The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-09
TO TAKE up PEACE TREATY.
THE SENATE TO BEGIN IT'S CON-
SIDEHATION THIS WEEK.


Ioar Has a Long speech Against
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES wants IA Vote
ON the Canal BiII-The House VIII
BE Occupied With Appropriations.
Army Reorganization Bill 10 Come
Up-rhe Alaska BiII Is Long Wind
e'l-The Navy Personnel.
Washington, Jan s.-The week promises
to be busy one in the Senate.
1t will begin with an elaborate and care-
fully prepared speech by Senator Hoar 10
be delivered Immediately after the trans
action. OF the routine business tomorrow,
In opposition to the extension of Ameri-
can territory This speech is of considers
able length, and with the interruptions
that are liable to occur il will probably
consume the greater portion OF the day
Tuesday Senator Mason will discuss
briefly his resolution in opposition to this
country's asserting sovereignty over Cuba
and the Philippines taking strong ground
for the Independence Of the people of those
islands
Senator Morgan will make an effort early
in the week to get the Senate to name a
date for taking vote upon his bin for
the construction of the Nicaragua canal,
and whether he succeeds or not, will press
the bill as continuously upon the atten-
ton of the Senate as circumstances will
permit Unanimous consent is necessary
to the fixing Of a time for a vote and
il is not probable that this Will be secured
for some time 10 come.
It Is the expectation that the pcace
treaty will be reported on Wednesday, and
aso that some of the appropriation bills
now In tho hands OF the committee on ap-
propriatons will be brought in toward lhe
close of the week
Immediate consideration will be asked
for the appropriation bills, but It is possi-
BILE that the beginning OF the debate upon
the treaty may be postponed until the next
week. There is an effort on foot among the
| opponents Of the treaty to have It dis
| cussed in open session, but the indications
are against such course.
The Week in the House.
The time Of the House will be fully oc-
| cupied from this time forward until the
| conclusion OF the session.
| Apprprlation bills, which are already in
an unusually advanced stage are to be
| kept TO the fore front but there is a great
| deal OF other important legislation which
! will press for consideration at every on
| portunity.
Perhaps the most important single meas-
| ure is the bill for the reorganization OF
/ the army. II was the general understand
| ing before the recess that this bill would
| be given consideration Immediately after
| the holidays, but the illness of Chairman
| Hun of the military appropriations COM
| mntee will de.ay this measure untn lie
| i9 sufficiently recovered TO attend the ses-
| sions of the House. His illness win also
| delay the military academy and army an.
| preparation bills.
Meantime, the friends OF the navv per-
oil
| tion and the rules committee may give a
day to il during the present week. The
! bill represents complete agreement be-
| tween the line and staff. These two
branches Of the service have been at war
for many years. but now that they have
at last got together and agreed upon al
measure, its passage, once IL gets TO a
vote. Is assured The only opposition to ID
is likely to arise from the fact that the
reorganization II coutemplates, Involves
an additional charge on the treasury of
several hundred thousand dollars.
The Civil Service Fight.
The final vote on the legislative exec
utive and judicial appropriation bill Will
be taken tomorrow. The opponents of the
civil service law succeeded in striking
from the bill, while the House was in
committee of the whole, the appropriation
for the maintenance of the commission.
But tomorrow when the vote Is taken in
the House, where members are obliged to-
go on record there Is little doubt that the
appropriation will be restored.
The diplomatic and consular and the
naval appropriation bills are the next bud
gets to be taken up, and either or both
of them may be considered this week.
Such time as intervenes win be consumed
In the consideration of the bill for the
codiication Of the laws of Alaska. This
bill has been made a continuing order.
Portions of two days have already been
consumed by IT, and less than seventy OF
The 232 pages OF the bill have been disposed
Of. The lawyers of the House show an
inclination to go over 1t critically, section
by section, and il may be before the
House for an indefinite period.