The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-01
TOGET down TO WORK
senate viii Begin Business In Ear
nest Next Thursday.
LONG DAILY SESSIONS
ALDRIcH IS TO PUSH THE Fl
NANCIAL BILL.
Democrats viii Make No Effort to
Unnecessarily Delay the Passage
of the Bill-Much speech-making
Expected On the Quay Case-In
the Lower House.
LONG DAILY SESSIONS


Washington, Dec. 91-With the re-
sumption of its sttings Wednesday,
the senate viii practically begin the
real work Of the session. After the pres
ent week longer daily sessions viii be
the rule, and very few more adjourn
ments from Thursday TO Monday are
likely.
In the absence of Senator Aldrich,
chairman Of the committee on finance,
who viii have charge of the financial
bill, no definite statement can be m91e
as to how vigorously he viii press that
measure at the beginning Of business,
but there is no doubt of his general de-
termination TO push it along as rapidly
as possible after the present week. He
has given notice that he viii cali the
measure up on Thursday, and it is gen
orally believed he viii then or on the
following day make a statement in
support of it.
1t is the purpose Of the supporters Of
the bill to make very few speeches,
leaving the opposition to do the greater
share Of the talking, while its oppOn-
ents, on the other hand. viii use every
endeavor to draw the friends Of the bill
into running debate.
Will Be No Delay.
There is no present purpose on the
part OF the opposition TO delay the pass
age of the bill unnecessarily, and like
wise none on the part of its supporters
to press the measure to the personal in
convenience Of opposing senators. ThN
senators who are antagOnistic to the
bill, as q rule, confess their inability to
defeat it, saying that it viii get prac-
tically the entire Republican vote, if
needed, and probably one or two Demo
cratic votes
with a session, Of unlimited duration
before them, they can not hope to con
duct a successful flibuster. Hence they
viii not seek 10 delay the measure be
yOnd the time necessary 90 discuss its
provisions and give the country the ben
eft of their analysis Of its provisions.
How long it may take them TO do this
VIII depend largely upon the length OF
the daily sessions and the freedom from
Interruptions by other business.
At present there is but one other mat
ter which threatens to interfere with
the continuity Of the proceeding on the
financial bill. That is the right of Sen
atOr Quay TO seat in the senate Sen
ator Chandler. chairman of the COM
mittee on privileges and elections. has
stated that a report viii be made in the
Quay case soon after the beginning Of
business
VIII Talk On Quay Case.
It now seems probable that there viii
be more debate over the Quay contest
than over the financial measure. Up TO
date not more than half a dozen SEN
ators have announced a purpose to
make set financial speeches, while the
probabilities are that the Quay case
VIII cal out much animated discussion.
It Will be difficult to hold the discus
sion of foreign questions. and. especially
the Philippine subject, in check during
as IA
ern senator's are anxious to b-lng the
Philippine question to the front, and it
may be safely predicted that there VIII
be more OF less reference to it from the
beginning. as there win be an early eff
fort TO get up the Samoan treaty, and
it may furnish a basis for discussion on
the foreign policy IL one is not found
before the treaty is considered.
During the present week the founda-
tons Of the financial discussion win be
laid, and it doubtless VIII reveal much
of the plans of bo-h sides to the coutro-
versy- There viii be strenuous effort
TO pass the bill without amendment,
but the opposition VIII insist upon
votes on innumeTable propositions, and
on some Of these they may get the sup
port of senators known to have pro-
silver leanings
In the House.
The coming week in the house does
not give promise of much business. The
committees have not yet begun active
work. and there has not been any legis-
latiOn of pressing importance reported.
The appropriations committee has not
yet considered the ursent deficiency
= bill, although the measure has been
prepared. The bill may be brought in
during the week if there should be
request from the executive department
asking its early passage.
As the bill viii carry nearly $50, 000. 600
for the army most of which is on
account Of the Philippines, il is quite
likely there VIII be considerable discus
sion Of the Philippine policy while the
measure is before the house There are
some minor matters. such as provision
for clerks and routine management Of
house affairs that are TO be passed up