The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-04
CONGRESS CONVENfS TODAY.
MANY IMPORTANT MEASURES no
COME Up.
Both Houses VIII Adjourn for the
Dsy-NfcaraEua Canal Bill and
Peace Treaty Astractfng Attention


reepnvene tomorrow The senate viii al
most Immediately adjourn for the Gay as a
mark OF reepsct TO TIE memory Of senator
NORTH. II - customary NOT TO transact
any business whatever On such occasions.
bat there is a possibility that message
may be received from the president. trans
uniting the peace treaty. ias Il IL known
To be the aaxiEe that the treaty shall hs
formally laid before he committee on for
eign relations at the earliest possible mo-
ment, 50 that the committee may make rs
report as promptly az consistent with us
DUTY ia the preinisss-
A session OF the senate Will be- held
Thursday. but there Is movement look
ing to an adjournment from that day uE.tii
the following Monday, based On the prob
ability that there viii not be full attend
anee of senators SO soon after the holidays.
This plan viii be anssaSonized by the friends
OF the Nicaragua canal and by other sena-
tors who are cbanspioning special measures,
and IL nos appears quite probable that they
VIII be able 10 hold the senate for at least
another day Of the week.
There VIII be- two months of the session
left 70 a day from the reconvening. AID the
time VIII be fully occupied II half the work
Is TO be done that is Planned. Meme OF the
regular appropriation bills have passed the
senate. and the river and harbor bill is 10
De added 10 the regular list this session
None regard the treaty OF less importance
than the supply bills. and 1t win be pressed
along with them when presented, prac-
tcaiy without regard TO other bills.
OF other measures of magnitude w!Eea
viii press for consideration in the senate
during the session the Nicaragua bll VIII
take precedence but |. viii be urgently
pressed by the Hawaiian government ball,
the ant!-scaiping bill ard the interstate
commerce commission bill. 10 say nothing
of the probability concerning measures for
the increase Of tire standing army and Of
the navy. Senator Elkins and other friends
ot that measure viii also continue TO urge
the bin regulating the registration OF for
e.gn-buili vessels wrecked in American
waters These are only the mast important
questions demanding consideration In the
number OF measures Of less importance
The Nicaragua canal bill vail command
the Fight-of-way ar the beginning of the
session. and viii hold It's place If 1t Is made
evident that vote can be secured on IL
before the appropriation BILLS and the treaty
are TO he taken M. II IL cannot be dss-
posed Of before these are brought in. II Will
be temporarily displaced from time TO time.
The friends Of the bill maintain. however.
thar debate i practically exhausted 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 Cnilom has given notice CT a
motion 10 take up the arti-scalping bill as
soon as tie canal biz may be out or the
way.
There K a growing belief that the treaty
viii not be made the subject OF long de-
bate. and what two weeks ago WAS a
strong probability of its ratification may
he said now to be a certainty. Nothing
less than some unforeseen emergency can
prevent the senate's favorable action upon
IL az the present session. There are fea-
lures IN the treaty which many senators
consider Objectionable. bat the facts mat
IL Il treaty of peace. and that they, as
a rule, having nothing in Its stead TO Of
fer. Will prevent any factions opposition.
SO far as the opponents. have. plan, II
Ii to let the treaty go through and then
dcvotsng themselves TO shaping legislation
CONSEQUENT upon it's ratification. They
may offer their amendment committing
this government against exercise OF soy
ereignty over the Philippines. but they do
not expect 1t 10 become part Of the doc
umeHt.
session bat the senators viii continue 10
make speeches In open session on Senator
Vests antl-exparsion resolution.
The consideration % a code OF laws for
the territory of Alaska, reported from the
committee on revision OF the laws. is ex
prcteh te take up the greater portion Of
the legislative 5av In the house tomorrow.
II thar body follows tts usual custom, Ii
viii adIsurn some time during the after
noon out Of respect 10 the memory OF
Senator morrill,.
Thursday il 20 he given 10 the commit,
tee on judiciary. when a number OF meas
ures reported from Il are likely to be
passed.
The treaty o. peace negotiated at Paris
NIL he submitted 10 congress almost inn
nedaseiY on RECOMMENDING, probably tornor-
row The treaty will $50 20 the senate with
the hrfefest POSSIBLE message OF transmits
sion by the president