The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-02
LOOK FOR A GOOD MAJORITY.
REPUBLICANS SURE OF PASSING
PORTO RICAN BILL.

Expected That Seven Republican
Votes VIII lie Cast Against II,
While McEnery and Some indie
pendent Senator's VIII Vote for
the Measure-Quay's Case TO Come
Up on Observation-Disclosures Case
Also ON the Calendar.
Washington. April 1.-The Senate will
vote upon the Porto Rican bill Tuesday at
o'clock, and previous to that time each
session of the Senate. beginning at IL
o'clock Monday and Tuesday, will be de-
voted wholly to this bill.
Speeches will be made by Senators Bate,
\ Depew, Spooner, Cullom. Mason. Clay
and Culberson, and probably by other
senator's. There will be great rush of
speakers towards the close, and the time
modate all who will desire to be heard
There is however, no disposition to eX-
tend the time agreed upon for taking the
vote.
All but two of the committee amend
ments have been agreed to by the Senate.
These two relate to a delegate in Con-
eress and to citizenship, and probably VIII
be voted upon Monday.
II The friends of the bill count upon its
passage by a handsome majority. but it
is now expected that seven Republican
votes will be cast against it, the seven
comprising Senators Davis Hoar Mason,
Nelson, Proctor. Simon and Wellington.
Senator McEnery, Democrat. and some
Independent senators will vote for the
measure. but until the exact number of
sGch votes is known the majority for the
bill cannot be predicted
senator Quay's Case.
The taking of the vote on the Porto
Rican bill on Tuesday will displace the
Quay resolution which was set for thai
day, and Senator Chandler chairman of
the Committee on Elections, has given no.
tice that he will postpone calling it up
until Wednesday. The committee will adj
1ourn the Clark hearing in order to give
Us attention to the Quay resolution We'd
nesda% but as it is not expected that
the latter matter can be disposed of in
one day it is probable that the necessity
for going on with the Clark case after
Wednesday will cause another postpone
ment of the Quay resolution.
There are several speeches to be made
on the Quay case and there is quite a
noticeable disposition on the part Of some
senator's still further to postpone the vote
on Il. Senator Penrose, however, an
nounces his purpose to press the consid-
Grafton as rapidly as possible after 1t is
once taken up.
Government of Philippines.
The Quay resolution is subject to dis
placement by appropriation bills, con-
ference reports and the Spooner reeolu-
ton for the temporary government of
the Philippines. The Philippine resolu-
ton will be made the unfinished business
after the vote is taken on Porto Rico
and 1t will give way to theNAlaskan code
measure After that it will divide the
time with appropriation bills and confer
ence reports. No prolonged debate is ex-
peoted op the Philippine resolution, owing
10 the fact that it is considered a tenn
porary matter and for the further rea-
son that the Philippine policy has receiv-
ed considerable attention in connection
with Porto Rico.
The Committee on Order of Business is
not yet thoroughly decided what subject
is to be taken up after the disposal OF
the Philippine resolution. There is strong
pressure to secure first place for the ship
ping subsidy bill and at present the in
dications are somewhat favorable to that
measure. The Nicaragua canal bill is
also pressing for first place and Senator
Morgan expresses strong hope of success