The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-30

Notice has been. given of set speeches for
every day except Monday of the present
week. Senator Berry Will speak Tues
day; Senator Spooner Wednesday: Sem
ator Rawlins Thursday: Senator Money
Friday and Senator Chiffon Saturday.
These speeches will be based upon the
various resolutions on the general ques-
tion of expansion and will be delivered
in open session. They will, however.
be devoted TO the treaty and will afford
senators an opportunity to say openly what
they would say in secret session If the
resolutions were not under consideration
There will be an effort to get the speeches
in before ? o'clock each day. in order
to permit the closing of the doors at
o'clock, in accordance with the unanim-
Gus agreement to that effect, when the
treaty viii be taken up formally and in
executive consideration of the subject
proceeded with.
Senator Bacon and Senator Mason both
announce their intention of continuing
their efforts TO get action upon their re-
spective resolutions before the vote is
taken upon the resolution to ratify the
treaty and hope to succeed some time
during the week.
The friends of the treaty are still most
Sanguine of success and most OF them
announce that they will accept no COM
promise. Others express Il Willingness to
accept some such resolution as that of
Senator Sullivans. Those protesting to
know say it is the policy to force the
treaty to a vote before taking action on
any compromise proposition, and that if
the treaty should by chance be beaten
to move to reconsider and then TO con-
slider the question of accepting some COM
promise like the Bacon resolution be-
fore final adjournment in March
Almost a month of the session will be
left after the vote of Monday week. so
Uat if the senate should prefer to accept
the treaty with a resolution OF conStruc-
tion and instruction, to postponing action
for an extra session, ii could do so.
Interest centers in the army bill in the
house of representatives during the early
part of the week. The final vote will be
taken at p. m. Tuesday. Prior TO that
the debate will be under the 'hve-minute
rule in the main. although sufficient time
has been reserved to give Mr.. Bailey and
some of the other leaders an opportunity
for extended speeches. Chairman Hull,
of the military commission is confident
the bill will pass, saying that the Re
while several affirmative votes Will come
from the Democratic side. The ODDosi-
ton will direct its efforts toward haV-n-
the bill recommitted.
With the army bill disposed of. the
house will turn its attention to the i'm
portant river and harbor bill, and then
10 the military academy appropriation
bill. The river and harbOr bIu probably
VIII have Wednesday with two hours de-
bate on a side. The military academy
bill is not likely to take more time than
is required to read il through. No ex-
act programme has been fixed for the
rest of the week. But Chairman Mercer
of the committee on public buildings and
grounds has been pressing for a hearing
on some of the public building bills now
pending. and he is likely to get a day.
Chairman Lacey wants q day on pub
lie land questions.
The Hawaiian bill is the most important
piece of general legislation which will be
pushed to a hearing. although its friends
may let it go over until next week.