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WILL DISCUSS PORTO RICO.
SENATE TO GIVE GREATER PART
OF THE WEEK TO 1T.

The Question VIII Give Way Tens
poraFily, However, to the Alaskan
Code biii. for which There IL M
Demand-OutIoOk for the RepubIi-
can Caucus ON the Porto Rfcnm
TariH-Measures Before the House.
This Week.
Washington, March 25-The Senate Will
give the greater share of it's time again
this week to the Porto Rican question,
and the outlook is for continuation OF
the animated scenes of last week =.
Porto Rico however, according to press
ent indications will step aside temporar.
lily at the beginning of the week in order
to AFFORD Senator Carter an opportun>
ity to secure consideration for his Alass
kan code bill. The present condition Of
affairs in Alaska and The prospect of s
stiil greater innux OF people into thas
territory make the Alaskan legislatiou
very important. and the condition OF Por-
to Rican legislative affairs is such as Ia
make it convenient to give Alaska the
much desired opportunity.
The Republican caucus will take the
Porto Rican question in hand again to-.
morrow and until it acts the senator's
having charge OF the measure will nog
desire TO press il.
The Alaskan bill probably will noe
arouse any general debate; but the meass
ure is mass of detail, and It necessarily
win eau for more or less explanation frons
Its trainers, the members of the Commits
tee on Territories
TRrif vs.. Free Trnde
The Republican senator's who sunpors
the House Porto Rican tariff bill hope I'd
get the measure out OF the caucus after
only one sitting, but the free traders ara
not so anxious on that score and tho
latter element may delay matters there.
as they are disposed to do In the Senate.
with the hope Of receiving stlll furtheT
encouragement from the country at large.
some of the members of the free trade
Republican element declare their purposs
to vote against the bill, IL reported with
out amendment They threaten to Offer
many amendments and to make speeches
In opposition and otherwise to do all in
their power 10 prevent the passage Of the
bill as 1t stands, but the caucus, of course.
may find means of preventing this open
rupture. At any rate, strong effort will be-
made in that direction.
The Democratic senator's will support a
free trade amendment when presented, but
they prefer TO have the bin voted upon un-
amended.
The Committee on Privileges and Elec-
tons will hear the arguments of counsel
in the case of Senator Clark, beginning
on Wednesday The report on the case 10
not expected for several weeks.
Week Before the House.
The army appropriation bill will be taxi
tn up In the House tomorrow and doubts
less will serve as text for wide lati-
tude of discussion on military affairs i'm
general, and the cost of the war estab-
lishment under the new condition Of af~
fairs. In anticipation Of this an UNDER
standing has been reached that three
days VIII be given TO the debate. The bill
itself carries no legislation on the organs
izaticn Of the army, but is strictly a sup
ply measure for the army on its present
basis
The latter part of the week will be de-
voted to The naval, the agricultural or
the fortifcatlons appropriation bill, all
though no exact order has yet been fixed
for taking them up. The naval bill and re-
port are ready, and Acting Chairman Fosa
Is rather desirous of having the naval
discussion follow that on the army. Tho
agricultural bill can be reported on short
notice and the fortldcations bill is ala
ready on the calendar.