The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-05
WORK FOR SENATE
MEASURES THAT ARE TO BE CON-
SIDERED.
BODY REC0NVENES TO-DAY.
EXPECTED REMAINDER OF SESSION
WILL BE BUSY.

StatenOOd Bill VIII HecelVe early
COnsiderntiOn-Ques of the Adj
mission of New Mexico and Ari-
zOna the Burning One-Militia Bill
VIII he Urged for AdOptiOn-Sena-
tor Morgan Will Seek to Break
on Panama Canal Negotiations in
Favor of Nicaragua.
Washington, Jan. 4-Many of the
senators who left Washington for the
Christmas holidays are still absent,
the present indications are that when
business is resumed at noon to-mor-
row there will not be a very full at
tendance. Before the week is far adj
vanced, however, the Senate will again
be in regular working order, and there
will be little cessation of work before
March A. The prediction is very
general that the remainder of the ses-
sion will be exceedingly busy because
of the number of important questions
which will be pressed for consideration
before final adjournment.
The omnibus statehood bill for some
time will be the chief topic of discus
taken up any day before 2 o'clock. 1t
is the purpose of the friends of the bill
not to allow the bill to be side-tracked
except for appropriation bills. There
are now no appropriation bills on the
Senate calendar but the legislative,
executive and judiciary appropriation
bill will be reported to the Senate by
the middle of the month. When 1t is
reported the Appropriations Commit
tee will seek to secure Its immediate
| consideration.
Senators Nelson and Burnham will
consume three of four days this week
in opposition to the admission of the
territories of New Mexico and Ari-
IONA and advocacy of the bill for the
admission of Oklahoma and Indian ter
ritory as one state. 1t is now estimat-
| ed that there will be no fewer than
! fifteen Republican anti-Statehood
speeches before consideration of the
measure is concluded. Some speeches
| in support of the bill are promised. one
| by Senator Foraker, who is an earnest
advocate of the omnibus bill.
VIII Push the Militia Bill.
| Inc Tune OF the senate edC1 Qdy u6-
fore 2. o'clock will be earnestly. CON-
tested for, among the measures seek
ing early attention being the militia
bill, the immigration bill, the eight
| hour government labor bill and the
| Philippine currency bill.
| Senator Proctor has given notice that
| he will call up the militia bill Mon
| day morning as soon as the routine
| business is disposed of, and he will try
| N To inf
| ton can be secured. Some features
| of the measure are sharply antago-
| nized, so that 1t may provoke consider
| able debate. There is also DISPOSE
| ton to amend the immigration bill.
The Committee on Foreign Relations,
! it is expected, will take up the Cuban
| treaty at its regular meeting but it is
| doubtful whether 1t will be reported
during the week 1t Is not yet decided
whether there will be hearings on the
| treaty. Thus far no formal request for
| them has been made, and probably
| none will be sought until after the beet
I sugar convention, which is to be held
in this city during the week. Senator
Cullom says that he will ask the SEN
ate to give the treaty it's attention at
as early a day as practicable after it
shall be reported.
A large number of new bills and res
olutions will be introduced at the be-
ginning of the session tomorrow,
among them a joint resolution by SEN
ator Morgan, directing the executive
department to cease negotiations with
the government of Colombia for right
of way for an isthmian canal and to
close agreements with Costa Rica and
Nicaragua for the construction of a
canal by the Nicaragua route.
On Tuesday during the morning hour
,nfA r.-t1. i L
in support of his antitrust bill and it
may occasion more or less debate.