The Saint Paul globe., 1902-02-17
FOR COMING WEEK
SENATE WILL PRORART.Y vorur ~
PHILIPPINE BILL FRIDAY
OR SATURDAY
DENMARK TREATY ON MONDAY

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-The greater
part of the day on Monday will be de-
voted by the senate to an effort to ratlfy
the treaty with Denmark for the cessicn
OF the Danish West Indies This proceed
ing VIII be in executive session. and
there is no certainty as to whether one
day Will be sufficient for the purpose or
not. Thus far there has been no marked
evidence of opposition to the treaty. but
senator Bacon has indicated a purpose
OF oHerlng an amendment to the agree
ment and Of discussing it to some ex-
tent. What further discussion may de-
velop remains to be SEEN.
Ii the consideration Of the treaty is not
concluded on Monday its final disposition
probably will be postponed for several
days as Senator Lodge has agreed to
sidetrack the Philippine bill only for the
one day. With reference to the Philip
pine bill, it is altogether probable that a
vote will be reached during the latter
part of the week. The Democrats have
been in conference on the subject. and
nave reached the conclusion that they
VIII be able to conclude their presenta-
tlon OF their opposition to the bill in a
few more speeches. An agreement fix
ing time to vote is likely to be reached
on Tuesday and the indications now are
that next Friday or Saturday win he
of the bill
There are still few set speeches ID
be delivered on the bill, but most Of the
speeches toward the close of the debate
will be brief
By unanimous consent the census bin
Will be disposed of after the Spanish
treaty and before the debate on the Phil
1ppine bill is taken. 1t is expected that
vote will be reached on the census bill
after very Iiftlo moro debate
Programme in the House.
The coming week promises to be
one Of unusual activity in the
house Of representatives. Beginning
tomorrow the war revenue re-
duction bill will be taken up, with two
days for debate, and a stringent special
rule bringing the bill to a vote at D.
m. on Tuesday without intervening mo-
ton to recommit or amendments other
than those of a verbal character proposed
by the committee. At the outset there
promises to be a spirited contest on the
adoption of the special rule as the minor
ity will protest against the cutting off
of amendments and the motion to re-
commit.
There is little doubt. howeve, that tha
r1Ile Will be adopted AYhen tie debate
proper Bogus there will be hardly more
than three hours debate on each side.
This time will be given to the members
Of the ways and means committee who
in turn viii apportion it among their
colleagues The passage Of the bill is
foregone conclusion, as the minority
members, as well as the majority. favor
it, the only difference being as to the
amount of reduction, and the extent to
which tariff changes should go.
Aside from the tariff issue it would be
no surprise If the sensational speech ,,f
Representative Wheeler, of Kentucky,
on Prince Henrys visit and other for
eign matters figured in the discussion. as
much feeling has been aroused by the
speech.
The Indian appropriation bill will be
taken up on Wednesday with two other
appropriation bills, the diplomatic and
consular. and the postoffice in reserve.
Chairman Sherman, Of the Indian affairs
committee, expects to occupy two or
three days, so that the other approprla-
ton bills probably will go over until the
following week. In that case private
claims will get some consideration the
latter part OF the week