Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-16
PROGRAM FOR THIS WEEK.
Treaty Deeumen, Will be Inc Star Attraction
In he senl,e.
fifteen MINT. speeches Upon tile
Niesraauan Canal mn are In
oder Tomorrow.

Washington. Jan. i5.-It II the pur-
pose OF Senator Davis In charge o. tho
peace treaty. 20 nEain call II up an
soon AZ II can be reached without dis
placing other measures which take
precedence under the existing orders
Of the Senate. These questions are the
Ifdian appropriation bill and the Me
arEgdu canal bin.
Under the agrccmnt made las, week
the canal hill Will be takon up at .
o'clock Tuesday for discussion IN
speeches not TO exceed nftccn minutes
In duration. There u no agreement
for vote ON the bill. but the belief IL
general that the understanding al
ready reached win lead to an early
vote. These senators opposed 10 the
pending hill express no Intention Of
trying TO prevent "A vote. and the
friends OF IN, bill are very confident
that tf,lH elimination viii not be post
poncd beyond Wednesday senator
Morgan, who has led the contest for
the measure today expressed the Opln-
Ion .hut tho final vote would be
reached before adjournment Tuesday.
lie does NOT expect great many me-
toen-minutc speeches and he predicts
that the bill will 10 through without
bcirE rmcidcd In any essential partic-
uinr. The acceptance by the committee
of the il.Iry amendments has had the
effect 81 removing much OF the uppo-
sition to the bill and there II believed
TO he little doubt OF It's passage when
the vote II taken.
The senate win attend the funeral ~
Representative DinHlcy Monday at
nuuu hu; after this ceremony the Hcn-
ntorn VIII turn to their desks ana re-
Huuic consideration OF tho Indian bill.
This hin may continue To hold atten-
ton until Tuesday and II such should
prove to be the case further conkldcrn-
lion OF the treaty would be- postponed
until after action upon the Nicaragua
lln.
H. 'ho meantime the pension ana
dinlomatio appropriation bills viii have
been reported from the committee on
appropriations. but u II not the pur-
pnfe AZ present TO give them prcco-
dcncc ever the treaty. Senator Davis.
chairman 81 the foreign relations
committee. and Senator Allison. chair.
man OF The appropriation committee,
are worling In perfect harmony. 80
that no clash between the treaty and
the supply ~ bills IN probable.
Senator lincon has given notice OF
speech on M general question Of es-
tension ~ territory on Wednesday Ills
address VIII be based upon the rcsolu-
tions regarding the status Of tho Fill
pinos introduced by himself some time
fluce and It's delivery may lead To con-
siderable debate, particularly On the
treaty IN open session.
II IL also probable that there viii be
mofr or lufg discussion of the rcSolu-
ton OF senator iioar for the rocogni-
ton of tho Independence Of the Fill
plnoH introduced on Saturday last.
it " also understood that MIR Allen
viii at the frat opportunity continue
the talk upon his resolution for an IN
NeftiIntion of the conduct OF the war.
Altogether the outlook II against any
serious consideration OF the treaty be-
fore Thursday.
The opponents OF the treaty profess
great confidence In beiug able 60 de-
feat " upon n vote. and 10 believe that
the friends OF the agreement viii seek
90 postpone vote until next session.
Tho Democratic oxponehta OF the
agreement have held several meetings
during the past week and those who
have attended profess 10 be very hope