The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-22
ORATORY IN THE SENATE
Important Measures to Be Debated
at Length This Week.
The House Currency Bill to he Dis
Routine Busin-ss-s-t Speeches to
BE Delivered ON the Philippines
and the ship subsidy Questions.

The Senate during the present week, in
( addition to the regular routine work. will
/ take under consideration au unusual num-
[ ber Of important matters in which general
! interest is being manifested. The Cur
reucy bill Will have the right of way ca, h
day after o'clock. and informal MOTTO, has
been given that the minority will miss no
opportunity OF speaking in opposition to the
measure.
A vote will be taken on the measure on
February u. and that day and the one
preceding will be devoted to the considera-
tion Of amendments to the bill. of which u
number have already been offered
While no Senator on the Republican side
has given notice OF an intention to speak
and Mr. Ald.ich has stated that the ma
jority is ready to vote at any time. it is
expected that replies Will be offered to the
fierce attacks that have been made on the
bill by the advocates of bimetallism.
The opposition to the measure is taking
a different course from the one expected
when its opponents stated that there was
no doubt Of its passage and that no effort
would be made TO prolong the debate upon
it. Strongly aggressive speeches have been
made and contrary to expectation. the bill
has been stubboruly contested at every
step.
Il is expected that the Hanna Payne
Ship Subsidy bill will be taken up at an
early date. and there is every prospect Of
a lively debate upon it. Former senator
Edmuuds has been drafting the amend
ha haf tod hp
fore the Senate Committee on Commerce
and as soon as this has been done the
committee will formulate its report and il
will be submitted Several members OF
each House have stated frankly that they
do no. understand the bill and that they
intend TO ask for a full explanation Of its
provisions and OF the reason for them.
The amendments will be largely tech
nical in character and will not affect the
main provisions OF the original measure.
The organized opposition to the bill will
try TO insist on its either being greatly
modified Or an entirely new bill drafted,
and they have already expressed a deter
mination to oppose any legislation from
which the largest and fastest ships VIII
derive the greatest benefits.
The reports on the Quay case will Prob
ably be submitted early in the present
week. Mr.. Turley has the majority re-
port ready for submittal. and Mr.. Hear
will complete the work on that OF the
minority either Monday or Tuesday Near
ly every member OF the Elections Commit /
tee will address the Senate on the subject !
OF these reports at the time they are sub I
mitted. and considerable time is expected |
to elapse before a vote is reached. aven /
after the reports are before the Senate. /
No desire has been evinced TO make room /
for the Quay case by Crowdins out the !
Of the Currency bill. and /
though the former is also a privileged mat /
ter and can be brought up at any time, II /
is probable that no definite action will be /
taken on it until the latter is settled. /
The question Gf future policy with re-
gard to the Philippines will continue tn be
debated in the Senate this week, and the
resolutions bearing on that subject that
nave heretofore been introduced will come
up for consideration. On January Is Mr..
Ross gave notice that he would submit
some remarks tomorrow relative to the
of the Constitution as to Porto
Rico and the Philippine Islands. On the
same DAY Mr.. Turner gave notice that no
would offer some observations today on the
Senate joint resolutfCn, declaring the pur
pose of the United States with reference
% the Philippines, and other cosnate reso-
utiOus.
Inc proposed amendment 10 the tpuSll-
utiun of North Carolina to limit the right
If suffrage by imposing an educational
qualification will be discussed this week
With respect to its constitutionality.
ON january MIR. Pritchard announced
hat after the routine morning business
uGay he would address the Senate ON the
resolution declaring certain proposed Z
amendments to the Constitution OF North
'aroliua in ccntravention OF the fourteenth
nd fifteenth amendments to the Constltu-
ion of the United states
ON January Is Mr.. McEnery gave notice !
hat he would speak on the same subject ,,
omorrow at the close Of the speech OF ;
ir. Ross on the Philippines. i
The subject of the attitude of this Gov y
rnment toward the South African Republic 5
will be brought up again this week. and !,
n attempt will be made to secure a state /;
lent OF the proposed policy OF the Admin i
straiion and OF what has already been