The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-02-11
APPROPRIATIONS
TO MONOPoLIZE SENATE's TIME
THIS WEEK.
SPENDING PUBLIC MONEY.
SENATOR'S HAVE LITTLE ELSE TO
TALK ABOUT.

Naval Appropriation bill and Ship
Subsidy for Monday. Agricultural
Appropriation Bill Tuesday-FOr-
tificatiOns and Army ApprOprtn-
lions Later in the Week-LegisIa-
ton for the Cubans and the Fill
plnOs May Also BE Considered.
Washington, Feb. 1O.-If consideration OF
the naval appropriation bin is completed
during Monday, as lis supposed it will be
the ship-subsidy bill will be called up by
Senator Frye, and the bill will continue
to receive the attention of the Senate dur
ing the remainder of the day. Senator
Caffery viii take the floor when the bill
is taken up and is expected to occupy the
remaining portion of the day. whatever
time there may be left. Senator Proctor
has given notice that as chairman of the
COMMITTEE ON Agriculture he will call up
the agricultural appropriation bill on Tues
day. There will be no effort 10 prevent
displacement of the subsidy bill by the an
preparation bill. The Committee on APP
preparations hopes TO be able to report
the Notifications appropriation bill by the
time the agricultural bin shall be disposed
ana the army appropriation bill is ex-
pected to be reported later in the week
Ihe plan is to have all appropriation
bills acted on as promptly as possible
after they are reported but when there
are no bills of that character before the
Senate the subsidy bill will continue
to have right of way. No decision has
been reached yet as to whether there will
be renewed effort to secure night sessions
On the subsidy bill, but the present indi-
cations are that there will be no further
immediate attempt in that direction The
opponents OF the bill declare that in case
OF renewal of the night meetings the
friends of the bill will be compelled to
Keep constantly IN the chamber a quo
rum or their own. While they made fire.
queht demands for a call of the Senate
curing the evening sessions of lest week
they always themselves replied to their
names when called. 1t is now understood
10 be their purpose not to do this IN
case OF further efforts to bring the bill
TO vote by carrying the Senate meet
ings into the night
Much interest is felt IN tho effort ,,.bil,
Is 10 be made to secure legislation in con-
nection with the army appropriation bill
IN regard 10 the Philippines and Cuba. IT
mas peen always supposed that any at
tempt III either direction would open up
the entire colonial policy of the admins
tratlln and lead to interminable debate.
but there Is now unquestionabl a quite
general acquiescence in the effort to be
made for Philippine and Cuban 1eefsio-
non. Whether this is due to the fact
that there has not been time to consider
the ceallng of these two proposed amend
ments sufficiently, or to the general de-
sire 20 avoid an extra session of Con-
gress, does not yet appear Be that as
1t may, majority, at least of the Demo-
Gratis, seem quite willing that a vote
should he reached on both these provis-
ions. Indeed, it is understood to be the
position of Senator Jones of Arkansas.
and of his immediate supporters in op-
| position to the subsidy bill, that there
VIII be no obtacle to getting a vote upon
any bill before the Senate, except the
/ snip bill, and possibly the oleomarga-
rine bill. In all probability. however.
| the Cuban and Philippine questions will
| be discussed at considerable length. and
even though there may be no desire to
defeat them they may be used to hold
off the subsidy bill.
The committee on the Philippines will
hold a meeting Monday, and it is ex-
! pected will agree promptly upon fav-
cradle report upon the Philippine amend
ment, but the question will not be taken
up in the Senate until the army appro-
priation bill shall be reported The Gu
ban committee probably will meet later
in the week.