
ator Cockrell Will proceed to give the
reasons OF the opposition to the perml-
nent increase of the army and he will be
followed by other senators in opposition,
SO long as n disposition is manifested TO
abandon at least some portions of the
house bill. The vital point of difference
between the two sides OF the chamber Is
the division of time for which the incroa .
OF the army Is 10 ps u!hut. j Ht IepuDilc-
ans demand that 1t shall be permanent and
the democrats refuse 10 make 1t III re than
temporary. The latter declare that they
will not abandon their position and say
that whatever is done must be done with
this understanding. Some of the frlenif
OF the bill have suggested the acceptance
OF the Hull bill with ar amendment III X
ing the increase for only specified
time, but the democrats generally mani est
a disposition not To accept this change.
as they say II would leave the way open
for the republicans to get the legislation
they want In the next congress By re-
pealing the temporary provision. so far
no tangible basis for "a compromise has
been suggested on either side, but some
of tho influential members of the senate
are woriying TO that end and the predict.on
is freely made that they Will succeed be-
fore the close of the session, II has never
heen supp sed that any common gr und
you'd DO found until the champions on the
Two sides should have an opportunity %
es, the mettie OF each others WEAPONS.
'rhis oppprtunlty viii come Monday and u
4 expected that on Tuesday a chance VIII
he found for conference looking - an
eel eement This opportunity VIII be at