The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-19

an uprising as was never known IN our
island. There is fear in the to~-7 and
villages that these people. made desperate
frC4n munger viii InNaov lhs snOps una
houses of the people better of, in order
TO get food and clothes."
New amendments 10 the House bill VIII
DOUBTLESS be suggested, and as soon as
these have been agreed TO the bill vii lie
passed as & separate measure, unless in
the mean time the Senate has reached a
vote on the Foraker bill. In spite of Mr..
Foraker's expressed confidence tlat the bill
will be disposed Of at an early date toe
time at which II will be conslde. ed safe 10
put it to a vote is indefinite. and Will de-
pend largely upon what is accomp ished by
the steering committee. As party meas
ure the bill is regarded as too important to
incur any risks which might result in is
defeat. and it is this fact that will prev Mt
Il vote from being forced before the re-
quired forty-four Senators aie pledged.
The Quay Case.
It has been by unanimous consent de-
cided that nothing is to be done with the
Quay case this week, but that on Tuesday.
April 3, after the routine morning business
il will be taken up and its consideration
continued from day TO day until il shall be
disposed Of. There was a provision added
to the unanimous consent agreement, how
ever, which seems to preclude any p0ssi-
bility that anything definite viii be done
with the case even after April 3. Tee pro-
vision is that while the Quay matter is to
be the unfinished business after that date,
it is rot TO interfere with the consideration
of appropriation bills, conference reports.
the Porto Rican bill, or the Philippine
question.
BY many this is regarded as meaning
that the agreement places the case in
more serious position than ever, and that
there is little likelihood of its being
brought to a vote before the end of the
session. 1t is by no means certain that
the Porto Rican bill will be out of the
way by April 3. and even if it should be the
Philippine question would take its place
as q matter having right of way over the
election case. At the time that the agree
ment was made the Chair ruled that the
matter disposed of by it is subject to all
the obstacles and all the resistance that
ordinary parliamentary law gives in such
a case, so that a motion to postpone, 10
table, or TO recommit would be in order.
This would seem to indicate that the
time at which the Quay case will be taken
up with the intention of disposing of il is
as indefinite as ever, and that the unani-
nous consent agreement really accom-
plished nothing more than to put the case
Mr.. Lodge Chairman of the Philippine
Committee. announced on Thursday that
as soon as the Porto Rican bill is disposed
of he will bring up the various measures
relative to the Philippines for considera-
ton and final disposition. There is no
probability. however. that he will be given
an opportunity of doing that this week.
and though Senators will be permitted
TO make speeches on the subject during the
morning hour. little will be accomplished
toward the settlement of the Philippine
question until il succeeds the Porto Rican
bill as the unfinished business. Mr.. Sulli-
van. who gave notice of a speech on this
subject for last Thursday, did not have an
opportunity of delivering it, and will speak
some day this week
Mr.. Mason has given notice that he will
today call UP the motion submitted by him
to discharge the Committee on Foreign
Relations from further consideration of his
resolution expressing sympathy for the
South African Republic in its war with
England. 1t is probable that the resolu-
tion will be tabled or otherwise disposed
of without much public discussion. as the
majority of Senators are opposed to any
act that might give offence to the English
Government.
Mr.. Mason VIII doubtless endeavor to
take advantage Of the opportunity to make
a pro- Boer speech. but the members of
the Foreign Relations Committee may pre-
vent this by insisting that the resolution
be discussed in secret session, an act in
which they would be amply supported.