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Show CONGRESS HAS WORK OF GREAT MOMENT AHEAD International as Well as Domestic Problems Await Solution; Nicaragua Treaty in Senate. MEXICAN TROUBLE AGAIN LOOMING UP Administration Leaders May Be Unable to Smother Debate; De-bate; Panama Canal Tolls as Yet Unpertain. WASHINGTON, Feb. 22. International as well as domestic problems of Importance Import-ance are still confronting congress, notwithstanding not-withstanding tho ratification by tho senate sen-ate yesterday of the general arbitration treaties with foreign nations. It Is certain cer-tain that tho foreign relations committee of the senate will bo engaged for some time with the Nlcaraguan treaty, beforo it now, nnd the Colombian treaty, expected ex-pected to be submitted any time by the secretary of state. Tn addition to these affairs, the foreign relations committee la charged with tho important duty of upholding thc president in thc policy toward Mexico, and whether it will be able to restrain any longer some of the senators who favor a more aggressive ag-gressive policy on the part of this government, gov-ernment, even to the extent of urging armed Intervention in Iexlco, Is a question. ques-tion. Saturday an outburst of open agitation agi-tation with regard to Mexico was averted only by u provious agreement of the senate sen-ate to proceed Immediately with consideration consid-eration of the arbitration treaties In executive session, and when tho treaties had been ratified the execution of the British subject. "William S. Benton, by crder of a Mexican rebel court-martial, precipitated discussion behind closed doors. Tired of Waiting. Administration leaders -will seok lo keep "the lid on" in congress as far as Mexico is concerned, but bitter feeling over the killing of Benton, it is feared, will make It impossible to restrain sonators and representatives of border stales, particularly, particu-larly, from voicing their opposition to the "watchful waiting policy" of the government. govern-ment. The foreign relations committee has before it comploto arbitration treaties negotiated ne-gotiated with Great Britain and France, and Secretary of State Bryan plans to sand to tho senate In tho near future tho peace treaties ho 1b negotiating with all tho powers. Already thirteen of theso pacts have been signed. Whether tho senate commltteo will report these treaties at the present session of congreHS 13 deemed doubtful, hut action on tho Nlca-roguan Nlca-roguan and Colombian treaties will bo urged as soon as possible. Tolls Repeal. Repeal of thc free tolls provision of the Panama canal act also confronts congress, con-gress, now that the treaties are out of tho way, and President Wilson ia expected ex-pected to send word to party leaders this week as to tho course to bo taken to bring this issue directly boforo congress. Democrats Dem-ocrats who are ready to support tho president presi-dent and repeal the tolls clause, aro encouraged en-couraged with tho ratification .of tho treaty with Great Britain, but thoso who oppose still insist that ratification of tho British treaty will liavo no effect upon tho situation. Senator O'Gorman, who will lead tho fight In tho senate against the repeal, said tonight tlmt treaties had no relation to tho tolls Issue. ! Some senators and representatives bo-lievo bo-lievo that a caucus in both branches will be essential beforo tho question is submitted sub-mitted for dcb.ato and final action, Norris Resolution. In thc senate tomorrow Senator Norris of Nebraska plans to call up a resolution which would direct the attorney general to communicate all facta relating to pending negotiations between tho department of justlco and tho New York, New Haven &. Hartford railroad. Senntor CJapp lias an amendment which would direct that no nogotlatlonn bo concluded as to thc separation sepa-ration of tho Boston & Maine from tho New Haven pystom until tho proposed agreement has been submitted to tho Hcnato for Its Information. It will bo sovetnl weeks beforo then trust programme is ready for general do-batc. do-batc. Meanwhile appropriation bills will occupy both the houso and tho senate. Tho oonatfl will begin consideration tomorrow to-morrow of tho postofflco bill, already passed by tho houoc. This involves an Issue over tho proposal to take from tho postmastor goneral authority to mako any changes In the parcel post nystcm without authority from congress. . Tho urgent doflcloncy and thc army appropriation- bills will largely occupy tho houso this week, whllo tho house naval affairs committee wJll take final action on tho naval appropriation bill. Success of tho administration's two battleship naval increase programmo Is assured, so I far as tho commltteo Is concerned.' |