Show MUST AITj j i Senate will Take lings I Easy Until Porto Rican I Committee Acts I SENATORS NOT AGREED I 1 Republicans in Upper House Differ on Tariff Bill J CAUCUS WILL DECIDE MATTER Special Committee Appointed to Harmonize the Party on tho Question Ques-tion of Porto Rican Legislation will Begin Work TodayStrenuous Endeavor Will be Made to Get the Measure in Such Shape as to Mako it Acceptable to Practically All of the Republican Senators at an Early Date a Possible There is a Difference1 of Opinion on the Quay Resolution Agreement Speeches May be Made on this Subject During Dur-ing the WeekOutlook in the House Washington March 18It now looks as though the week In the Senate would be spent largely In waiting upon the special Republican caucus committee appointed to harmonize the part on I Lime proposed Porto Rican legislation The Porto Rican governmental bill will continue to hold Its I place on the Senate Sen-ate calendar as the unfinished business and some desultory speeches will un doubtcdly be made upon It but it will not be crossed as It would be if there was hope of passIng It soon TheRe publican Senators are PPQ t tp present pres-ent action on time bill and no effort will be made to arrive at llnal1 results until the caucus committee makes its report INDIAN AND LEGISLATIVE BILLS Meantime tho appropriation bills on the calendar will receive attention These are the legislative and Indian bills There I one amendment sug nested to tic legislative bill by the Committee on Appropriations which may arouse considerable debate and open up the Philippine question This Is the Item providing for tho establishment establish-ment of a hydrographlc ofllce at Manila Ma-nila Administration Senators recognize recog-nize this amendment as a basis for discussion but they arc not fully decided de-cided to avail of It In connection with the Indian bill expenditures authorized to be made by the Dawcs commission will probably be discussed MASONS RESOLUTION Senator Mason has given notice of renewed effort to got up his resolution of sympathy with the Boers on Monday Mon-day but says he does not desire to speak on l The Senate leaders consider Juncture con-sider his l resolution unwise at this TALK OF QUAY CASE There Is difference of opinion as to whether under the agreement to lake up the Quay resolution for consideration considera-tion on the 3rd of April it can be called up oven for speeches In tIme interim I is probable however that some addresses ad-dresses may be presented on the subject sub-ject dining the present week I if no other matter presses for consideration An effort will be made by Senator Davis Da-vis to get up the Spanish claims bill HAYPAUNCEFOTE TREATY In executive session there will be an attempt made to secure the continuation continua-tion of W D Bynum as appraiser at New York which attempt does not nromlse to be immediately successful The IlayPauncefote treaty will be considered con-sidered If opportunity offers but the present indications are against an early move In thai direction PORTO RICAN QUESTION The Porto Rican committee will begum be-gum Its session in earnest Monday and a strenuous endeavor will be made to cot tho bill In such shape as to make It acceptable to practically all the Republican Re-publican Sunator at an early datu as possible Senator Forakor Is l now ciiRtigod In preparing amendments to tho governmental 1 bill and he will exert ex-ert himself to the utmost to perfect the bill during the present week I he succeeds in gelling a bill which time Republicans Re-publicans will accept the measure Alll then be 1 passed with all the speed and energy possible HOUSE FORECAST Tomorrow Is District of Columbia daY in the House Tuesday the Loud bill relating to secondclass mall mal hi rclatul ter will come up under a special order netting aside Tuesday Wednesdav and Thursday for its consideration Friday I under the rule H be glv0n private pension legislation unless thai I order Is I superseded by the army appropriation bill which is on the cnleidur RELIEF FOR PORTO UICO Tomorrow before tho District business busi-ness Is takon up the Porto Rican relief amendments will bu bill with Senate amen wil I bi wih called up and passed The Senate I amendments will probably bo agreed wl Ito I-to without much opposition J GEN WHEELERS CASE Gen Joseph Wheeler may present himself at the bar of the House to be i Horn In some lime during the weeki So far as can b < r learned there Is no objection on either side tp his admission If his resignation as a BrigadierGen hll rslgnaton eral in the army shall have been acl copied bcfoiv ho presents himself Time I case however may be referred to a1 I committee ST LCriS WANTS APPROPRIATION APPROPRI-ATION Time St Louis ropro2tntatlV6d are earnestly laboring to ascure consideration carnct Inborlng Lion of a QU appropriating 5000000 ton for hS worlds exposition I to c il lbrate 1 the centennial anniversary of the Louisiana purchase In 1203 but thus far they have failed to secure the consent con-sent of the powers lint be In the House |