The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-02-11
1t Will Have the Right-of Way
When No Appropriation Meas
ures Are Before Senate.
COMING WEEK IN CONGRESS.
Outline of the Programmes to Be
Followed in the House and
Senate-Cuba and the
Philippines

Washington, Feb. 10.-If consideration Of
the naval appropriation bill Is completed
during Monday. as 1t Is supposed 1t will
be. the ship subsidy bin will be called up
by Senator Frye. and that bill will con-
tinue to receive the attention Of the Senate
during the remainder Of the day. Senator
Carery will 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 bill on Tuesday. There
will he no effort to prevent displacement
OF the subsidy bill by the appropriation
bill. The Committee on Appropriation
hopes to be able to report the fortifca-
lions appropriation bill by the time the ag-
r'cultural bill shall be disposed OF. and the
army appropriation bill Is expected TO be
reported later in the week.
Senator Hanna had a long conference
to-day with the President concerning pend
Ing legislation.
The 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 10 have right
OF way. No decision has been reached as
yet as to whether there will be renewed
effort to secure night sessions on the sub
sidy blu. but the present indications are
that there will be no further immediate
attempt In that direction. The opponents
OF the bill declare that In case Of a re-
newai OF the night meetings the friends OF
'he Dill will be compelled TO keep con-
SANITY In the chamber a quorum Of their
own. While they made frequent demands
Tor a call OF the Senate during the evening
sessions of last week they always them
serves replied to their names when called.
IL Is now understood to be their purpose
not to do this in case OF further efforts 10
prins the bill to a vote by Carving the
senate meetings into the night.
cuba and the Philippines.
Much interest is felt in the effort which
Is 10 De made to secure legislation in con-
nectioh with the army appropriation bin
~ fesard 10 the Philippines and Cuba. IL
nas Deen always supposed that auy at
Tempt In either direction would omen nm
.he entire colonial policy of the admins
uation and lead to interminable debate.
pus mere Is now unquestionably a quite
1aSa aSSuiesence j." the effort to be
nia1e .or Pniiippine and Cuban lexisiation
Mnether this Is due to the fact rhat
.here mas not been time to consider fne
Sea.ing or these two proposed amendments
avoid an extra session OF Congress does
not yet appear. Be that as n NAV , M
yori,y al least Of the Democrats seem quite
Mlnang a vote should be reached on these
provisions. Indeed, 1t is Understood 70
pc the position Of Senator Jones on Ar.
kansas, and of his immediate supporters IN
Opposition to the subsidy bill that there
VII pc no obstacle to getting a vote upon
any Dill before the Senate except the shin
PPiim ms Dill and possibly the oIeomargarine
In an probability, however. the Cuban
ana Phiiippine questions will be discussed
az considerable length and even Though
may De used to hold OF the subsidy bill
Inc Committee on the Philippines Will
n ny = meeting on Monday. and 1t is expsct-
report on the Philippine amendment. brt
me Question will probably not be taken IN
= me senate until the army appropriation
tes probably will meet later in the week.
PROGRAMME I'm the House.
Inc revenue reduction bill will come be-
LOTT me House to-morrow. with some pros
and Means COMMITTEES has already deer
mined on a recommendation for a Disagree
ment TO the Senate amendments to the bill
asked; But this determination has aroused
considerable feeling among the ma jority
members Of the committee. and this may
ma expression when Chairman Payne pre-
sents the report and moves for a confer
ence. Following this matter. the diplo-
matte and consular appropriation bill will
foreign questions. and particularly the Phil
lppines. being still open. The army appro-
priaiion bill and the sundry civil bill also
viii receive consideration during the week.
Among the measures of general ~legfsla-
ton likely to come up is the important bill
for government aid and participation in
the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, to be
held al st. Louis. Chairman Tawney. hay-
Ing the subject in charge. has received as
surances from the Speaker of early recos-
milton. and expects to take I'D the bill our
Ing. the first part of the week, The bills
retiring officers Of the revenue cuttef
service, and establishing a standardizinz
bureau, continue to be special orders when
appropriation bills do not have the right
of-way. Legislation regarding West Point
haz'ng may come up at any time, although
IL Is likely to be within conference in con
nection with the military academy appro-
riation bill.