The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-04
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THE PEACE TREATY.
It Will Not Be Made Sub
ject of a Long Debate.


reconvene tomorrow in accordance with
the terms of the holiday adjournment
resolution.
The Senate will almost Immediately
adjourn for the day as an evidence of
respect for the memory Of Senator Nor
any business whatever on such occa-
sions but there is a possibility that a
message may be received from the
president, transmitting the peace
treaty, as it is known to be the gen
eral desire that the treaty shall for
mally be laid before the committee on
foreign relations at the earliest pos
sible moment, so that the committee
may make it's report as promptly as
consistent with its duty in the prem
ises.
A session of the Senate will be held
on Thursday, but there is a movement
looking to an adjournment from that
date until the following Monday based
upon the probability that there will not
be full attendance of senators so soon
after the holidays. This plan will be
antagonized by the friends Of the Mic
aragua canal, and by other senators
who are championing especial meas
ures, and it now appears quite probable
that they will be able to hold the Sem
ate for at least another day of the
week
There will be two months to day of
the session left from the date of re-
converting, and the time will be fully
occupied if half the work is to be done
that is planned. None of the regular
appropriation bills have passed the
Senate and the river and harbor bill Is
to be added to the regular list this
session. None regard the treaty of less
Importance than the supply bills, and
it will be pressed along with them when
reported, practically without regard to
other bills.
OF other measures of magnitude
which will press for consideration in
The Senate during the session, the Mic
aragua canal bill will take precedence,
but there will be urgent pressure in be-
half of the Hawaiian government bill,
the anti-scalping bin and the inter-
state commerce commission bill, to say
nothing of the probabilities concerning
measures for increase of the standing
army and of the navy.
Senator EIkins and other friends of
that measure will also continue to urge
the bill regulating the registration of
foreignsbuilt vessels wrecked in Amer
lean waters. These are only the most
important questions demanding consid-
GRAFTON in the few weeks remaining.
Every senator has a number of meas
ures of less Importance The Nicara-
qua canal bill will command the right
of way at the beginning of the session,
and will hold it's place If it is made evil
dent that a vote can be secured upon
it before the appropriation bills and the
treaty are to be taken up. If it can
not be disposed of before these are
brought in, it will be temporarily dis
placed from time to time.
The friends of the bill maintain, how
ever, that debate is practically exhaust
ed and they are hopeful of securing a
vote at no very distant date. They
profess to feel very much encouraged
by the preliminary report of the Walk
er commission, which was made public
last week. Senator Cullom has given
notice of a motion to take up the anti
scalplng bill as soon as the canal bill
may be out Of the way.
There is growing belief that the
treaty will not be made the subject Of
long debate. Nothing less than
some unforeseen emergency can pre-
vent the Senate's favorable action upon
it at the present session. There are
FEATURES IN the treaty which many SEN
ators consider Objectionable, but the
fact that it is a treaty of peace, and
that they, as a rule, have nothing in
It's stead to offer, will prevent any fac
tious opposition. So far as the oppo-
nents have a plan, it is to let the treaty
go through and then devote themselves
to shaping legislation consequent upon
its ratification. They may offer their
amendment committing this govern
ment against an attempt to exercise
sovereignty in the Philippines, but they
do not expect it to become a part Of
the document. The treaty will be dis
cussed in executive session, but the
senator's will continue to make speeches
in the open Senate on Senator Vests
anti-expansion resolution.
The consideration of a code of laws
for the territory Of Alaska, reported
from the committee on revision of the
laws, is expected to take up the greater
portion of the legislative day in the
house tomorrow. if that body follows
it's usual CUSTOM it will adjourn some
time during the afternoon out Of re-
spect to the memory of Senator Morrill,.
Thursday is to he given to the COM
mittee on the judiciary, and a number
Of measures reported from it are likely
to be passed. There is no fixed pro-
gram for the remainder of the week.
The executive, legislative and judicial
appropriation bills may be reported
during the week, in which case an eff
fort will be made 20 secure considera-
ton of the measure by the house.