The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-01-16
THE WEEK IN CONGRESS-
Nicaragua Canal Bill May Pass the
Senate This Week.
DISCUSSING THE PEACE TREATY.

The Philippines Question WIN Prob
ably BE Debated In open se~~ion-Op-
poncnt- of the Document say They
Have Votes Enough to Defeat IL.
Washington. Jan. 16-It Is the pur-
pose Of Senator Davis In charge of the
peace treaty. to again call II up as
soon as il can be reached without dis
placing other measures which take pre-
cedence under the existing orders OF
the senate. These questions are the In
dian appropriation bin and the Mica
raguan canal bill
Under the agreement made last week
the canal bill. Will be taken up at 3
o'clock tomorrow for discussion in
speeches not to exceed 10 minutes I'm
duration There is no agreement for
vote on the bill but the belief ts gen
eral that the understanding already
cached 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 culmina-
ton will not be postponed beyond
Wednesday. Senator Morgan. who has
led the contest for the measure, today
expressed the opinion that the final
vote would be reached before adjourn
ment tomorrow. and he predicts that
| the bill will go through without being
amended i'm any essential particular.
| The acceptance by the committee OF
the Berry amendments has had the ef-
| feet of removing much OF the opposi-
! ton to the bill, and there is believed
I -
! the vote is taken.
The senators attended the funeral Of
Representative Dingley at noon today,
but after the ceremony they returned
to their desks and resumed considera-
ton of the ISdian bill. This bill may
continue to hold attention until tomor-
| row evening 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 dip
| lomatic appropriation bills will have
| been reported from the committee on
appropriations, but 1t Is not the pur-
pose at present to give them preCe-
dence over the treaty.
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-
tions regarding the status of the Fill
pinos introduced by himself sometime
since, and its delivery may lead to con
siderable debate, practically on the
peace treaty, in open session. 1t is also
probable that there viii be more or less
discussion of the resolution of Senator
Hoar for the recognition of the inde-
pendence of the Fuipinos, introduced
on Saturday last
The opponents Of the treaty profess
great confidence in being able to de-
feat it, upon vote, and to believe that
the friends of the agreement will seek
to postpone a vote until next session.
The Democratic opponents of the
| agreement have held several meetings
during the past week, and those who
have attended profess to be very hope
| full concerning the outlook. They claim
| "a votes in opposition, or three more
| than necessary to defeat. They say
! they win be satisfied to have the treaty
ratified providing an amendment is
| engrafted 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.
In the house the main interest at
| taches to the time when the important
bill for the increase of the regular army
! can be taken up. 1t is awaiting the re-
cOvery Of Chairman Hull, of the mill
tary committee, and should he be about
| by the end of the week this measure
! will be brought forward. But there is
! little prospect that his convalescehce
will permit this. He was sitting up
yesterday, but his strength is hardly
equal to leading in this contest.
The house held no business session
| today, owing to the death of Mr. Ding
ley. All the members attended the
funeral services in the hall of the house
| at noon.