The evening times., 1899-02-09
GENERAL. WASHINGTON
NEWS AND GOSSIP.


Extra Session Pr6siects.-It is be- |
coming more apparent every day to the
Administration leaders that an extra ses-
sion of the Fifty-sixth Congress can hardly !;
be avoided, Notwithstanding the ratifca- |
tion of the Peace Treaty by the Senate |
Owing to the opposition to the army re-
organization bill that has been developed
in the Senate the supporters of that meas
ure have almost abandoned all hope o. Sc
curing it's passage at this session. The
failure of the army reorganization bill
will, it is said, of itself be considered by
the President as a sufficient cause for the
calling of an extra session. There are,
however, number of other important
measures pending That; have very slim
chance of becoming laws before the expi-
ration of the present Congress. Among
them are the Nicaragua Canal bill, Sena-
tor Hanna's subsidy bill, and the bill pro
viding government for the Hawaiian ISL
ands. The first two, in Senator Hannas
judgment, are of the greatest Importance.
He believes that the inhabitants of the Ha-
waiian Islands can manage to get aong
under the existing arrangement WITHOUT
much trouble, but be thinks that there is
an immediate necessity for the passage
OF the Nicaragua Canal bill and his sub
sidy measure. AS neithsT is likely to pass
at the present SpSSlOu, II Is Shlc " stoouiiiC
that the little influence Senator Hanna is
supposed to have with the President will
| be exerted in favor of an, extra session next
spring.
| Spain's $2O.oOO.OOO Indemnity
There was considerable talk at the Capitol
| today to the effect that the nti-expansion-
| lists in the Senate intended to prevent the
| appropriation of the $40. .000, 900 indemnity
| to Spain stipulated in the Peace Treaty.
The anti-eXpanSioniStS, 1t is understood,
| believe that they can in this way accom-
| plish what they hoped to do II they had
! prevented the ratification OF the Treaty.
| The interesting information comes from
| Madrid that the Spanish Cortes will not
ratify the Treaty until our Government has
appropriated the $40. 600 600 which Spain
| is to receive BY antagontZing the $20,-
| 600, 600 item in the sundry civil approprla-
ton bill the anti-expansionists think that
| they can accomplish their purpose, as the
failure of the Cortes TO ratify the Treaty
| would render it still imperative.
I IF necessary. said an anti-expansion
Senator today, I'VE will filibuster against
the appropriation OF Span's S2o, coo, 900.
We do not intend that the money shall be
appropriated at this session. The time re-
manning to the present session Is so snort
that it will be comparatively easy matter
to kill the $20, 900, 900 item by resorting TO
dilatory tactics"
Idaho PoIitics.-Former Senator Fred
T. Dubois of Idaho who has been in wash
ington for several days thinks that Sena-
tor Shoup will not succeed himself in the
Senate "Shoup" said Dubois has been
discredited in Idaho and he stands no show
whatever of coming back to the Senate
But aside from that fact no Republican
will be elected to the Senate from Idaho
for a good many years. The Republican
party in Idaho has been practically blotteo
out of existence. In the election returns
the Republican vote in Idaho will be plac.
ed in the scattering column l am not 8
candidate for the Senate myself, although
my friends have urged me TO enter the
field shall not be candidate however
under any circumstances. / have no am
bition to return to the Senate. 1t is too
expensive a luxury. | believe that silver
will be prominent issue in the Presiden.
tial campaign next year, but personally
l am out of politics.
Senator John T.. Jones.-The vote o.
Senator John P. Jones of Nevada on the
Peace Treaty was a great surprise tC
!, Senators Hoar and German and the othel
opponents of the ratification. They haC
counted on Jones vote against the Treat,
with the greatest confidence, and appar
emily they had good reason to do so. Th,
{ Nevada Senator in the eloak-rooms ant
other places talked against the Treaty ant
, expansion. But on the final test he votet
to hold up the hands of the Adminstra
| tion.
t Senator Jones'" said a Senator today
t | has his peculiarities, like the most of us
but he is an honest and conscientious
man. The anti expansionists are accus
sing him of bad faith, hut they have NJ
right to do so. Senator Jones is still op
posed to the general policy of expansion
but he is a patriot and could not do other
wise than vote for the ratification of tn
| Treaty.