The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-16
SPEECHES IN THE SENATE
STATESMEN TO TALK AGAINST
NICARAGUA CANAL BILL.
After Attending the Funeral of Ding
ley the House of Representa-
tives Will Adjourn for
the Day.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 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
displacing other measures which take
precedence under the existing orders of
the Senate. These questions are the
Indian appropriation bill and the Mic
aragua canal bill.
Under agreement made last week the
canal bill will be taken up at o'clock
Tuesday for discussion in speeches not
to exceed fifteen minutes in duration.
There is no agreement for a vote on
the BILL but the belief is general that
the understanding already reached will
lead to an early vote. Those Senator's
opposed to the pending bill express no
intention of trying to prevent a vote,
. and the friends of the bill are confident
that this elimination Will not be post
poned beyond Wednesday. Senior Nor
gan, who has led the contest for the
measure to-day, expressed the opinion
that the final vote would be reached
before adjournment Tuesday. He does
not expect great many fifteen minute
speeches and he predicts that the bill
will go through without being amended
in any essential particular. The ac-
ceptance by the committee Of the Berry
amendments has had the effect of re-
moving 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
Will rn hai nd rn-
sumo consideration of the Indian bill.
This bill may continue to hold at
tention until Tuesday and if it should
prove to be the case the further con-
sideration of the treaty would be post
poned until after action upon the Mic
aragua bill. In the meantime the pen
sion and diplomatic appropriation bills
will have been reported from the Com
mittee on Appropriations, but it is not
the purpose at present to give them
precedence over the treaty. Senator
Davis, chairman Of the Foreign Rela-
tons Committee, and Senator Allison,
chairman of the Appropriation Commit
tee, are working TO perfect harmony,
so that no clash between the treaty and
the supply bills is probable.
Senator Bacon has given notice Of a
speech on the general question Of ex-
tension of territory on Wednesday. His
address will be based upon the resolu-
Il
ipinos introduced by himself some time
since and its delivery may lead to con-
siderable debate, particularly on the
treaty in open session.
1t is also probable that there will be
more or less discussion of the resolu-
ton of Senator Hoar for the independ-
ence of the FilipinOs introduced on Sat
urday last. 1t is also understood that
Allen will, at the first opportunity, con-
tinue the talk upon his resolution for
an investigation of the condition of the
war. The greater outlook is against
any serious consideration of the treaty
before Thursday.
The opponents of the treaty profess
great confidence in being able to defeat
it upon a vote, and to believe that the
friends of the argument will seek to
postpone a vote until next session. The
Democratic opponents of the argument
have held several meetings during the
past week and those who have attended
profess to be very hopeful concerning
the outlook. They claim twenty-four
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 engrafted
upon it declaring against the main
tenance of sovereignty in the Philip.
pines, but the supporters of the treaty
decline so far to grant any such con-
cession. Some of them indicate will
ingness to ADOPT a separate resolution
to this end, and it is not impossible that
this course may be pursued. The sup
porters of the treaty do not claim to
be in the least disturbed over the out
look. 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
The work Of the House during the
coming week will be forecast with the
sad rights attending the funeral trib-
utes to Dingley. These will be held in
the House of Representatives and i'm.
mediately following them the House
will adjourn for the day On Tuesday
the legislative work of the House will
be resumed with the naval personnel
bill But the personnel bill may be
displaced by the contested election case
of Brown VS., Swanson, formal notice