The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1899-01-17
THE CONGRESS.
The Peace Treaty Will Be Called Up in
the Senate During the Week.
The Work in the House During the Week
Will Be Overcast With the Sad Rites
Attending the Final Tributes to
Congressman DinSley.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18.-It is the pur-
pose of Senator Davis, in charge of the
peace treaty, to again call it up as soon
as it can be reached without displac-
ing other measures which take prece-
dence under the existing orders of the
senate. The questions are the Indian
appropriation bill and the Nicaragua
canal bill.
Under the agreement made last week
the canal bill will be taken up at
o'clock Tuesday for discussion in
speeches not to exceed Is minutes in
duration. There is no agreement for
vote on the BILL but the belief is gen.
eral that the understanding already
reached will lead to an early vote
The senators opposed to the pending
bill express no intention of trying to
prevent vote, and the friends of the
bill are very csnfdent that this Gull
minatiOn will not be postponed beyond
Wednesday.
The senate attended the funeral of
representative Dingley Monday at
noon. After this ceremony the SEN
ators returned to their desks and re-
sumed consideration of the Indian
bill. This bill may continue to hold
attention until Tuesday, and if such
should prove to be the case, the
further consideration of the treaty
would be postponed until after
action upon the Nicaragua bill.
In the meantime the pension and
Diplomatic appropriation bills will
lave been reported from the commit
Zee on appropriations, but it is not the
purpose at present to give them prece-
lence over the treaty. Senator Davis,
chairman of the foreign relations COM
nittee, and Senator Allison, chairman
Of the appropriation committee, are
working in perfect harmony, so that
10 clash between the treaty and the
supply bills is probable.
Senator Bacon has given notice of
speech on the general question of eX-
tension of territory on Wednesday.
His address will be based upon the
resolutions regarding the status of the
FillipinOs introduced by himself some
time since and its delivery may lead to
considerable debate practically on the
treaty in open session.
The opponents Of the treaty profess
great confidence in being able to de-
| feat it, upon a vote, and to believe that
the friends of the agreement will seek
| to postpone vote until next session.
They claim "a votes in opposition, or
three more than necessary to defeat.
They say they will be satisfied to have
The treaty ratified providing an amend
ment is engrafted upon it declaring
against the maintenance of SOW
ereignty in the Philippines,
but the supporters of the
treaty decline so far to grant any such
concessions Some of them indicate a
willingness to adopt separate resolu-
ton to this end and it is not impossi-
ole that this course may be pursued.
The supporters of the treaty do not
claim to be in the least. disturbed over
the outlook. They count upon consid-
cradle delay in securing action, but
still hold to their contention that the
treaty will be ratified just as it came to
| the senate.
The work of the house during the
coming week will be overcast with the
sad rites attending the final tributes to
Mr.. Dingley. These were held in the
house of representatives at noon Mon
day and Immediately following
them the house adjourned for
the day. On Tuesday the legis-
lative work of the house will be
resumed with the naval personnel bill
coming over from last Friday. The
naval personnel bill may be displaced
by the contested election case of Brown
Us. Swanson, formal notice having
been given that it would be called up
on Tuesday. An election case has the
highest privilege, and if the notice is
carried out the personnel bill will go
over.
Wednesday has been set aside for
the committee on interstate and for
| eign commerce, an agreement to that
effect having been made before the
holidays. The most important bill
this committee has on the calendar is
that providing for a Pacific cable run
ming to Hawaii and thence to Japan.
BY Thursday the post Office appropria-
ton bill will be reported and ready to
take up in the house, and perhaps also
the military academy bill.
The main interest attaches to the
time when the important bill for the
increase of the regular army can be
taken up. 1t is awaiting the recovery
of Chairman Hull of the military COM
mittee and should he be about by the
end of the week this measure will be
brought forward.