Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1900-04-16
Week IN CONGRESS
Legislators In Both Branches
Will Have Their Hands
Well Filled.
SEVERAL CONTESTS on
With the Result That There Prom
ises To Be Some Senatorial
Sparring.
The House Will Be Mainly Occupied
With Consideration of Ma
val Appropriation Bill.
SEVERAL CONTESTS O.

| Washington. April 16.-The senate
| VIII continue during the week To de
| vote its attention to the Alaskan codt
bin, the Quay resolution and the bill
providing Tor the temporary govcrn
! ment OF the Philippines island. There
also VIII be more or less sparrring for
! place on the part of friends of the
Nicaragua canal, chief among whom
is senator Morgan of Alabama Pos
sibly also Senators Frye and Hanna
viii make an effort TO bring the sub
sidy shipping bill up. but the chances
are that no move viii he made in
that direction until after some of the
measures before the senate are dis
posed OF.
There are only two amendments of
Importance remaining to he acted upon
III connection with the Alaskan bill
and il is thought these can be disposed
OF at very early date if the friends
OF the measure will agree to assist in
the taking up of other legislation when
ii Is ogt of the way. Senator Morgan
seems at present Inclined to hold up
the code measure until he can receive
some assurance on the canal bill. but
50 far has apparently not been success
full in that direction. There also is a
notable disposition 10 use the Alas
kan bill and the Philippine bill to de
lay the taking up of the subsidy bill
The Democrats i'll the senate are pract
ically united in opposition to the sub
sidy proposition. Senator Lodge in
charge of the Philippine bill. announ-
ces it to be his purpose to ask for
vote on II whenever the Democrats
make an opening for such sugges-
tions. Apparently, however, he is
not very sanguine of success.
Senator Hoar has given notice of
speech on the Philippine question to-
morrow and he is expected then to
fully outline his views on the question
Of expansion. Late in the week re
ports probably viii be made on some
of the appropriation bills now in com
mittee. 1t IS also probable that a re-
port will be made in the Clark case
during the week. The report has been
drafted in the rough by Senators
Chandler and Turley and will be laid
before the committee on elections as
soon as completed. Senator Chandler
announces il to be his purpose to ask
to have the question taken up in the
n. - -. ~ ~ ..Ig1s m e 49,. -
lv takeE up with the consideration Of
the naval appropriation bill over
which there promises to be a prctract
ed struggle. The whole question of
lrmor plate except that for the Maine.
" isconsin and Missouri. wifi n"
fought ont The miDoIify of the com
mittce lead by Mr. Wheeler of Ken
ucky will make a strong fight for the
establishment OF a government armor
plata factory aS the best solution Of
he veNcd problem. An attempt also
will be made by the minority Of the
committee for The building of ships in
government yards. Before the naval
bin was taken up today Chairman
Marsh. of the committee on militia,
was recognized to move the passage
under suspension of the rules of the
bill TO appropriate S1.0o0.eOo for the
militia of the several states. Friday
will be given up to the committee on
war claims under the rule and Satur-
day has been set aside for paying
tribute to the memory of the late
Representative Evan l.. Settle of Ken
lucky.