The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-17
Vote to BE Taken on Tuesday mt 3
ID. m, and No FiIibustering VIII
BE Permitted.
PROGRAMME OF THE SENATE
CESSION TREATY WITH DENMARK
PROBABLY WILL BE RATIFIED.
Report by Mr.. Corliss on His Bill for
Government Ownership of the Pro-
posed Pacific Cable.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-The. coming
week promises to be one of unusual activ-
ity in the House OF Representatives. Be
ginning tomorrow, the war revenue bill
will be taken up, with two lays for de-
bate. and a stringent special rule bringing
the bill 20 a vote at 3 D. m. on Tuesday.
without intervening motion 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 minority will protest against the cut
ting off of amendments and the motion TO
recommit. There is little doubt, however,
that the rule will be adopted. When the
debate proper begins there will be hardly
more than three hours on each side. This
time will be given to members of the ways
and means committee, who in turn will ap-
portion it among their colleagues. The
passage of the bill is a foregone conclusion,
as the minority members as well as the
majority favor 1t, the only difference be-
ing as to the amount of reduction and to
the extent to which tariff changes should
go. Aside from the tariff issue 1t would be
no surprise if the sensational speech OF
Representative Wheeler, of Kentucky, on
Prince Henry's visit and other foreign mat
ters figures 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 con-
sular and the postofice, I'm reserve. The
chairman (Sherman) Of the Indian commits
tee expects to occupy two or three days,
so that the other appropriation bills prob
ably will go over until the following week.
In that case private claims will get some
consideration the latter part of the week.
There are several important measure or
general legislation now ready for introduce
ton, including the anti-anarchy bill and the
Pacific cable bill. The intention. how
ever. is not to consider these general meas
ures so long as any appropriation bills are
Enacted upon. Besides the work on the
floor of the House it is expected that the
coming week may see some progress in the
ways and means committee on the subject
of the Cuban reciprocity. which was de-
ferred until after the war revenue reduc-
ton measure had been passed.
The greater part of the day on Monday
will be devoted by the Senate to an effort
TO ratify the treaty with Denmark for the
cessiOn Of the Danish West Indies. This
proceeding will be in executive session. and
will be sufficient for the purpose or not.
Thus far there has been no marked evil
dence of opposition to the treaty, but Sen
ator Bacon has indicated a purpose of Of
fering an amendment TO the agreement and
of discussing il to some extent. What fur
ther discussion may develop remains to be
seen. IL 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 side
track the Philippine bill only for the one
day. With reference to the Philippine bill,
it is altogether probable that a vote will be
reached during the latter part of the week.
The Democrats have been in conference or
the subject and have reached the con-
clusion that they will be able to conclude
their presentation of their opposition to the
bill in a few more speeches. An agreement
fixing a time TO vote is likely 10 be reached
on Tuesday. and the indications now are
that next Friday or Saturday will be named
as the day for dicussins the fate of the bill.
There are still q few set speeches to be de-
livered on the bill. but most of the speeches
toward the close of the debate will be brief.
BY unanimous consent the census bill will
be disposed of after the Danish treaty and
before the debate on the Philippine bill is
taken. Ii is expected that a vote will be
reached on the census bill after very little
more debate.