Show MUST WAIT ON CAUCUS T T Republicans R l Will Vi l R the Ule Porto oito Rican Bill Later fort ter f I sE oRs SS OPPOSED TO IT 9 HOUSE EOUSE OUSE TO CONSIDER CONSIE DISTRICT OF OP COLUMBIA MATTERS MT 4 Appropriation Bills Dils in the Senate to Receive Deceive Attention and ad Philippine Question win Will Wil Come Up General Wheeler May My Seek Admission to the House Eouse 18 It i w v looks as though pie week in the senate seas t te would be spent apen largely lag the ly in waiting upon the I special Republican caucus committee committE appointed the to to harmonize the party on oa Ot proposed Porto Rican legislation The Porto Porte Poro Rican governmental bill bl will wl continue to hold h js its place on the senate calendar calenda as a a the unfinished business busine and some sOe deu desultory io speeches Speeches doubtless willbe made thade but ut it i will wi not be pressed as it i would b f there was hope hape of passing it The Republican senators are opposed to present action on the the bill and no effort eft will l be made ide de to to arrive at final t results until the Cau hu u cus committee makes make its is retort report Appropriation Bills 1 Meantime the appropriation bills on i the te calendar will receive re attention These are the legislative and the Indian bills There Tharo is one ane amendment amendment sug sag g ste to the legislative ye bill U by the committee on an appropriations a which may SOUse ouse considerable debate d and open tip Up th the Philippine Phil question quion qu tion This In la the t th item providing Ie for the establish m f a hydrographic office at Ma alce nila tH Administration senators nize the ability alty of af this amendment as a basis for far discussion but they the are ae not nat fully decided decie to to avail avI of it It it In con necton with the te Indian bill bil expendi tures authorized to 10 be bO made by the Dawes commission probably will be discussed Senator Mason n has ha given notice of af renewed renee effort efort to to get g t up his hi resolution of ar sympathy wick the Boers on on Mon Man day dar but says he ho doe d g e not nt desire d to speak k upon it i The senate leaders leade con can consIder sider side ture lur his resolution r luton unwise at this junc June Quay Quy ites lut luti n There here id is opinion as a to whether under the tIe agreement to take tae up UI the te Quay resolution foi for consider consideration ca sider atlon on the of af April Apri Jt it t can catt b called cale up Ui even CVen eve for speeches In the interim It is probable however hawee that some ad dresses may be presented d oil art the he sub during the present week a eek Jf if t no other ather matter mater presses prese for consideration An Art effort will wm be made mad by Senator Da Davis Davis Davia vis via to get up the Spanish claims bill In executive session selan there thre will be an attempt made to to secure seure the th confirma confirmation tion tonof of W D Bynum as a appraiser conr at New New York which attempt does doe not promise to be immediately successful The Thu treaty will wi be considered re if opportunity permits p rits but the present pr a t indications indic are ng int an early move JaVe In that direction The Porto will wi be begin begin gin its session selon in earnest earnet Monday and anda a strenuous endeavor endeavor will tie be mad to get the bill bi in such shape shae as to to make mae it acceptable to the Re Republican publican senators at an al early eary date as a possible Senator r Foraker f er is now naw en engaged engaged engaged in preparing rg amendments B to t the governmental and he hi will 1 exert eer i himself to the tl utmost to o perfect p tet the bill bi during the present prent ie If I he succeeds in getting a bill which the Republicans ns the measure and will wi then energy be 0 possible passed ase with all all the speed see Inthe Ithe Eouse Kouse Raue Tomorrow is District of of O Co Ca Columbia Columbia lumbia day in the he house h ime Tues Tuesday T es daY e day the Loud Laud bid relating Oye to eec mall mail mal matter mater will wil come up upun un under der a special order betting aside Tues Tiles Tuesday Tes day dy Wednesday art f for its it consideration Friday under uner h rule rul will wi be given to private te pension pe si legis legislation l lation laton unless that order is superseded d dby by the army ar appropriation bill bU which is on the calendar clenda Tomorrow before the District of of Columbia business buS is taken up the Porto Pora Rican relief bill bl with wih senate Wi be called caned up and passed pase The Th se senate enate ate aI a end meats ment probably will wi be agreed agree to with without without out much opposition General Joseph Joseh I j Wheeler Wheler may ma present pre ht himself at the bar of of the hOUs o 0 sworn hi in some sometime sometime time during the he k k r So Safar far as a can cui 1 b Darned arned arne there the is no objection on either el esIde side to to his almis admission sion if hi h resignation as s a brigadier general g n l iu itt il the th army shall shah have been beena accepted a before he presents pr ent himself The case however may ma be referred to a committee The T e St St Louis Luis representatives representatives I are earnestly laboring to I secure consideration for a bill bl appropriating for the worlds words expo exposition to celebrate the th centennial anni anniversary ann ersary erry of af the Louisiana purchase in 1903 but thus thu far they have failed fled to the consent of the powers that be b in the house house |