Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-16

| NICARAGUA CANAL BILL THE
THE CHIEF MEASURES BEFORE
| THE SENATE-A VOTE ON THE
| CANAL BILL is EXPECTED NOT
| LATER THAN WEDNESDAY.
| THE BERRY AMENDMENT HAS
REMOVED OPPOSITION AND ITS
| PASSAGE is EXPECTED-BOTH
| SIDES CLAIMING A VICTORY IN
| SIGHT ON THE PEACE TREATY.
| Washington, January 15.-It is the
purpose of Senator Davis, in charge of
the peace treaty, to again call it up as
soon as it can be reached without dis
placing other measures, which take
| precedence under the existing orders
of the Senate. These questions are
the Indian appropriation bill and the
Nicaraguan canal bill.
Under the agreement made last week
! the canal bill will be taken up at 3
o'clock Tuesday for discussion in
speeches not to exceed fifteen minutes
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/ for vote on the bill but the belief is
general that the understanding already
reached will lead to an early vote. The
! Senators opposed to the pending bill
express no intention of trying to pre-
vent a vote, and the friends of the bill
are very confident that this elimination
| will not be postponed beyond Wednes-
| day. Senator Morgan, who has led the
lcontest for the measure, to-day express
ed the opinion that the final vote
| would be reached before adjournment
Tuesday. He does not expect a great
many fifteen minute speeches and he
predicts that the bill will go through
without being amended in any essen
| tial particular. The acceptance by the
committee of the Berry amendment
| has had the effect of removing much of
| the opposition to the bill and there
is believed to be little doubt of its
passage when the vote is taken.
The Senate will attend the funeral of
| Representative Dingley Monday at
noon, but after this ceremony the SEN
ators will return to their desks and re-
sumo consideration of the Indian bill.
| This bill may continue to hold atten-
| ton until Tuesday, and if such should
prove the case. the further consider
alton of the treaty would be postponed
until after action upon the Nicaragua
bill
In the meantime the pension and dip
| lomatic appropriation bills will have
been reported from the committee on
appropriations, but it is not the purpose
at present to
GIVE THEM PRECEDENCE
over the treaty Senator Davis, chair
man of the foreign relations committee,
and Senator Allison, chairman of the
appropriations committee, are work
ing in perfect harmony, so that no
clash between the treaty and the supply
bills is probable.
Senator Bacon has given notice of
speech on the general question of
extension of territory on Wednesday.
His address will be based upon the
resolutions regarding the status of the
FilipinoS introduced by himself some
time since, and its delivery may lead
to considerable debate, particularly
on the treaty in open session. 1t is
also probable that there will be more
or less discussion of the resolution of
Senator Hoar for the recognition of
the independence of the Filipinos in
PRODUCED on Saturday last. 1t is also
understood that Mr.. Allen will, at the
first opportunity, continue to talk upon
his resolution for an investigation of
the conduct of the war. Altogether
the outlook is against any serious con-
sideration of the treaty before Thurs
day.
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 a vote until next session.
The Democratic opponents of the agree
ment have held several meetings dur
ing the past week, and those who have
attended profess to be very hopeful
concerning the outlook. They claim
81 votes in opposition, or three more
than necessary to defeat They say
they will be satisfied to have the treaty
ratified providing an amendment is en-
grated upon it declaring against the
maintenance of sovereignty in the
Philippines, but the supporters of the
treaty decline so far to grant any such
concession. Some of them indicate a
willingness to adopt separate reso-
luton to this end, and it is not i'm
possible that this course will be pur-
sued. The supporters of the treaty do
not claim to be in the least disturbed
over the outlook. They count upon
considerable delay in securing action,
but still hold to their contention that
the treaty will be ratified just as it
came to the Senate.
IN THE HOUSE.
Washington, January 15.-The work
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