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Senate TO Consider Relations Between
This Country and San Domingo.
The DOMINICAN TREATY FIRST.
Presidents Attitude in This Matter
viii Be Observation-Disclosures Tar
Tiff and Statehood Bills in the House
This Week.

Washington, Jan. 9. - The senate
will begin the week with the consid-
Grafton of the question of the rela-
tons between this country and San
Domingo. The subject will be
brought up on Senator Till7lan's reso-
luton calling upon the president for
information relative to the status of
affairs since the flight of Morales, and
if tie senate does not take up that
resolution Mr.. Rayner will address
the senate on the general Dominican
question.
1t is Senator Tillman's intention to
press his resolution and unless it is
accepted by the senate he probably
will talk on il, if not tomorrow, then
on some other day during the week
With the subject once opened up con-
siderable debate may be expected, for
the Republican senators are prepar-
ed to defend the attitude of the presi-
dent in the Dominican matter. 1t is
not expected that, the treaty with
Morales will be presented for some
time, but Republican senators say
they have no intention of letting it
go by default. The president, it is
pointed out, is anxiou- for action and
prefers rejection to failure to act.
His friends in the senate cite the
course of events in the present revo-
luton, when the financial affairs of
the country are less disturbed than
in previous uprisings, as sustaining
the presidents attitude toward the lit
tie republic. On the other hand, the
revolution has had a tendency to So
lidify the Democratic senators against
the agreement and if they hold to-
gether they will be able to defeat rati-
f1cation
Senator Gallinger, chairman of the
merchant marine commission, has
given notice of his intention to call
up the committee shipping bill and if
he does so, that measure being the
unfinished business, will supplant the
Dominican question. If through cour-
tesy, however, he should give way
to senators to discuss other questions
he will bring up the shipping bill
later. When the commissions bill
is taken up Mr.. Gallinger will open
the debate on that measure. He will
be followed later by Senator Lodge,
in support, and by Senator Mallory, in
opposition to the bill. The measure
probably will be before the senate for
some time, but Senator Gallinger will
urge a vote as soon as possible
After contemplating a plan to dis
place the Philippine tariff bill with
the statehood measure in the house
this week, the leaders arrived at the
conclusion just before adjournment
Saturday that. the present order of
business 'ould not be disturbed, and
the list or speeches, which is to oc-
cupy IT least the first half of the
week, on the revenue measure, will
be unrestricted. Mr.. Payne, in charge
of the bill. estimates that the discus
sion on this subject next week will
occupy the first three or four days.
After the Philippine bill has been dis
posed of the statehood bill. which the
committee on territories has still in
preparation. will be brought forward
Immediately and that question dis
cussed and acted upon without inter
ruptiOn No appropriation measure