The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-01-04
THE WEEK IN CONGRESS.
ate and House When Sessions
Are Resumed.


sumption of its sittings Wednesday the
senate will practically begin the real
work of the session. After the present
week longer daily sessions win be the
rule, and very few adjournments from
Thursday to Monday are to be expected,
as was characteristic of the sessions Of
the past weeks. Senator Aldrich, chair
man of the committee on finance, has
given notice that he will call the cur
rency measure up on Thursday, and it
is generally believed that he will then
or on the following day make state
ment in support of it.
1t is the purpose of the supporters of
the bill to make very few speeches, leav-
ing the opposition to do the greater
share of the talking, while its oppo-
nents, on the other hand, will use every
endeavor to draw the friends of the bill
into running debate. There is no pres
ent purpose on the part of the opposi-
ton to delay the passage of the bill
unnecessarily, and likewise none on the
part of its supporters to press the meas
ure to the personal inconvenience of
the opposing senator's. Those senators
who are antagonistic to the bill as a
rule freely confess their inability to de-
feat it, saying that it will get prac-
tically the entire republican vote if
needed and probably one or two demo-
cratic votes.
At present there is but one matter
which threatens to interfere with the
continuity of the proceeding upon the
financial bill. That is the right of Sem
ator Quay to seat in the senate. Sem
ator Chandler, chairman of the COM
mittee on privileges and elections, has
stated that a 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. Up to date not more than
half dozen senator's have announced
purpose to make set financial
speeches, while the probabilities are
that the Quay case will call out much
animated discussion.
1t will be difficult to hold the discus
sion of foreign questions, and especial
ly the Philippine subject, in check DUR
ing the financial discussion. Many of
the southern senators are anxious to
bring the Philippine question to the
front, and it may be safely predicted
that there will be more or less reference
to it from the beginning. There will
be an early effort to get up the Samoan
treaty, and it may furnish a basis for
discussion of the foreign policy, if one
is not found before the treaty is con-
sidered. During the present week the
foundations of the financial discussion
will be laid, and it doubtless will reveal
much of the plans of both sides to the
controversy. There will be a strenuous
effort to pass the bill without amend
ment, but the opposition will insist
upon votes on innumerable PROPOSE
tons, and on some of these they NAV
get the support of some senators known
to have pro-silyer leanings.
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 been any legis-
lation of pressing Importance reported.
The appropriation committee has not
yet considered the urgent deficiency
bill, although the measure has been
prepared. This bill may be brought in
during the week if there should be a
request from the executive departments
asking it's early passage. AS the bill
will carry nearly s5O,OOo,oOO for the
army, most of which is on account of
the Philippines, it is quite likely there
will be considerable discussion of the
Philippine policy while the measure is
before the house. There are some minor
matters, such as provision for clerks
and routine management of house af-
fairs, that are to be passed upon.