Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-01-04
THE CURRENCY BILL.
Senator Aldrich to Call the Measure
Up on Thursday.
DEMOCRATS WILL NOT FILIBUS1ER.



resumption of its sittings Wednesday
the senate will practically begin the
real work of the session. In the alb
sencc OF Senator Aldrich, chairman
of the committee on finance, who will
have charge Of the financial bill, no
definite statement can be made as to
how vigorously he will press that
measure at the beginning of business,
but there is no doubt OF his general
determination to push it along as rap
idly as possible, after the present
week. He has given notice that he
will call the measure up on Thurs
day, and it is generally believed that
he will then or OH the following day
make 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 opponents, on the other hand, will
use every endeavor to draw the friends
of the bill into running debate.
There is no present purpose on the
part of the opposition 10 delay the
passage of the bill unnecessarily, and
likewise none on the part OF its sup
porters to press the measure to the
personal inconvenience of opposing
senators. Those senator's who are an
tagonistic to the bill as rule freely
confess their inability to defeat it.,
saying that it will get practically the
entire republican vote, if needed, and
probably one or two democratic votes.
With session Of unlimited duration
before them, they cannot hope TO con-
duct successful tilibuster. Hence
they will not seek to delay the meas
ire beyond the time necessary to dis
cuss its provisions and give the coun-
try the benefit OF their analysis OF
its provisions.
At present there is but one other
matter which threatens to interfere
with the continuity of the proceeding
upon the financial bill. That Ii the
right of Senator Quay to seat in the
senate. Senator Chandler, chairman
of the committee on privileges and
elections, has stated that report will
be made in the Quay case soon after
the beginning of business, 1t now
seems probable that there will be
more debate over the Quay contest
than over the financial measure.
1t will be difficult to hold the dis
cussion of foreign questions, and es-
peciaily the Philippine subject, in
check during the financial discussion
Many of the southern senator's are
anxious to bring the Philippine ques-
ton to the front, and it may be safely
predicted that there will be more or
less reference TO II from the beginning
as there will be an early effort to get
up the Samoan treaty, and it may fur
nish basis for discussion of the for
cign policy if one is not found before
the treaty is considered.
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 beer
any legislation of pressing Importance
reported. The appropriations com
mittce has not yet considered The ur
gent deficiency bill, although the
measure has been prepared. This bill
may be brought in during the week il
there should be request from the
executive department asking its early
passage. As the bill will carry nearly
$50,OOO,OOO for the army, most Of
which is on account of the Philippines
it is quite likely there will be consid-
cradle discussion of the Philippine
policy while the measure is before the
house. There are some minor mat.
ters, such as provisions for clerks
and routine management of house al
fairs, that are to be passed uron.
Madrid Dec. os,-Thc premier
Senior silyela, formally announced a
yesterdays session Of the cabine
council that he had had an interview
with the United States minister
Bellamy Storer, who had Informed
him that the United States govern
ment would undertake repatriation
OF the families of the Spanish pris
oncrs in the Philippines.
The Contest In Kentucky.
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