The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1900-01-04
The Real Work in the Senate
Will Practically Begin on
Next Wednesday.
VERY few ADJoURNMENTS EXPECTED
A Report on the Case of Mr.. Quay,
Whose Seat is Contested, Will Be
Made Some Time This Week.
This Week in the House Does Not
Give Promise of Much Business
! No Legislation of Press
I ing Importance.


sumption of it's sittings Wednesday
the senate will practically begin the
real work of the session. After the
present week longer daily sessions
will be the rule and very few more
adjournments from Thursday to
Monday are to be expected, as was
characteristic of the sessions of the
pust weeks.
In the absence Of Senator Aldrich,
chairman of the committee on A.
nance, 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 determine
ton to push it along as rapidly as
possible after tho present week. He
has given notice that he will call the
measure up on Thursday and it is
| generally believed that he will then
on the following day make
statement in support of it.
It is the purpose of the support
ers 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 pres
, ent purpose on the part of the op-
position to delay the passage of the
bill unnecessarily and likewise none
OH the part of its supporters to
press the measure to the personal
inconvenience of opposing senators.
Those senators who are antagonistic
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 prob
ably one or two democratic votes.
With a session of unlimited duration
before them they can not hope to
conduct successful filibuster.
Hence they will not seek to delay
the measure beyond the time neces-
sary to discuss it's provisions and
give the country the benefit of their
analysis of its provisions. How
long it may take them to do this
will depend largely upon the length
Of the daily sessions and the free
dom from interruption by other
business.
At present there is but one matter
which threatens to interfere with the
continuity of the proceedings upon
the financial bill. That is 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 be-
ginning of business. There now seems
probable that there will be more de-
bate over the Quay contest than over
the financial measure. Up to date not
more than half a dozen senator's have
announced purpose to make set f.
nancial speeches, while the probabili-
ties are that the Quay case will call
out much animated discussion.
1t will be difficult to hold the dis
cussion of foreign questions. and es-
pecially 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 it from the begin
ming. There will be an early effort to
get up the Samoan treaty; and it may
furnish basis for discussion of the
foreign policy. if one is not found be-
fore the treaty is considered. During
the present week the foundations of
the financial discussion will be laid,
and it doubtless reveals much of the
plans of both sides to the controversy.
There will be strenuous effort to
pass the bin without amendment, but
the opposition will insfst upon votes
on iunumerable propositions, and on
some of these they may get the sup
port OF some senators known to have
pro-silver leanings.
The coming week IL the house.
does not give promise Of much bus
mess. The committee has not yst
Eegun active work and there has not
been any legislation Of pressing inn
purtance reported. The appropria-
tions committee has not yet eonsid-
cd the urgent deficiency bill, al,
though the measure has been pr4-
pered. This bill may he brought in
during the week il there should be
request from the executive de
. partments asking it's early passage.
As the bill will carry nearly $50, ,oOo,-
600 for the army, most of which iE
, on account of the Philippines, it il
quite likely there will be considera-
ble discussion of the Philippine pol
Icy while the measure Is before the
house. There are some minor mat,
ters. such as provisions for clerks,
ond routine management of hous.
, affairs that are to be passed upon.