The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-07

A week of great activity is promised in
the Senate. and IT is probable that the
rush of the latter part of last week will
be continued so as to clear the calendar
in anticipation of an early adjournment.
The bill relating to the suppression Of the
insurrection in the Philippines is still the
regular order. and is called up every day
at 2 o'clock p. m. only to be laid over
while other business is transacted. There
are symptoms of anxiety for an adjourn
ment about the middle of June, and the
leaders of the majority seem confident
that great deal of work can be done in
the coming six weeks. 1t is believed that
the appropriation bills yet to be passed
will all soon be got out Of the way.
The Naval Appropriation bill and the
Postoffice Appropriation bill, which were
both reported to the Senate last week,
will probably be passed before Saturday.
The Naval bill is liable TO cause some dis
cussion in regard to the armor plate sec
tion as reported by the committee, and
there are those in the Senate who may
object to the bill carrying an increase of
S2,24l, 900 over the House bill. The Post
ONCE bill will be rushed through as rapidly
as was the Fortifications bill on Friday.
Naval Affairs have notified the Navy De-
partment that the provision in the Naval
Appropriation bill limiting to $500 ton
the cost OF armor plate for the SIX armofed
vessels carried by the measure. was IN
serted by mistake. When the bill comes
up for consideration in the Senate com
mittee amendment for the elimination OF
this provision will be presented and will
be adopted The inclusion OF the provi-
sion was due, members of the committee
say, to the fact that an extract from last
years Naval bill pasted in the draft of
this years measure, contained the $500
clause, and the person charged with put
ting the draft in shape for presentation
to the Senate forgot to erase it. The
Senate committees intention was 20 have
the cost OF arrnor for ships carried by the
bill limited to s4S5 a ton, and the cost OF
arfnor for ships OF the Ohio class fixed
at the price demanded by the armor COM
panies S5i5 a ton.
On Thursday next, at the close OF the
morning business Mr.. Hoar Will call up
the Clark case and ask for consideration
of the resolution declaring Senator Clark
not entitled to his seat. It is expected
that consent will be given as the debate
on last Thursday showed that a majority
are anxious to have the matter decided
one way or another. A number of Sena-
tors have prepared to speak on the case.
which may be several days in coming to
q vote.
Mir. Teller viii call up his resolution Of
fering sympathy and mediation TO the
Beers this morning but it is hardly prob
able thai he will get chance to speak on
ii until tomorrow.
On Thursday at 8 O'clock Mr. McEnery
will offer resolutions on the death of Hon.
Samuel T. Baird, late a Representative
from Louisiana. The balance Of the day
will be given over TO eulogies.
The season for campaign speeches is
well advanced and many of the members
of the Senate are getting as much ma
terial into the Record" as possible. Mr..
Pettigrew managed to have a number of
columns of anti-expansionist arguments
printed last week under cover of a speech
on the Army. Appropriation bill. Mr..
Spooner has prepared stong anti-Bryan
speech which he will get into the Rec
ord some day this week and which he
hopes can be effectively used before Con-
gress adjourrs